Stewardship and Self-Advocacy for Social Workers

Live Online Program
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
5:30–7:30pm ET

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 2 CE contact hours

Social Workers are committed to being change agents within the social work profession to promote the social, political, and economic wellbeing of all social workers, while adhering to the Social Work Code of Ethics. The “Stewardship & Self- Advocacy for Social Workers” workshop will create a world where social workers stand united for each other’s wellbeing, interests, and security. Through collaborative efforts, Social Workers will advocate for each other and the profession. One of the factors that contribute to burnout and high turnover amongst social workers, is the lack of ethical and supervisory support. Ineffective supervision causes premature burnout and depletes professional development. As of 2015, 86% of social workers experience high levels of emotional exhaustion because of this. Furthermore, due to the pandemic Social Workers are being heavily relied on now more than ever as per the Center for New York City Affairs. As a result, the United Front for Social Workers has developed “Stewardship & Self-Advocacy for Social Workers” workshop, which has been designed to educate social workers on how to steward over the profession, create a collective front within the workplace and organize.

As a result of attending this program, participants will be able to:

1. Grasp at least two (2) reasons for the need for stewardship and self-advocacy in social work practice
2. Apply at least three (3) methods of stewardship and self-advocacy in social work practice
3. Evaluate at least four (4) apprehensions of Social Workers within the profession
4. Come up with at least (2) mechanisms to assist Social Workers
5. Organize at least three (3) task or objectives incorporating stewardship and self-advocacy

Shantel Mayris, LMSW

Shantel Mayris, LMSW, comes after serving as Family Defense Social Worker in the Bronx Defenders Office, where she provided resources and support to her clients in the family court system, working hard to assure families implement keyimprovements to be able to reunite or stay united. By collaborating with attorneys to create the best defense strategy and amplify her clients' voices inside the courtroom. Prior to this role, and during her pursuit of her master’s in social work, Shantel served for five years as Assistant Program Director at Services for the Under-Served. In this housing-related programmatic and administrative role, she advocated for her tenant clients and assist staff with creating individual tenant service plans. Shantel trained staff with supporting clients to keep to their goals and enhanced their daily living abilities to assure her clients stay within the housing framework. It is an unfortunate reality that many housing clients are challenged by mental illness. Shantel remains engaged in policy and advocacy. She is an active volunteer on the committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification which oversees the election process for member nominations within the NYC Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Importantly, Shantel is the proud Founder & President of the United Front for Social Workers whose active mission is building a coalition for Social Workers amongst a growing network of social service organizations. Shantel earned her earned her Master of Social Work (MSW) from Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services, and her Bachelors of Arts (BA) in Philosophy from State University at New Paltz, with a concentration in Law and a minor in Black Studies.

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General Admission: $50.00

If after registering, you determine that you can no longer attend this event, The Office of Global and Lifelong Learning will issue refunds on the following basis:

• Refund requests made on or before November 2 (by midnight): full refund
• Refund requests made on or before November 5 (by midnight): 50% refund
• Refund requests made on or after November 8: no refund

If this event is cancelled, all registrants will be fully reimbursed. To withdraw from and be reimbursed for this event, please complete the event withdrawal form.

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 2 Continuing Education Contact Hours.

55 jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education provider in the states of New York (though NYU Silver is NYSED CE approved in NYS) and West Virginia, unless the event is outside of West VA. ACE only approves individual courses in New Jersey, though NYU Silver is CSWE-accredited and therefore accepted for licensed NJ professionals. Here is a full list of statutes related to social work CE.

Special Accommodations:
Students requiring accommodations have the opportunity to make these known upon registering or by writing to silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

Addressing Grievances:
For information on our grievance and complaint procedures, contact 212.998.9099 or silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

NYU Silver School of Social Work
Office of Global and Lifelong Learning
1 Washington Square North, G08
New York, NY 10003

Email: silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu
Phone: 212.998.5973
Fax: 212.995.4497