Betty Garcia
Biographic Data
| ID | 5507348 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betty Garcia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betty |
| FAMILY NAME | Garcia |
| SIGNATURE | GARCÍA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Fresno |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Clinical algorithms as a tool for psychotherapy with Latino clients
Clinical algorithms have the advantage of being able to integrate clinical, cultural, and environmental factors into a unified method of planning and implementing treatment. A model for practice is proposed that uses 3 algorithms as guides for conducting psychotherapy with Latino clients, the uses of which are illustrated in a single, ongoing case vignette. The algorithm format has the additional advantage of easily adapting itself for data gathe…
Sensitivity to Racism and Social Work Professors' Responsiveness to Critical Classroom Events
A national study of 304 undergraduate and graduate level social work faculty investigated the relationship between professors' sensitivity to racism and their responses to critical events related to racism that occur in the classroom. Findings reveal that social work faculty across all demographic groups tended to have a high sensitivity to racism and a high responsiveness level to three of four critical classroom incidents. Some support for the …
The Use of Literary Sources in the Preparation of Clinicians for Multicultural Practice
Competency in multicultural practice requires skill in use of self and an ability to connect with others different from oneself. The potential for countertransferential responses is intensified in practice settings where there is diversity between client and practitioner. In these situations, there is a heightened need for practitioners to be aware of the effects of social power in the practice relationship. Bibliothera-peutic activities are prop…
Facilitating Learning on Diversity
This article focuses on faculty responses to critical classroom incidents related to race and the importance of faculty being sensitive to issues of racism in order to effectively handle such situations. Data from a national study of 304 graduate and undergraduate level social work faculty are presented. Discussion addresses teaching challenges and approaches for addressing issues of diversity, oppression, and difference when they trigger student…
Teaching About Diversity and Oppression
Meeting the CSWE standards related to diversity content poses new demands on faculty who frequently face strained classroom interactions and strong student affect. Using critical incident methodology, data from social work professors identified critical events in teaching about oppression that point to policy and teaching recommendations. Results have implications for the use of critical incident debriefing methodology to help faculty increase sk…
Concepts and Methods in Teaching Oppression Courses
Because the topic of oppression is value laden, the teaching of this topic requires integration of didactic and experiential methods. While course ideas provide the framework for analysis, the strong affect generated on this topic requires thoughtful structuring and modeling in the very first meeting. The article discusses course concepts and issues related to faculty disclosure, contracting with the class, and experiential exercises
Social-psychological dilemmas and coping of atomic veterans
Memories and perceptions of exposure to radiation were explored in open-ended interviews with 16 atomic veterans. Findings suggest that resolution of these events involves emotional and cognitive processing of a new perspective that is in contradiction with prior beliefs
Writing the Stories of White Racism
Journal writing in pairs, or Dialogue, offers a methodology for the hard, but necessary work of addressing white racism. Journals offer an opportuinity to reflect and to consider action at three inter-related levels: the personal, the interpersonal, and the sociopolitical. The context and ideas that generated this project and the methodology are described, and excerpts are provided to illustrate the processes of change. We conclude with critique …
Facilitating Learning on Diversity
This article focuses on faculty responses to critical classroom incidents related to race and the importance of faculty being sensitive to issues of racism in order to effectively handle such situations. Data from a national study of 304 graduate and undergraduate level social work faculty are presented. Discussion addresses teaching challenges and approaches for addressing issues of diversity, oppression, and difference when they trigger student…
Teaching About Diversity and Oppression
Meeting the CSWE standards related to diversity content poses new demands on faculty who frequently face strained classroom interactions and strong student affect. Using critical incident methodology, data from social work professors identified critical events in teaching about oppression that point to policy and teaching recommendations. Results have implications for the use of critical incident debriefing methodology to help faculty increase sk…
Writing the Stories of White Racism
Journal writing in pairs, or Dialogue, offers a methodology for the hard, but necessary work of addressing white racism. Journals offer an opportuinity to reflect and to consider action at three inter-related levels: the personal, the interpersonal, and the sociopolitical. The context and ideas that generated this project and the methodology are described, and excerpts are provided to illustrate the processes of change. We conclude with critique …
The Use of Literary Sources in the Preparation of Clinicians for Multicultural Practice
Competency in multicultural practice requires skill in use of self and an ability to connect with others different from oneself. The potential for countertransferential responses is intensified in practice settings where there is diversity between client and practitioner. In these situations, there is a heightened need for practitioners to be aware of the effects of social power in the practice relationship. Bibliothera-peutic activities are prop…
Concepts and Methods in Teaching Oppression Courses
Because the topic of oppression is value laden, the teaching of this topic requires integration of didactic and experiential methods. While course ideas provide the framework for analysis, the strong affect generated on this topic requires thoughtful structuring and modeling in the very first meeting. The article discusses course concepts and issues related to faculty disclosure, contracting with the class, and experiential exercises
Sensitivity to Racism and Social Work Professors' Responsiveness to Critical Classroom Events
A national study of 304 undergraduate and graduate level social work faculty investigated the relationship between professors' sensitivity to racism and their responses to critical events related to racism that occur in the classroom. Findings reveal that social work faculty across all demographic groups tended to have a high sensitivity to racism and a high responsiveness level to three of four critical classroom incidents. Some support for the …
Writing the Stories of White Racism
Journal writing in pairs, or Dialogue, offers a methodology for the hard, but necessary work of addressing white racism. Journals offer an opportuinity to reflect and to consider action at three inter-related levels: the personal, the interpersonal, and the sociopolitical. The context and ideas that generated this project and the methodology are described, and excerpts are provided to illustrate the processes of change. We conclude with critique …
Social-psychological dilemmas and coping of atomic veterans
Memories and perceptions of exposure to radiation were explored in open-ended interviews with 16 atomic veterans. Findings suggest that resolution of these events involves emotional and cognitive processing of a new perspective that is in contradiction with prior beliefs
Concepts and Methods in Teaching Oppression Courses
Because the topic of oppression is value laden, the teaching of this topic requires integration of didactic and experiential methods. While course ideas provide the framework for analysis, the strong affect generated on this topic requires thoughtful structuring and modeling in the very first meeting. The article discusses course concepts and issues related to faculty disclosure, contracting with the class, and experiential exercises
Teaching About Diversity and Oppression
Meeting the CSWE standards related to diversity content poses new demands on faculty who frequently face strained classroom interactions and strong student affect. Using critical incident methodology, data from social work professors identified critical events in teaching about oppression that point to policy and teaching recommendations. Results have implications for the use of critical incident debriefing methodology to help faculty increase sk…
The Use of Literary Sources in the Preparation of Clinicians for Multicultural Practice
Competency in multicultural practice requires skill in use of self and an ability to connect with others different from oneself. The potential for countertransferential responses is intensified in practice settings where there is diversity between client and practitioner. In these situations, there is a heightened need for practitioners to be aware of the effects of social power in the practice relationship. Bibliothera-peutic activities are prop…
Facilitating Learning on Diversity
This article focuses on faculty responses to critical classroom incidents related to race and the importance of faculty being sensitive to issues of racism in order to effectively handle such situations. Data from a national study of 304 graduate and undergraduate level social work faculty are presented. Discussion addresses teaching challenges and approaches for addressing issues of diversity, oppression, and difference when they trigger student…
Sensitivity to Racism and Social Work Professors' Responsiveness to Critical Classroom Events
A national study of 304 undergraduate and graduate level social work faculty investigated the relationship between professors' sensitivity to racism and their responses to critical events related to racism that occur in the classroom. Findings reveal that social work faculty across all demographic groups tended to have a high sensitivity to racism and a high responsiveness level to three of four critical classroom incidents. Some support for the …
Clinical algorithms as a tool for psychotherapy with Latino clients
Clinical algorithms have the advantage of being able to integrate clinical, cultural, and environmental factors into a unified method of planning and implementing treatment. A model for practice is proposed that uses 3 algorithms as guides for conducting psychotherapy with Latino clients, the uses of which are illustrated in a single, ongoing case vignette. The algorithm format has the additional advantage of easily adapting itself for data gathe…
Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Work (4 works) · Communication in Education and Healthcare (3 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (3 works) · Diversity (politics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)