Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Time: 12-1:30 pm ET
Format: Livestream Only
Description:
This training focuses on disability justice, the importance of advancing anti-ableism centering intersectionality, inclusive language, and discussing the Blueprint for Change for children and youth with special health care needs.
Trainer: Anne Odusanya, DrPH, MPH has over a decade of public health experience, specifically related to maternal and child health regarding community health behavior and education. This includes state government leadership; creating undergraduate and graduate curricula; developing, implementing, and evaluating programs; and working alongside minoritized communities (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and families of children and youth with special health care needs). Dr. Odusanya is an Assistant Director for the Division of Child and Family Well-Being leading the Whole Child Health Section and serves as the CYSHCN Director at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Learning Objectives:
By end of the program, participants will be able to
- Identify key principles of disability justice and anti-ableism, focusing on the importance of intersectionality in supporting children and youth with special health care needs.
- Apply inclusive language that respects and uplifts the diverse identities of individuals with disabilities and their families.
- Analyze the Blueprint for Change to identify actionable strategies for improving outcomes for children and youth with special health care needs.
References:
- A Blueprint for Change: Guiding Principles for a System of Services for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs and Their Families. (2022, June 1). Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-056150C
- Goulden, A., Kattari, S. K., Slayter, E. M., & Norris, S. E. (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, 38(4), 732-741. https://doi.org/10.1177/08861099231188733
- Presnell, J., Keesler, J. M., Curd, J., & Carroll, D. (2024). Promoting justice for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Strategies for advancing anti-oppressive social work education and practice. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 51(1)https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.4729
- Shogren, K. A. (2023). The right to science: Centering people with intellectual disability in the process and outcomes of science. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 60(2), 172-177. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-61.2.172
- Shogren, K. A. (2024). Reflections on how what we say, do, and acknowledge as intellectual and developmental disability researchers matters. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 62(4), 247-259. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-62.4.247
UNC SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK – Focus on Family and Disability Series