MSWSN Radio Show Agenda:

1. Introduce MSWSN:

   1. How it started (why and what prompted students to get involved)

      1. Name the need for the space for Macro focused students. What has MSWSN been able to accomplish since it was established?

      2. Give examples of the micro vs macro in the history and creation of the MSWSN: Kate

2. In the classroom: Student focused (classroom education preparation-classes) Cassie

   1. Classes are usually full of clinical students (stats about Hunter students Clinical vs CO and OML)

   2. Classes can be polarizing for students who think about the policies and the larger systems and how their clients and communities may be affected. Human Behavior for CO students can seem pointless and frustrating, especially when the students have no exposure or experience with one-on-one client interaction (ie community work) however, it is invaluable when a professor highlights the skills and how one would use interviewing skills within communities.

   3. Neither is more important than the other. In fact, both MUST work together to serve the communities and the systems in which Social work as a profession exists.

3. On the ground: Kelsey and Sindy

   1. How does the classroom relate to what's happening on the ground and vice versa?

   2. How do we bring current lived experiences into the classroom?

      1. Current social issues happening in our community

         1. BlackLivesMatter

         2. Incarceration rates

         3. Solitary Confinement

      2. Field Education/Current work

         1. Kelsey: Intern with Brooklyn Defender Services

         2. Sindy:

      3. These aren't just micro or macro issues. It's both. How do we bring issues of intersectionality into our social work classrooms?
4. Conclusion: Contact information and how to create a chapter. MSWSN.ORG or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it