On August 5, 2022, the Association of Social Work Boards, who administers social work licensing exams in the U.S. and Canada, released pass rate data exposing serious disparities for test takers of color and those for whom English is not their primary language. The University of Maine School of Social Work has been following and […]
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9/13/2021 – email sent to School of Social Work community members (students, staff, faculty, alumni, field instructors, etc) ___________________________________________________________________________ Dear Social Work Community: During spring 2021, the School of Social Work pledged a renewed commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The school recognizes the importance of transparency and accountability around this necessary and important […]
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The School of Social Work hosted an initial town hall on April 2, 2021 in recognition of the need for the school to examine how it is doing in regards to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within curriculum and school culture. From that town hall, there were several takeaways: Culture Language is important. The terms […]
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