Event date: 10/25/2022 Export event Mark Wills / Friday, September 30, 2022 / Categories: Uncategorized The Voice of the Black Male Social Worker NASW New York State 6 p.m. A 2020 report released by Council on Social Work Education and NASW indicates that reports that only 11.9% of social work Bachelor’s degree recipients between 2018 and 2019 were men. Aligned with the rates that Black students graduated with BAs in social work during those same years, it is estimated that only 2% of all BA recipients in 2019-2020 were Black men, while comprising nearly 6% of the US population. This gap in representation of Black men in social work is an enormous detriment in our ability to best serve this critical population and a failing of social work institutions. Coordinated by NASW-NYS Intern Michael-Aaron Poindexter, B.A., M.Div, this panel believes that it is vitally important to speak to their unique experience in the field of social work. Although Black male social workers are a minority within this particular workforce, their representation is extremely important to the outcomes within peoples lives. This panel will highlight the voices and careers of three Black male social workers, discuss the importance of representation, cover barriers that they’ve had to overcome as a black male social worker, and celebrate triumphs that they’ve seen throughout their work. Register for A Panel: The Voice of the Black Male Social Worker Previous Article So, You Want to Start a Private Practice: A Chapter Chat Next Article Native Social Work Panel: Reclaiming Social Systems of Kinship Print 1749 Tags: virtual continuing education webinar chapter new york state Related articles DisAbilities Council: Introduction to TEAM-CBT Therapy HOPP: Legal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Privacy Concerns in Private Practice Creating Freedom and Flexibility as a Social Worker Social Impact Horizon: Navigating Grand Challenges in Social Work Congressional Briefing on HR 3073