Papers by Lorraine Gutierrez
Community Organising Against Racism, 2017
This chapter outlines a series of initiatives in urban settings, with a variety of minorities and... more This chapter outlines a series of initiatives in urban settings, with a variety of minorities and over a considerable period of time, through which various aspects of arts and cultural work were used within an asset-based community development process to help give voice to differing minority interests. It argues that the arts and other cultural resources can be powerful tools for community development work in the multicultural and multiracial context. However, work with arts and cultural institutions must be intentional and mindful of potential differences and conflicts. The chapter begins with an overview of arts-based community development. It then presents the authors' perspectives on considerations when doing this work, and provides examples of different ways in which they have carried out this work with communities in the United States.
Australian Social Work, 2019
Journal of Social Work Education, 1999
This article presents data from a secondary analysis of a 1992 survey of graduate social work fac... more This article presents data from a secondary analysis of a 1992 survey of graduate social work faculty to identify their views of the importance of content on diverse populations and types of oppression. The large majority of respondents rated content on several population groups and types of oppression to be important or very important. In most categories, however, the respondents rated including content on populations rather than on types of oppression to be more important, at a statistically significant level. The authors discuss the ...
Journal of Social Work Education, 2000
The growth of the Latino population in the United States and their internal migration to new regi... more The growth of the Latino population in the United States and their internal migration to new regions will have a strong influence on social work practice. To be culturally competent when working with this population, social workers and social work students must have adequate knowledge, values, and skills necessary for work with Latinos. In this article the authors discuss social work literature on Latinos, current and emerging trends in this literature, and the implications of these trends for social work education.
Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
Despite its emphasis on social justice, social work in the United States has not always attended ... more Despite its emphasis on social justice, social work in the United States has not always attended to issues of diversity in doctoral education. This article examines the state of the discipline's research on traditionally underrepresented students in U.S. doctoral social work programs. An analysis of relevant peer-reviewed articles from social work journals revealed that this research has focused on demographic trends, degree motivation, student barriers, existing supports, and career navigation. Diversity in U.S. doctoral social work education is vastly understudied with the majority of scholarship focusing on ethnoracial difference. The limitations of this study are discussed, and future research directions are proposed including the need to examine various kinds of social differences and a wider range of support initiatives.
Social Work, 1996
Abstract This article analyzes data from 80 Latino social workers to demonstrate the effects of t... more Abstract This article analyzes data from 80 Latino social workers to demonstrate the effects of their perceptions of agency cultural sophistication on psychological and occupational stress. Perceptions of cultural sophistication had a significant impact in some areas of occupational stress but not in psychological stress. The usefulness of cultural sophistication as an explanatory variable in understanding staff perceptions of occupational and psychological stress in human services organizations is discussed.
Youth participation is a process of involving young people in the institutions and decisions that... more Youth participation is a process of involving young people in the institutions and decisions that affect their lives. It includes initiatives that emphasize educational reform, juvenile justice, environmental quality, and other issues; that involve populations distinguished by class, race, gender, and other characteristics; and that operate in rural areas, small towns, suburbs, and neighborhoods of large cities in developing areas and industrial nations worldwide. As expressions of participation, young people are organizing groups for social and political action, planning programs of their own choosing, and advocating their interests in the community. They are raising consciousness, educating others on matters that concern them, and providing services of their own choosing. No single strategy characterizes all approaches to participation. Activities like these can be conceptualized in various ways. For example, Roger Hart (1997) identifies activities and places them on the rungs of a vertical "ladder of participation" in accordance with the power they exercise; Danny HoSang (2003) analyzes youth organizing, youth development, and other models on a horizontal continuum; and
Social Work Research, 2012
The effect of multicultural courses on reducing heterosexism in Christian college students. Equit... more The effect of multicultural courses on reducing heterosexism in Christian college students. Equity and Excellence in Education.
Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2003
Ethnic identity has been found to have a'protective'effect agai... more Ethnic identity has been found to have a'protective'effect against negative emotional and behavioural outcomes in adolescents of colour. The present study explored whether this effect might extend to sexual risk-taking and its antecedents in an adult sample of African-American women (n= 78). Higher ethnic identity was found to be associated with less risk-taking (measured by the number of risky sex acts engaged in during a 4 month period). Risk behavior antecedents found to be associated with ethnic identity were those reflecting ...
Journal of Social Service Research, 2013
Social workers are expected to promote social justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender... more Social workers are expected to promote social justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and social work programs and their faculty are expected to prepare students for competent and ethical practice with LGBT people and communities. Faculty's LGBT social attitudes can play a central role in developing students’ competencies. Minimal attention has been given to the nature of
Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 2012
Social work faculty's attitudes contribute to creating inclusive and productive clas... more Social work faculty's attitudes contribute to creating inclusive and productive classroom climates when discussing racism, sexism, and heterosexism. Little is known about faculty's attitudes toward marginalized groups and the intersection of these attitudes with religion. This study describes social work faculty's attitudes about people of Color, women, and lesbian and gay people, and the relationship among these attitudes, religious affiliation, and religiosity. Results indicate religiosity predicts less accepting attitudes towards lesbian ...
Journal of Community Practice, 2006
Youth participation is a process of involving young people in the institutions and decisions that... more Youth participation is a process of involving young people in the institutions and decisions that affect their lives. It includes initiatives that emphasize educational reform, juvenile justice, environmental quality, and other issues; that involve populations distinguished by class, race, gender, and other characteristics; and that operate in rural areas, small towns, suburbs, and neighborhoods of large cities in developing areas and industrial nations worldwide. As expressions of participation, young people are organizing groups for social and political action, planning programs of their own choosing, and advocating their interests in the community. They are raising consciousness, educating others on matters that concern them, and providing services of their own choosing. No single strategy characterizes all approaches to participation. Activities like these can be conceptualized in various ways. For example, Roger Hart (1997) identifies activities and places them on the rungs of a vertical "ladder of participation" in accordance with the power they exercise; Danny HoSang (2003) analyzes youth organizing, youth development, and other models on a horizontal continuum; and
International Journal of Social Welfare, 2000
Contemporary Sociology, 1991
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At the outset of our study, we located program principles (social justice definitions, youth deve... more At the outset of our study, we located program principles (social justice definitions, youth development philosophies, and approaches to youth participation) at the center of a conceptual map, as the component that we expected would most affect program content, context, and outcomes. The significant e x e c u t i v e s u m m a r y v 1 We use the term "mnorty" to encompass populatons that experence dscrmnaton wthn manstream amercan socety due to racsm, sexsm, classsm, homophoba, and other exclusonary atttudes. v i n t r o d u c t i o n v i n t r o d u c t i o n table 0.1 Study Population within the universe of youth development Programs Social Control Prevention Pos Youth Dev Com Youth Dev SJ Youth Dev national organizations Public Agencies Sports organizations Private organizations Community institutions Grassroots organizations 79 of 88 Programs C. O'Brien served as research associates at the University of Michigan.
ED070550 - Attitudes Toward Bilingual Education: A Study of Parents with Children in Selected Bil... more ED070550 - Attitudes Toward Bilingual Education: A Study of Parents with Children in Selected Bilingual Programs.
EXCELLENCE ON STAGE AND IN LIFE: The Mosaic Model for Youth Development through the Arts Mosaic Y... more EXCELLENCE ON STAGE AND IN LIFE: The Mosaic Model for Youth Development through the Arts Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit Lorraine M. Guti��rrez, Ph. D. University of Michigan Michael S. Spencer, Ph. D. University of Michigan Funded by The Wallace Foundation ���I realized that the training that I received was not just about the arts, but about developing as a person.��� 97% of alumni agreed that Mosaic improved their ability to make positive decisions in life.���Mosaic taught me how to really work hard at getting something I want.������ ...
Crossing Boundaries and Developing Alliances Through Group Work, Aug 13, 2003
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ascertain whether Detroit Connection’s goals for student learning are being met, if the expectations of Detroit
Connections instructors reflect the program’s values and mission, how participation in Detroit Connections
affects college students, and if participation in Detroit Connections affects Detroit students’ knowledge and
appreciation for the art & design process. Several methods of data collection were used to evaluate the
program.
A wealth of data were gathered and analyzed. It was found that the Detroit Connections goals for University
student learning are being met. Students reported an overall positive experience with the program, increased
leadership and collaboration/teamwork skills, and demonstrated continuing engagement in their
communities. They also reported an increased understanding of Detroit and awareness of diversity and
increased cultural competence.
The Detroit Connections instructors structure their courses purposely to reflect the program’s mission and
values and it was clear that the faculty is passionate about the program. They showed evidence of all the
outcome indicators that they had set out for the program.
Finally, it was found that the Detroit students also had positive experiences with the program and grew from
it. Over the course of the semester, the students showed significant improvements in their art and design
skills and habits, increased self-confidence in their abilities, and engagement in their art projects and
improvement in their craft skills.