Event Calendar

CSWE's 72nd Annual Conference returns to Atlanta's Marriott Marquis

This 1-hour webinar, presented by members of the National Deans and Directors of Social Work Admissions (NDDSWA), will discuss current challenges and opportunities impacting graduate social work recruitment and provide examples of new strategies, policies, and tactics that can be implemented to strengthen enrollment.

Want to make an impact on the upcoming 2029 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS)? Meet with CSWE leadership as well as the Chairs of the Board of Accreditation (BOA) and the Commission on Educational Policy (COEP) to provide feedback on Draft 1 of the 2029 EPAS.

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

» Understand CSWE’s process for revising the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).

» Provide feedback on the first draft of the 2029 EPAS.

Social workers face growing pressure to adopt generative artificial intelligence platforms and to use GAI in their teaching. Often these pressures are not accompanied by the time and strategy to clarify what problems AI should solve or how new tools align with social work values. In this talk we will explore Gen AI from the perspective of hype, harm and hope, considering how GAI should be used in social work practice and how to focus on attention from specific products to what AI can actually do. The presentation aims to introduce accountable AI integration as a component of  professional social work practice. Practical implications for social workers, social work students and social work educators will be discussed, as well as guiding questions to consider prior to an AI adoption. 

CSWE's Department of Social Work Accreditation (DOSWA) is pleased to offer this 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) pre-candidacy & candidacy accreditation training for social work educators. 

Purpose | This training prepares pre-candidate and candidate baccalaureate and master’s social work programs for each benchmark in the candidacy process, including reviews by the Board of Accreditation (BOA), and continuous compliance under the 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).

Objectives: This training will enable programs to:

» Understand and navigate accreditation processes.
» Learn and apply the 2022 EPAS within the program’s unique context.
» Understand fundamentals of scheduling and hosting a candidacy visit. 
» Gain awareness of and encourage engagement with CSWE accreditation services.
» Promote confidence in the accreditation process for continuous improvement.

This hybrid training model consists of two components:

» Self-paced online learning modules via the CSWE Learning Academy 
» Live drop-in question and answer (Q&A) sessions via Zoom

Gain insights on candidacy benchmarks, reaffirmation process, and maintaining continuous compliance under the 2022 EPAS.

CSWE's Department of Social Work Accreditation (DOSWA) is pleased to offer this 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) reaffirmation accreditation training for social work educators. 

Purpose: This training prepares accredited baccalaureate and master’s social work programs for reaffirmation and continuous compliance under the 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).

Objectives: This training will enable programs to:
» Understand and navigate accreditation processes.
» Learn and apply the 2022 EPAS within the program’s unique context.
» Understand fundamentals of scheduling and hosting a site visit. 
» Gain awareness of and encourage engagement with CSWE accreditation services.
» Promote confidence in the reaffirmation process for continuous improvement.

This hybrid training model consists of two components:

» Self-paced online learning modules via the CSWE Learning Academy 
» Live drop-in question and answer (Q&A) sessions via Zoom

As climate change, natural disasters, and public health crises grow in frequency and impact, social workers are increasingly called on to respond to complex emergencies. Are today's social work students prepared to meet that call?

Join the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for an introduction to the 2022 EPAS Specialized Practice Curricular Guide on Disaster Relief Social Work. Developed by experts in disaster relief social work, the guide gives social work programs resources to ensure students build the knowledge, skills, values, and cognitive and affective processes needed to serve communities before, during, and after disaster events. Volume 1 addresses Competencies 1 through 5, including professional and ethical behavior, research, and policy practice in disaster contexts. Volume 2, generously funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), completes the guide with Competencies 6 through 9.

Project lead Dr. Stephanie Felder will then walk through how the guide was developed and share examples of how its content can be brought into the classroom and field.

This session is designed for social work faculty, program directors, field educators, and anyone interested in strengthening disaster preparedness and response in social work education. Both volumes are available for download from CSWE.

This webinar explores integrating environmental justice (EJ) and ecosocial work skills into social work practicum education across micro, macro, and interdisciplinary settings. Participants will examine potential EJ placements and review strategies to embed EJ in traditional practicum settings, agency and workforce considerations, and future-oriented approaches that prepare social workers for emerging environmental and social challenges.