Assistant Professor Marywood University Tunkhannock, PA, United States
Social work education prioritizes social justice, human rights, and cultural humility amid global interconnectedness. While studies emphasize integrating human rights there are discrepancies in conveying the breadth of social justice and intersectionality across curricula. Student feedback reveals a need for curriculum revisions to address colonialism's implications in social work education.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, the participant will be able to assess Human Rights, Intersectionality, and Social Justice Competencies in MSW Education by developing a comprehensive understanding and application of human rights, intersectionality, and social justice principles within MSW curriculum, emphasizing the ability to critically assess and advance these concepts.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to enhance their understanding of cultural awareness and sensitivity within curriculum design by developing the ability to recognize, understand, and navigate the use of diverse cultural contexts in social work education to ensure students’ heightened awareness of cultural sensitivity, humility, and competence.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to understand how to incorporate student perspectives in curriculum development by implementing strategies to integrate MSW students' perspectives into the development of the curriculum into the first-year MSW foundational courses.
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