The value of mentoring in supporting career progression and a sense of belonging for Black social workers, when working in a predominantly White-dominant profession
Mentoring is embedded in social work education, but little is known of how workplace mentoring supports the career progression of Black social workers. Using narrative analysis this UK-based study interviewed five Black social workers. Findings highlight the importance of psychosocial mentoring (pro...
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2022-06-01
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| description | Mentoring is embedded in social work education, but little is known of how workplace mentoring supports the career progression of Black social workers. Using narrative analysis this UK-based study interviewed five Black social workers. Findings highlight the importance of psychosocial mentoring (provided by same-ethnicity mentors) and sponsorship mentoring (provided by cross-ethnicity mentors). This study also raises challenges for all mentors when working in contexts of disadvantage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0097767a71746d686f2db0cbb1e81bb2022-12-22T00:58:51ZengOxford Brookes UniversityInternational Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring1741-83052022-06-01S1631510.24384/221x-bw13The value of mentoring in supporting career progression and a sense of belonging for Black social workers, when working in a predominantly White-dominant professionBelinda van ZylMentoring is embedded in social work education, but little is known of how workplace mentoring supports the career progression of Black social workers. Using narrative analysis this UK-based study interviewed five Black social workers. Findings highlight the importance of psychosocial mentoring (provided by same-ethnicity mentors) and sponsorship mentoring (provided by cross-ethnicity mentors). This study also raises challenges for all mentors when working in contexts of disadvantage.https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/a7816873-2664-4921-9acc-79ca6065ce1d/1/IJEBCM_S16_02.pdfmentoringblack social workerssame-ethnicity mentoringcross-ethnicity mentoring |
| spellingShingle | Belinda van Zyl The value of mentoring in supporting career progression and a sense of belonging for Black social workers, when working in a predominantly White-dominant profession International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring mentoring black social workers same-ethnicity mentoring cross-ethnicity mentoring |
| title | The value of mentoring in supporting career progression and a sense of belonging for Black social workers, when working in a predominantly White-dominant profession |
| title_full | The value of mentoring in supporting career progression and a sense of belonging for Black social workers, when working in a predominantly White-dominant profession |
| title_fullStr | The value of mentoring in supporting career progression and a sense of belonging for Black social workers, when working in a predominantly White-dominant profession |
| title_full_unstemmed | The value of mentoring in supporting career progression and a sense of belonging for Black social workers, when working in a predominantly White-dominant profession |
| title_short | The value of mentoring in supporting career progression and a sense of belonging for Black social workers, when working in a predominantly White-dominant profession |
| title_sort | value of mentoring in supporting career progression and a sense of belonging for black social workers when working in a predominantly white dominant profession |
| topic | mentoring black social workers same-ethnicity mentoring cross-ethnicity mentoring |
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