Prof. Copeland Shares Competency-Based Antiracist Education Model at International Conference
Competency-based antiracist education (CARE) promotes equity and inclusion by identifying, analyzing, and combatting individual and systemic racism. At the recent World Conference on Education and Training (WCET), Prof. Phillipe Copeland from BU School of Social Work introduced a CARE model tailored for higher education, continuing education, and workforce development. This adaptable model is suitable for diverse fields, disciplines, industries, and settings and provides actionable ways learners can make a difference in their lives and communities.
The talk shared three core competencies for learners:
- Recognition: the ability to identify racism in all its forms. It requires a deep understanding of what racism is, how it functions, its impacts, and the strategies available to combat it.
- Analysis: the critical thinking, moral reasoning, problem-solving and strategizing necessary for successful change.
- Change: actively working to change the world and ourselves.
“The change competency is crucial because true antiracism is about what we do and how we live,” says Copeland. He also discussed how to apply the model to curriculum development and antiracist pedagogy.