Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis: A Civic Duty
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
This event will not be recorded.
Content from this VIRTUAL WORKSHOP will not be available at a later date. You will need to attend this event on the scheduled date and at the scheduled time.
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Presenter: Dr. Melissa McCollister, MSW
8:30 am - 9:00 am (CT): Registration/Check-in
9:00 am - 12:15 pm (CT) – Workshop with intermittent breaks
Cost: Member Rate: $40.00/Non-member Rate: $70.00
CEUs: 3.0
Please note that NASW-Iowa Chapter charges a $25.00 administrative fee for all cancellations.
Workshop Description:
In the narrative of social justice advocacy, social workers encounter a pivotal juncture, guided by Critical Race Theory (CRT) to decolonize practice. How can we address ingrained racism and oppression in our care systems with cultural humility to advocate for a fairer society? This query propels us towards reshaping advocacy for justice, equity, inclusion, and belonging through collective community practice.
Goals and Objectives:
- Participants will identify the foundational principles of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and its application in guiding social workers towards decolonizing their practice within the context of social justice advocacy.
- Participants will explore strategies for addressing systemic racism and oppression within care systems using a cultural humility approach, fostering advocacy for a fairer and more just society.
- Participants will develop skills in how to build a collective community practice, learning how to reshape advocacy efforts for justice, equity, inclusion, and belonging in alignment with the principles of CRT and cultural humility.
Presenter: Dr. Melissa K. McCollister is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Minnesota State University, Mankato, with over two decades of LGBTQ+ advocacy. As a white ally dedicated to addressing systemic racism affecting the BIPOC community, she focuses on holding herself and others with privilege and power accountable, while actively promoting racial and social justice within social work practice. Prior to academia, she worked in behavioral health and juvenile justice, and her teaching covers macro social work, administration and leadership, research, social policy, and trauma-informed practice. Her research emphasizes community capacity building, emotional intelligence, and advancing equity for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.
The opinions, findings, recommendations, or conclusions expressed by the presenting author or speaker do not necessarily reflect the views of NASW-Iowa Chapter.
NOTE ON ACCOMMODATIONS: If you require accommodations to permit your attendance or participation, please email a written request to education.naswia@socialworkers.org along with a completed registration form and event payment at least 30 days before the event begins. It may not be possible to timely process requests received after this deadline.
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