School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA.
26010Safe Horizon, New York, NY, US.
J Interpers Violence. 2023 Jan;38(1-2):NP1187-NP1203. doi: 10.1177/08862605221088279. Epub 2022 Apr 22.
Many victim service organizations are seeking to realign service delivery around principles of racial equity. Dismantling institutional racism is a complex, intensive, and long-term process. Therefore, despite this imperative from the field, our knowledge about how social service organizations can effectively advance anti-oppressive practice is limited. This study examined victim advocate perspectives on the role institutional racism played within their work and the supports needed to undo institutional racism within their organization. Six focus groups were conducted with a meaningful cross section of staff members ( = 53) across the organization. Semi-structured interview guides included questions in four domains: (1) racism within client work, (2) challenges to addressing racism, (3) effective solutions, and (4) helpful organizational supports. Transcripts were thematically analyzed using modified constructivist grounded theory methods. Two overarching themes, and and six subthemes emerged from the analysis Advocates identified that naming and becoming comfortable talking about race was essential. Further, they believed it was important to acknowledge the ways in which that racism was implicitly built into helping systems at large. Advocates explored how internalized racial stereotypes influenced interactions between black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and white advocates and their clients in complex ways. Advocates highlighted organizational efforts that supported ongoing personal reflection, the creation of an accountable community, and staff empowerment within the organization as being critical to advancing anti-racist practice. Some advocates also wanted to see the organization move further in the direction of standing with BIPOC communities, particularly around criminal justice concerns. Findings provide important timely insights into how institutional racism manifests within victim service organizations and what organizational actions encourage anti-oppressive practices and culture.
许多受害者服务组织正在寻求根据种族公平原则重新调整服务提供方式。消除制度性种族主义是一个复杂、密集和长期的过程。因此，尽管这是该领域的当务之急，但我们对社会服务组织如何能够有效地推进反压迫实践的了解是有限的。本研究考察了受害者维权者对其工作中制度性种族主义所扮演角色的看法，以及他们组织内消除制度性种族主义所需的支持。在该组织内，对不同部门的员工（=53 人）进行了六次重点小组讨论。半结构化访谈指南包括四个领域的问题：（1）客户工作中的种族主义，（2）解决种族主义问题的挑战，（3）有效解决方案，（4）有助于组织的支持。使用修改后的建构主义扎根理论方法对转录本进行了主题分析。分析产生了两个总体主题和六个子主题，即：和。倡导者确定，命名和舒适地谈论种族是至关重要的。此外，他们认为，承认这种种族主义是如何被隐含地融入整个帮助系统中是很重要的。倡导者探讨了内隐的种族刻板印象如何以复杂的方式影响黑人和土著以及有色人种（BIPOC）与白人民主主义者及其客户之间的互动。倡导者强调了组织内部为持续的个人反思、问责制社区的建立和组织内部的员工赋权所做的努力，这些努力对推进反种族主义实践至关重要。一些倡导者还希望看到组织在支持 BIPOC 社区方面更进一步，特别是在刑事司法方面。这些发现为了解制度性种族主义如何在受害者服务组织中表现出来，以及哪些组织行动鼓励反压迫实践和文化提供了重要的及时见解。
