For over 20 years, Influencing Social Policy (ISP) has supported social work educators, practitioners, and students eager to engage in social policy and the policy process. Our 2023 Conference broadens our Macro focus as we return to an in-person format! In partnership with the Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA), Clark-Fox Policy Institute of Washington University in St. Louis, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP), ISP Teaching Institute, Social Justice Initiative, Special Commission to Advance Macro Social Work Practice, and other macro partners we announce the 2023 Macro United Conference: Rising Together to Protect Our Rights.
Our 2023 Macro United Conference invites social work educators, students, and practitioners at all levels of practice to participate in this collaborative event where we will grapple with complex social problems; share policy research, practice, teaching wisdom; learn from each other; and strengthen partnerships to work together for social change.
The conference encourages submissions for presentations, workshops, roundtables, and poster sessions on a broad range of cutting-edge topics. Detailed information about these formats are provided at the end of this call. The conference also honors social work’s root commitments to anti-racist and anti-oppressive policies and social, economic, environmental, and political justice.
To build a strong bridge to the future, we encourage submissions that underpin the importance of macro social work by (a) connecting the various areas of macro social work; (b) spanning micro to macro social work; (c) discussing the influence of social policy on macro social work; and (d) presenting research within and/or across macro social work areas. Submissions reflecting the conference theme, Rising Together to Protect Our Rights, are especially encouraged.
Proposals may explore Macro Social Work by addressing one or more of the following:
In developing your proposals, you may wish to consult the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Macro Social Work. This resource was developed through a collaborative partnership with CSWE, the Special Commission to Advance Macro Practice (SC) with generous support from the Fund for Social Policy Education and Practice (FSPEP) and in partnership with ACOSA, Influencing Social Policy, The Special Commission to Advance Macro Practice in Social Work, and the Network for Social Work Management. In addition, please consider addressing the Grand Challenges for Social Work--specifically consulting recommendations provided on their website.
As with previous Policy Conference 2.0 gatherings, the Macro United Conference 2023 will include exciting plenary speakers, opportunities for networking, and recognition of the ISP national contest winners. A full-day Teaching Institute will precede the opening of the Conference on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Click here for Teaching Institute Call for Proposals.
Conference proposals for MACRO Conference 2023 should be submitted electronically no later than November 1, 2022.
PRESENTATION FORMATS:
Paper Presentation: 20 minutes plus questions
Presentations that share conceptual or empirical scholarship related to the conference theme. Please address:
Interactive workshop: 1 hour
Social work advocate and/or practitioner skill development session that walks participants through a strategy, task, approach or action related to the conference theme. Please address:
Roundtable: 1 hour
Facilitated discussion of controversial or challenging issues facing social work instructors, researchers, advocates, or practitioners in the macro realm and as related to the conference theme. Please address:
Posters
Visual depiction of a macro project, a micro to macro collaboration, an innovative teaching approach, an advocacy effort, or emerging research related to the conference theme. Please address:
Our 2023 Macro United Conference invites social work educators, students, and practitioners at all levels of practice to participate in this collaborative event where we will grapple with complex social problems; share policy research, practice, teaching wisdom; learn from each other; and strengthen partnerships to work together for social change.
The conference encourages submissions for presentations, workshops, roundtables, and poster sessions on a broad range of cutting-edge topics. Detailed information about these formats are provided at the end of this call. The conference also honors social work’s root commitments to anti-racist and anti-oppressive policies and social, economic, environmental, and political justice.
To build a strong bridge to the future, we encourage submissions that underpin the importance of macro social work by (a) connecting the various areas of macro social work; (b) spanning micro to macro social work; (c) discussing the influence of social policy on macro social work; and (d) presenting research within and/or across macro social work areas. Submissions reflecting the conference theme, Rising Together to Protect Our Rights, are especially encouraged.
Proposals may explore Macro Social Work by addressing one or more of the following:
- the importance of macro social work in protecting human rights
- opportunities for collaboration in macro social work
- innovations in community development, community organizing, and/or policies responding to contemporary social problems concerning rights and liberties
- evidence-informed teaching methods in macro social work concerning rights and liberties
- strategies for assessing competency in macro practice
- innovative advocacy and/or community-building or organizing efforts
- new directions in macro research
In developing your proposals, you may wish to consult the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Macro Social Work. This resource was developed through a collaborative partnership with CSWE, the Special Commission to Advance Macro Practice (SC) with generous support from the Fund for Social Policy Education and Practice (FSPEP) and in partnership with ACOSA, Influencing Social Policy, The Special Commission to Advance Macro Practice in Social Work, and the Network for Social Work Management. In addition, please consider addressing the Grand Challenges for Social Work--specifically consulting recommendations provided on their website.
As with previous Policy Conference 2.0 gatherings, the Macro United Conference 2023 will include exciting plenary speakers, opportunities for networking, and recognition of the ISP national contest winners. A full-day Teaching Institute will precede the opening of the Conference on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Click here for Teaching Institute Call for Proposals.
Conference proposals for MACRO Conference 2023 should be submitted electronically no later than November 1, 2022.
PRESENTATION FORMATS:
Paper Presentation: 20 minutes plus questions
Presentations that share conceptual or empirical scholarship related to the conference theme. Please address:
- Background & rationale
- Methodology
- Results
- Conclusions & implications
- How paper relates to conference theme
Interactive workshop: 1 hour
Social work advocate and/or practitioner skill development session that walks participants through a strategy, task, approach or action related to the conference theme. Please address:
- Background & rationale
- Objectives: Learning outcomes for participants
- Description of session, including interactive component
- Evidence of efficacy
- How workshop relates to conference theme
Roundtable: 1 hour
Facilitated discussion of controversial or challenging issues facing social work instructors, researchers, advocates, or practitioners in the macro realm and as related to the conference theme. Please address:
- Background & rationale
- Objectives: Learning outcomes for participants
- Session description, including the role of facilitator and plan for achieving participation
- How roundtable relates to conference theme
Posters
Visual depiction of a macro project, a micro to macro collaboration, an innovative teaching approach, an advocacy effort, or emerging research related to the conference theme. Please address:
- Background & rationale
- Methodology
- Results
- Conclusions & Implications
- How poster relates to conference theme