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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
Volume 49, Issue 4, Pages 564-579Publisher
COUNCIL SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2013.812463
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The United States remains highly segregated, and social work students are likely to live and work in segregated contexts. What implications does this have for their cultural competence? Does segregation affect social workers' ability to serve diverse clients without bias? This article reviews two social psychology theories, aversive racism and intergroup contact, for use by social work educators. Together, these theories suggest both the likelihood of social worker prejudice within a context of segregation and an evidence-based method for improvement. The article concludes by offering strategies for incorporating both theories in cultural competence education.
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