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Anti-Racism Social Work

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Hosted by: Dawn Knight-Thomas, MSW and Samantha Fletcher, PhD, MSW, NASW-NYS Executive Director

Description: Social work is a profession that is grounded in social justice advocacy for the least advantaged, vulnerable, and oppressed populations. As a discipline, we need to stand in the forefront of change. As historic events are unfolding around us, now is the time for social workers to dig deep into our activist roots and create a paradigm shift in how we speak, act, and present ourselves, not simply as clinicians, but also as practitioners of social justice.

Accountability Gets a Bad Rap: But, what if we leaned into it?

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Accountability gets a bad rap and is seen as a punishing or a “calling out” rather than an act of radical love and generosity. If we saw accountability as a way to better ourselves and each other, would it come more naturally?  In this historic moment of complex trauma that we are all living through, self-care can be a radical practice. The use of the word ‘radical’ is intentional because the act and embodiment of caring extends beyond the individual into the community. Join NASW-NYS with Dr. Laura Quiros to discuss how to positively disrupt systems of oppression through practicing empathic accountability as an act of self- and community-care.

Cancel Culture: A Discussion on the Realities of Racism in Social Work Education and Practice

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Presented by: Leaders of NABSW, Melissa Smith Haley, MSW, LMSW, NABSW President; Daryl Fraser, LCSW; Gloria Scott, LCSW; L. Zakiya Newland, PhD, LCSW-R; and Dalphine E. Meadows, LMSW, MBA, CASAC-T

Description: Join us as a panel of leaders from the National Association of Black Social Workers, address the racial inequities in our profession. The National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW) is a 53-year old organization with a commitment to Black liberation. Our 77 chapters across the country, including the 6 chapters in NYS have a strong history of African-centered leadership, advocacy and service. Historical actions were taken by Black Social Workers to hold the profession accountable for addressing racial disparities, led to the establishment of NABSW. Since that moment in social work history, the organization has withstood attempts to cancel Black Social Work culture. Guided by self-determination and African-centered values and philosophies, NABSW remains a constant force in the quest for liberation in the personal, political and professional arenas.

Addressing Xenophobia and Violence Among the Asian American Community

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Presented by: Kari Tabag, PhD(c) LCSW-R

Description: Asians are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States (U.S.) and by 2065, are projected to represent 14% of the population (Pew Research Center, 2015). Additionally, Asian Americans constitute a small, hidden population within the social work profession. Between 2019 and 2020, hate crimes targeting Asian Americans increased by 150%, mostly in New York and Los Angeles, and continues to grow. This session addresses the stereotypes, myths, and facts in working with this invisible and marginalized population, why they are marginalized, what it means to be multiracial, and how diverse communities can join forces in striving for social justice. Social workers will greatly benefit from this informative and supportive session in working with Asian Americans across the lifespan, applicable to all systems of social work.

Resources
1) StopAAPIHate: https://stopaapihate.org/
2) Asian Americans Advancing Justice(AAJC) https://advancingjustice-aajc.org
3) The New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health (NYCAAMH) http://www.asianmentalhealth.org/
4) Bystander intervention training to stop anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/
5) Landmark documentary series “Asian Americans”. Available to stream FREE via PBS’ website: https://www.pbs.org/show/asian-americans/

Positive Disruption as an Act of Social Justice

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Hosted by: Laura Quiros, PhD, LMSW

Description: Join us as we discuss the crafts of positive disruption and storytelling as acts of social justice. Now more than ever, social workers can be leaders in positively disrupting white and normative spaces through their use of self. We all have stories and for many of us, it is these stories that propelled us to enter the field of social work. How can these stories also be acts of social justice used to disrupt the status quo?

Positive Disruption of Social Work Practice and Leadership from a Trauma Informed DEI lens

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Hosted by: Laura Quiros, PhD, LMSW

Description: Incorporating Diversity and Inclusion in Trauma-Informed Social Work incorporates discussions of leadership, racism and oppression into a new understanding of how trauma and traumatic experience play out in leadership and organizational cultures. Chapters unpack ideas about the intersections of self, trauma and leadership, bridging the personal and professional, and illustrating the relationship between employees and leaders. Discussion questions and Reflections at the end of each chapter offer the opportunity for the reader to understand their own vulnerabilities as it relates to the subject matter. This book reconceptualizes cultural competency, trauma and leadership in the context of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and views theories and practices through a lens of diversity, equity and inclusivity.