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Disability Inclusion in Practice: Fostering Empowerment and Equity for Helping Professionals
Original Recording Date :
Course Format
Recorded webinar.
Join us for a workshop led by Eric Deutsch, J.D., Ph.D., designed for individuals seeking to deepen their understanding of disability as a social and cultural identity.
This session moves beyond the medical model’s focus on individual impairment, exploring foundational concepts like the social model of disability, ableism, and disability culture. Participants will examine systemic inequities faced by disabled individuals and discuss practical strategies for challenging ableist assumptions, normalizing discussions about access, fostering empowerment through validation and self-determination, and creating more inclusive, anti-oppressive practices. Drawing on his multifaceted experience as a mediator, disability advocate, educator, and attorney, Dr. Deutsch will highlight the critical role of disability cultural competency and humility in aligning with social work's core mission of social justice.
There will be valuable insights for mental health professionals at all levels, from micro-level individual practices to macro-level policy-making.
Learning Objectives
- Describe key terms and concepts related to disability, disability culture, and different models of understanding disability.
- Analyze social work’s mission of social justice in relation to the need to address inequities experienced by disabled people.
- Apply strategies promoting empowerment and equitable service delivery.
- Recognize disability as a social and cultural identity and the importance of affirming this identity in practice.
Research
- Muster (2023), Disability justice and the ADA. Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad034
- Goulden (2020), Disability Competency in Social Work Ed., J. of Practice Teaching and Learning, https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v17i2.1175
- Slayter, et al. (2022), A Call for Disability Justice in Social Work, Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac045
Target Audience
Social workers, mental health practitioners, creative arts therapists, marriage and facility therapists, psychologists, addiction professionals, case managers, psychiatric nurse practitioners and other interested individuals.
We are happy to respond to any concerns or questions you may have. Please contact us at by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.
ADA Accommodations: If you require any support for your ADA needs in the United States, please contact us by email at least 3 weeks prior to the event by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.
Eric Deutsch, J.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Eric Deutsch is a mediator, educator, and consultant working from Buffalo. He holds a J.D. from Emory University School of Law and an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University at Buffalo.
Dr. Deutsch has taught courses on the cultural history of disability at University at Buffalo and San Francisco State University, and has lectured extensively about disability studies, disability history, and about the intersection of disability equity and mediation.
Dr. Deutsch is a member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators, the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation, the State Bar of Georgia, and is on the board of the Society for Disability Studies.
