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Kanako Okuda, DSW, MSW, LCSW (she/her/hers)

Instructor
Rutgers School of Social Work
Bryn Mawr, PA, United States

Dr. Kanako Okuda (pronouns: she/her) is a social work educator, scholar, and practitioner. She has served as a Practicum Director for the past 13 years and is passionate about the role of practicum education in mentoring and educating future social workers. Her work includes resources on students’ anxiety in practicum education (www.fieldanxiety.com), which have been widely adopted by social work programs in North America. In the advocacy sphere, she is one of the original leading members of the Practicum Education Directors’ group of the "Voting is Social Work" campaign to mobilize voter participation nationwide through practicum education. Her publications include social work students' anxiety, meaning making, spirituality in social work, and medical social work. In addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Okuda is a practicing clinical social worker, serving hard-to-reach populations through telemental health services, integrating her previous practice in pediatric oncology. Dr. Okuda holds a BSW from Lehman College, an MSSW from Columbia University School of Social Work, and a DSW from Rutgers University School of Social Work.

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