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Introduction to Financial Social Work: Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Practice
Original Recording Date :
Course Format
Recorded webinar.
This workshop will focus on introducing social workers, clinical social workers, case managers, licensed mental health counselors, and others in the behavioral health/helping professions to the sub-discipline of Financial Social Work. Participants will learn about the profession, its history and roots, as well as the theoretical framework that underpins the profession. Participants will also learn how to assess clients for a referral to a Financial Social Worker, how to make the referral, as well as what resources exist locally and in the greater New York Area for their clients. Additionally, the profession will be discussed through the interventions available at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro levels of practice.
- Evaluate their clients for appropriate referrals to Financial Social Workers
- Support their clients through coordination of care with Financial Social Workers
- Explain what Financial Social Work is and what Financial Social Workers Do (e.g., scope of practice)
- Explain the theoretical framework behind Financial Social Work
- Understand why Financial Behavioral Health is an important factor in a variety of safety assessments
Research:
- https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/Fall21p18.shtml
- https://financialsocialwork.com/downloads/financial-behavioral-health-ebook
- https://newprairiepress.org/jft/vol11/iss1/5
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.
Dr. Matthew L. Schwartz, DSW, LCSW, MBA, CFSW
Dr. Matthew L. Schwartz, DSW, LCSW, MBA, CFSW is a Solution Focused Brief Therapist, Certified Financial Social Worker, and Implementation Scientist in Buffalo, NY.
Matthew is a member and past board member of the Solution Focused Brief Therapy Association. He is the Research Committee Chair for the Center for Financial Social Work’s Financial Social Work Professional Network.
From 2018 to 2022, Matthew worked as an integrated (mental health and substance abuse) clinician in agency practice in Buffalo before transitioning to full time private practice, consulting, and training.
He remains actively involved with a number of community organizations, and shares his expertise as part-time faculty at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. Additionally, Dr. Schwartz provides clinical training to agencies in Western New York, and throughout the United States.
Matthew is presently co-authoring a textbook on Financial Social Work, as well as co-authoring a textbook chapter on interdisciplinary research dissemination (both due out in 2025). He is working with a team of technologists, futurists, and healthcare professionals to create new systems for the dissemination of research, focusing on equity of access to information and information systems.
