Narrative Resistance to Organizational Hegemony and Power Plays: Illinois School Social Workers Fight for Voice and Inclusion
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Academic Unit
College of Health and Human Services
Publication Date
Fall 2021
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Professional organizations aim to strengthen and protect the professions they serve. However, organizations can also behave in hegemonic ways, eroding specializations and advancing a policy agenda without critical member input. Exploring issues of power and inclusion is essential not only for the survival and stability of the organization, but also for ensuring that the organization's actions are consistent with its values and ethics. The Illinois chapter of NASW disregarded stakeholders and minoritized voices, as well as organizational values and ethics, when it recently lobbied for a bill (S. B. 2071) that would eliminate graduate level specialized training for the post-master's professional educator license. As we consider the role of organizations and the unique features of the school social work specialization, we will analyze these issues through the framework of master narratives that advance hegemonic notions that disregard inclusion and counter narratives as a form of resistance that attend to issues of power and oppression.
Publisher
Illinois Association of School Social Workers
Journal Title
School Social Work Journal
Volume
46
Issue
1
Beginning Page Number
1
Last Page Number
10
Recommended Citation
Grumbach, Giesela; Villarreal Sosa, Leticia; Lindsey, Brenda; Johnson, Annette H.; and Delgado, Adrian, "Narrative Resistance to Organizational Hegemony and Power Plays: Illinois School Social Workers Fight for Voice and Inclusion" (2021). Faculty Authors and Creators Reception. 148.
https://opus.govst.edu/fac/148