Attitudes and Behaviors of Social Work Students Toward Lesbian and Gay Male Clients: Can Panel Presentations Make a Difference?

Since the requirement of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to integrate theoretical and practice content about the oppression of gay and lesbian persons into the curriculum, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of various methods of incorporating the content. This paper reports the...

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Published in:Journal of gay & lesbian social services 1999-07, Vol.9 (4), p.47-68
Main Authors: Black, Beverly, Oles, Thomas P., Cramer, Elizabeth P., Bennett, Carol K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Client Relations
Curriculum
gay male
Homosexuality
lesbian
Lesbianism
panel presentation
professional practice
Social Work Education
Student Attitudes
Student Behavior
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Summary:Since the requirement of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to integrate theoretical and practice content about the oppression of gay and lesbian persons into the curriculum, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of various methods of incorporating the content. This paper reports the results of a study examining the effects of a panel presentation on social work students' attitudes, their anticipated professional practice, and the relationship between their attitudes and anticipated professional behavior. It also compares the results from the panel presentation with the results from other intervention methods. Results indicated that the panel presentation had little influence on the attitudes or anticipated professional behavior of students. Intervention methods integrated into the classroom setting influenced the attitudes and anticipated professional behavior of students significantly more than the panel presentation.
ISSN:1053-8720
1540-4056
DOI:10.1300/J041v09n04_03