The Commission on Global Social Work Education works with other international organizations to promote international programs and projects and to develop the international dimension of social work curricula.

CGSWE Councils

Commission Charge

The commission's charge, as per the CSWE bylaws, includes the following:

  • To shape and advance the global agenda of CSWE
  • To provide leadership in global social work education, practice, policy and research
  • To collaborate with international organizations
  • To enhance the inclusion of the global dimension in social work curricula
  • To advance the human rights and social, economic, racial, and environmental justice mission of social work education in the global context.
  • To recognize and elevate leaders in global social work.
  • To promote and support the mission of the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education

Awards & Lectures

Hokenstad International Lecture

The Hokenstad International Lecture series was launched in 2007 through an endowment from M. C. “Terry” Hokenstad, a former president and long-time member of CSWE. The lecturer will be provided international airfare (economy class), 2 nights of hotel accommodation, a conference registration, and an honorarium of $1,000 (US).

 

Learn more about the lecture here.

Partners in International Education Awards

The CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education is pleased to announce the 21st annual Partners in Advancing International Education (PIE) Awards program, honoring the contribution of social work faculty members, social work students (BSW, MSW, or PhD), and organizations as partners in advancing education for global social work.

 

Learning more about this award here.

Annual Reports

Leadership & Members

Leticia Villarreal Sosa, PhD, LCSW

Leticia Villarreal Sosa, PhD, LCSW

Professor of Social Work, Inaugural Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development at the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

Chair

Ali-Sha Alleman, PhD, MSW

Associate Professor at Radford University

Amy Roberts

Amy Roberts, PhD, MSSA, LSW, FGSA

Associate Professor and BSW Program Director at Miami University

Beverly Wagner

Beverly Wagner, EdD, MSW, LCSW

BSW Program Director, Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Maine, Presque Isle

Bronwyn Cross Denny

Bronwyn Cross-Denny, PhD, MSW, LCSW

Associate Prefessor; Chair, Department of Health Sciences at Sacred Heart University

Colleen Fisher, PhD, MSW

Professor and Associate Dean for Social & Structural Wellbeing at the University of Denver

Esther J Langston

Esther Langston, PhD, MSW, LCSW

Director for Family Support Services at the University of Nevada Las Vegas

Felicia Tuggle, PhD, MSW

Assistant Professor, Auburn University

Hugo Kamya

Hugo Kamya, PhD, MDiv, MSW, LICSW

Professor at Smith College

Johnnie Hamilton Mason

Johnnie Hamilton-Mason, PhD, MSW, LICSW

Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Simmons University

Leah Prussia

Leah Prussia, DSW, LICSW, SEP

Associate Professor at the College of St. Scholastica

Martha Schwartz Bragin, PhD, MSW, LCSW

Professor and Chair of Global Social Work and Practice with Immigrants and Refugees at Hunter College, CUNY

Mashura Akilova

Mashura Akilova, MSW, PhD

Lecturer in the Discipline of Social Work at Columbia University

Sarah Moore

Sarah Moore, PhD, LMSW

Associate Professor at the University of North Texas

Shuang Lu

Shuang Lu, PhD, MSW

Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida

Smita Ekka Dewan, PhD, LMSW

Assistant Professor at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY

Tamarah Moss

Tamarah Moss, PhD, MSW, MPH

Associate Professor of Social Work & Social Research at Bryn Mawr College

Tony Bobadilla, PhD, LCSW

Associate Dean, Western New Mexico University