The School for Social Work has embarked on training faculty to facilitate critical conversations, a model developed by Professors Hye-Kyung Kang and Peggy O'Neill in 2015. Our larger goal is to build the capacity of faculty, staff and students to facilitate critical conversations. This is a multi-year project. Initially, for this year, we are training and supporting faculty to engage the Critical Conversation Model.
Term 2:
Wednesday, July 27th from 4-8 p.m., Lilly Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room
NEW! Thursday, July 28th from 4-8 p.m., Lilly Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room
All faculty are welcome! And dinner will be provided
We ask that you RSVP for one of the trainings!
You are also invited to participate in a pilot evaluation of the Critical Conversations (CC) Model in Social Work classrooms
Have you ever experienced a moment in the classroom when conflict and tension emerged related to power and privilege, race and racism, gender, structural inequalities?
Have you ever struggled with how best to manage this and facilitate a productive conversation?
Have you ever felt you would benefit from learning more about how to do this well?
We are conducting a pilot study of a new group facilitation model, Critical Conversations, for use in the classroom. If you:
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/about_antiracism_criticalconversations.php
Adjunct Faculty & Deans Chat Hour will be held on the following dates:
June 16 & June 30 (Term 1)
July 28 & August 11 (Term 2)
from 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
This is an opportunity for Adjunct faculty to chat with the Deans of SSW over coffee/tea and refreshments to ask questions, address concerns, and simply build connections throughout their time in the SSW program.
This year, we have embarked on training faculty to facilitate critical conversations, a model developed by Professors Hye-Kyung Kang and Peggy O'Neill in 2015. Our larger goal is to build the capacity of faculty, staff and students to facilitate critical conversations. This is a multi-year project. Initially, for this year, we are training and supporting faculty to engage the Critical Conversation Model. We will engage student leaders and the broader student community over 2016-2017.
Follow the link below for a concise but detailed description of the Critical Conversations model.
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/about_antiracism_criticalconversations.php