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Forging Futures, Building a Pipeline: 'Testimonios' from a Collective of Diverse MFP Alums in the Southwest

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Title: Forging Futures, Building a Pipeline: 'Testimonios' from a Collective of Diverse MFP Alums in the Southwest
Language: English
Authors: Stephanie Lechuga-Peña, Felicia M. Mitchell, Matt Ignacio (ORCID 0000-0002-6501-2630), Justin S. Harty (ORCID 0000-0002-2770-6869), Shanondora M. Billiot
Source: Journal of Social Work Education. 2025 61(1):S38-S50.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Fellowships, Minority Group Students, Social Work, Alumni, Doctoral Students, Racism, Colonialism, Mentors, Student Experience, Personal Narratives
DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2024.2400064
ISSN: 1043-7797
2163-5811
Abstract: For 50 years, the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) has supported social workers in serving diverse communities at risk of mental health issues and substance misuse, training over 1,000 masters and doctoral-level fellows, and preparing them for meaningful community engagement. Through "testimonios," we explore the career paths, collaborations, and community involvement of five doctoral-level MFP alums working at a large public R1 university in the Southwest. Reflecting as MFP alums and diverse faculty of color, our "testimonios" bear witness to MFP's influence on our antiracist, antioppressive, and decolonial work, our mentorship and recruitment of graduate students of color, and our efforts to build a diverse student pipeline to address mental health and substance misuse within marginalized racial and ethnic communities.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1506975
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:For 50 years, the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) has supported social workers in serving diverse communities at risk of mental health issues and substance misuse, training over 1,000 masters and doctoral-level fellows, and preparing them for meaningful community engagement. Through "testimonios," we explore the career paths, collaborations, and community involvement of five doctoral-level MFP alums working at a large public R1 university in the Southwest. Reflecting as MFP alums and diverse faculty of color, our "testimonios" bear witness to MFP's influence on our antiracist, antioppressive, and decolonial work, our mentorship and recruitment of graduate students of color, and our efforts to build a diverse student pipeline to address mental health and substance misuse within marginalized racial and ethnic communities.
ISSN:1043-7797
2163-5811
DOI:10.1080/10437797.2024.2400064