BUSSW at the 2023 CSWE Annual Program Meeting: Presentations, Reception & More
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) had an impressive presence at the Council for Social Work Education’s 2023 Annual Program Meeting (CSWE APM).
Faculty, staff, students and alumni shared their expertise on topics ranging from anti-racist group work to early childhood mental health. Saturday night’s reception drew hundreds of attendees from peer schools, social work education partners, and BUSSW community members, providing an opportunity for new and rekindled connections, and a warm welcome to the School’s new leadership and tenure-track faculty: Barbara L. Jones, BUSSW dean; Tami Gouveia, director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health; and assistant professors Luis R. Alvarez Hernandez, Peter Treitler, and Darien Alexander Williams.
The School also co-sponsored the Hokenstad International Lecture, a series launched in 2007 from an endowment by former CSWE president M. C. “Terry” Hokenstad that highlights innovative international thought leadership.
The conference, held in Atlanta, Ga., from Oct. 26-29, is the largest gathering of social work education scholars and professionals in the country.
Check out pictures and presentations below!
BUSSW at CSWE: Reception
Presentations by the BUSSW Community
Current Faculty, Staff & Students
“Trabajo Social Con Communidades Migrantes En Honduras Y En Texas”: Assistant Professor Luis R. Alvarez Hernandez contributed to this Spanish-language presentation discussing social work with migrant communities in Honduras and Texas, focusing on a partnership between two schools that involved cooperation between numerous organizations and student interns.
“Student Awareness of Social Welfare Issues, Diversity, and Socioeconomic Status”: Associate Professor Margaret Lombe and Lecturer Kim Hokanson contributed to this presentation sharing findings from focus groups with college students that suggest awareness of social welfare issues is associated with individual and societal factors.
“Anti-Racist Group Work Today: Innovative Strategies for Inclusive Course Curriculum”: Clinical Associate Professor Donna McLaughlin and Clinical Professor Luz M. López co-presented on their experience developing a contemporary, innovative, and inclusive course on group work highlighting alignment with the BUSSW mission and CSWE core competencies.
“CSWE Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Curricular Guide: Reaching Our Youngest Children and Families”: Associate Professor Ruth Paris and colleagues shared implementation recommendations for CSWE’s recent curriculum guide for infant and early childhood mental health which Paris co-developed.
“‘It’s Complex’:’ How Supervisors Respond to Interns Following Exposure to Individual and Institutional Trauma”: BUSSW doctoral student Lea Vugić presented an analysis of interviews with MSW intern supervisors highlighting individual and systemic factors influencing supervisors’ ability to identify and respond to interns’ exposure to harm.
“A Training Pilot to Provide Culturally Responsive and Trauma Informed Supervision”: Vugić shares results from a study showing how supervisors can improve their ability to provide trauma-informed and culturally responsive supervision.
Alumni
“‘Threadbare Masculinity’: Trauma Informed Care Needed Now More Than Ever”: BUSSW alum Gary Bailey (SSW’80), a professor and MSW program director at Simmons University, presented on the intersection of trauma and racism experienced by African American men across their lifespan.
“Lessons Learned: Reflections on an Interprofessional Educational Collaboration Between MSW and Nursing Students”: Recent PhD graduate Kelsi Carolan (SSW’23) shared insights from an experiential interprofessional activity designed to promote effective collaboration between social work and nursing students in this poster presentation.
“Teaching MSW Students About the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Using Critical Pedagogical Strategies”: Carolan and fellow PhD alum Noelle C. Dimitri (SSW’21) co-presented a workshop on teaching MSW students about SDOH’s from a critical perspective that emphasizes experiential learning and supports anti-racist social work practice.
“Social Work and Dental Education: Addressing Behavioral Health Through Praxis”: BUSSW alum Lisa de Saxe Zerden (SSW’09) co-led a presentation on a three-year effort to address the behavioral health crisis through the integration of social work and oral health education, and how to build similar partnerships.
“Are You Really Listening? Black Student Counternarratives as a Call to Action”: BUSSW alum Grace Gowdy (SSW’19) contributed to this presentation highlighting perspectives from Black students in master’s level social work programs at predominantly White institutions.
“Decolonizing Social Work Pedagogy: Lessons Learned from Centering Critical BIPOC Scholarship and Epistemologies”: BUSSW doctoral student and MSW/MPH alum Daniel Do moderated a discussion focused on redesigning curricula through a racial justice lens in order to advance cultural competency.
“Black Gay Men’s Experiences with Racism in Therapy: Implications for Social Work Education”: Daniel Do shares the results from a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Black gay men in the mental health system.
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