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Toward an accessible and supportive social work profession
Disability & Well-Being In Social Work (DWSW) is a community space for social workers, students, agencies, academics and activists advancing disability and well-being related priorities in the social work profession and our communities. Learn more about DWSW.
DWSW activities address four dimensions of social work - Associations, Education, Employment and Community.
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Disability Pride Month Resources
Explore a collection of resources related to disability and social work.
The Disability In Social Work Resource Library includes items specific to social workers with disabilities and broader experiences of disability - like links to groups, presentations, research, academic resources (programs, syllabi, textbooks etc.) and guides & other resources.
Explore a collection of resources related to well-being and social work.
The Well-Being In Social Work Resource Library is a knowledge base of examples, methods and insights for creating and maintaining supportive workplaces.
Accepting donations for the 2025 scholarship.
Applications open March 2025.
Disability
We define disability as a broad spectrum which may include for example, anyone who identifies as disabled, as having physical or mental disabilities or disorders, d/Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, low vision, mad, neurodivergent, or chronically ill.
Well-Being
We define well-being as a person's overall mental, physical, emotional, and economic health.
Within social work,
can our profession conceptualize participation and inclusion of people with disabilities to multiple identities:
client, citizen, and colleague?
Quote from research, Kiesel et al., 2019
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