3 15 21 Transforming Social Work Education through Anti Oppressive and Anti Racist Pedagogy
Channel: Alex Redcay
Date: 23/03/2021

As social work professionals, we must play a critical role in dismantling oppression and racism andtransforming social work education and practice. The recent acts of white supremacist violence andpolice brutality have led to a critical discussion on the need for radical transformation of social workcurriculum in schools of social work across the country. Given the critical needs to advance social workeducation to address oppression, racism and white supremacy, we will have a discussion oneducational approaches and frameworks to dismantle racism within organizations and systems andclinical practice competence to address ethno-racial trauma among clients. We will also discussmethods and theories for analysis, development and restructuring of existing pedagogical approaches,including intersectionality and critical race theory.Join social work faculty from across the state of Pennsylvania as we consider how we can transformour curriculum to reflect anti-racist and anti-oppressive attitudes for future social workers in ourprograms. We are an important part of the change!

Speakers:
Omar Martinez, JD, MPH MS, Associate Professor, Temple University’s School of Social Work
Andy Dunlap, PhD, MSWAssociate Professor and Program Director of Social Work, Bloomsburg University
Ginneh L. Akbar, MSW, DSW, LSWAssociate Professor, MSW Program Director, West Chester University’s School of Social Work
Matthew A. Myrick, Ph.D., LSWClinical Assistant Professor, Center for Social Work Education, Widener University
Annette Deigh, MSW, LCSW Boundary Span, LLC