Environmental Social Work: A Call to Action – Webinar

Instead of viewing a person in environment, it is crucial to view the environment in the person. Environmental social work, sometimes referred to as ecosocial work, is different from ‘regular’ social work in that it takes an ‘ecocentric’ instead of a people-centric view. The eco system is at the core of practice rather than the person.

It isn’t difficult to believe that the most vulnerable populations are exploited environmentally. But it is not as easy to identify ways that social workers can advance environmental justice. This workshop explores social work roles in addressing environmental injustice.

Learning Objectives:
Identify the Grand Challenge of Social Work regarding a changing climate.
Enumerate ways in which environmental challenges affect people, especially marginalized communities and vulnerable populations.
Describe three specific themes of the social work profession and environmental action.
Discuss ways that individual social work practitioners can address environmentalism concepts on micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

When: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Presenter: Claudia J. Dewane, D.Ed., LCSW

[sylviaramsay]

I appreciate the emphasis that social workers need to look beyond humans because the environment does not care if there is social justice among humans, if there is no justice for the environment we will not have a place to live.

[thembaninjama]

wow, this was so eye opening and insightful for me as i am currently doing my MSW. Thank you Dr Dewane, I'll do follow the sources that you cited!

[sangeethakathir]

Can u suggest any institution or forum which give environment social work education and training....