This session examines planetary health and disability justice as intertwined imperatives for social work. Through discussion and experiential inquiry, participants will explore inner transformation as a leverage point for systemic change, fostering interdependence and a radically inclusive ethos of healing and care for our social-ecological world.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
Describe planetary health as a transformative framework for social work education and practice, emphasizing its intersections with disability justice and systemic change.
Understand embodied methodologies as tools for expanding ways of thinking, knowing, and being, fostering deeper attunement to interdependence, accessibility, and relational ethics in social work.
Identify strategies for integrating planetary health principles and embodied approaches into social work pedagogy, advocacy, and direct practice to advance disability-Earth justice, radical belonging, and collective well-being.
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