The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) 2022 Annual Program Meeting theme was "Leading Critical Conversations: Human Rights Are Global Rights" and featured social work education presentations, an exhibit hall, and networking opportunities.

Download the 2022 APM Final Program.

 

2022 APM Plenary Speakers

Opening Plenary Session: Kimberley Motley
“The laws are ours,” says Kimberley Motley, Esq. “No matter what your ethnicity, nationality, gender, race—they belong to us.” APM attendees will explore the global human rights economy and learn how and why we should all pay attention to–and take full advantage of–the rule of law. Motley will share stories from her law practice in Afghanistan and highlight ways her work impacts global human rights. In countries where much of the law is unwritten, where judges are unable to read or write, where church and state are still deeply intertwined, the legal system is a complicated and murky one. But if we take the time to read and understand the law, we can often find the solutions we’re looking for and make positive impacts.

Kimberley Motley is the founder of Motley Legal Services and cofounder of Motley Consulting International and the first foreigner who has ever litigated cases in Afghanistan's Criminal Courts. Armed with an unwavering determination and a passion for justice, she will present “The Rule of Law: Building a Global Human Rights Community” during the Opening Plenary Session of the 2022 APM.
 

Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecture: Dr. CarolAnn Daniel
Over the last two decades much has been written in social work and elsewhere about the challenges of teaching oppression and dealing with students’ feelings of discomfort and resistance to learning race and racism. This Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecture will attempt to identify the conditions that support the emergence of a climate in which analytic and affective experiences can facilitate shifts in consciousness leading to a decolonial attitude. Dr. Daniel will discuss students’ resistance to learn about race and racism and examine why pedagogies of analysis and critiques of oppression are not enough to address the complexities of traumatic racial history and varied emotional manifestations of resistance. Furthermore, this lecture will theorize how we might engage the work of decolonial pedagogies of emotion to reduce students’ resistance and help them cultivate greater identification with social justice issues.

CarolAnn Daniel, PhD, MSW, is recognized as a national leader in antiracism in education and health care with marginalized populations. She was the founding Chair of the Northeast Chapter of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. Daniel is a professor of social policy at Adelphi University in metropolitan NYC, where she established and implemented diversity and equity initiatives for faculty, staff, and students. Her research focuses on race, systemic racism, organizational change, and strategies for advancing diversity, equity, and belonging. Dr. Daniel will present “Decolonial Approaches to Engaging Resistance to Learning about Race and Racism” during the Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecture of the 2022 Annual Program Meeting.

Hokenstad International Lecture: Dr. Avatthi Ramaiah
The challenges of multi-cultural societies like India and USA are many and often complex. Despite having a well laid down protective and development policies, and legal and administrative mechanisms in place, caste and race based discriminations and human right violations have been a reality in these nations even today. It therefore becomes a necessity to know what have been the contribution thus far of social work profession—a humane profession based on universal ideals—towards bringing about social change and protecting the human rights and dignity of excluded communities such as the Dalits of India and the African Americans of USA. Such ascribed identity based violence could be mitigated effectively if a sense of oneness and we-feeling and a desire for dignified and peaceful co-existence could be infused and nurtured gradually among all citizens of these nations. Is the social work profession willing and capable of undertaking such a project? If yes, what kind of challenges the profession and the professionals like to encounter? This lecture will focus on answering these and other related questions.  

Dr. Avatthi Ramaiah is the Dean, Equal Opportunity Centre, and a Senior Professor at the Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, India. Coming from a social work academic background, he also contributed to shaping an anti-oppressive framework in social work curriculum nationally and internationally. He was a Senior Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University and was a visiting fellow at the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull, UK. He was also a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics in 2013. He has delivered numerous lectures and keynotes in reputed Universities and Institutions of higher learning both within and outside India. He is a great thought leader and has published extensively in the areas of social exclusion, social policies, and human rights. Dr. Ramaiah will present "Nurturing a Desire for Dignified and Peaceful Co-existence Among Citizens of Multi-Cultural Societies" during the 2022 APM. 
 

2022 Professional Recognition Award Recipients

Established Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award: Dr. Debra Woody
Senior Associate Dean, University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work
The 2022 Established Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award is presented to Debra Woody, PhD. Dr. Debra Woody began her journey as a social worker after receiving a BSW from Texas Christian University and a MSW from Columbia University. She then began work as a social worker in the field of mental health in a city employee counseling agency in New York and then in a residential treatment center for youth in Texas. Dr. Woody earned her PhD in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University where she was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Dr. Woody has made an impact on multiple generations of social workers for more than 35 years, at both Baylor University and University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Woody has taught BSW, MSW, and PhD students in courses on social work practice, school social work, mental health, and research and statistics. She has served in several academic posts including field director, PhD director, associate dean for academic affairs, and is currently Senior Associate Dean at University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work, assisting the dean in the daily operation of the school. As PhD director, Dr. Woody rebuilt the PhD program from a local part-time program, to a national full-time program. As associate dean for academic affairs Dr. Woody was active in leading faculty in developing online classes. Using the school social work model, she also developed a student support center in the school of social work to assist students in completing their degree. This work is based on Dr. Woody’s philosophy of making education widely available and to assist students with the tools to remove barriers to completing their degree. Dr. Woody has received millions of dollars in grant funds to further her service, teaching, and research efforts and to support students, faculty, and staff. Through her Center for Addiction and Recovery Studies, she has provided financial support and field opportunities for students, research opportunities for faculty, and to employ numerous social work practitioners facilitating substance abuse services to the Dallas community. Dr. Woody seeks opportunities for cutting edge interventions and research. Regardless of her role Dr. Woody has served as a champion and leader of social justice.

Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award: Dr. Michael Daley
Chair, Department of Social Work and Professor at Texas A&M University–Central Texas
CSWE will give the 2022 Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award to Michael Daley, PhD. Dr. Michael Daley is the Chair, Department of Social Work and Professor at Texas A&M University–Central Texas. He holds a BA in Anthropology from Rice University, a MSW from the University of Houston, and a PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarship focuses on the Field of Rural Social Work, and he is the author of Rural Social Work in the 21st Century. He has been the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work for several years and is the founding editor of Contemporary Rural Social Work. He is a reviewer for several social work journals. Dr. Daley is currently a member of the CSWE Commission on Accreditation, where he chairs the Professional Practice Doctorate Implementation Committee, and has been a member of the Council on Leadership Development. He is a former President of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors. He has also been President of the Texas Chapter of NASW and Chair of the NASW National Ethics Committee. In 2019, he was named a NASW Social Work Pioneer. He has been a long-time advocate for undergraduate social work.

Early Career Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award: Dr. Rosalyn Denise Campbell
CSWE will present the 2022 Early Career Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award to Dr. Rosalyn Denise Campbell, most recently a tenured associate professor of social work at the University of Georgia. Dr. Rosalyn Denise Campbell sees herself as equal parts scholar, educator, mentor, and advocate, particularly in the area of mental/behavioral health. Her research is best described as a quest to learn, understand, and improve the mental health and well-being of underserved groups, especially Black Americans. This pursuit has led her to exploring the mental health and illness narratives/experiences, help-seeking behaviors, and service use pattens of this group. Whether teaching MSW or PhD students, in the classroom or online, Dr. Campbell does not shy away from the tough topics in social work. She is bold in her teaching of culturally competent practice and is committed to social justice, particularly in the areas of racism and ableism. She championed for the creation of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at the University of Georgia (UGA) School of Social Work, serving as chair since its inception. She has also written on racism in the social work classroom and the use of disclosure as a teaching tool. Dr. Campbell is especially intentional about making herself available to students, believing strongly that it is an educator’s role to provide a space for students to check in and/or process as they reconcile their role as a helper with their own continuing need for help. For these reasons, Dr. Campbell has been nominated for MSW Teacher of the Year several times and has been recognized multiple times by UGA’s Career Center for contributing greatly to student career development and success. At CSWE’s 2019 APM, she was honored by the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education’s (CORSW) Mentor Recognition Program. Service is a large part of what drew Dr. Campbell to social work. The ability to work on behalf of others and their well-being drives all that she does. She carries that spirit into her professional service work, serving on CSWE’s Council on Disabilities and Persons with Disabilities (2014-2017) and its Cultural Competence Track as a co-chair (2018-2021). Dr. Campbell is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Joint PhD Program in Social Work and Social Science (Sociology). She earned her undergraduate degree in Sociology (with honors) and Ethnic Studies from The University of Texas and her MSW also from the University of Michigan.
 

2022 APM Social Work Tracks

APM presentations are organized by tracks, allowing meeting participants to quickly locate and gauge their interest in specific sessions.

• 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

Triggered Life: A Requiem of Healing 

Written by John Oluwole ADEkoje
Keith’s Testimonies written by Keith Mascoll and John Oluwole ADEkoje

Triggered Life is a multi-sensory, multimedia, post-traumatic story. How exactly does sexual trauma cast a shadow over the wholeness of Black male selfhood? When the shared cultural values of Black and Brown communities demand that men suppress their vulnerabilities and meet with their psychology alone. Triggered Life follows a day in the life of two such men, Ishmael and Keith. As these men relive their stories of abusive childhoods, they embark on a journey to define their own manhood and identity.

The Triggered Life experience is a 90-minute tour de force with Act 2 Grounding facilitated by Roxann Mascoll, LICSW. Performances took place on Thursday, November 10, 3:00–4:30 PM, and Saturday, November 12, 4:00–5:30 PM PST.