Shaping Anti-Oppressive Frameworks and Detailing the Creation of an Anti-Racist Research Model

Overview: Critical to research is understanding injuries sustained by BIPOC communities due to destructive research practices. This presentation chronicles the journey of assessing these disparities prevalent in an urban black community at the hands of the foster care system, while revealing the creation of a viable model for anti-racist research methods.Proposal text: There is a prolific amount of research done on the disparities created in the Black community due to systemic racism and institutional harm. Specifically in the child welfare system, this phenomenon has gotten increasing attention in the social work field as academics, researchers and practitioners call for either reform or abolition of a system that has been destructive for families of color since its inception. Using Institutional Analysis (IA) frameworks, this presentation details the process of conducting a qualitative study on racial inequities in the child welfare system while generating guiding principles towards an anti-racist and anti-oppressive research models that emerged through the lessons learned from the experiences of a community-engaged research team. These guiding principles were developed inductively while conducting the study which sought to uncover and describe the racial disproportionality and disparities occurring for Black families of young children in one urban community that previous data shows had endured experience systemic harm by the child welfare system.
This panel will create an interactive atmosphere to discuss anti-oppressive research principles and efforts. The first presenter will provide information regarding the history of research related harm in communities of color. The second presenter will discuss the selection of Institutional Analysis as a viable foundation for anti-racist research. The third presenter will discuss the pollination process of using anti-racist frameworks as a moderator for the study from its introduction to conclusion. The fourth presenter will describe the findings and their connection towards the creation of a model. The fifth presenter will describe the model in detail and discuss future implications for its use in social work as well as recommendations for sustainability and implementation.