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Social Work Values in Action

From Wicked Problems to New Solutions

December 19, 2019 by Selena Childs, MSW

Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The quick walk from the hotel to the Gleacher Center at the University of Chicago was brisk enough to feel in your cheeks. The beautiful buildings […]

From Wicked Problems to New Solutions

Dec 19, 2019 · Selena Childs, MSW

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Social Work Values in Action

Using Data to Advance Equity

July 13, 2019 by Allison DeMarco and Kien Lee

Governments collect a lot of data — program participation, event attendance, advisory board applicants, satisfaction with public services, hiring and promotions, contractors and vendors, and more.  How these data are […]

Using Data to Advance Equity

Jul 13, 2019 · Allison DeMarco and Kien Lee

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Quick Takes, Social Work Values in Action

Informed Work through a Fairness Toolkit

April 22, 2019 by Allison De Marco, MSW, PhD

Using a racial equity toolkit to inform program, service, and policy-making We often talk about using a racial equity lens when planning programs and services or setting policy.  But what […]

Informed Work through a Fairness Toolkit

Apr 22, 2019 · Allison De Marco, MSW, PhD

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Quick Takes, Social Work Values in Action Tagged With: Social Justice, Social Work

Equity in County Advisory Boards

April 1, 2019 by Allison De Marco, MSW, PhD & Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

On July 29, 2017 the Herald-Sun posted an article by Allison De Marco titled – Another Aspect of Equity: Our Town and County Advisory Boards. In this article, Allison highlights […]

Equity in County Advisory Boards

Apr 1, 2019 · Allison De Marco, MSW, PhD & Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Quick Takes, Social Work Values in Action

A Place of Second Chances

February 22, 2019 by Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

On February 18, 2019, four residents from Benevolence Farm, a re-entry program for formerly incarcerated women, visited the Social Innovation Entrepreneurship Lab (SIEL) to share their personal stories about their […]

A Place of Second Chances

Feb 22, 2019 · Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Filed Under: Best Practices, Macro Practice, Social Work Values in Action Tagged With: SIE Lab, Social Justice, Social Work

Get off the Sidelines

February 22, 2019 by Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

On February 18, 2019, the Latinx Student Caucus and Social Justice Action Committee hosted a panel and teach-in on immigration and detention, coving topics ranging from the history of Immigration […]

Get off the Sidelines

Feb 22, 2019 · Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Social Work Values in Action Tagged With: Social Justice, Social Work

Speaking Up at the Table

December 17, 2018 by Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Speaking Up at the Table: Facilitating Organizational Change Through the Committee for Cultural Diversity and Inclusion at Duke University – An Interview with Quinton Smith Quinton Smith, MSW, is an […]

Speaking Up at the Table

Dec 17, 2018 · Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Social Work Values in Action

Systems for Us, By Us

December 10, 2018 by Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Working Towards Creating Environmentally Safe Food – An Interview with Jared Cates Jared Cates, MSW, is a Community Mobilizer at Carolina Farm Stewardship Association(CFSA). Jared is a 2012 UNC School […]

Systems for Us, By Us

Dec 10, 2018 · Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Social Work Values in Action

Making Systems Better

October 24, 2018 by Melissa L Villodas, LMSW

Focusing on the Symptoms and the Root of Problems – Using Opportunities in Direct Practice Work to Inform a Career in Macro Practice – an interview with Oprah Keyes Oprah […]

Making Systems Better

Oct 24, 2018 · Melissa L Villodas, LMSW

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Social Work Values in Action

The Power of Policy

October 18, 2018 by Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Tackling Big Issues with the Power of Policy – an interview with Victoria Crouse  Victoria (Vikki) Crouse, MSW, is a State Policy Fellow at the Michigan League for Public Policy. […]

The Power of Policy

Oct 18, 2018 · Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Social Work Values in Action

Pushing for Change

October 10, 2018 by Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

‘Rediscovering the Fighting Spirit of the Early Social Workers” – an interview with Isela Gutierrez Isela Gutierrez, MSW, is the Research and Policy Director at Democracy North Carolina. She has […]

Pushing for Change

Oct 10, 2018 · Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Filed Under: Macro Practice, Social Work Values in Action

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