Abstract
Supervision is a vital aspect of social work training and there is inconsistency regarding supervision pertaining to race and racism. Practicum education is the signature pedagogy in social work education, where practicum students engage in praxis about issues related to race and racism with their clients. Although CSWE’s current mandate for social workers to operate through a lens of ADEI addresses systemic racial oppression, it does not distinguish the impact that racial oppression has on distinct racialized minorities. This study looks at the ways that race and racism are discussed and conceptualized during supervision in practicum education. There is a need to use an Afrocentric approach to facilitate dialogue about race and racism during supervision in practicum education.