Reparation Information Thought Series - Reparations & the Role of Social Workers - 6/11/2024

Rehabilitation and Healing: The Role of Social Workers in the Reparations Movement!  

Panelists:  Elder Baba Leonard Dunston: President Emeritus NABSW; Melissa Smith Haley - President NABSW; BabaJay Onaje Muid - Co-chair NABSW National Relations Committee

Pursuant to international norms, rehabilitation is a major aspect of reparations, Beyond unraveling consequences from the enslavement era and its vestiges (drug addiction, unemployment, torn families, etc), social workers play a huge role . Yet the social work profession holds the dubious legacy of oppression, while articulating services for our most vulnerable. To delineate the history adn role of social work in today's Reparations Movement, a multigenerational veteran panel from the National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW) share their perspectives.