“The sense of solidarity”: Relational ethics, peer support, and specialized resources for rural and Indigenous social work education program alumni

Presentation Year

2023

College or Department

College of Professional Studies

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

Humboldt Social Work Alumni experience unique challenges and exhibit particular strengths as a virtue of the unique focus of the Program and the context of the rural & Indigenous communities served. I assessed how alumni’s sustainability in the field might be bolstered, and how their education impacted their practice/values. I facilitated a focus group of graduating Master’s students and an online survey open to all alumni, and translated the data into recommendations. I used Indigenous MMR, combining quantitative data, thematic analysis, & relational epistemology. I recommend the creation of a decentralized alumni organization, drawing from other postcolonial-education-focused alumni orgs.

Does your project align with any of the following?

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Calla

Primary Contact: Last Name

Peltier-Olson

Primary Contact: Email

callap@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Graduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

7075725723