National Model 2.0 (Part 4 of 4):The Foundations of Equity Work in School Social Work Practice

1. Participants will discover trend data about persistent and emerging educational disparities that exist among select student populations (e.g. students with disabilities, English Language Learners, BIPOC students, LGBTQ+ students, low SES students).  

2. Participants will identify and define how social work standards (e.g. CSWE, SSW) and the NASW Code of Ethics’ guidance inform equity work in school settings.

3. Participants will distinguish the importance of engaged deliberate actions that advance educational equity as an essential component of school level and district level DEI initiatives.  

Speaker: Dr. M. Annette Clayton, PhD, MSSW, ACSW (she/her)

Dr. Clayton recently retired from full time academic work as an Associate Professor of Social Work. She was formerly the Chair and Field Education Coordinator for the Baccalaureate Social Work Program at Virginia Wesleyan University. Her previous teaching experiences include two years as an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the United Arab Emirates University and adjunct teaching for Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University. Before entering academia full time, Dr. Clayton worked as a School Social Worker for many years and was the Lead School Social Worker for Newport News Public Schools for five years. Dr. Clayton completed her undergraduate education at Howard University where she majored in Psychology and minored in Zoology. She earned her MSSW degree from The University of Texas at Austin and completed her PhD studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Clayton’s scholarship thus far has primarily focused on school social work practice, the overarching issue of practice efficacy, and the influence of risk and protective factors on adolescents’ educational outcomes. In addition to presenting at numerous state and national conferences, Dr. Clayton has published manuscripts in Children & Schools, Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, and the Journal of African American Studies.   

Content Level: Beginning 

Target Audience: School Social Workers

Refund policy: No refunds will be given if you are unable to attend the live webinar. 

Many state licensing boards impose specific limitations on course content, distance education, or other elements of continuing education, even when courses are taken from approved providers. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that the courses taken will meet the requirements for your license. 

School Social Work Association of America, 1789, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. School Social Work Association of America maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 7/27/2023-7/27/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 1 CE continuing education credit. 

Certificates will be emailed to participants upon successful completion of the webinar and completion of the course evaluation. Participants must stay the entire length of the webinar and complete the evaluation to receive credit. No assignments will be required for this course. System Requirements-- Participants must have a computer and audio to participate in the webinar. Attending by phone is strongly discouraged and may result in not receiving CEs. Accessibility Accommodations are offered upon request, please reach out to ContactUs@sswaa.org .