Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources
CSWE Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
- Letting Go of ACEs
- NASW - Institutional Racism and the Social Work Profession
- Social Work Speaks Statement on Racism
CSWE Competency 2: Engage in Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Difference of Practice
- Learning Brain versus Survival Brain (Video)
- Don’t be Fooled, Trauma is a Systemic Problem: Trauma as a Case of Weaponized Educational Innovation
- “The Case for Reparations” by Ta-nehisi Coates
- What is Post-Traumatic Growth?
- Growth after Trauma
- It’s time to challenge the notion that there is only one way to speak English
- Anti-racism defined with a diagram (Video)
- Code of ethics for white anti-racists
- How to fight racial bias, according to a Stanford psychologist
- How to be anti-racist, a social work perspective
- Social Work Coalition for Anti-Racist Educators
- Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
- 5 Tips for Being An Ally (Video)
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
- Harvard Racial Bias Test
CSWE Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic and Environmental Justice
- Conversations about Historical Trauma: Part One and Part Two
- Now is the time for a rights-based approach to social work practice
- Social work is a human rights profession
- Critical Race Theory and Social Welfare
- NASW - Undoing Racism Through Social Work
- Racial Equity Tools: Strategies
CSWE Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
- Step-by-Step Guide on Using Equity Principles in Social Science Research
- A guide to incorporating a racial and ethnic equity perspective throughout the research process
- Reflections on Applying Principles of Equitable Evaluation
- Center for Anti-Racist Research
CSWE Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice
- Principles for Anti-Racist Policymaking
- The African American Policy Forum
- Council Office of Racial Equity
- Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government
- To overcome structural racism we must create an anti-racist government
- Principle for Racially Equitable Policy Platforms
- Racial Equity Tool: Policy Review Worksheet
CSWE Competency 6: Engage Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Summary of Stages of Racial Identity Development
- Why People of Color Need Spaces Without White People
- Colorblindness is Counterproductive
- Six Proven Strategies for Managing Unconscious Bias
- Building a Multi-Ethnic, Inclusive & Anti-racist Organization
- Building an Anti-Racist Workplace
- Anti-racist Organizational Development
CSWE Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
CSWE Competency 8: Intervene Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
CSWE Competency 9: Evaluate Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Treatment Planning
- Culturally Responsive Assessment Questions for CBT+
- Equity and Assessment: Moving Towards Culturally Responsive Assessment
- How can we assess our community and what are the initial steps and considerations for doing racial equity work?
- Racial Equity Tools: Evaluation
- Doing Evaluation Differently
- Four Essentials for Evaluation
- Commissioning Multicultural Evaluation: A Foundation Resource Guide
- Grassroots Action and Learning for Social Change: Evaluating Community Organizing
- Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity
Additional Resources
For those in Social Work higher education:
- CSWE inclusion of anti-racist practice
- Draft of updated CSWE standards 2022
- Anti-Racist Educator Self-Questionnaire and Rubric
- Anti-Racist Student Self-Questionnaire
- "Collectors, Nightlights, and Allies, Oh My!"
- Black in the Ivory
Books:
Professional Development/Webinars/TED Talks:
- Bystander Intervention Training hosted by Asian Americans Advancing Justice
- Between the Data: The Unseen Stories of Asian Americans
- No more silence: Tools for white people who actively want to fight racism
- Enhancing Mental Health for Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx Persons (Video)
- A Radical and Successful Approach to Working with Indigenous Communities (Video)
- Knee on Our Neck: Living While Black in America
- Treating Mental Health in the Black Community (Video)
- Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposium (Video)
- Decolonizing Social Work Stories (Podcast)
- Decolonization is for Everyone (Video)