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Episode 7: “Building the Pipeline: Policy Practice in Social Work Education“
Host of The Conversation, Amy Skeen of the Simmons University School of Social Work, explores how social work education can better prepare students for policy and macro-level practice through practicum.
In this episode, we focus on how practicum, social work’s signature pedagogy, can be leveraged to create meaningful, hands-on policy experiences and strengthen the pipeline of future social work leaders.
We’re joined by faculty from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, who share how they collaborate to engage students in policy practice across local, national, and international contexts.
Listen to the episode on Spotify hereResources Recommended in This Episode
University of Connecticut ResourcesThe Center for International Social Work Studies
The Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work
Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Puerto Rican and Latine Studies Project and the Connecticut Latino Campaign School
UConn School of Social Work Policy Practice
UConn School of Social Work Community Organizing
Dr. Sukhmani Singh’s research, which is influencing a state level bill that we hope to see pass by the end of this legislative session! That work was just recognized with the UConn Provost’s Award for Excellence in Community-Engaged Scholarship.
Milagros Marrero-Johnson previously received the same award.
Outside Resources
Congressional Research Institute for Social Work & Policy
The Association for Community Organization & Social Action (ACOSA)
Dr. Suzanne Pritzker’s article about ethics
Books by Dr. Shannon Lane
Political Social Work: Using Power to Create Social Change
Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World
About the Podcast
Applied Learning in Social Work Education‘s podcast, The Conversation, is created and produced by the Simmons University School of Social Work for the benefit and enrichment of the social work education community, including practicum directors and instructors and social work faculty and students. Read Applied Learning in Social Work Education here: https://alswe.simmons.edu/
Host: Amy Skeen, DSW, Simmons University
Guests: Liane Lussier Smith, University of Connecticut; Rebecca L. Thomas, PhD, University of Connecticut; and Shannon Lane, PhD, University of Connecticut
Production Coordinator: Evan Rice