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Joint Conference on Social Work, Education, and Development (SWSD), Nairboi, Kenya

The social work profession is rewarding yet demanding. Social workers are trained to put our personal concerns aside and provide our clients with the support and resources they deserve. Practice wisdom tells us, and research supports the position that direct social work practice involves inherent occupational hazards, including secondary traumatic stress (STS) reactions. However, there is evidence that social support, like mentoring and professional development activities, can mitigate STS's negative impact on social workers. Given this knowledge, social work educators developed two culturally informed programs that utilize mentoring to support students of color and promote retention. This presentation will explore mentoring as a retention effort and examine the impact of mentoring programs for social work learners of color.

Success24, Salisbury, Maryland

This presentation examines key elements of the culturally informed effort, Comunidad and Umoja Scholars Program (CUSP). There will be a detailed review of mentor and mentee recruitment, selection, and pairing processes. There will also be a review of the program's workshop series, which allows structured mentor and mentee interaction while promoting competent social work practice with marginalized communities. ​

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM), Anaheim, CA