Connect Session (Commissions and Councils ONLY)

The Social Work Education Response to the Evolving Social Landscape: Implications for EPAS 2029

Presenter(s)

Shirley Gatenio Gabel, PhD, MSW

Professor, Mary Ann Quaranta Chair in Justice for Children
Fordham University
Helen E. Petracchi, PhD, MSSW (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
MD

Michael R. Daley, PhD

Professor
Texas A & M University - Central Texas
SP

Sudershan Pasupuleti,, Ph.D.

Professor
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
KR

Karen M. Rice, PhD, LSW, ACSW (she/her/hers)

Professor/Department Chair
Millersville University
CF

Christine K. Fulmer, PhD, MSW

Professor / MSW Program Director/ Founder Department of Social Work
Liberty University
MM

Malikah Marrus, MSW and DSW

MSW Program Director and Teaching Associate Professor
University of Nevada, Reno

This session will explore educational policy development amid societal shifts that threaten the hope and joy of all, especially marginalized populations. It will examine evolving DEI and other public policies and engage participants in discussing proactive strategies to sustain inclusive, anti-oppressive social work education within the EPAS 2029 framework.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss key findings from the COEP environmental scan and focus groups and their implications for EPAS 2029.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify the impact of evolving social policies on social work education.
Upon completion, participants will be able to propose proactive educational strategies that advance social work values and ethics within the changing landscape.