Teaching Guides

Teaching Guides 

CSWE Teaching Guides offers curated, ready-to-use instructional tools developed by CSWE members, commissions, or councils to support faculty in course development of special topics related to social work practice or education. Designed to promote critical thinking, cultural responsiveness, and curricular innovation, these guides are a valuable resource for educators across all levels of social work education. New guides are added regularly, so check back often for the latest materials.

CSWE Annual Program Survey Reports can found in the Research & Statistics section of our website.
 

New Fall 2025! 
Teaching Guide on Antisemitism in Social Work Education 

The Teaching Guide on Antisemitism in Social Work Education focuses on teaching about antisemitism in the social work classroom, offering strategics, context, and classroom resources to help educators address this form of oppression thoughtfully and effectively. CSWE developed this guide in response to the rise in antisemitic rhetoric and incidents on college campuses and nationally.

When adopted by social work faculty, this guide will equip students with a clear understanding of antisemitism, its history, its present-day manifestations, and its impact on individuals and communities. Addressing antisemitism is part of our broader commitment to social justice and human rights, and we hope this guide will help faculty compassionately and knowledgeably bring these conversations into social work classrooms.

Teaching Guide on Repairing Harms Done to Indigenous and Tribal Peoples

This teaching guide is based on extensive research and integrates direct applications to social work policy, practice, and research. It offers well-defined activities for educators and provides clear guidance for their use, while leaving room for us to create other activities, meaningful for our specific contexts and classes. The content can be embedded in courses across the curriculum or used as the foundation for a full course. Most of these activities have been developed specifically for this document, although we also find inspiration from educators who have drawn on their dedication and vision for decades to incorporate content on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in the social work classroom. Key resources are cited at the end of each section.

Learn more about this teaching guide and its authors. 

Teaching Guide on Repairing Harms Done to Indigenous and Tribal Peoplesis a supplement to the CSWE Statement of Accountability and Reconciliation for Harms Done to Indigenous and Tribal Peoples.