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ABSTRACT
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine whether the infusion method of teaching social work students about populations at risk is an effective educational strategy.
Method: Participant MSW students were given pretests and posttests of the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gays Scale at the beginning and end of the semester in which the infusion method of teaching about vulnerable populations including gay men was used in a required course on psychodynamic developmental theories.
Results: Students' homophobic and antigay attitudes were lowered to a statistically significant degree.
Discussion: All of the significant change occurred in the section with students whose mean pretest scores were in the mid range of the total group. Neither the sections with the highest or lowest mean score were affected. This illustrates the challenges of influencing firmly held values yet suggests that the values of those less decided can be influenced by this teaching method.
