Commission on Educational Policy Connect Session: Decolonizing Social Work Education: Co-Creating BRAVE Spaces Across the Curriculum

Friday, October 25, 2024

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Location: KC Convention Center, Room 3501D

Main Presenter(s)

Shirley Gatenio Gabel, Phd, MSW

Professor
Fordham University
New York, New York, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

Patricia L. Desrosiers, PhD, LCSW (she/her/hers)

Professor/Department Chair
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY, United States
Rachel Forbes, MSW

Associate Professor of the Practice of Social Work, Western Colorado MSW Program Director
University of Denver
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States
Frances B. Kominkiewicz, PhD, MSW, MSA, LCSW, LMFT, LCAC

Professor; Director, MSW Program
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
South Bend, IN, United States
Anthony P. Natale, PhD, MSW (he/him/his)

Professor
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK, United States
Ziblim Abukari, PhD, MSW

Interim Dean
Westfield State University
Westfield, MA, United States

Contributor(s)

Cynthia Franklin, PhD, LCSW-S (she/her/hers)

Stiernberg/Spencer Professor in Mental Health
University of Texas Austin
Austin, TX, United States
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Malikah Marrus, DSW, LSW

Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO, United States
Raquel Warley, Ph.D., LCSW

Chair
Council on Social Work Education
Bronx, New York, United States

Decolonization of the social work curriculum calls for social workers to value and incorporate policies and processes that honor indigenous knowledge systems and practices. By cultivating BRAVE spaces within learning communities, social work educators can advance decolonization within social work education and elevate the importance of reimagining systems of learning.