Queering the Social Work Classroom: Strategies for Increasing the Inclusion of LGBTQ Persons and Experiences |
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| Authors: | M Alex Wagaman Jama Shelton Rebecca Carter |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USAmawagaman@vcu.edu;3. Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, New York, New York, USA;4. School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThe inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) perspectives and experiences in the social work classroom is necessary to adequately include LGBTQ students and prepare graduates to practice effectively. Drawing from queer theory as a theoretical framework and the authors’ experiences in practice and teaching/learning spaces with LGBTQ youth, this article offers practical strategies for creating classrooms inclusive of LGBTQ persons. Queering the classroom builds skills in students beyond practice with LGBTQ people and communities, thereby enhancing their capacity to engage diversity in practice more generally and to advance human rights and social justice. |
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| Keywords: | LGBTQ queer social work social work education pedagogy |
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