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Racial Justice In Discipline


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Connection to the New National School Social Work Model 2.0: Advocacy
1.0 CE

Racial Justice in Discipline: Empowering School Social Workers to Make it Happen (1.0CE)

Webinar Description:

In this course (1 hour Asynchronous Distance Learning)  will provide school social workers with tools and strategies for helping teachers and school leaders avoid suspending students for behaviors labeled as “disobedience,” “defiance,” or “disruptive.” Suspensions for these behaviors drive persistent racial discipline disparities. The approaches presented are evidence-based, feasible, and can be adapted to meet the needs of specific school contexts.

Learning Goals: 

  1. Participants will discover theory- and research-based understanding of how key features of the school and classroom context support or prevent the overuse of suspensions for subjective behaviors.
  2. Participants will identify skills to lead an evidence-based change process starting with assessing disparities and their root causes to evaluating intervention success.
  3. Participants will select from an extensive collection of resources and feasible strategies to motivate colleagues and bring about change in discipline practices at their schools.

Speaker: Natasha K. Bowen, MSW, PhD (she/her) 

 

 

Natasha K. Bowen, MSW, Ph.D. is a distinguished professor at the Ohio State University College of Social Work and a faculty affiliate at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. With extensive expertise in school social work, child and adolescent development, and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in educational outcomes, Dr. Bowen's research focuses on the social environmental factors that influence student success. A widely published scholar, she has made significant contributions to evidence-based intervention research, structural equation modeling, and instrument development. Her work continues to shape innovative approaches to equity and well-being in schools nationwide.

Connection to the New National School Social Work Practice Model 2.0: Advocacy

Content Level: Beginning 

Target Audience: School Social Workers

Refund policy: No refunds will be given.

School Social Work Association of America, 1789, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. School Social Work Association of America maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 7/27/2023-7/27/2026. 

Note: Many state licensing boards impose specific limitations on course content, distance education, or other elements of continuing education, even when courses are taken from approved providers. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that the courses taken will meet the requirements for your license.

Instructions to receive Credit: Social workers completing this course receive 1 CE continuing education credit. Certificates will be provided to participants for download upon successful completion of the webinar.

  1. Participants must view the entire length of the webinar recording.
  2. Participants must complete the evaluation to receive credit.
  3. Participants must pass the Posttest with a minimum 80% passing rate (within a maximum of 2 attempts). 

System Requirements-- Participants must have a computer and audio to participate in the webinar. For any questions, concerns, or accessibility accommodations, please reach out to ContactUs@sswaa.orgmailto:ContactUs@sswaa.org

Here is the course outline:

1. Racial Justice In Discipline

Navigating Immigration: Racial Justice in Discipline: Empowering School Social Workers to Make it Happen (1.0CE) Webinar Description: In this course (1 hour Asynchronous Distance Learning) will provide school social workers with tools and strategies for helping teachers and school leaders avoid suspending students for behaviors labeled as “disobedience,” “defiance,” or “disruptive.” Suspensions for these behaviors drive persistent racial discipline disparities. The approaches presented are evidence-based, feasible, and can be adapted to meet the needs of specific school contexts.
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