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Panel Session

Higher Education/Non-Profit Leadership

The Reemergence of the DSW: Where Have We Been and Where Do We Go?

Saturday, October 26, 2024
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Room 1501A
Earn 1 CE Hour
This presentation will examine the history of the DSW degree, its recent upsurge, and its impact on social work education and practice. It will also identify the strengths and challenges of the degree, articulate ways to strengthen the legitimacy of it, and recognize additional professional opportunities for DSW degree holders.

Learning Objectives:

  1. articulate the history of social work education, the increase of practice doctorates in recent years, and its impact on social work practice and education.
  2. recognize at least three strengths and three challenges of practice doctorates in social work practice and education.
  3. identify at least three ways that social work practice and education can strengthen the legitimacy of the practice doctorate and enhance opportunities for degree holders.