Koa Beck, MSW (she/her/hers)

Research Assistant; Data Sovereignty Specialist
University of Washington School of Social Work; Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services
Camano Island, WA, United States

Koa Beck has recently graduated from the University of Washington with a Masters of Social Work degree. She is currently a Research Study Assistant for the University of Washington School of Social Work. She is also a Data Sovereignty Specialist for Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services in Seattle, Washington. In addition, Koa is part of the Pilimakua Home Visiting Curriculum Development team for Indigenous families under Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services. As a mixed Pasifika Indigenous person, Koa's practice is dedicated to centering an Indigenous lens within the realms of social work. She is interested in pursuing alternative modalities of therapeutic interventions with Indigenous groups, decolonial practice, and forensic social work.

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Presentation(s):

• Colonial Practice Will Never Heal Colonial Wounds: Indigenous Perspectives on Decolonizing Social Work Education

  Saturday, October 26, 2024
  4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT