Twyla E. Smith, MSW, LLMSW (she/her/hers)

Director of Practicum Education/Assistant Professor
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI, United States

Professor Twyla E. Smith has almost 34 years’ experience in the Health and Human Service sector. Professor Smith teaches the practicum education and macro social work practice courses. She also lectures on poverty and facilitates simulation-based interdisciplinary education opportunities at her university. Professor Smith's research interests include: poverty, income inequality, and invisible disabilities. She is especially interested in how invisible disabilities impact internship in social work education and employment in the social work profession and the ways social workers with invisible disabilities are marginalized.

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Presentation(s):

• Using Principles of Disability Justice to Address Intersectional Biases in Practicum Education and Employment

  Friday, October 25, 2024
  1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT