The Council on Global Learning and Practice is a council of the Commission on Global Social Work Education. The council's charge includes the following:
- To develop opportunities and resources to promote cultural humility and advance global issues in course content using various approaches, including teaching modules, experiential learning opportunities, and publications;
- To develop and promote global experiential learning opportunities from a post-colonial and anti-racist perspective for both faculty and students, that include learning and reciprocal exchange on global issues in social work practice and research;
- To develop and promote guidelines for international field placement and learning experiences that support anti-oppressive practices.
Leadership & Members
Phyllis Ngai, EdD, MA
Clinical Full Professor, School of Social Work; Director, International Development Studies & Migration Studies at the University of Montana
Co-Chair
Caleb Kim, PhD, MSW, MDiv
Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago
Jennifer Johnson, LCSW
Program & Academic Associate Director of the Social Work at Salisbury University in Partnership with UMGC
Jessica Strassman, DSW, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor at Samuel Merritt University
Julie Furj Kuhn, PhD, MSW, BSW
Professor of Social Work and BSW Director at Southeastern University
Kareen Tonsing, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Work at Oakland University
Nancy Murakami, DSW, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Professor at Pacific University Oregon
Renie Rondon-Jackson, PhD, LCSW
Assistant Professor at California State University, Monterey Bay
Sevaughn Banks, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor at California State University, Stanislaus
Sherri Woods, PhD, LISW-S
Associate Professor at Youngstown State University
Walleska Bliss, PhD, MPH, MSW, LCSW, LMSW
Clinician at Bethany Christian Services
Yuqi Guo, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte