Event date: 5/4/2023 Export event Mark Wills / Tuesday, April 11, 2023 / Categories: Uncategorized Getting to the Root: Dismantling Racism in Family Separation Systems NASW New Hampshire The UNH Department of Social Work Gorroff Fund, the UNH Sustainability Institute and the NASW NH Chapter are proud to host this webinar with national experts focused on eliminating racial disparities and oppression in the child welfare system.Attendees will learn the history of family separation policies dating back to slavery, and how racist practices continue today. Keynote speaker and award winning scholar, Dorothy Roberts, will discuss her current research and most recent book, Torn Apart: How the child welfare system destroys black families and how abolition could build a safer world (Basic Books, 2023).Ms. Roberts is joined by a panel of child welfare reformers, Dr. Sharon McDaniel, Sixto Cancel, Juanetta Jalaine, and Dee Bonnick, each who have utilized their lived experience in the child welfare system as a catalyst to pursue necessary system changes. Webinar attendees are encouraged to actively engage in critical conversations with the presenters/panelists in an effort to understand how an anti-racist approach can improve the lives of children and families.Dr. Sherri Simmons-Horton, an expert in addressing racial inequities and current UNH Social Work professor, serves as the moderator for this important presentation and discussion.3 CE availableRegister for Getting to the Root at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-to-the-root-dismantling-racism-in-family-separation-systems-tickets-612407596607?discount=UNH2023. Previous Article Understanding the Challenges of Finding Mental Health Support in the Black Community Next Article Embodying A Coaching Mindset for Social Workers Print 1406 Tags: virtual continuing education webinar chapter new hampshire Related articles Undoing the Perpetuation of Structural/Systemic Racism: It’s a Public Health Crisis Ethics of Essential-Self Care for Clinicians Professional Development Bullying in Social Context: Promoting Resilience for Insecure Children and Teens Diversity, Equity, and Social Work: Continual Improvement Webinar Borderless Care: Navigating Transnational Caregiving in a Globalized World