BUSSW Community Shares Expertise at 2023 NASW-MA Symposium
Faculty and alumni of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will share their expertise with social work practitioners and researchers across Massachusetts at the National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter’s (NASW-MA) annual conference, held on April 27-28, 2023.
Following the theme, “Social Workers Persist: Global Problems Demand Local Solutions,” BUSSW community members will present on topics including the refugee crisis, neurodiversity-affirming care, abolition, antiracism, and research skills, with former BUSSW lecturer and BRIDGE Program co-director Mojdeh Rohani presenting the keynote address. As a conference sponsor, BUSSW will also have a presence in the Virtual Exhibit Hall for participants interested in learning more about the School’s research and programs. BUSSW is represented behind the scenes by Associate Professor Ashley Davis and alum Sherry Cohen (SSW’88) who co-chair the Symposium Program Planning Committee.
View the full schedule of events here and see our list below for a guide to workshops and panel discussions led by BUSSW community members.
April 27, 2023
After The Cameras Are Gone: The Global Refugee Crisis And Social Work’s Critical Role
Keynote Presentation | 9:00-11:00 AM
Mojdeh Rohani, LICSW
Panel Discussion on Social Work’s Critical Role
Post-Keynote Panel | 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Alum Nicole Dubus (PhD’07), LICSW with Gladys Vega, Jason Giannetti and Hugo Kamya, PhD
Suicide Loss and Traumatic Grief in Schools
Workshop | 2:00-3:30 PM
Alum Rebecca Mirick (MSW’02), PhD, LICSW and Joanna Bridger, LICSW
Walking a Sacred Path: The Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice
Workshop | 2:00-3:30 PM
Associate Professor Hope Haslam Straughan, PhD, ACSW, MSW
April 28, 2023
An Affirming Approach To Neurodiversity-Affirming Care In Clinical Practice
Workshop | 8:30-10:00 AM
Lecturer Sara Rodrigues, MSW, LICSW
Social Work Research For Social Work Practitioners
Workshop | 8:30-10:00 AM
Associate Professor Ashley Davis, PhD, MSW, and Lecturer Faith Little, MSW
Antiracism and the Varieties of Racism Denial
Workshop | 10:30-12:00 PM
Associate Professor Phillipe Copeland, PhD
Social Workers For Abolition: A Call To Action
Workshop | 1:00-2:30 PM
Lecturer Deborah Goldfarb, LICSW, and Joli Sparkman Bayron, MSW, LCSW, and Carrie Burke, LICSW
On-Demand
Are You Ready To Become An Anti-Racist Organization?
Webinar
Lecturer and alum Taylor Hall (PhD’19) and alum Susan Yi-Millette (MSW’88)
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium and visit our virtual booth at the NASW-MA website.