Yolanda Spears, LMSW (she/her/hers)

Clinical Associate Professor
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, United States

Yolanda Spears, LMSW
Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Iowa School of Social Work &
Coordinator of Critical Cultural Competence Certificate (CCCC)Program. Ms Spears is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Social Work Bachelor and Master’s degree programs. As a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Iowa, she teaches master's and undergraduate-level social work courses, Discrimination Oppression and Diversity, Thinking Like a Social Worker, and Social Economic and Environmental Justice (I & II), in addition to coordinating the CCCC program. She has published a chapter, Managing White Fragility: Teaching While Black, in the edited volume Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice. Additionally, she coauthored an article titled Black Women Reisistant to Whiteness In Social Work. Ms. Spears is passionate about teaching, mentoring, working with diverse populations, creating community partnerships, and developing programs focusing on race, social justice, cultural competence/humility, and creating spaces where marginalized voices are at the center.

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Presentation(s):

• Owning What We Don’t Know and Practicing Humility as Non-Indigenous Anti-Racist Scholars and Educators

  Friday, October 25, 2024
  4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT