The Commission on Global Social Work Education works with other international organizations to promote international programs and projects and to develop the international dimension of social work curricula.
This commission has two councils and two committees:
Council on Global Social Issues(Opens in a new window)
Council on Global Learning and Practice(Opens in a new window)
Committee on Environmental Justice(Opens in a new window)
Committee on Human Rights
Commission's Charge
The commission's charge, as per the CSWE bylaws, includes the following:
- Further the international/global agenda of CSWE
- Assist in the growth and development of the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education(Opens in a new window) (KAKI)
- Provide leadership to the organization in global social work education and research
- Collaborate with complementary international organizations
- Encourage the development and inclusion of an international dimension in social work curricula
Updates
2018–2019 Joint Special Project
The Global Commission and the Council on Global Social Issues received CSWE special project funding to support the development of Transforming Community(Opens in a new window), an online educational platform for social workers, policy makers, and community-based service providers about the relevance of social work practice in working with refugees. Using a human rights perspective and a relational-cultural lens, the website offers 12 curriculum modules, videos, photographs, and classroom activities focused on current refugee resettlement practices in Germany.
The webpage is linked to a partner site, the Armenia Refugee Project, also developed by the Global Commission.
Visit Transforming Community(Opens in a new window).
Annual Reports
A review of recent activities can be found in the Commission's Report to the Board of Directors, Feb 2022.
Chair
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Golam M. Mathbor, PhD, MSS, MSW, RSW
Professor
Monmouth University
Member
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Mashura Akilova, PhD, MA, MSW
Co-Chair Council on Global Social Issues
Columbia University
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Ali-Sha Alleman, PhD, MSW
Chair Council on Global Learning and Practice
Radford University
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Kala Chakradhar, PhD, MSW, MPhil, LCSW
Co-Chair Council on Global Social Issues
Murray State University
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Monique Constance-Huggins, PhD, MSW, MPIA, BSW
Commissioner
Winthrop University
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Smita Ekka Dewan, PhD, LMSW
Commissioner
New York College of Technology
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Colleen Fisher, PhD, MSW
Commissioner
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Lalit Khandare, PhD, MSW, MPhil
Commissioner
Pacific University
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Esther Langston, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Commissioner
University of Nevada Las Vegas
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Shuang Lu, PhD, MSW
Commissioner
University of Central Florida
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Sarah Moore, PhD, MSW
Commissioner
University of North Texas
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Ande Nesmith, PhD, LISW
Associate Professor
University of Saint Thomas
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Amy Restorick Roberts, PhD, MA, BSW
Commissioner
Miami University
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Renie Rondon-Jackson, PhD, LCSW
Commissioner
California State University Monterey Bay
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Felicia Tuggle. PhD, MSW
Commissioner
Auburn University
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Leticia Vilarreal Sosa, PhD, MA, BSW
Professor
Dominican University