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Submission Number: 151
Submission ID: 1052
Submission UUID: 33addc0c-bb67-44b2-acf9-06ca3969e71b
Submission URI: /2025/abstracts

Created: Fri, 05/30/2025 - 12:57
Completed: Fri, 05/30/2025 - 13:22
Changed: Mon, 08/11/2025 - 13:09

Remote IP address: 165.0.126.162
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Title Dr.
Lastname Campbell
Firstname Emma
eMail emma.campbell@uct.ac.za
Mobile 0722119548
Institution University of cape town
Biosketch Emma Campbell is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Development at the University of Cape Town. Her research interests include criminal justice, forensic social work and more recently climate justice. As a passionate climate justice ally, Emma is part of the steering committee for the African Network of Environmental Social Work (ANESW). She is concerned about the adverse impact of climate change on vulnerable groups, particularly women in developing countries. Lower-income communities and marginalized groups are disproportionately affected by the ‘double injustice’ of climate change. Social workers are well positioned to work with these vulnerable groups by building on indigenous knowledge systems to strengthen climate resilience, adaptation, and disaster management systems as well as advocate for more inclusive transition to the green economy. Emma has a growing interest in greening the University curriculum to ensure social work students are equipped to work in this rapidly changing context.
Is there a Second Presenter? No
Title of Presentatation Turning the students green: integrating climate change into the Social Work curriculum
Theme Selection THEME 4: Social Work Education, Transdisciplinarity and Curriculum Development
Subtheme FOUR Selection SUB 4.1 Preparing future social workers for roles in in nontraditional social work environments.
Select your Presentation Type Oral Presentation
Abstract Turning the students green: integrating climate change into the Social Work curriculum is a reflective presentation focusing on ‘greening’ the BSW curriculum. A 4th year Social Policy and Management course is used as an illustrative example for how academics could navigate coursework changes that integrate climate change while still aligning with National norms and standards. It is imperative that Social Work graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in the rapidly changing context, both for themselves and for the communities they support. The presentation will provide further motivation for climate inclusive curriculum design as well discuss how this can still align with course norms and standards. Illustratively, the presentation will discuss content and assessment shifts and end with some key reflections and insights.
Title
Firstname Kim
Lastname Schmidt
Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? Yes
What Area does this Abstract Focus on? Education
Status Accepted
Title Prof
Firstname Roelf
Lastname Reyneke
Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? Yes
What Area does this Abstract Focus on? Education
Status Accepted