Student’s Perceptions of Master of Social Work Programs’ Preparation for Working with Far-Right Clients

Presenter(s)

Zhenrong Su, MSW

Doctoral Student
University of Connecticut School of Social Work

Contributor(s)

KH

Kylie Y. Harrington, LCSW

Doctoral Student and Graduate Research Assistant
University of Connecticut School of Social Work

This presentation presents results from a national survey that explored how well master of social work (MSW) programs prepare social workers to work with far-right clients as well as programmatic and individual characteristics associated with the extent to which their program prepared them to work with this growing population.

Learning Objectives:

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

Identify and discuss the significance and importance of competent practice with far-right clients for social workers.
Understand how well master of social work programs prepare social workers to work with far-right clients.
Identify characteristics of master of social work programs that have better prepared social work students to work with far-right clients and identify ways in which master of social work programs can better prepare social work students for working with far-right clients.