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Council on Social Work Education

Learn how to enhance social work curriculum with disability-competent practices to meet the rising demand for disability-inclusive services. Utilize the curriculum guide endorsed by CSWE to develop a more diverse and inclusive learning environment.

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Council on Social Work Education

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  1. Council on Social Work Education Building Skills to Integrate Disability-Competent Practice in the Social Work Curriculum May 2, 2019

  2. Welcome Yolanda C. Padilla, PhD, MSSWDirector, CSWE Center for Diversity and Social & Economic Justice

  3. Introductions Jeanne Matich-Maroney, Iona College Christina Neill Bowen, The Lewin Group Lydia Ogden, Simmons University Matthew Bogenschutz, Virginia Commonwealth University

  4. Today’s Agenda • Introductions • Brief overview of DCC • Intro to curriculum guide • How to use curriculum guide • Open discussion

  5. Quick Poll Poll #1: How would you describe the nature of disability-related content in the social work program you attended?  a. Robust b. Limited c. Non-existent d. Other

  6. Quick Poll Poll #2: How would you describe the nature of disability-related content in the social work program with which you are currently affiliated?   a. Robust b. Limited c. Non-existent d. Other

  7. One Word Response In one word...what are you hoping to get from today's session? Please type your word into the chat feature.  

  8. Why is disability competent practice important to social work? • Prevalence of disability • Disability cuts across virtually every social work practice setting • Disability is a unique form of human diversity • The number of Americans with disabilities is expected to increase in coming years • Social work jobs that involve work with people with disabilities are in increasing demand • Systemic discrimination experienced by people with disabilities

  9. What is Disability? • Person in environment • Diversity • Variation in disability types • Age-related • Visible vs. Invisible This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

  10. Resources for Integrated Care Website Visit our website! https://www.resourcesforintegratedcare.com

  11. Disability-Competent Care (DCC) Model Development Contributors • Based on 10+ years experience of pioneering managed care programs • Technical experts in disability service provision and advocacy • Individuals with disabilities

  12. Disability-Competent Care (DCC) Model Development

  13. Disability-Competent Care (DCC) Model

  14. www.resourcesforintegratedcare.com

  15. Overview: DCC Social Work Curricular Resource • Goal: To develop a curriculum resource for social work education with easy to implement classroom resources • Organized primarily by Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) competency area, each with a list of suggested educational resources • Endorsed by CSWE and hosted on the website of CSWE’s Center on Diversity and Social & Economic Justice

  16. Development of the Curriculum Resource • Developed through collaboration between CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, The Lewin Group, individuals with disabilities, advocates and social work educators, including several current and past members of the CSWE Council on Disability and Persons with Disabilities. • Crosswalk of DCC to EPAS Competencies • Resource gathering • Vetting and collaboration with CSWE

  17. Tour of the Curriculum Guide Curriculum Resource Outline • Overview • Background • Methodology • EPAS Mapped to Disability Learning Outcomes • Educational Resources in companion excel database spreadsheet searchable by type of resource and competency • Ideas for Implicit Curriculum

  18. How to Use the Resource in the Classroom • Fit existing class content to the disability-competent framework • Use the resource list to bring a disability-related video or reading into an existing course • Think about the importance of disability in the implicit curriculum at the program level • Design content about ethical practice with people with disabilities • Construct disability as an important form of human diversity • Use one of the personal stories from the teaching resource list as an example in class.

  19. Ideas to Impact Implicit Curriculum • Consider changes to bring the school into greater compliance with the ADA. • Implementing a policy of universal design in curriculum. Universal design means learning designed to meet the learning needs of and accessible to all learners, according to the Center for Applied Special Technology. The CSWE CDPD compiled a list of universal design educational resources • Providing supports for students with exceptional learning needs • Hosting talks about disability-related issues • Developing and promoting student groups for students with disabilities • Connecting with university centers on disability. For a map see the Association of University Centers on Disabilities

  20. Discussion • Where do you see fit within the core curricula? • How will you use this resource in your courses?

  21. Thank you for Attending! Questions? Please email RIC@lewin.com • Follow Us • Stay up to date on all of the latest RIC resources by following us on: • Twitter:@Integrate_Care • SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/resourcesforintegratedcare • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-for-integrated-care/id1174053929 • YouTube: Subscribe to our channel, ResourcesforIntegratedCare • Curricular Guide on Issues of Disability and Disability-Competent Care

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