Award: Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award
Dr. Barsky is a professor with Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Sandler School of Social Work in Boca Raton. He has written several books, including Ethics and Values in Social Work, Clinicians in Court, Essential Ethics for Social Work Practice, Conflict Resolution for the Helping Professions, and Interprofessional Practice with Diverse Populations.His accolades include the FAU Scholar of the Year Award (2020) and the FAU Alumni Association Impact in Teaching Award (2024).
Dr. Barsky chaired the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) National Ethics Committee, as well as its Code of Ethics Review Committee, which updated the code to reflect growing use of technology in practice. He was also awarded NASW’s Excellence in Ethics Award.