“Racism is real and must be eliminated. Police brutality is real and must be eliminated. Oppressive policing is real and must be eliminated. NASW stands against racism, police brutality and oppressive policing,” said Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW, Chief Executive Officer of NASW.
In this episode, we speak about America's racism pandemic, and how the social work profession can best move forward through it. Guest Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW, is Executive Director at the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and president of the Black Men at Penn School of Social Work, Inc. at the University of Pennsylvania.
COVID-19 has quickly spread in many of the nation’s jails and prisons. Policymakers, correctional staff, and public health service providers can play an important role in responding to the prevention and urgent service needs of people impacted by incarceration who are particularly vulnerable, directly and indirectly, to the effects of coronavirus of COVID-19.
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