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Baccalaureate Programs

Session: Improving the Profession through BSW Curriculum

A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Developing a Socially Engaged Mindfulness Curriculum for BSW Students

Friday, October 25, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Room 2207
Integrating mindfulness into social work education can go further than enhancing student well-being and has the potential to aid in students’ development of critical consciousness and capacity for social action. This presentation will highlight a participatory research project, currently developing a socially engaged mindfulness (SEM) curriculum for BSW students.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Upon completion, the participant will be able to: 1. Describe and discuss the transformative potential of integrating socially engaged mindfulness curriculum into BSW education.
  2. Upon completion, the participant will be able to: 2. Examine and discuss the possible impacts of such a curriculum on BSW students' potential to engage in social action and strive for social justice.
  3. Upon completion, the participant will be able to: 3. Describe the connection between mindfulness and developing critical consciousness.