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Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

Session: Nurturing Well-being and Community: Addressing Food Insecurity and Building Support Networks for College Students

“They Became My Family; They Became My Home": Building Community Among First-Generation MSW Students

Friday, October 25, 2024
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Room 2502B
First-generation MSW students (FGMS) who engage in communities and programming that acknowledge and honor this aspect of their identity experience an increased sense of belonging and inclusion. This lecture discusses the themes and recommendations yielded from a qualitative study on the strengths, hardships, and collectivist mindset of FGMS.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Upon completion, the participant will be able to identify steps that their programs can implement to better support first-generation MSW students.
  2. Upon completion, the participant will be able to articulate the interconnectedness of support, obligation, motivation, and commitment and the ways that they reinforce the salience of having a community of peers and others with this shared social identity.
  3. Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe the complexities of the first-generation master’s experience.