Workshop | Faith and Fit in Social Work Values: Exploring Teaching Strategies

This session seeks to support SSW faculty in considering and facilitating discussions regarding religion and diversity with students in the classroom. The session will explore grounding concepts from the NASW Code of Ethics and the recently revised NASW Standards and Indicators of Cultural Competency in Social Work Practice with opportunities to consider one’s own beliefs and values. Classroom facilitation and teaching strategies will be explored through discussion of relevant class examples.

Objectives

1. Differentiate concepts of religion and spirituality.
2. Identify 2 concepts from the NASW Code of Ethics relevant to the intersection of religion and diversity in Social Work practice.
3. Identify 2 concepts from the NASW Standards and Indicators of Cultural Competency in Social Work Practice (2015) relevant to the intersection of religion and diversity in Social Work practice.
4. Identify 1 teaching strategy to use in facilitating faith and ethics discussions in social work student education.

Agenda

With the goal of using our limited time most efficiently and effectively, we ask you to consider (4) questions in preparation for our time together. Click here to download the pre-workshop discussion/reflection guide. Please bring this guide with you to the session.

12-12:15pm: Welcome & Introduction

12:15-12:30pm: Providing Context

12:30-1:45pm: Classroom Case Examples & Discussion

1:45-2pm: Student Case Examples & Discussion

Presenters

Debra Mattison, LMSW, ACSW | Shari Robinson-Lynk, LMSW, ACSW | Leigh Robertson, MA, LMSW, ACSW

 

Open to all SSW faculty. This session is designated as a professional development opportunity for SSW faculty only. 

(2) free ethics CEUs offered to participants. (pending, subject to change)

Lunch will be served.

RSVP required »

We look forward to your participation! 

Sponsored by the Office of the Associate Dean for Educational Programs.