Anayansi Theater
09:00 - 09:40
Eileen Younghusband Award - International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
ESTHER LEMOS - Moderador / Moderator
- Universidad Estatal del Oeste del Paraná
(Brasil)
Main Speaker
Prof.
Lorena Molina
(Costa Rica)
09:50 - 10:30
Keynote Session
ANNA MARÍA CAMPANINI - Moderador / Moderator
- International Association of Schools of Social Work(IASSW)
Main Speaker
Prof.
Roberta Teresa Di Rosa
- Università degli Studi di Palermo
(Italy)
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Curriculum Vitae:
Social work has spread to almost all nations and its involvement in human rights and other significant international movements have grown. Though, due to the complexity of the relationships between cultures and social systems, some issues remain open regarding the impact of social work 'vision' on society models and values.
10:40 - 11:20
Keynote Session
SUH SANG MOK - Moderador / Moderator
- International Council on Social Welfare(ICSW)
Main Speaker
Doctor
Cecilia Heule
- Lund University/ PowerUs
(Sweden)
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Curriculum Vitae:
Cecilia Heule is a Ph. doctor in Social Work at Lund University. Together with colleagues, she has developed gap-mending practices within the education of social workers, including marginalised groups since twenty years back. The PowerUs network was initiated by her and colleagues from Sweden, the UK and Norway twelve years ago, and consists today of teachers, researchers, practitioners, service users and marginalised groups in partnership from 17 countries, committed to develop social work practice. Her research covers topics like gap-mending, service user participation and community development.
11:30 - 12:30
Poster Presentation
1 - Democracia, Derechos Humanos, Construcción de la Paz y Justicia Ecosocial
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
ATLAPA Islands Room / Salón Islas de ATLAPA
- The Global Social Services Workforce Alliance
01_Symposium/Simposios
09:00 - 09:40
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
09:50 - 10:30
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
10:40 - 11:20
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
11:30 - 12:30
Poster Presentation
1 - Democracia, Derechos Humanos, Construcción de la Paz y Justicia Ecosocial
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
ATLAPA Islands Room / Salón Islas de ATLAPA
- The Global Social Services Workforce Alliance
14:05 - 15:05
Presentation of the Global Agenda
Global Agenda
Speaker
Antoinette Lombard
- International Association of Schools of Social Work(IASSW)
Speaker
Professor
Tapio Salonen
- International Council on Social Welfare(ICSW)
Speaker
Professor
Shajahan P.K
- International Council on Social Welfare(ICSW)
15:05 - 16:05
Sub_17c
ICSW North East Asia Symposium: Social Actions for Supporting Mental Health in the Communities
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ICSW North East Asia Symposium: Social Actions for Supporting Mental Health in the Communities
Fen-Ling Chen
1
;
Soung-yee Kim
2
;
Tsz Man Chan
3
;
Pei-Yuen Tsai
1
;
Sukh-Ochir Batchuluun
4
;
Shih-Yu Chu
5
;
Jui-Chi Keng
5
1 - The Council of Social Welfare, Taiwan.
2 - Korea National Council on Social Welfare.
3 - New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association.
4 - Mongolian united association for social welfare.
5 - Child Welfare League Foundation.
Summary
With the implementation of The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the United Nations, independent living and social inclusion have been important issues that governments need to address. Therefore, how to take social actions to provide sufficient support for people with mental health issues in the communities is an important task for many organizations and individuals. In order to establish a supportive residential community, it may need inter-system collaboration networks that integrate various sectors and professions such as social work and welfare, mental rehabilitation, psychological counselling, medical services, education and employment services, police support, legal services, the court and so on. The actions for supporting mental health is a complicated task that could involve many matters like the allocation of financial resources, the work division between various professional workers and their training and the administrative integration between government departments and between central and local authorities. The practices could trigger some debates such as different perspectives between workers from diverse professions and trainings, the reconciliation between the protection of the rights of the mental disabled and the concern for community safety and the diverse needs and interests between community residents, family members and people with mental disability. In order to promote the welfare of people with mental health issues, it is crucial to exchange the experiences of policy formulation and implementation. The North East Asia (NEA) Region of ICSW has a long tradition to exchange experiences from one another and thus the NEA regional office organizes this symposium for NEA members to present their backgrounds and experiences in actions, policies and practices to support mental health in the communities. Through this symposium, the organizer expects the communication can facilitate the learning of good practices and further collaboration between NEA members and all participants of the SWSD conference.
Keywords (separate with commas)
mental health, community, independent living, social inclusion, North East Asia
Write here the title of the Symposium and the name of who coordinates it:
Title of Symposium: ICSW North East Asia Symposium: Social Actions for Supporting Mental Health in the Communities.\\\\\ Name of Coordinator: Pei-Yuen Tsai\
16:10 - 17:10
Area_03
Enganging Social Workers in Global Advocacy at the UN for Justice
#0327 |
Engaging Social Workers in Global Advocacy at the UN for Justice
Shirley Gabel
1
;
Lynne Healy
2
;
Rebecca Thomas
2
;
Martha Bragin
3
1 - Fordham University.
2 - University of Connecticut.
3 - Hunter College, CUNY.
Summary
Advocating at the United Nations (UN) is a daunting task for many social workers. The UN is so extensive, its system of agencies and relationships is complex and overlaid by politics, and there is no clear entry point for affecting change at the UN. However, as more of the social issues social workers confront in their local practices have global roots and international implications, it becomes imperative that social workers seeking justice learn how to shape policies and decisions made at the UN. IASSW and its sister organizations, IFSW and ICSW, have consultative status at the UN and regularly advocate on issues important to social work. One of the ways that IASSW has engaged in UN deliberations is through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs reach their midpoint in 2023 and to the disappointment of many, will not achieve the expected progress due to the COVID pandemic and other challenges. The pandemic added 75 million more people to those living in extreme poverty. Since 2020, the richest one-percent have captured almost two-thirds of all new wealth.This symposium tackles the possibilities available to social workers to accelerate progress toward the achievement of the SDGs by 2030. Collectively, this symposium will present an overview of IASSW’s involvement at the UN historically and in the present using ongoing examples of IASSW representatives to UN experiences advocating for more humane migration experiences including mental health supports, child protection during humanitarian crises, and opportunities for social workers to engage in antipoverty efforts – the highlighted SDG for 2024. An interactive experience will tie participants' experiences in local advocacy, community building, and inequality to the SDGs.
Keywords (separate with commas)
United Nations, advocacy, Sustainable Development Goals, global social work, migrants, humanitarian crises, child protection
Write here the title of the Symposium and the name of who coordinates it:
Fighting Poverty through the UNThe UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) is the central United Nations platform for the review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level. Each year several of the SDGs are selected as the theme to review progress across all countries. In addition, a cohort of nations are selected for voluntary national reviews (VNRs). VNRs aim to facilitate the sharing of experiences and lessons learned, as well as to strengthen the policies and institutions of governments, and to mobilize multi-stakeholder support for the SDGs. In 2024, the theme of the HLPF will be “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises.” As a result of the COVID pandemic, the war in the Ukraine, and disasters, more than four years of progress against extreme poverty was erased and nearly 700 million people are living in extreme poverty globally. Efforts to fight poverty are critical to social work. The presentation will demonstrate ways in which social workers can get involved in influencing knowledge and advocacy efforts at the UN on this topic by directly participating in proceedings, working with NGOs and UN Major Groups or Commissions, working within their own countries, nationally or locally, and lobbying other member countries. While annual HLPF meetings take place at the UN, typically in July, months of preparation go into these meetings, and there are many opportunities for advocacy. The presentation will highlight how local experiences affect global advocacy strategy through an interactive exercise. The 2024 HLPF will also review the effectiveness of the current UN process in achieving the SDGs. This is an opportunity for social workers to affect changes in the process to increase the participation of those whose voices are often not heard.
#0329 |
Fighting poverty (SDG 1) through the UN High-level Political Forum
Shirley Gabel
1
1 - Fordham University.
Summary
The UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) is the central United Nations platform for the review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level. Each year several of the SDGs are selected as the theme to review progress across all countries. In addition, a cohort of nations are selected for voluntary national reviews (VNRs). VNRs aim to facilitate the sharing of experiences and lessons learned, as well as to strengthen the policies and institutions of governments, and to mobilize multi-stakeholder support for the SDGs. In 2024, the theme of the HLPF will be “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises.” As a result of the COVID pandemic, the war in the Ukraine, and disasters, more than four years of progress against extreme poverty was erased and nearly 700 million people are living in extreme poverty globally. Efforts to fight poverty are critical to social work.The presentation will demonstrate ways in which social workers can get involved in influencing knowledge and advocacy efforts at the UN on this topic by directly participating in proceedings, working with NGOs and UN Major Groups or Commissions, working within their own countries, nationally or locally, and lobbying other member countries. While annual HLPF meetings take place at the UN, typically in July, months of preparation go into these meetings, and there are many opportunities for advocacy. The presentation will highlight how local experiences affect global advocacy strategy through an interactive exercise. The 2024 HLPF will also review the effectiveness of the current UN process in achieving the SDGs. This is an opportunity for social workers to affect changes in the process to increase participation of those whose voices are often not heard.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Sustainable Development Goals, antipoverty, United Nations
#0530 |
Social Work Advocacy at the United Nations to Challenge Global Inequality: Looking Back and Preparing for the Future
Lynne Healy
1
1 - University of Connecticut.
Summary
The social work profession has a long history of advocacy at the United Nations (UN). The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) gained consultative status as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in 1947, one of the earliest NGOs to do so. Since then, representatives have worked in New York and Geneva to advocate for social work values in areas where professional priorities and UN priorities mesh. Consultative status allows organizations access to UN meetings and ability to issue statements and organize workshops at major UN commission sessions. There are also opportunities to meet with government missions in New York and Geneva to advocate for policy positions. This paper will provide an overview of the history of the profession’s involvement at the UN. It will then discuss IASSW advocacy efforts on the adoption and implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 10 (SDG10) from 2014 to the present to illustrate effective use of consultative status. SDG10 is “to reduce inequality within and among countries.” This is perhaps the most important goal for social work as the gap between rich and poor in most nations and growing episodes of bias and hate crimes have increased dramatically in the early 21st century and increased further in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. SDG10’s broad view of inequality encompasses all forms of discrimination and unequal life chances in addition to poverty. From negotiations leading to adoption through implementation to date, IASSW has worked in coalitions with diverse NGOs to argue for inclusion of SDG10 in the final 2030 agenda, to conduct research on progress, and to use this research for mission advocacy and special workshops at meetings of the Commission for Social Development. The paper concludes with recommendations for improved social work impact, especially as the UN prepares for a 2025 World Social Summit.
Keywords (separate with commas)
United Nations, IASSW, consultative status, SDG10, inequality, advocacy
#0539 |
Strategies to protect the rights of migrants
Rebecca Thomas
1
1 - University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus.
Summary
IASSW has active representatives’ faculty and students to the NGO committee on Migration. This committee has a consultative relationship with the United Nations. Target 10.7 of the SDGs focuses on the facilitation of the orderly, safe regular and responsible migration and mobility of people including the implementation of planning and well-managed polices. An important avenue for global advocacy to ensure justice. This presentation will highlight some of the initiatives, advocacy efforts, engagement and policy statements made to address the rights of migrants. For example, in response to the Global Compact for Migration (2016), the UN global agreement on a common approach to international migration, the NGO committee developed polices and practices to ensure that the Compact has practical and concrete suggestions for migration governance that can be implemented by social workers, practitioners and students advance safety, justice, and engage in anti-poverty efforts. This presentation will facilitate a discussion on the discourse on migration, economic, social development, and justice/human rights. Content will highlight who migrants are, why they move, and what they contribute to their communities, upholds the dignity and identities of migrants, strengthens social cohesion, and works to eliminate xenophobia and discrimination against people on the move. Awareness of the use of negative language and images used have real impacts on migrants and their families. Race and ethnicity, and the systemic link between migration and racial injustice, are central to the human rights and non-discrimination principles of the Global Compact for Migration.Finally, this presentation will share an innovative initiative that is collecting positive migrant stories. The goal of this project is to share, inspire and collect stories of migrants and their contributions to their new local communities. iTAC (It takes a community), a social media campaign of the Civil Society Mechanism of the Global Forum on Migration and Development.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Global advocacy, Global Compact for Migration, advocacy initiatives, advocacy efforts, engagement and policy statements
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#0327: Engaging social workers in global advocacy at the UN for justice.
#1217 |
Envisioning Wellbeing: An empowering strategy enabling communities to design, monitor and evaluate psychosocial programs to designed to heal and transform from violence and disaster
Martha Bragin
1
1 - Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, CUNY.
Summary
When disaster strikes, the social work community is often called in to support psychological and social wellbeing. In recent years there has be an emphasis on the need to recognize suffering and to make space for mourning in order to heal. We may be pressured to work quickly, as the suffering before us can be easily seen. We may also be members of the affected communities ourselves. \ We may find ourselves ignoring those who have been marginalized prior to the emergency, As a result, we may find ourselves basing our assessments more on lacks and suffering, than on strengths and ignoring community aspirations as we focus on loss. This talk will describe and give examples of a methodology that focuses on community ideas of and aspirations for psychological and social well-being,\ One way to address these issues and still provide inclusive, psychosocial support and insure accountability to affected communities is the SEE_PET. The SEE-PET is a published, participatory method that enables the design, monitoring, and evaluation of psychosocial programs undertaken during humanitarian emergencies. \ Community members work with social work researchers to identify domains of well-being, how they were addressed in the past, what is possible now, and how to create transformative systems where essential elements are missing. In several instances, this exercise allowed disparate community members to find commonality in seeking a better life togetherThis talk will describe the SEE_PET and provide an example of its use in situations of disaster and armed conflict, including the development of specific mechanisms for program design, monitoring and \ evaluation.\
Keywords (separate with commas)
inclusion, \ community, well-being, psychosocial support, \ disaster, participatory monitoring and evaluation, trauma, \ transformation
17:10 - 18:10
Area_03
Mandates, interventions and extremism - perspectives on the intersection between Politics and Social Work in Germany and Switzerland
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Mandates, interventions and extremism - perspectives on the intersection between Politics and Social Work in Germany and Switzerland
Matthias Kachel
1
;
Tobias Kindler
2
;
Eva Maria Loeffler
3
;
Katrin Degen
4
1 - BayWISS Promotionskolleg Sozialer Wandel / Graduate School "Social Change" at the Bavarian Academic Forum.
2 - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule / Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
3 - Technische Hochschule Köln / Köln University of Applied Sciences.
4 - Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg; University of Bamberg, BayWISS Promotionskolleg Sozialer Wandel / Graduate School "Social Change" at the Bavarian Academic Forum.
Summary
Social workers are constantly in touch with politics - political decisions that lead to the implementation or the dismantling of social services, political movements and issues that influence their clients' or their own lives or social and political circumstances that lead to discrimination or exclusion. Social workers therefore have a unique perspective on all three dimensions of politics - policy, polity and politics - and need to be able to discern how to influence change or how to help others to make their own changes. Social workers have, through their education, some academic privilege and their professionalism is imbued with a certain amount of power towards clients. This presents the question of how these two dimensions are viewed and used by social workers and how they attain knowledge about the political system and the possibilities of influencing it. Furthermore, social work as a profession needs to be aware of the exclusionary tendencies of far right extremist movements and the logics that lead to the inclusion and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ people in order to prevent said exclusion.In our symposium, we are going to shed a light on four projects from Germany and Switzerland that concern themselves with the role of civics education in the education of social workers and with the question of how and at what level social workers become active themselves in the political arena as well as questions of how the far right in Germany normalizes certain aspects of queerness within their ranks in order to seem more appealing.
Keywords (separate with commas)
social work, social workers, social policy, politics, social policy engagement, policy engagement, direct democracy, democracy, social activism, advocacy, politics as a job, profession, holding elected office, political mandate, biographies, civics education, political education, social work study programme, content analysis, learning, far right movements, political extremism, right wing extremism, discourse analysis, inclusion, exclusion, LGBTQIA+, lesbian, gays, queer, non-heteronormative, processes of normalization
Write here the title of the Symposium and the name of who coordinates it:
Matthias Kachel
02_Symposium/Simposios
09:00 - 09:40
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
09:50 - 10:30
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
10:40 - 11:20
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
11:30 - 12:30
Poster Presentation
2 - Ética en el Trabajo Social y Desarrollo Social
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
ATLAPA Islands Room / Salón Islas de ATLAPA
- The Global Social Services Workforce Alliance
14:05 - 15:05
Sub_17c
Advancing Global Mental Health: Harnessing Localized Practices and Interventions
#0470 |
Advancing Global Mental Health: Harnessing Localized Practices and Interventions
Tara Powell
1
;
Moses Okumu
1
;
Flora Cohen
1
;
Benjamin Lough
1
1 - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Summary
There is an urgent need to address mental health conditions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and humanitarian settings. This symposium sheds light on the significance of localized mental health practices and interventions, exploring gaps and opportunities for future research. The first paper emphasizes the need for reliable, culturally valid measurement tools, as well as rigorous and replicable research designs. It stresses the integration of local knowledge, practices, and implementation science methods in global mental health policies and programs for optimal effectiveness. The second paper explores the potential of digital technologies, specifically eHealth literacy, in reaching marginalized populations, including forcibly displaced youth in Uganda. It underscores the necessity of contextualizing and tailoring mental health information delivered through digital tools to the specific needs of displaced populations. The third paper underscores the unique concerns and needs of children and adolescents in refugee settlements in Uganda who are experiencing conflict and displacement. It suggests that increasing educational activities, improving access to livelihood resources, and supporting caregivers' parenting methods can enhance young people’s mental health. The final paper delves into the process of engaging diverse stakeholders in co-learning to identify locally informed mental health practices. It advocates for the integration of traditional healing practices rooted in diverse cultural traditions. However, it also emphasizes the need to balance localized methods with a do-no-harm approach and evidence trusted in low-resource contexts. Collectively, these four papers emphasize the critical importance of incorporating locally informed approaches and culturally appropriate mental health policies and practices to support individuals and communities in diverse global settings. They advance our knowledge about the importance of harnessing local knowledge, practices, and digital innovations to address prevailing mental health challenges in LMICs and humanitarian settings.
Keywords (separate with commas)
global mental health, local knowledge, indigenization, eHealth, displaced populations, refugees, co-learning
Write here the title of the Symposium and the name of who coordinates it:
Social Development in Mental Health
15:05 - 16:05
Sub_17a
Guyana at a crossroads: diversity, vulnerable sub-groups and the promise of development
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Guyana at a crossroads: diversity, vulnerable sub-groups and the promise of development
Dianna DaSilva-Glasgow
1
1 - University of Guyana.
Summary
Guyana is a culturally diverse society with six ethnic groups. That diversity in recent years has been further extended with the inflow of Venezuelan migrants seeking asylum as well as immigrants from other nationalities seeking to benefit from the new and developing oil and gas sector.\\ The ethnic diversity of the country has shaped social systems and together with the distribution of natural resources and the nature of governance systems, has influenced economic disparities in the performance of ethnic groups and geographical sub-systems. With the economic and social landscape of the country shifting, policymakers have been required to adjust to accommodate new sub-groups such as migrants, as well as to increase focus and reconsider policy needs of existing marginalized and vulnerable sub-groups such as persons with disabilities, children and indigenous communities.\\ This symposium is focused on papers that examine the challenges confronting vulnerable subgroups in Guyana inclusive of the protection of children in the care of the state, persons with disabilities and migrant children. All of the papers follow an interdisciplinary approach and seek to understand the current needs of the identified vulnerable groups. As Guyana is at a watershed moment in its development, the analyses are useful in identifying gaps that may need to be addressed to improve the general welfare of the sub-groups and professionals providing psychological and social support to such groups. This would help to shape social action, policies and academic discourses that can contribute to a more inclusive and equitable development going forward. \\ \\
Keywords (separate with commas)
vulnerable, diversity, responsive, welfare, disabilities, children, professionals, migrants\ Note: Submission is being proposed as a Symposium that will include the following papers which have been submitted separately:Abstract Number 1:\ Theme # 17(a):Social Work/Social Development in Child/Family Welfare/Child Protection\ \ Revisiting the Madhia Tragedy: Implications for Social Work Practice in Guyana\ \ 1Mrs. Dionne Frank (MSc)2Associate Professor Craig Burns (PhD)3Mr. Julian Khan (MSc)\ \ \ Abstract Number 2:\ Theme # 17(c):Health/ Mental Health\ The Impact of Vicarious Trauma on Helping Professionals: The Mahdia Tragedy in Guyana.\ 1Mrs. Shonell Smith Enoe (MSc)2Dr. Paulette Henry (PhD)3 Ms. Latoya Beckles (MSc)4 Ms. Ornetta Waldron (MSc)5 Ms. Chelsea Halley Crawford (MSc)\ \ Abstract Number 3:\ Theme # 17(d):Disability\ Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Guyanese Society: Challenges and Setbacks\ 1\ Dr...\ Dianna DaSilva-Glasgow (PhD)2\ Mrs.\ Dionne Frank (MSc)\ \ \ Abstract Number 4:\ Theme # 17(i):Migration, Refugeeism, Asylum Seeking\ Language Barriers, Social Integration and Learning Challenges: An Exploratory Analysis of Venezuelan Migrant Families and Students in Guyana\ 1 Dr. Duane Edwards (PhD),\ 2\ Ms. Anjie Lambert (MSc)\ 3\ Mr. \ Jason Allicock (MBA)\ \
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Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Guyanese Society: Challenges and Setbacks
Dianna DaSilva-Glasgow
1
;
Dionne Frank
1
1 - University of Guyana.
Summary
This paper\ is focused on persons with disabilities (PWDs). It provides a cursory situational analysis of the extent of disabilities in Guyana and assesses the current state of participation and factors posing limitations to effective participation of PWDS in Guyana. The paper employs a mixed method approach where qualitative data is obtained from interviews and focus group discussions with PWDs as well as a national cross-regional survey. Based on both approaches barriers are categorized along the lines of physical, organization, and attitudinal and practice barriers.\ In light of the current policy initiatives and the barriers identified, the paper undertakes a gap analysis to provide directives on areas where further policy guidance may be needed to position PWDs to more effectively participate in society, particularly in light of the evolving economic and social landscape of the country.\ Theoretical insights are drawn from Sen’s Capability Approach which had identified conversion factors as key to the ends people are able to achieve from the resources available to them. The results confirm that among the list of barriers considered, organizational barriers are more pervasive as well as physical barriers. The research recommends that more active steps be taken to have all PWDs registered with legitimate bodies that could support them through information dissemination and other forms of support. The research also recommends swifter implementation of the national strategy to support development of PWDs as it will help to address several of the challenges identified by PWDs.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Persons with Disabilities, participation, organizational barriers, physical barriers, policy\
#1309 |
Revisiting the Madhia Tragedy: Implications for Social Work Practice in Guyana
Dionne Frank
1
;
Craig Burns
2
;
Julian Khan
3
1 - University of Guyana.
2 - University of North Dakota.
3 - Families Matter.
Summary
Guyana's contemporary history records Monday, May 22,\ 2023,\ as one of its darkest days, following the incineration of the Madhia Secondary School Dorm and the resultant deaths of twenty indigenous children from four remote communities. While\ the tragedy evoked rapid responses from\ governmental and non-governmental agencies, the\ public discourse focused on the\ state's failure to follow\ occupational and safety standards in\ state-controlled buildings,\ the\ plight\ of\ parents who enrol their children in "dorm schools" to facilitate their access to education and\ the vulnerability of Guyana's indigenous peoples.\ As social work educators and\ practitioners, Guyana's limitations in realising the rights of children in state care and\ the\ gaps in the national response were obvious. Further, our deconstruction of the universal response to the tragedy highlighted numerous areas of mitigation and prevention where the social work profession is uniquely situated to provide guidance and leadership to prevent such tragedies.This\ paper\ uses a critical lens to interrogate the responses to the Madhia tragedy. It is based on the content analysis of global news publications, reports, and a disaster response framework.\ Using the 2019 fire at the Jamaica National Children's Home as a case study, we examine the role of a comprehensive disaster framework in protecting institutionalised children before, during and after a disaster.\ Further, we recognise the need for Guyana to embrace one of the historical foundations of social work practice, the person-in-environment perspective, based on its integration of systems theory. We conclude the paper by\ identifying\ areas where social workers and the social work profession as a national entity\ in Guyana\ can change the practice approach.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Madhia Tragedy, Guyana, Disaster Response, Social Work Practice, Person-in-the-environment perspective\
#1313 |
Language Barriers, Social Integration and Learning Challenges: An Exploratory Analysis of Venezuelan Migrant Families and Students in Guyana
Duane Edwards
1
;
Anije Saul
2
;
Jason Allicock
1
1 - University of Guyana.
2 - Project Development Consultancy.
Summary
The ongoing economic, social, and political crises in Venezuela have pushed over 6 million migrants and refugees out of the country since 2014, large cross-sections of which are entering neighboring Guyana. Consequently, Guyana is now home to more than 24,000 Venezuelan migrants and refugees. Three factors have influenced the influx of migrants into Guyana: geographical proximity and a porous border, historical links with Guyana, and the fact that Guyana has emerged on the international scene as a major oil producer with projections of significant economic wealth. Venezuelan migrants are coming as entire family units with parents and school aged children. This paper is focused on the academic welfare of migrant children. It provides an exploratory analysis of the experiences of Venezuelan migrant students as they attempt to integrate into the local school system in a different cultural context from what they are used to Understanding the experiences of migrant children is important to position Guyana to more effectively support the children displaced by this humanitarian debacle who have sought the country’s aid through relocation. The paper employs a mixed method approach using descriptive statistics and thematic analyses which focus on the nature of the challenges faced by migrant families and students, the educational challenges and performance gaps between migrant and local students and the opportunities to create an inclusive environment. The study finds that the main challenge affecting migrant students is the language barrier. It therefore centers the analysis around this core issue and analyses the main strategy being currently employed to remove this barrier.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Venezuelan migrants, Venezuelan students, immigration in Guyana, refugees in Guyana
#1322 |
The Impact of Vicarious Trauma on Helping Professionals: The Mahdia Tragedy in Guyana.
Shonell Smith Enoe
1
;
Paulette Henry
1
;
Latoya Beckles
1
;
Ornetta Waldron
1
;
Chelsey Halley-Crawford
1
1 - University of Guyana.
Summary
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Twenty young lives were lost in a fire in an Amerindian village -Mahdia- in Guyana. Social workers, psychologists, and other helping professionals (SPHP)\ were galvanized into action as they were moved into Mahdia to counsel and provide psychosocial support to survivors, family members, and other bystanders within the community. As is customary with most helping professions, every effort was made to provide service beyond self.\ Although our helping professionals have been addressing trauma, the magnitude of the Mahadia tragedy was unprecedented. This has placed a heavier burden of care on our SPHP.\ This study uses vicarious trauma which evolves from the Constructivist Self-Development Theory (CSDT) in the conceptualization of the trauma experienced by SPHP. Several explanations of vicarious trauma point to its detrimental impact on professionals based on their exposure to second-hand trauma.\ The literature has shown that helping professionals experience vicarious trauma resulting from the traumatic experiences of their clients. While the emphasis is on vicarious traumatization, other forms of occupational stress resulting from the interventions of the SPHP will be discussed, the primary questions that this study seeks to answer are: (1) What were the experiences of helping professionals during the intervention processes with the survivors of the Mahadia fire? (2) How were SPHP affected by these interventions? (3) What formal and non-formal frameworks are in place to\ support SPHP? Data for this qualitative study is garnered from debriefing sessions and key informant interviews with SPHP. The findings will be useful for social work educators and professionals at both the teaching and practice levels in supporting curriculum reform geared towards exploring how SPHP address or cope with vicarious trauma and the impact on SPHP if left unattended. It would also be important for policymakers to understand how trauma impacts\ SPHP so that they can receive the support needed.\ \
Keywords (separate with commas)
Helping professionals, vicarious trauma, Mahdia, tragedy
16:10 - 17:10
Area_07
Social Work: Towards a Social Coexistence of Solidarity
#0433 |
Social Work: Towards a Social Coexistence of Solidarity
Shantal Gámiz Vidiella
1
;
Nelia Tello Peón
2
1 - Médicos sin Fronteras/Erasmus Mundus.
2 - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM.
Summary
This symposium is composed by two conferences that aim to present a SW non-dominant episteme developed in Mexico throughout a period of thirty-five years, that has constituted itself as one of the main referents across LATAM for practicing and thinking about contemporary SW, after the reconceptualization movement. It relates to the Joint Conference on SWSD 2024 central theme, because it will present a disciplinary proposal in which the professional action of SW falls onto the relational forms as social configurations resulting from myriad types of relationships created by subjects who weave together every day social processes, such as: equality/inequality; competition/ cooperation; exclusion/ inclusion; violence/ solidarity; integration/disintegration; liberty/submission, without leaving no one behind. Moreover, it relates to theme number 7, because the SW epistemology that will be presented in the symposium has to do with introducing an alternative logic from the dominant that integrates knowledge recovered from professional practice. At the same time, it articulates a comprehensive common language for our profession while considering that neoliberalism, capitalism, and socio–economic models imported by the global north onto the global south, have resulted in differentiated social dynamics within global societies that tend to spread narratives that generate enemies while establishing violence as a dominant form of relating to each other. In that sense, the symposium also relates to theme number 10, because it will address the task of SW faced with the global problem of social violence, aiming to provide a useful benchmark for practitioners when intervening within contexts of violence, towards a social co-existence of solidarity.The desired outcome is to create awareness on the fact that even when SW has been spoken about and done in so many myriad ways, it is still possible to build from our differences and to identify unity in the ontological dispersion of the profession/discipline itself.
Keywords (separate with commas)
non-dominant episteme of social work, international social work, social intervention against violence, social coexistence of solidarity, task of social work.
Write here the title of the Symposium and the name of who coordinates it:
Shantal Gámiz Vidiella, Symposium Convener Panel 1. About Social Work The region of LATAM went through a deep politicization period during the era of SW reconceptualization. In consequence, SW practitioners learned tough but fruitful lessons about how SW as a profession/discipline, could subsist in the disciplinary field of social sciences: not as a subordinate to other professions but concerned with the construction of specific conceptual, historical, and methodological elements. As such is the case of Mexico with Tello’s non-dominant episteme of SW which should be understood as an invitation for different Traditional/Postcolonial/Decolonial/Indigenous/Emancipatory approaches of SW to try and find points of agreement on what it is that SW studies as a profession and what it does as a discipline. In this panel, Tello will explain why SW can only be a comprehensive theoretical construction if its framework of knowledge is constructed through a transdisciplinary outlook, with a complex thought, and based on a specific epistemology that is capable of articulate knowledge from the point at which a segment of reality is being approached. In that sense, the panel will be about a new SW episteme, that reflects on its task, and it is functional in differentiating its specificity. On that note, Tello will share the conclusions of her latest academic publication[1] that include the ontological-theoretical and methodological benchmarks of her SW non-dominant episteme. Therefore, in this panel, the author will delve on her own SW Theory and talk about how to develop intervention strategies and models from such a SW episteme. It is worth mentioning that the guest speaker of this panel has reflected on the knowledge presented on this panel and discussed it with numerous colleagues, academics, and professionals in the field of social work, as well as with students for over the past thirty-five years and that her latest academic publication reintroduces, specifies, and summarizes the results about social work that she has gathered and disseminated across LATAM. Panel 2. Social Work Towards a Social Co-existence of SolidarityFully understanding the non-dominant episteme of SW that is being presented in the symposium, implies that social workers should be capable of positioning themselves in the subject’s social relations, or with the social processes (i.e., equality/inequality; competition/ cooperation; exclusion/ inclusion; violence/ solidarity; integration/disintegration; liberty/submission) as the point in which they intervene, and not in the product of such relational forms. Even further, thinking about SW from such a non-dominant episteme also implies that social workers know that they are going to unleash processes of change, but that it is not their responsibility as a profession to totally modify society. Instead, their professional practice contributes to the construction of autonomous subjects with socio-historic responsibility that enable solidarity co-existence. Thus, it implies that social workers have clarity on
key concepts conceived by Tello’s such as, violence, spaces of safety, social processes, among others. In this panel, Vidiella will talk about why Tello’s non-dominant episteme should be seriously considered into the international debate of SW as well as how it can inform various SW Traditional/Postcolonial/Decolonial/Indigenous/Emancipatory approaches, such as Māori Indigenous SW, Ubuntu as a SW pan-African concept and Sewpaul’s Emancipatory SW theory. On that account, the guest speaker will also present her latest academic publication[2] which delves into the task of international social work against violence. Therefore, Vidiella will present her contributions to Nelia Tello's theory and will delve into the key concepts to strengthen the disciplinary limits of social work and the specialized knowledge that practitioners bring when they join multidisciplinary teams that work against violence: Towards a social so-existence of solidarity. It is worth mentioning that the guest speaker of this panel has maintained a twelve-year relationship with Tello; on a personal basis, as a student, and later, as an apprentice, wherein she has had the opportunity to learn and discuss in-depth the non-dominant episteme that will be presented in the symposium. [1] Tello, N. (2021) Social Work. National Autonomous University of Mexico [UNAM]. CDMX, Mexico. [2] Vidiella, S. (2022) International Social Work against Violence. [Master Thesis, Makerere University]. Kampala, Uganda.
17:10 - 18:10
Sub_17h
The proposal of Critical Social Gerontology: contributions to the debate on thetheory and practice of Social Work
#1590 |
The proposal of Critical Social Gerontology: contributions to the debate on thetheory and practice of Social Work
Alexandra Mustafá
1
;
Nanci Soares
2
1 - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE - Brasil.
2 - Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP - Brasil.
Summary
The objective is present the proposal of Critical Social Gerontology, a current structuredin Brazil, based on the Critical Theory of the Ethical-political Project of Social Work.According to which it understands aging as a process that is the result of individual andsocial life, deeply marked by social inequalities of class, gender, race, ethnicity, amongothers, thus showing the heterogeneity of aging. The following assumptions are adopted:contemplate, in theoretical-methodological analysis, the historical movement of socialrelations of capitalist production and reproduction; approach old age as a socialproduction, as in modern society this analysis is related to the socio-metabolic order ofcapital reproduction; contextualize ‘health x illness’, associated with pauperization, ofold workers: expression of the social issue and the vision of totality against the rationalityof capital. This Symposium is expected to socialize the discussion of Critical SocialGerontology, aiming to build a network of knowledge production (research) andexchange of knowledge about aging, which becomes increasingly urgent given that theworld population tends to live more and more. It can be seen, from now on, that the humanbeing in his most advanced stage is an elderly person and, therefore, in order for him todevelop his potential, it is necessary that his life is valued socio-intellectuallyeconomicallyin full, that is, that the Arriving at an advanced age represents a growth inconsideration and influence in society due to the experience that only years can give tosomeone. Thus, as social work works to guarantee social and human rights, aninternational mobilization with a scientific methodology and excellent logistics can bestructured and inaugurated from this symposium, making the international integration ofsocial workers gain more weight in contemporary times, when ultra-neoliberal
Keywords (separate with commas)
Write here the title of the Symposium and the name of who coordinates it:
The proposal of Critical Social Gerontology: contributions to the debate on thetheory and practice of Social Work\ Alexandra Mustafá
03_Workshops_English
09:00 - 09:40
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
09:50 - 10:30
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
10:40 - 11:20
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
11:30 - 12:30
Poster Presentation
10 - Diversidad y Respuestas Psicosociales en Situaciones de Catástrofe
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
ATLAPA Islands Room / Salón Islas de ATLAPA
- The Global Social Services Workforce Alliance
14:05 - 14:35
Area_02
Creating Antiracist, Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Learning Experiences Using Motivational Interviewing
#0047 |
Creating Antiracist, Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Learning Experiences Using Motivational Interviewing
Rhonda DiNovo
1
;
Melissa Freedman
2
;
Daniel Freedman
3
;
Lana Cook
1
1 - University of South Carolina.
2 - Independent Consultant.
3 - George Mason University.
Summary
This workshop offers participants an opportunity to connect motivational interviewing techniques to fostering antiracist, diverse, equitable, and inclusive (ADEI) learning experiences. It is imperative that leaning environments value and actively welcome multiple perspectives and voices through authentic exchanges. These exchanges require individuals to first engage in honest reflection and self-examination, challenging biases, contributions to and/or passive complicity. The philosophy and practice techniques of motivational interviewing aligns with foundational social work theories including person and relationship centered approaches, self-determination, and the stages of change. The guided, collaborative conversation style of motivational interviewing can be used to assist a program in examining its mission and values, exploring discrepancies and conflict, assessing readiness for change, building motivation and consensus, and securing commitment to change. Using active awareness and curiosity, individuals can explore and determine how their behaviors are consistent with and reflect social work values. Through the creation and implementation of a ADEI implicit curriculum, one which is framed by motivational interviewing practices of partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation within it, social work programs may recognize and develop what motivational interviewing calls the “habits of the heart”. This interactive workshop provides an opportunity for participants to examine their programs with respect to readiness for change and commitment to ADEI in their respective learning environments. Participants will explore ways to engage in critical dialogue and elicit change talk to value human exchange, appreciate diversity and difference, and challenge injustices and oppressive status quos. Participants will have an opportunity to exchange ideas and participate in an experiential activity using motivational interviewing techniques (e.g., values exploration, OARS) to learn how they may be applied to their programs.
Keywords (separate with commas)
motivational interviewing, anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, ADEI, learning environment, implicit curriculum
14:35 - 15:05
Area_02
Promoting equity in social work education role management: Balancing program integrity and student wellness
#0055 |
Promoting equity in social work education role management: Balancing program integrity and student wellness
Lana Cook
1
;
Melissa Freedman
2
;
Rhonda DiNovo
1
;
Daniel Freedman
3
1 - University of South Carolina.
2 - Independent Consultant.
3 - George Mason University.
Summary
Core functions of social work practitioners are to assess and intervene. When students present with mental health concerns, social work faculty may be vulnerable to blurred boundaries between educator and practitioner roles. We will identify ethical implications of tensions between these roles and explore collaborative and inclusive strategies for successful management. As the diversity and intersectionality of student identities and populations in higher education becomes more expansive, institutional infrastructures and supports must match the diverse needs of students. Given this changing landscape, the continued impacts of a global pandemic and related grief and loss, and increasing barriers and proposed limits of academic freedom in designing and offering antiracist, diverse, equitable and inclusive academic environments, mental health support and treatment continue to be top priorities on campuses. Today's social work educators must have the awareness, knowledge, and skills to successfully navigate the tensions among demonstrating core social work values and functions, engaging in ethical practices and promoting the academic success and wellness of students. Policies and practices should be collaboratively established within programs and institutions that support social work educators in those endeavors in concert with supportive approaches for students. This workshop will explore potentially conflicting roles and risks of actions as educators versus social work practitioners. Presenters will introduce strategies to mitigate risks associated with the tension between these roles. The presentation seeks to provide participants an opportunity to examine professional identity and roles; antiracist and ethical practice in academia; identify opportunities for institutional policy development founded on joint action; and strategies that lead to program integrity and student success.
Keywords (separate with commas)
role management; student wellness; antiracist inclusive learning environments; collaborative policy development
15:05 - 15:35
Area_08
What is involved in spiritually informed pedagogy and practice?: Competencies for holistic social work practice
#0187 |
What is involved in spiritually informed pedagogy and practice?: Competencies for holistic social work practice
Heather Boynton
1
;
Christine Walsh
1
1 - University of Calgary.
Summary
Spirituality often plays a central role in the lives of many individuals, families, and communities, and it intersects with culture and identity. Spiritual rituals, activities and practices can be a source of strength during difficult life events and through the healing process. In fact, experiencing adverse events and trauma can stimulate posttraumatic growth. However, they can also elicit spiritual distress, rumination, pain, and a need for spiritual processing and meaning making. Social work practitioners will inevitably encounter individuals experiencing trauma and needing support, which can entail attention to the spiritual dimension of care. Further, research demonstrates that social workers are encountering spiritual concerns and working with individuals experiencing spiritual crisis and distress, and clients want their spirituality to be addressed in counselling. Therefore, social work students require the knowledge and tools for developing a spiritually sensitive approach to practice to be better prepared for professional practice. With this recognition, accreditation standards for academic institutions are beginning to include the spiritual dimension, and organizations where social workers are to be employed are including spiritual assessments as part of practice. Yet, the social work curriculum in Canada has not yet fully embraced spirituality in pedagogy for preparing students.We propose that a spiritually informed pedagogy can support social justice efforts and provide students with pathways for re-imagining healing, growth, and transcendence for their clients. This workshop will offer findings from research on an undergraduate elective social work course in spirituality designed and taught by the lead presenter at the University of Calgary. A competency framework depicting attributes of ethical practice and knowledge, skills, and attitudes for practice will be shared and participants will be invited to discuss and share how these findings might be applicable for their own educational context and share their own experiences of including spirituality in pedagogy.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Spirituality, pedagogy, social work, spiritually informed, competency, students, curriculum, evaluation
15:35 - 16:05
Area_08
Religion, spirituality, and inter-faith dialogue in social work
#0463 |
Religion, spirituality, and inter-faith dialogue in social work
Somaya Abdullah
1
1 - University of Cape Town.
Summary
Religion and spirituality are critical components of inclusive social work. Successful intervention requires being informed about clients’ religious and spiritual worldviews and value systems and how they influence their lives. By understanding these dimensions in a client’s life, appropriate coping behaviors in the context of their lived experiences can be enhanced. It can also be an opportunity for mutual empowerment between practitioners and their clients, as well as in communities where religious, spiritual, and value systems differ. This interactive workshop will explore processes that can support peaceful co-existence based on social engagement through inter-faith dialogue. The aim is to hear diverse experiences of religious and culturally sensitive social work through the narratives of the workshop participants and to propose strategies that could support its practice with different communities. Such an approach could broaden the scope of social work beyond traditional methods, which is especially important as societies become more diverse as a result of circumstances that cause social tensions such as war, global conflicts, and forced migration, among others. The workshop will commence with a presentation of inter-religious dialogue, drawing on principles of Christian, Islamic, and African spirituality as examples. Participants will be given the opportunity to present their experiences, which will be collectively debated to ideally construct a preliminary framework for socially engaged change based on the inclusion of religion and spirituality in social work and social development.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Religion, spirituality, inter-faith dialogue, culturally sensitive practice
16:10 - 16:40
Area_08
Understanding Trauma and Alcohol Misuse among Undocumented Hispanic Immigrants and the Mapping Protocol
#0312 |
Understanding Trauma and Alcohol Misuse among Undocumented Hispanic Immigrants and the Mapping Protocol
Carmen Jimenez
1
1 - Counseling Consultation Service, Inc..
Summary
Recently arrived Hispanic immigrants who come to the United States are exposed to risks both in their native country and in the U.S. Moreover, many immigrants experience trauma while crossing illegally into the U.S. and are challenged in articulating traumatic events, high rates of binge-drinking, driving without a valid license, and alcohol impaired driving among those who consume alcohol. To support effective interventions against these concerning trends, the Mapping Protocol® can be used to collect an interactive timeline and identify targets related to immigration and resettlement, given the growing need for cultural sensitivity in evaluating clients with a history of relocation and understanding the immigration experience.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Hispanic, immigrants, migration, resettlement, alcohol, trauma, culture, diversity, mapping
16:40 - 17:10
Sub_17c
Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CA-CBT)
#0695 |
Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CA-CBT)
Vinita Puri
1
1 - Resilience Counselling and Coaching Services.
Summary
Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CaCBT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy protocol that has been shown to be as effective as standard medication for the treatment of depression, anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain, and other common health problems. The model was recently adapted to be responsive to the needs of diverse cultures and communities. The CaCBT protocol was developed through qualitative research; whereby participants included Social Workers, health professionals (including mental health therapists) clients with diagnoses of anxiety and/or depression, and their caregivers. This practical, skill-based training has been used to train Social Workers and other mental health professionals across Canada. This is the first time it will be introduced into a global space. Social Workers and other professionals will be able to learn about CaCBT and sign up for virtual training with the presenter who is one of the few Master Trainers for CaCBT. The presentation will include an overview of the protocol and a brief education simulation. At the end of the session, participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback and share how they may implement the CaCBT training within their own communities across the world. Discounts for virtual training will be used as an incentive to encourage engagement and participation. \
Keywords (separate with commas)
Culturally Adapted, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, evidence-based, psychotherapy, protocol, health, mental health, anxiety, depression, social work, social work education, skills-based, training, research, knowledge transfer, virtual training, Canada, Global, social development, diversity, inclusion.
17:10 - 17:40
Sub_17c
Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation (CREE) as an Emancipatory Approach in Social Work
#0422 |
Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation (CREE) as an Emancipatory Approach in Social Work
Tamarah Moss
1
1 - Bryn Mawr College.
Summary
This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to learn what culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE) is, as well as consider the application in social work in various international, cultural and practice settings and this type of evaluation acts as an Emancipatory Approach in social work practice, where the voice of community is centered and practice is informing research. The author is an experienced international social work evaluator, educator and researcher focused on examining the ways that social work practice in culturally responsive and equitable evaluation is an Emancipatory process to inform social work research. Research indicates that Culturally responsive evaluation (CRE) is a methodology that acknowledges culture as a necessary analytical factor influencing programs and their potential outcomes Equitable evaluation frameworks are based on “reflective and reflexive practice” that are essential to social work practice and research, as well as guides and facilitates the understanding that power dynamics borne from systemic inequities often dampen marginalized voices and ignore culture and lived experiences. This leads to ill-measured outcomes, and may exacerbate inequities. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to understand and define what CREE is from history to current day, describe the 9 steps of culturally responsive evaluation, understand the importance of respecting diversity, consider practice and social action, and be able to design a preliminary logic model for CREE in their various cultural and practice settings, that informs continued social work research as an Emancipatory Approach.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE), practice informed research, evaluation, social work practice, methodology
17:40 - 18:10
Sub_17c
The Essentials of the DSM-5-TR
#0196 |
The Essentials of the DSM-5-TR
Tyler Arguello
1
1 - California State University, Sacramento.
Summary
Description: This workshop is a critical opportunity for all licensed clinicians, practitioners, and graduate students to understand the substantive advancements in psychodiagnosing with the recent publication of the DSM-5-TR. The essentials of the 5-TR will be reviewed, including the new diagnoses, progressive changes in language and phrasing, science-based cultural considerations in diagnostic formulations, and the changes in dozens (and dozens) of criteria and coding. Learning objectives:1. Describe the global changes and framework for the 5-TR; 2. Identify the new diagnoses; and, 3. Understand and crosswalk substantive diagnostic criteria changes, text revisions, and coding alterations between the DSM-5 and -5-TR for major mental illnesses and common mental health conditions.
Keywords (separate with commas)
DSM-5-TR, psychodiagnosing, clinical social work, mental illness, biopsychosocial assessment
04_Workshops_English
09:00 - 09:40
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
09:50 - 10:30
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
10:40 - 11:20
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
11:30 - 12:30
Poster Presentation
11 - Trabajo Social y Desarrollo Social Postpandémicos
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
ATLAPA Islands Room / Salón Islas de ATLAPA
- The Global Social Services Workforce Alliance
14:05 - 14:35
Area_04
Who cares for elderly migrants?
#0398 |
who cares for elderly migrants?
Feruze Sarikas
1
1 - BPSW Dutch Association of Social Workers.
Summary
In a super diverse city like Rotterdam in the Netherlands, there are 175 nationalities residing. In 2023, Rotterdam has a population of 664,071 residents. Out of this, approximately 100,000 people, or about 15%, are 65 years old and older. Due to longer life expectancy and lower birth rates, there is an aging population. The most common migration backgrounds in the municipality of Rotterdam in 2022 are Western (92,316 residents) and Other (85,779 residents). Additionally, there are labor migrants from Turkey (47,750), Suriname (52,003), the Antilles (28,004), and Morocco (46,211).These diverse groups are also growing older and require appropriate care and facilities. Non-Western older migrants often have physically demanding work histories, poorer health, and less disposable income due to a pension gap. Their final years look different from those of their parents and grandparents in a different country with children and grandchildren growing up in a different culture than their own. Many older migrants expect their children to take care of them and are reluctant to quickly utilize the neighborhood facilities. Nevertheless, it is even more important to develop suitable services for these different groups of elderly individuals so that they can participate in activities and access facilities in an accessible manner, contributing to their ability to continue living independently at home for longer. This approach also relieves the burden on their children and delays or prevents the need for more intensive care. How do you tackle this? In Rotterdam, specifically in the neighborhood of Delfshaven, there have been successful experiences with this. During this workshop, we will focus on practical examples and showcase a good provision for older migrants
Keywords (separate with commas)
elderly migrants, practical examples, diversity, equality, elderly care, access to facilities.
14:35 - 15:05
Area_04
Social determinants of health (SDOH) from a social work perspective: Prevention & intervention strategies
15:05 - 15:35
Area_14
Examining the Regime of Social Work Professionalization: A Call for Global Inventory
#0276 |
Examining the Regime of Social Work Professionalization: A Call for Global Inventory
Miu Chung Yan
1
;
Edward Ko Ling Chan
2
;
Uzoma Odera Okoye
3
;
Patrick O'Leary
4
;
Jianqiang Liang
5
;
Camilla Nordberg
6
;
AnnaMaría Campanini
7
;
Sui Ting Kong
8
1 - University of British Columbia.
2 - Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
3 - University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
4 - Griffith Univesity.
5 - Griffith University.
6 - Åbo Akademi University.
7 - Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.
8 - Durham University.
Summary
A critical indication of social work professionalization is the establishment of a self-governing regime, i.e., a publicly accountable gate-keeping system, to ensure the competence and ethical practice of its members in serving the best interest of their service users. In many countries, this professional regime is composited of two interrelated mechanisms, including social work education and professional registration, which have been used to certify the credential of the professionals. In most countries, social work education is responsible for selecting and training (or acculturating) competent new practitioners who can practice ethically upon graduation. An increasing number of countries have required social workers to register in order to protect the best interest of the society. Across different countries, the autonomy of and relationship between these two mechanisms vary greatly depending on the civil societal root of the profession and the influence of state’s ideology and policies. So far, studies of the organization and operation of social work gatekeeping regime in different countries are scant and scattered. In a highly mobile transnational condition, the recognition of professional credential is vital for social workers who choose to migrate or work in different countries. A shared identity based on the Global Definition of Social Work is insufficient to ensure a proper transfer of credential. In this workshop, the co-organizers will first share how the social work regime works in their countries and present some common threads across these different regimes. In the second half of the workshops, participants are invited to discuss the possibility of a global project to set up an online portal or hub to document how different regimes work across the world.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Professionallzation, Social Work Credential, Gatekeeping, Professionalization Regime, Social Work Registration, Social Work Education
15:35 - 16:05
Area_09
Embracing Diversity and Inclusion in Every Step of Program Design: A Social Work Study Abroad Program
#0711 |
Embracing Diversity and Inclusion in Every Step of Program Design: A Social Work Study Abroad Program
Rachel Allinson
1
;
Zoila Gordon
2
;
Laurie Smith
1
;
James Simon
3
1 - California State University, San Bernardino.
2 - University of Massachusetts Global.
3 - California State University, Los Angeles.
Summary
Presenters will facilitate an interactive workshop envisioning future actions to support and embrace diversity and inclusion in social work study abroad programs. Through an equity/social justice lens, the workshop promotes a perspective that actively seeks and embraces diversity and inclusion for the richness it adds to group experiences. This conversation is crucial to exploring the value that enhanced diversity and inclusion can bring to study abroad programs and enhancing social work students’ awareness and interest in global issues and perspectives.\\\\ The social work profession has long recognized the importance of human rights and engaging in anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (CSWE, 2021). The presentation uses the phases of study abroad program development and execution as a framework for mutual exploration of how aspects of diversity are, or are not, fully considered and embraced in each phase. Elements of diversity for discussion include ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, gender/sexual identity, disabilities, age, family status and religious beliefs as well as intersectionality. Below is the planned structure of the presentation. A series of questions will be posed for each program phase to promote critical conversations which places the embrace of diversity and inclusion at the center of study abroad: What was your experience? What could you, or we, do better to support and embrace diversity and inclusion? What aspects of diversity and inclusion were supported and what was left out? What are obstacles to diversity and inclusion in this phase? What does embracing diversity and inclusion ideally look like in, and add to, each phase?\\\\ Our focus is on eliciting an array of perspectives, lessons learned, and ideas to advance diversity and inclusion in study abroad.\\\\ Part I: Introductions, presentation goals, and program background; Part II: Program Inception; Part III: Pre-Planning; Part IV: Pre-Travel Education; Part V: Travel Abroad; Part VI: Post Travel
Keywords (separate with commas)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Study Abroad, Program Design, Critical Conversations, Future Action, Global Perspectives, Panama, Italy\\
16:10 - 16:40
Area_09
Transformational Learning Through Social Work Study Abroad Programs
#0712 |
Transformational Learning Through Social Work Study Abroad Programs
Zoila Gordon
1
;
Rachel Allinson
2
;
Laurie Smith
2
;
James Simon
3
1 - University of Massachusetts Global.
2 - California State University, San Bernardino.
3 - California State University, Los Angeles.
Summary
Presenters will facilitate an interactive workshop envisioning future actions to support and embrace diversity and inclusion in social work study abroad programs.\\ Presenters will facilitate a workshop to discuss student reflections on the impact of study abroad experiences in areas such as national diversities, cultural awareness and humility, professional and personal growth, and most impactful and transformative experiences.\\ The social work profession has long recognized the importance of human rights and engaging in diversity, equity, and inclusion (CSWE EPAS, 2022). Gaining a perspective on global human rights requires information about the world and experiences beyond their home country. Past studies indicate social work students gain more from study abroad compared to travel abroad (Kim, 2015).\\ There is general agreement that studying abroad has both high costs and significant positive outcomes. A common thread in both social work international practicums and study abroad is student transformation which represents a life-changing, personal, and professional experience (Colton \\& Thompson, 2017; Lough, 2009). Presenters will share student reflections based on their study abroad experiences in Panama and Italy. Presenters will discuss results involving the following themes: (1) Community, (2) Adaptation, (3) Empowerment / Inspiration / Transformation, \\& (4) Culture. Presenters in the workshop participated in planning, teaching, and leading the in-country experience for one or both sites. The model for the course is classroom content on global social issues and human rights followed by a twelve-day immersion. Presenters will discuss how the themes emerged from analyses of student presentations regarding what types of study abroad experiences were the most impactful and transformational. Specific areas covered are types of experiences that had the largest impact on social work student professional and personal growth, the study abroad experience’s effect on students' cultural humility and sensitivity, differences in transformative experiences, and unexpected experiences from the trip that significantly affected students.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Research, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Study Abroad, Reflective Practice, Future Action, Human Rights, Transformative Experiences, Professional Development, Cultural Humility, Program Outcomes, Immersion Program
16:40 - 17:10
Area_15
Innovative Social Work in Entrepreneurship
#0092 |
Innovative Social Work in Entrepreneurship
Summary
Innovative social work is entrepreneurship. The field of social work has long held the importance of professional integrity, social workers promoting peace, nonviolence. These ideals create the connection for the social entrepreneur or solo-preneur to create community connection and investment. The business becomes a social investment through a variety of means from economic investment to employment opportunities. This workshop will identify creative business and community partnerships, share the basic business model for a start up, and provide participants with an outline of how to transition social work skills to business while maintaining their values.
Keywords (separate with commas)
entrpreneur, solo-preneur, businss in social work, community development, partnerships, leadership,
17:10 - 17:40
Sub_17i
International Collaborations Across Schools of Social Work: Building capacity to work with migrant communities in Honduras and Texas.
#0628 |
International Collaborations Across Schools of Social Work: Building capacity to work with migrant communities in Honduras and Texas.
Susy Villegas
1
;
Nelda Rodriguez
1
1 - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Summary
The irregular migration phenomenon is a topic of global relevance particularly for the Central American region, and especially for Honduras. This is a reality experienced by thousands of people, who make the decision to leave their country of origin in search of better living conditions. The increased number of irregular immigrants and the challenges they face physically and mentally on their journey make social work interventions critical in addressing the health and mental health needs of the displaced children and families. The adverse consequences of irregular immigration include grief and trauma associated with losing their homeland, loss of identity, loss of cultural familiarity, loss of family members, and the loss of the dream of a new beginning (Murray et al., 2010). Researchers document social work students and professionals report not being prepared to work effectively with this population (Martinez-Brawley & Zorita, 2011). There is little research on the self-report of students and community professional’s competence and comfort level of effectively intervening with this population.This presentation focuses on a pilot study conducted in collaboration between the Schools of Social Work at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras. The project aimed to strengthen the capacities of social work students and community professionals to enable a comprehensive approach in communities with high risk or irregular migration (outgoing, returnees, in transit).Supported by an agreement of cooperation between the two schools, the pilot study consisted of a pretest and posttest methodology of three learning modules centered on migrating families, the process of loss and grief, and trauma. Faculty, students, and community partners from three communities with high risk or irregular migration (Quimistan, La Libertas, and Rio Grande Valley) participated in the training. A pretest and posttest to measure the effectiveness of each training was used.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Irregular migration and social work education. Collaboration between social work school.
17:40 - 17:55
Creative Arts
Exhibition by the artist Lúcio Mustafá - Poster Área
17:55 - 18:10
Creative Arts
Freedom taken for granted
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Freedom taken for granted
Corlie Giliomee
1
1 - University of Pretoria.
Summary
I wrote this poem during the COVID-19 lockdown period when I realised for the first time how hard it must be to live without enjoying your human rights, not to experience democracy and peace, and be affected by disasters such as the pandemic. As a scholar of human rights, I believe that rights and related concepts must have personal meaning for us before we can deliver rights-based social work services. This poem reflects my personal understanding and experiences related to freedom. I would like to perform this poem with movement.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Freedom, Human Rights, Disasters
05_Talleres_Español
09:00 - 09:40
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
09:50 - 10:30
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
10:40 - 11:20
Actividad Plenaria / Plenary Activity
Anayansi Theater / Teatro Anayansi
11:30 - 12:30
Poster Presentation
12 - Tecnología Digital / Inteligencia Artificial en el Trabajo Social y en el Desarrollo Social
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
ATLAPA Islands Room / Salón Islas de ATLAPA
- The Global Social Services Workforce Alliance
14:05 - 14:35
Sub_17i
“Era más peligroso quedarse que partir con los niños”: Historias de trauma y fortaleza de madres migrantes, prácticas de salud mental y acción social
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“Era más peligroso quedarse que partir con los niños”: Historias de trauma y fortaleza de madres migrantes, prácticas de salud mental y acción social
Luz Marilis López
1
;
M. Emilia Bianco
1
1 - Boston University.
Summary
Hacia junio de 2022, un récord de 101 millones de personas fueron forzadas a dejar sus países y buscar refugio en otros (UNHCR) debido a persecución, violencia, abusos de derechos humanos, pobreza extrema y desastres naturales. La mitad de estas personas son mujeres, quienes cada vez más emprenden el difícil camino de cruzar fronteras buscando mejores condiciones de vida para ellas y sus hijos. A pesar de escapar de situaciones de violencia, mujeres y niños suelen encontrar similares experiencias traumáticas en sus caminos de migración y en los lugares de acogida, debido a vulnerabilidad en el tránsito y a políticas internacionales que no protegen y violan sus derechos. La acumulación de abusos antes, durante y después de la migración suelen producir trauma psicosocial, como resultado de un contexto social hostil generador de sufrimiento. Estas experiencias tienen un impacto profundo en la salud mental; aproximadamente una de cada tres personas que buscan asilo sufren de altos niveles de depresión, ansiedad y estrés post traumático. Desafortunadamente muchos de los migrantes no reciben los servicios de salud mental necesarios por la falta de recursos y el estigma cultural asociado a síntomas de salud mental y trauma. Como trabajadores sociales tenemos un rol esencial en facilitar el acceso a tratamientos psicosociales y luchar por políticas de inmigración más justas y compasivas. Este taller presenta testimonios narrativos y visuales de 20 mujeres migrantes Centroamericanas que las autoras (también Latinas y migrantes) entrevistaron ellas mismas en Reynosa, México; Texas y Boston, EEUU, como parte de su trabajo humanitario y de investigación. Estos testimonios incluyen historias de trauma y fortalezas que utilizaremos como ejemplos para facilitar actividades interactivas y de análisis crítico con la audiencia. Avanzaremos la creación conjunta de acciones sociales para la protección de los derechos de madres migrantes, con foco en la salud mental.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Madres migrantes, violencia y trauma, salud mental, derechos de migrantes, acción social
14:35 - 15:05
Sub_17i
Suicidio y juventudes: reflexión sobre los procesos de socialización como factores explicativos de la experiencia de ideación suicida en jóvenes
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Suicidio y juventudes: reflexión sobre los procesos de socialización como factores explicativos de la experiencia de ideación suicida en jóvenes
María Fernanda Rojas Ramírez
1
1 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Summary
A partir de los resultados del trabajo final de graduación en modalidad tesis para optar por el grado de Licenciatura en Trabajo Social, así como de la experiencia de intervención social profesional, creé una metodología de reflexión y capacitación sobre los factores socioculturales y relacionales que inciden en la experiencia de ideación suicida en jóvenes, como una estrategia de educación popular que permita hacer visible el rol del Trabajo Social en la intervención social de este fenómeno, así como para trascender a los discursos que lo psicopatologizan e individualizan.\ En este sentido, la propuesta es analizar el fenómeno suicida como un fenómeno complejo y multideterminado, en el que inciden factores sociales, culturales, económicos, políticos, psicológicos, neurobiológicos, entre otros, pero haciendo énfasis en la introducción de factores socioculturales como la socialización adultocéntrica y patriarcal en la experiencia de ideación suicida, y dando un lugar relevante a los procesos de acumulación de experiencias de la vida cotidiana y a los significados que se construyen en torno a ellos, desde una perspectiva interseccional.\ \ A consecuencia de las reflexiones desarrolladas se concluye que el suicidio es un fenómeno que subyace de las relaciones sociales de la vida cotidiana, a partir de la incidencia de los procesos de socialización y sus respectivos agentes; sabiendo que no son necesariamente las grandes cosas las que conllevan al suicidio y, por tanto, tampoco son las grandes cosas las que conectan y afirman con la vida. Tales como la escucha, la empatía y la validación de las experiencias y sentires.Diseño: Se utiliza una metodología de educación popular, en la que participan al menos 15 personas, se comparten los significados, teoría y datos sobre el suicidio y se exponen relatos provenientes de experiencias de intervención social elegidos por la facilitadora, para generar reflexión y propuestas del grupo participante.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Juventudes, suicidio, fenómeno suicida, socialización, adultocentrismo, patriarcado, significados, experiencias
15:05 - 15:35
Area_15
¿Es posible una práctica independiente del trabajo social no cooptada por el neoliberalismo?
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¿Es posible una práctica independiente del trabajo social no cooptada por el neoliberalismo?
Nelida Rosario Rivera
1
;
Pablo Ramos Cruz
1
1 - Colegio de Profesionales del Trabajo Social de Puerto Rico.
Summary
El Trabajo Social se ha desarrollado bajo las influencias del contexto de los territorios y localidades donde se sitúa. Entonces, no debe sorprender que el neoliberalismo, como modelo económico, político e ideológico, influya en esta profesión y disciplina. Esto lo podemos identificar en las condiciones de trabajo cada vez más precarias junto a la privatización de los servicios sociales. A esto se le suma el creciente énfasis del emprendedurismo y de la mercantilización digital, lo cual ha impulsado que un mayor número de profesionales del Trabajo Social opten por la alternativa de “trabajar por su cuenta”. Es decir, recurrir a la práctica independiente/autónoma, también conocida como práctica privada. Junto a esto, se observa el movimiento en algunas universidades donde se promueve una formación profesional que su fin es mercadear los conocimientos especializados que se adquiere cursando y ejerciendo el Trabajo Social. Partiendo de esto, la perspectiva de oferta y demanda del mercado va ocupando el terreno de los servicios sociales y las subjetividades de quienes actúan dentro de este campo. Así que el mercado ha llevado a más estudiantes a apuntar hacia el emprendimiento. Algunas están interesadas en cómo crear su propio negocio y otras en cómo escapar de trabajar en agencias gubernamentales que han sido cómplices de la opresión de grupos vulnerados socialmente. El empuje de la práctica privada se da bajo el modelo neoliberal, lo cual sin duda se enfrenta a los principios del trabajo social. En el taller buscamos problematizar la práctica privada/independiente/autónoma del Trabajo Social, teniendo como punto de partida el caso del Trabajo Social en Puerto Rico y las investigaciones y reflexiones colectivas que se van dando sobre el tema. Optamos por un taller para tener la oportunidad de incorporar una metodología dialógica desde la cual podamos construir reflexiones y acciones conjuntas.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Práctica Privada, Trabajo Social Independiente, Neoliberalismo
15:35 - 16:05
Area_16
Trabajo Social en el poder judicial brasileño: condiciones de trabajo y atribuciones profesionales en tiempos de judicialización de la cuestión social
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Trabajo Social en el poder judicial brasileño: condiciones de trabajo y atribuciones profesionales en tiempos de judicialización de la cuestión social
Maria Adriana Torres
1
1 - Universidade Federal de Alagoas - Brasil.
Summary
Las reflexiones contenidas en este taller son el resultado de la supervisión académica en Trabajo Social, realizada en el ámbito de las instituciones del Poder Judicial en Brasil. Entre las atribuciones profesionales en el trabajo cotidiano, existen avances y retrocesos frente a demandas conservadoras, indagaciones e instrumentos que pueden llevar el trabajo profesional a la burocratización, casuística y tecnicismos que reducen la cotidianidad a espacios de prácticas repetitivas. Entre las atribuciones profesionales, la labor desarrollada en los Juzgados de la Niñez y la Adolescencia y el Sistema Penitenciario. Entre las exigencias que se repiten en el ejercicio profesional, se encuentran las medidas de protección de apoyo institucional, despojo de la potestad familiar y adopción; y, también, o el seguimiento de las medidas socioeducativas relacionadas con los adolescentes y jóvenes en conflicto con la ley; así como atribuciones o acceso para garantizar los derechos de dos condenados detenidos o bajo medidas restrictivas de libertad. En general, el Trabajo Social tiene como principal atribución realizar estudios sociales y sistematizarlos a través de informes y dictámenes para instruir socialmente procesos, sentencias y decisiones judiciales. Las atribuciones privadas se mezclan con las demandas institucionales, alejando al trabajador social de dos principios, siendo el Poder Judicial el depositario de las demandas sociales de los dos segmentos más subalternos de la sociedad, un locus de judicialización de la cuestión social. En este contexto, las condiciones de trabajo son limitadas, desde el ambiente laboral hasta la atención al cliente. Se daña el ejercicio profesional efectivo vinculado a las exigencias de la realidad, a las necesidades de la población que utiliza estas instituciones para resolver conflictos y buscar la realización de sus derechos.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Servicio Social. Condiciones de Trabajo. Poder Judicial. Problemas Sociales.
16:10 - 16:40
Area_03
Aprendiendo juntos sobre Diabetes
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Aprendiendo juntos sobre Diabetes
Gisele Mosegui
1
1 - CUBS - Fundación Diabetes Uruguay.
Summary
Desde el 2015 la Fundación Diabetes Uruguay viene asistiendo a los Centros Educativos y Deportivos dictando capacitaciones sobre Diabetes y vida saludable para todos.Surge como una imperiosa necesidad por parte de los propios adolescentes y jóvenes, que padecen la realidad del desconocimiento sobre la condición de vida que ellos tienen, la Diabetes, tanto de los docentes, como funcionarios del centro educativo/deportivo, de sus pares en la clase y de la comunidad toda.Se elaboró un material para poder explicar lo que es la Diabetes, los tipos, tratamientos, causas, consecuencias de una diabetes sin control y la presentación de las Guías de atención a las personas con Diabetes en los centros educativos y deportivos. En estos talleres interactivos también se promociona la incorporación de hábitos saludables, alimentación saludable y la realización de la actividad física, vitales éstos para no sólo evitar el desarrollo de Diabetes tipo 2, sino de otras enfermedades no trasmisibles como enfermedades cardiovasculares, pulmonares y algunos cánceres.Estos talleres son siempre bien recibidos por toda la comunidad, se presentan los conceptos de forma sencilla y amigable para todas las edades, procurando concientizar que el estado de salud y el bienestar en un altísimo porcentaje, depende de cada uno de nosotros; siempre tendremos alternativas para acercarnos al camino saludable presentado y si es en familia ? mucho mejor.Se han realizado estos talleres también junto a la Administración Nacional de Educación Pública (ANEP) y Secretaría Nacional del Deporte (SND), para la formación de los docentes (maestros, docentes y profesores de educación Física) de todo el país.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Diabetes, guías, ANEP, SND, docentes, vida saludable, tipos de diabetes, enfermedades no trasmisibles
16:40 - 16:55
Creative Arts
Memorias del trabajo social :proyecto expositivo audiovisual de la identidad de trabajo social / Desempacando historias: Género, migración y violencia en Puerto Rico
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Desempacando historias: Género, migración y violencia en Puerto Rico
Elithet Silva
1
;
Romelinda Grulloón
2
;
Noelia Delgado
2
1 - Universidad de Puerto Rico/ SIEMPRE VIVAS Metro.
2 - Centro de la Mujer Dominicana.
Summary
“Desempacando Historias: Género, migración y violencia” presenta la realidad de la inmigración de muchas mujeres a Puerto Rico. El documental, en colaboración con Belle Films, tiene una duración de 22 minutos. A través de las historias de las mujeres que viajan a Puerto Rico conocemos la realidad de ese viaje en “yola” y de los abusos, violencia, racismo y xenofobia que deben enfrentar para intentar lograr su sueño de una mejor vida. Parte del contenido incluye narrativas desde las propias voces de las mujeres sobrevivientes. También incluye el análisis de mujeres expertas en los temas presentados de reconocidas activistas de los derechos humanos en Puerto Rico y la República Dominicana. A pesar de múltiples violencias, de ser sobrevivientes de un sistema que las oprime por ser inmigrantes indocumentadas, mujeres, dominicanas, y negras, en las narrativas se encierra la obstinación por vivir en plenitud y por asegurar un futuro mejor para ellas, sus hijos e hijas y las comunidades a las que pertenecen en sus países de origen y en Puerto Rico. La proyección del documental se llevará a cabo de la mano del libro "Narrativas de Lucha: Mujeres inmigrantes y violencias de género en Puerto Rico," en el que se analizan 1,431 casos de violencia de género en mujeres inmigrantes en Puerto Rico y se expanden las historias presentadas en el documental. Se pretender así, brindar una mirada feminista y decolonial a la investigación en trabajo social utilizando la narrativa fílmica y escrita para adentrarse en propuestas hacia la construcción de paz de las mujeres en el Caribe.
Keywords (separate with commas)
violencia de género, migración, feminismo, investigación social
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Memorias del trabajo social :proyecto expositivo audiovisual de la identidad de trabajo social
Magdalena Calderón
1
;
Claudia Lee
2
1 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2 - Artista independiente.
Summary
El proyecto aborda la memoria y el patrimonio del trabajo social a través del vínculo entre la historia y el archivo de trabajo social de la Universidad Católica de Chile, una de las más antiguas de América Latina, y su interpretación actual desde las artes visuales.Se trata de un archivo de casi 100 años a la fecha, que permite adentrarnos en realidades del contexto que forman la profesión de trabajo social. El vínculo entre artes visuales y la historia de trabajo social se plantea desde el visualizar la profesión, asumiendo de alguna manera la invisibilidad que cae sobre quienes resuelven, desarrollan o trabajan en torno a problemas sociales, la defensa de los derechos humanos y promoción de la paz socialLa muestra consta de la presentación de piezas del archivo (registros originales de trabajadores(as) sociales en libros, revistas y tesis desde 1929). Se propone la presentación de la piezas en un espacio acotado sobre 4 marcos de de 30x50 cm. aprox. La base del proyecto exhibitivo es resultado de proyecto de investigación liderado por Magdalena Calderón y el dialogo con la \ de la artista Claudia Lee, \ quien participó durante todo el proceso de \ la investigación mencionada cuyo fin fue comprender la memoria y patrimonio de trabajo social en Chile. Siguiendo la trayectoria de la artista y el dialogo con trabajo social, \ la propuesta contempla pizas impresas e intervenidas para relevar y visibilizar lo que “no se ve”. La instalación/exposición buscará establecer una relación con el lugar en el que se presente y con la audiencia, aportando a la reflexión sobre la identidad de trabajo social.
Keywords (separate with commas)
Identidad, memoria, trabajo social, artes visuales, patrimonio, interdisciplina, chile
