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Doctor, Lawyer, Social Worker?: Exploring the Experiences of Asian American Pacific Islander (APIA) Social Work Students

Jiabao Zhang, Kathleen Ja Sook Bergquist, A R Mohseni Tabrizi

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This study examined preliminary result using a snowball sample of 121 APIA social work students from accredited institutions that offer social work programs. The purpose of this study was to explore APIA social work students’ perceptions and experiences in the program and their expectations from classmates, APIA faculty, field liaison, and agencies. A 44-item survey was sent through an online survey site to APIA students. The results indicated that while most participants reported that family do not have a strong influence on their profession, 39% out of 83 respondents reported positive experiences with social workers drove them to pursue this profession. Students who have APIA faculty in their institution found strong importance of having APIA faculty in the program. The implication of this study was also discussed.

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This study examined preliminary result using a snowball sample of 121 APIA social work students from accredited institutions that offer social work programs. The purpose of this study was to explore APIA social work students’ perceptions and experiences in the program and their expectations from classmates, APIA faculty, field liaison, and agencies. A 44-item survey was sent through an online survey site to APIA students. The results indicated that while most participants reported that family do not have a strong influence on their profession, 39% out of 83 respondents reported positive experiences with social workers drove them to pursue this profession. Students who have APIA faculty in their institution found strong importance of having APIA faculty in the program. The implication of this study was also discussed.

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This study examined preliminary result using a snowball sample of 121 APIA social work students from accredited institutions that offer social work programs. The purpose of this study was to explore APIA social work students’ perceptions and experiences in the program and their expectations from classmates, APIA faculty, field liaison, and agencies. A 44-item survey was sent through an online survey site to APIA students. The results indicated that while most participants reported that family do not have a strong influence on their profession, 39% out of 83 respondents reported positive experiences with social workers drove them to pursue this profession. Students who have APIA faculty in their institution found strong importance of having APIA faculty in the program. The implication of this study was also discussed.

Key concepts: Pacific islanders, Work (physics), Social work, Sociology, Gender studies, Political science, Ethnic group, Law

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