Clinical Associate Professor University of Georgia
Social work students must understand disability history to support people with disabilities and advocate alongside them effectively. This presentation describes the use of primary source materials to educate MSW students about the historical institutionalization, segregation, and reintegration of people with disabilities in U.S. society.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
Describe the process of using historical archival materials to support social work students in learning about disability history concepts like institutionalization, de-institutionalization, and the evolution of service systems.
Identify opportunities for creative and critical reflection assignments to support social work students learning through archival education.
Discuss learning outcomes that can result from social work student engagement with historical archival materials related to institutionalization.
