Teaching About Diversity and Oppression

ABSTRACT

Meeting the CSWE standards related to diversity content poses new demands on faculty who frequently face strained classroom interactions and strong student affect. Using critical incident methodology, data from social work professors identified critical events in teaching about oppression that point to policy and teaching recommendations. Results have implications for the use of critical incident debriefing methodology to help faculty increase skill in supporting students through difficult psychological work that is necessary for the development of multicultural competence.