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Faculty Focus: Poverty-Aware Social Work: Tools and Strategies for Working With Families Facing Poverty

Total Credits: 1.5 including 1.5 Category I CEs

Categories:
200 Adults, Couples & Families |  Special Offers
Instructors:
Bethany Lee, PhD, MSW |  Linda-Jeanne (L-J) Mack, LICSW
Duration:
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Dates

Description

In this session, participants will be introduced to the poverty-aware social work framework and how it has been developed and applied in different parts of the world. We will also share findings from a recent survey to social service professionals to better understand the micro-level and macro-level tools available to and implemented by practitioners working with families experiencing poverty. Findings from the US sample will be compared to survey results from several other countries, including Israel and Western European nations. The session will also include discussion about next steps for improving practice approaches with families facing poverty. 

Handouts

Slides - Poverty-Aware Social Work (2.6 MB) Available after Purchase

Instructor

Bethany Lee, PhD, MSW Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Bethany Lee, PhD MSW, is the Richard P. Barth Professor of Children’s Services at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She has significant expertise in child and family social work practice and research. Her scholarly agenda is to improve child welfare and mental health services for youth, especially youth who are at risk of, or currently placed in, therapeutic residential care or other group settings. A consistent thread in her work is the quality and outcomes of services provided to youth and families served through various public sector services. She currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal of Residential Treatment for Children & Youth.  

Professor Lee has authored over 50 empirical studies published in peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters. Her work has been presented at 33 national and international juried conferences and 29 invited presentations. She has completed over a dozen research studies funded by state and federal governments as well as private foundations.  

She received her MSW and PhD from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to her doctoral studies, Professor Lee worked in residential programs for youth with behavioral health needs and child welfare involvement.  

Linda-Jeanne (L-J) Mack, LICSW Related Seminars and Products

Linda-Jeanne M. Mack, MSW, LICSW is a PhD student at the School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Prior to becoming a doctoral student, Ms. Mack worked in the child welfare system for over a decade in Massachusetts. She was also a community mental health therapist specializing in therapy for individuals and families impacted by family separation and adoption. She continues to consult for a variety of agencies and lead trainings for mental health providers and child welfare workers. Ms. Mack has been an adjunct lecturer for several years for multiple institutions. She has also been active in policy and legislative change at the state and federal levels. Now a full-time PhD student, she channels her passions for social work practice and policy advocacy into research. Her research interests include the impact of social and child welfare policies and implementation on the experiences of all stakeholders involved in the child welfare system, preventing family separations and reuniting families.  

Learning Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 

  • To understand the development and use of the poverty aware social work framework; 

  • To compare their practice approaches to a sample of US and global practitioners who also work with families facing poverty; 

  • To assess the value of the poverty-aware social work practice framework in their own work; 

Bibliography & References

BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES

BASW (2019  Anti-Poverty Practice Guide for Social Workers (2019)   UK. https://www.basw.co.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/anti-poverty- practice-guide-social-work 

Bezze M, Canali C, Geron D, and Vecchiato T. Cash transfer and professional care for tackling child poverty and neglect in Italy. “Children Australia” https://doi.org/10.1017/ cha.2020.50 

Birkenmaier, J. & Curley, J. (2009). Financial credit: Social work’s role in empowering low-income families. Journal of Community Practice, 17(3) 251-268.   

Bywaters, P., Bunting, L., Davidson, G., Hanratty, J., Mason, W., McCartan, C., & Steils, N.  (2016).  The relationship between poverty, child abuse and neglect: An evidence review.  Available at https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/relationship-between-poverty-child-abuse-and-neglect-evidence-review 

Canali C., Geron D., Vecchiato T. (2019). Italian families living in poverty: Perspectives on their needs, supports and strengths. Children and Youth Services Review, 97, 30-35. 

Cohen, R. Y. (2023). Participation in welfare legislation – A poverty aware paradigm. Regulation & Governance, 17(1), 83-102. https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12451 

Despard, M. & Chowa, G. A. N. (2010). Social workers’ interest in building individuals’ financial capabilities. Journal of Financial Therapy, 1(1) 23-41.   

Dore, M.M. (1993).  Family preservation and poor families: When “Homebuilding” is not enough.  Families in Society, vol, 545-556.  

Escaravage, J. H. (2014). Child maltreatment entrenched by poverty: How financial need is linked to poorer outcomes in family preservation. Child Welfare 93(1), 79-98. 

Featherstone, B., Morris, K., & White, S. (2014). Re-imagining child protection: Towards humane social work with families. Bristol: Policy Press. 

Fernandez, E., Delfabbro, P., Ramia, I., & Kovacs, S.  (2019).  Children returning from care:  The challenging circumstances of parents in poverty.  Children and Youth Services Review, 97, 100-111. (quantitative study) 

Foss L.L., Generali M.M., Kress V.E. (2011), Counseling People Living in Poverty: The CARE Model, Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Fall 2011, Vol. 50, 161-171. 

Frey, J. J., Hopkins, K. Osteen, P. Callahan, C. Hageman, S. & Ko, Jungyai. (2017). Training social workers and human service professionals to address the complex financial needs of clients. Journal of Social Work Education, 53(1), 118-131. 

Gupta, A., Blumhardt, H., & ATD Fourth World. (2018). Poverty, exclusion and child protection practice: The contribution of ‘the politics of recognition and respect’. European Journal of Social Work, 21(2), 247-259.   

Krumer-Nevo, M. (2022). Poverty, social work, and radical incrementalism: Current developments of the poverty-aware paradigm. Social Policy & Administration, 56(7), 1090-1102. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12842 

Krumer-Nevo, M., & Refaeli, T. (2021). COVID-19: A poverty-aware perspective. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 91(3), 423–431. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000566 

Krumer-Nevo, M. (2020). Radical Hope: Poverty-Aware Practice for Social Work. Policy Press. 

Krumer-Nevo, M. (2016). Poverty-aware social work: A paradigm for social work practice with people in poverty. British Journal of Social Work, 46(6), 1793-1808. https://academic.oup.com/bjsw/article/46/6/1793/2422312 

Krumer-Nevo, M., Weiss-Gal, I., & Monnickendam, M. (2009). Poverty aware social work practice: A conceptual framework for social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 45(2), 225-243. 

Morris, K., Mason, W., Bywaters, P., Featherstone, B., Daniel, B., Brady, G., Bunting, L., Nughmana, J. H., Scourfield, J., & Webb, C.  (2018). Social work, poverty, and child welfare interventions. Child & Family Social Work: 1–9. 

Noble-Carr, D., Barker, J., McArthur, M., & Woodman, E. (2014). Improving practice: The importance of connections in establishing positive identity and meaning in the lives of vulnerable young people. Children and Youth Services Review, 47(3), 389–396. 

Roets, G., Beveren, L. V., Saar-Heiman, Y., Degerickx, H., Vandekinderen, C., Krumer-Nevo, M., Rutten, K., & Roose, R. (2020). Developing a Poverty-Aware Pedagogy: From Paradigm to Reflexive Practice in Post-Academic Social Work Education. British Journal of Social Work, 50(5), 1495–1512. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa043 

Saar-Heiman, Y., Nahari, M., Krumer-Nevo, M. (2023). Critical social work in public social services: Poverty-aware organizational practices. Journal of Social Work, 23(3), 503-521. https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221144204. 

Saar-Heiman Y., Gupta A. (2020), The Poverty-Aware Paradigm for Child Protection: A Critical Framework for Policy and Practice, The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 50, Issue 4, June 2020, Pages 1167–1184, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz093 

Sherraden, M. Birkenmaier, J., McClendon, G. G. & Rochelle, M. (2017). Financial capability and asset building in social work education: Is it “the big piece missing?” Journal of Social Work Education, 53(1) 132-148.   

Walsh, D., McCartney, G., Smith, M., & Armour, G.  (2019).  Relationship between childhood socioeconomic position and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs):  A systematic review.  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73, 1087-1093.   

Webb, C., Bywaters, P., Scourfield, J., Davidson, G., & Bunting, L.  (2020).  Cuts both ways:  Ethnicity, poverty, and the social gradient in child welfare interventions.  Children and Youth Services Review, 117, online 105299.   

Target Audience

Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists

We welcome anyone interested in the topic!

 

Late Fees and Refunds

The base price is $25, which includes CE credit. 

Late Fee: On October 1, 2024 , a non-refundable late fee of $20 is added to the base price. Late fees cannot be refunded or applied to account credit. 

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