Antiracist Supervision Training Series - Session #4

Bethel University’s Department of Social Work is hosting a series of four professional development workshops that will equip supervisors with the knowledge, skills, and effective processes to engage antiracism in their supervision practices.  

Overall Learning Objectives for the Workshop Series

• Deepen participants' understanding of systemic racism in social work education and supervision by examining how microaggressions, the imposter phenomenon, and collective/historical trauma uniquely impact BIPOC students and practitioners from marginalized communities.

• Foster the development of strategies that reflect cultural humility and that enable social work supervisors to address and mitigate the effects of racism and trauma within educational and professional environments.

• Equip participants to transition from awareness to impactful action by offering practical tools for advocacy, implementing equity-driven practices, and promoting continuous learning and antiracist interventions within social work education and supervision.

This is the final of four sessions in this workshop series. For information on the other sessions, please see Session #1, Session #2, and Session #3.

Session #4 - "So What Now? Moving Beyond Awareness to Impactful Action"

• Reflect on Key Insights: Participants will reflect on key insights from previous sessions on microaggressions, the imposter phenomenon, and collective/historical trauma, connecting these themes to institutional mistrust and systemic silencing as responses to entrenched cultural norms.

• Identify Systemic Barriers and Institutional Tools for Change: Participants will assess institutional and structural barriers that perpetuate systemic silencing, such as lack of mentorship, tokenism, limited advancement opportunities, and implicit bias within their sites. Participants will identify barriers and develop actionable tools and strategies for challenging these barriers.

• Formulate Actionable Steps for Supervisors at Practicum Sites: Participants will create actionable strategies that supervisors can implement to foster a more equitable and supportive environment for BIPOC students, integrating trust-building techniques to address the legacy of institutional mistrust and the impact of systemic silencing and institutional mistrust on BIPOC students.

• Develop a Personal Commitment to Learning and Advocacy: Participants will establish a personal commitment to ongoing learning, action, and advocacy, recognizing the importance of addressing systemic issues that contribute to institutional mistrust.

Khadija Israel, LMSW (Session #4 Instructor), is a social worker and doctoral candidate at the Silver School of Social Work at New York University. Her research focuses on health equity, substance use, and behavioral health systems, with a particular emphasis on addressing disparities in care and advancing harm reduction strategies within acute care settings. As a Project Assistant at the Center for Opioid Epidemiology & Policy, she contributes to efforts aimed at mitigating the public health impacts of opioid use. Khadija has also worked as a Research Associate at the Intervention Innovations Team Lab and an Assistant Research Scientist at SAMHSA/CSAP and the Center for Drug Use and HIV|HCV Research, where she deepened her expertise in public health crises and health inequities among marginalized populations. Her doctoral work at NYU centers on developing harm reduction-informed, evidence-based, non-pharmacologic interventions for high-risk patients with substance use disorders (SUD) in inpatient settings. This work offers a platform for exploring the intersection of opioid treatment, policy challenges, and health disparities, particularly for populations disproportionately affected by substance use and limited access to equitable care.