The Council on Social Work Education's 2021 Annual Program Meeting focused on "Leading Critical Conversations: Racial, Economic, & Environmental Justice" and featured social work education presentations, an exhibit hall, and networking opportunities.

Final Program

Access the 2021 APM Final Program to view the schedule at a glance, education sessions and presenters, more than 55 exhibitors and their descriptions, networking events, award recipients and receptions, and more.
 

2021 Annual Program Meeting Speakers

Opening Plenary Session: Loretta Ross 
Visiting Associate Professor, Smith College, Program for the Study of Women and Gender
What if we called people in, rather than called them out? Publicly shaming individuals with whom we disagree has become so easy, especially with the use of social media, which allows outrage to build incredibly quickly. Yet this practice does little to solve issues, educate people, and allow our society to progress. Loretta Ross is an award-winning, nationally-recognized expert on racism and racial justice, women's rights, and human rights. Her work emphasizes the intersectionality of social justice issues and how intersectionality can fuel transformation. Ross is a visiting associate professor at Smith College in Northampton, MA, in the Program for the Study of Women and Gender, teaching courses on white supremacy, race and culture in America, human rights, and calling in the calling out culture.

Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecture: Dr. Darlyne Bailey
Professor and Dean Emeritus, Bryn Mawr College, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
The multidimensional COVID-19 statistics remain staggering and unforgettable. Relatedly, 2020 is memorialized for bringing into indisputable awareness the historic “macro viruses” of our country’s numerous manifestations of inequalities and disparities, with racial inequities at the center of them all. From the outset, these traumas were exacerbated by unrelenting vitriolic messages, further igniting feelings and behaviors of anger, confusion, and, most notably, fear. This Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecture acknowledged these realities and the multigenerational longevity of their impacts. Dr. Bailey suggests that the movement from identifying as victims to identifying as survivors can be aided by remembering those who broke through the immobilizing chains of fear and going forward, wiser, gained strength in solidarity. Further facilitating the journey, this lecture will present four pathways connected by the art and science of hope and possibility. Dr. Bailey brings attendees together to discover ways to bring their desired futures closer to reality and will challenge them to ask, “What if?” Darlyne Bailey, PhD, is professor and dean emeritus; director, Social Justice Initiative; and special assistant to the president for community partnerships at Bryn Mawr College, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.

Environmental Justice Plenary Lecture Dr. Debra Furr-Holden
Associate Dean for Public Health Integration, Michigan State University
This plenary session focused on “environmental racism” and how systemic racism creates and amplifies crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Flint water crisis. Dr. Debra Furr-Holden is the associate dean for Public Health Integration, C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health, and director of the Division of Public Health at Michigan State University. She is also the director of the Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions, funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Dr. Furr-Holden is a classically trained epidemiologist who addresses the nation’s greatest public health challenges, especially among minorities in racially- and economically-segregated communities. Among her many awards, Dr. Furr-Holden is the recipient of the 2006 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Hokenstad International Lecture––From Principle to Action: Promoting Equality in Drastically Unequal Societies: Dr. Abye Tasse
Chief of Mission of Expertise France, TELEMA Project
One of the pillars of the social work profession is the principle of equality. Thus, social workers and social work educators are firmly engaged in the reduction, if not eradication, of inequalities, frequently at the micro level. However, this work most often occurs in the context of societies in which disparities between groups and communities are structurally supported and maintained. This hard reality limits the effectiveness of efforts to make the principle of equality a reality. This lecture presented a novel approach that seeks to overcome these challenges through sustained action at multiple levels within a society, including the public and private sectors, community leaders, and key actors in the national and international arenas. The presentation included transformative experiences currently underway to empower individuals and communities and build capacity on a large scale in the Republic of Congo. Dr. Abye Tasse is chief of mission of expertise France for the TELEMA Project in the Republic of Congo. He has more than 30 years of experience in social work education and practice, primarily in Europe and Africa. He has conducted research and published extensively in the areas of migration and social work, transformative social work education, practices to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the empowerment and capacity building of social work education programs. For two decades Dr. Tasse has been engaged in the design and implementation of innovation programs to structure and promote social work education in France, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Cameroon, Comoros, and the Republic of Congo. He is the first person of non-Western origin to hold the position of president of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (2004–2008). He presently serves as coordinator of the development of the Global Agenda 2020–2030 for Social Work and Social Development.
 

2021 CSWE Professional Awards

The Professional Awards are among CSWE’s highest honors and recognize outstanding educators for significant contributions to social work education.

• Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award: Dr. Enola Proctor, Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis
• Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award: Dr. Suk-hee Kim, Associate Professor, Northern Kentucky University
• Early Career Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award: Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Established Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award: Dr. Jenny L. Jones, Dean and Professor, Whitney M. Young, Jr., School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University

 

2021 APM Tracks

APM presentations are organized by tracks, allowing meeting participants to quickly locate and gauge their interest in specific sessions. To get more information about a track, select the track name below to review its content, scope, and leadership.

• Addictions
• African Americans and the African Diaspora
• Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
• Baccalaureate Programs
• Child Welfare
• Clinical Practice
• Community Organization and Social Administration
• Criminal and Juvenile Justice
• Cultural Competence
• Disability Issues
• Disaster and Traumatic Stress
• Educational Outcomes Assessment
• Evidence-Based Practice
• Feminist Scholarship
• Field Education
• Gero-Ed (Aging and Gerontology)
• Group Work Health
• Higher Education/Nonprofit Leadership
• Human Behavior and the Social Environment
• Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations
• Indigenous and Tribal
• International Issues
• Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
• Islam and Muslims
• Latina/Latino Issues
• LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit
• Military Personnel and Veterans, First Responders, and Their Families and Communities
• Research and Program Evaluation
• Rural Issues
• Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
• Social Welfare History
• Social Welfare Policy and Policy Practice
• Spanish-Language Paper Presentation
• Spirituality Teaching Methods and Learning Styles
• Technology in Social Work Education and Practice
• University–Community Partnerships Values and Ethics
• Violence Against Women and Their Children