03/16/18
HAYS, Kan. – Dr. Patricia Levy, professor of social work at Fort Hays State University, has published a paper in Reflections: Narrative of Professional Helping, a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal of the Cleveland, Ohio, State University School of Social Work.

The article, “Freedom and Diversity: Feeling Safe from Fear of Discrimination,” said Levy, is her “personal reflections of an American Jewish social work faculty member, memories of growing up in the United States, reactions of some minority students to the changing policies of the present administration, and the role of the social work professional to intervene with clients related to experienced discrimination and fears of the changing environment around them.”

Levy’s article discusses social work practices, “especially in response to clients affected by post-traumatic stress disorder.”

Her article concludes “with the recognition that where everyone can become a possible target, whether it be from discriminatory acts, inequitable policies, or emotional and physical terror, an appropriate intervention becomes even more critical.”