Climate Justice & Social Work: The Human Cost of Environmental Harm

Specialty Practice Sections Webinar

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
1 – 2:30 pm ET

Presenter:  Tara D. Wallace, EdD, LSCSW, CTF-CBT/PSB

CEs:  1.5 Social Work Contact Hours

Participants will examine how environmental injustice is rooted in structural racism, economic inequity, and policy failures, and what we can do about it.

Whether you’re in direct practice, community organizing, education, or policy, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to center equity, promote resilience, and contribute to a more just and sustainable future.

• Define climate justice and its relevance to social work practice.
• Explain how environmental harms disproportionately impact marginalized communities.
• Analyze the intersection of climate change, trauma, and social determinants of health.
• Identify strategies for climate-informed and justice-oriented advocacy.

Cost: SPS Members: Free / Non-SPS NASW Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $40

Register now for "Climate Justice & Social Work: The Human Cost of Environmental Harm"