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Interactive Workshop

Higher Education/Non-Profit Leadership

Session: Individualism as a characteristic of white supremacy: Critical reflections and antidotes

Individualism as a Characteristic of White Supremacy: Critical Reflections and Antidotes

Friday, October 25, 2024

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT

Location: KC Convention Center, Room 2211

Earn 1 CE Hour

Main Presenter(s)

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Tyler M. Han, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers)

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Denver, Interdisciplinary Research Institute for the Study of (In)Equality
Denver, CO, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

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Debora Ortega, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work
Denver, CO, United States
Leslie Hasche, PhD, MSW

Professor
University of Denver, GSSW
Denver, CO, United States
Jennifer L. Bellamy, PhD MSSW (she/her/hers)

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Professor
University of Denver
Denver, CO, United States

Contributor(s)

Karen J. Bensen, MSW

Associate Professor of the Practice
University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Denver, Colorado, United States

Individualism is a characteristic of white supremacy culture. This workshop will engage participants in a discussion of how this characteristic presents in social work academia and how it hinders anti-racism and DEI efforts. Presenters will share their experiences in the academy and as a workgroup and share ideas for disruption.

Learning Objectives:

Define individualism as a characteristic of white supremacy culture
Describe how individualism shows up in social work academia
Identify ideas for disrupting individualism in social work academia