#DisabilityInSocialWork Resource Guide
Resources specific to experiences of disability within the social work profession. DWSW is operated from the United States and so most resources take on a US perspective. However, international perspectives and participation are welcomed.
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Association-Based Groups
Association-Based Groups
154 Chapters of 10 social work associations were reviewed to produce this list.
Reviewed associations include National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW), Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA), National Organization of Forensic Social Work (NOFSW), School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA), Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work.
NASW-VA Disability Council
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
NASW-CA Disabilities Council
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
CSWE Council on Disability and Persons With Disabilities
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
NASW-NYC Disabilities Task Force
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
NASW-MA Disability Justice Shared Interest Group
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
NASW-FL Abilities/Disabilities Task Force
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Community-Based Groups
Disability & Well-Being In Social Work (This website)
LinkedIn Page and Group
Disabled Social Workers United: Professional Advocacy | Community | Support
Facebook Group
Research
The Integration of Disability Content into Social Work Education: An Examination of Infused and Dedicated Models
2012
Bean, K. F., & Krcek, T. E. (2012). The Integration of Disability Content into Social Work Education: An Examination of Infused and Dedicated Models. Advances in Social Work, 13(3), 633–647. https://doi.org/10.18060/2131
SW Education
Infusing MSW Programs With Disability Studies and Disability Justice: How to Create Explicit Curriculum
2022
Berridge, C., Ganti, A., Taylor, D., Rain, B., & Bahl, S. (2022). Infusing MSW programs with disability studies and Disability Justice: How to create Explicit curriculum. Journal of Social Work Education, 59(2), 316–330. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2022.2029309
SW Education
The Inaccessible Road Not Taken: The Trials, Tribulations And Successes Of Disability Inclusion Within Social Work Post-Secondary Education
2012
Carter, I., Hanes, R., & MacDonald, J. (2012). The Inaccessible Road Not Taken: The Trials, Tribulations And Successes Of Disability Inclusion Within Social Work Post-Secondary Education. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 1(1), 109. https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v1i1.23
SW Education
Disabled student advocacy to enhance accessibility and disability inclusion in one School of Social Work
2021
De Bie, A., Kumbhare, S., Mantini, S., & Evans, J. (2021). Disabled student advocacy to enhance accessibility and disability inclusion in one School of Social Work. Critical and Radical Social Work, 9(2), 311–320. https://doi.org/10.1332/204986020x16031173597330
SW Education
Equity and Inclusion for Social Work Students with Disabilities: A Scoping Review
2022
DeZelar, S., Hepperlen, R., & Kiesel, L. R. (2022). Equity and Inclusion for Social Work Students with Disabilities: A Scoping Review. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 42(5), 424–448. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2022.2120158
SW Education
Creating Disability Inclusion Within Canadian Schools of Social Work
2006
Dunn, P., Hanes, R., Hardie, S., & MacDonald, J. (2006). Creating disability inclusion within Canadian schools of social work. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 5(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1300/j198v05n01_01
SW Education
‘Disability Is an Art. It's an Ingenious Way to Live.’: Integrating Disability Justice Principles and Critical Feminisms in Social Work to Promote Inclusion and Anti-Ableism in Professional Praxis
2023
Goulden, A., Kattari, S. K., Slayter, E., & Norris, S. (2023). ‘Disability is an art. it’s an ingenious way to live.’: Integrating disability justice principles and critical feminisms in social work to promote inclusion and Anti-Ableism in professional praxis. Affilia. https://doi.org/10.1177/08861099231188733
SW Education
Exploring Social Work and Disability in U.S. Schools of Social Work
2014
Hanes, R., Carter, I., MacDonald, J., McMurphy, S., & Skinner, S. (2014). Exploring Social Work and Disability in U.S. Schools of Social Work. Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 17(2), 172005. http://www.profdevjournal.org/articleindex.html
SW Education
Uncovering issues of ableism in social work education: a disability needs assessment
2020
Kattari, S. K., Ingarfield, L., Hanna, M. D., McQueen, J., & Ross, K. (2019). Uncovering issues of ableism in social work education: a disability needs assessment. Social Work Education, 39(5), 599–616. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2019.1699526
SW Education
Challenges, Barriers, and Opportunities: Social Workers With Disabilities and Experiences in Field Education
2018
Kiesel, L., DeZelar, S., & Lightfoot, E. (2018b). Challenges, Barriers, and opportunities: Social workers with disabilities and experiences in field education. Journal of Social Work Education, 54(4), 696–708. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2018.1507365
SW Education
​Equity in Social Work Employment: Opportunity and Challenge for Social Workers with Disabilities in the United States
2019
Kiesel, L., DeZelar, S., & Lightfoot, E. (2019). Equity in social work employment: opportunity and challenge for social workers with disabilities in the United States. Disability & Society, 34(9–10), 1399–1418. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2018.1561354
SW Employment
Making Disability Visible in Social Work Education
2019
Kim, J., & Sellmaier, C. (2019). Making disability visible in social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 56(3), 496–507. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2019.1661899
SW Education
Disability Controversies: Past, Present, and Future
2010
Mackelprang, R. W. (2010). Disability controversies: past, present, and future. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 9(2–3), 87–98. https://doi.org/10.1080/1536710x.2010.493475
SW Education
Assessment of integration of disability content into social work education
2017
Ogden, L. P., McAllister, C., & Neely-Barnes, S. (2017). Assessment of integration of disability content into social work education(Opens in a new window). Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 16, 361–376
SW Education
Disability accommodation experiences of social work students in the United States
2021
Sellmaier, C., & Kim, J. (2021). Disability accommodation experiences of social work students in the United States. Social Work Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1738375
SW Education
Academic Resources (Programs, Syllabi etc.)
Online Certificate in Disability Inclusion and Accessible Design
Certificate
University of Michigan, School of Social Work
Social work practice and disability communities: An intersectional anti-oppressive approach
Open Textbook
Elspeth Slayter; Lisa Johnson; Mallory Cyr; Michael Clarkson-Hendrix; Sandy Leotti; Sharyn DeZelar; Rose Singh; and Esther Son
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Disabilities Resources
Curricular Guide and other resources
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
The College of Staten Island MSW Program with Disability Specialization
Program
The College of Staten Island MSW Program
University of Texas, Steve Hicks School of Social Work Syllabi Archive (Related to disability)
Syllabi Archive
University of Texas, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
SWKM 6675 - Chronic and Serious Illness: Advanced Practice Skills
Course
Metropolitan State University Denver