BSU School of Social Work
Professional Education Workshops 2025 - 2026
WORKSHOP INFORMATION
- The cost is $60 per workshop. A fee of $20 is offered to current supervisors of BSU SSW students.
- Three (3) Continuing Education Credits in Social Work will be awarded for each completed workshop.
To Register for any of the workshops below, click on the Registration button on the bottom of this page.
Fostering a Disability-Affirming Social Work Practice
March 27, 2026, 9AM-12PM via zoom
- Explore the difference between a focus on access and inclusion alone with the newer framework of disability affirming culture.
- Review the social construction of impairment and disability.
- Explore how the medical and social models used by social workers impact practice, and to understand specific steps that can be taken to change practice.
- Discuss the importance of positive disability culture and integration into practice, and to recognize our own ableism privilege.
Elspeth Slayer, MSW, PHD
Professor Emeritus, Salem State University
Please contact Carol Masshardt, LICSW with any questions at cmasshardt@bridgew.edu
