Session Title: Professional Ethics-Integrating Social Work Practice and Regulation
This session will focus on ethical considerations when developing, practicing, and interpreting rules and standards of regulation. This includes practical exploration of professional social work ethics, licensure, and regulation. Participants will explore the ethical principles and standards of the social work profession framed within the Model Practice Act. Practitioners will understand the relevance of the Model Practice Act and its purpose as a framework for best practice standards.
Speaker Bio:
Kenya Anderson, Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Memphis, is program director for the Baccalaureate Social Work degree program. She holds an active professional license as a Licensed Masters level Social Worker (LMSW) with a specialization in Management and Evidence-Based Community Practice in the State of Tennessee. Her professional affiliations include the Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, the National Association of Social Workers, the Coalition of Black Social Workers, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and Phi Alpha Honor Society. Her civil service career with the State of Tennessee spans twenty-four years. Pursuing doctoral studies in Urban Affairs, her research centers on utilizing cross-sector partnerships to increase housing stability within urban communities.