The Center for Social Development (CSD) is a hub for applied research. We create and test social innovations that broaden well-being for individuals, families and communities. We incubate policies that can be scaled to reach millions, and we create new fields of study to advance social development. We also train emerging scholars and practitioners in the effective conduct of social research. CSD operates locally, nationally, and globally from our home base in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. What We Stand For At CSD, we embrace the promise of a fully inclusive society in which empirically grounded policies enable everyone to participate and reach their potential. We embrace the principles of rigorous, independent, applied social research, which aims to deepen scientific knowledge and is focused on translating results into action with meaningful impacts. Expertise Led by Founding Director Michael Sherraden, CSD is engaged with national and international networks of researchers, practitioners and policy experts. The CSD team and our partners are experts in social development and public policy. We are internationally recognized for applied research and policy innovations related to financial capability, and asset building and civic engagement. Our policy design and research on Child Development Accounts (CDAs) have been rigorously tested through the randomized SEED for Oklahoma Kids policy experiment. Results from this experiment have informed CDA policies now serving millions of young people in the United States and other countries. Learn about our experts: https://csd.wustl.edu/experts/ Join Us Sign up for our mailing list at https://csd.wustl.edu/join/ Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/csdwustl Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/csdwustl Stream many of our events at youtube.com/@centerforsocialdevelopment698 Peruse our recent publications at https://csd.wustl.edu/recent-publications/
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#NASW and the #NASWFoundation are pleased to issue the call for nominations for the next cycle of National Recognition Awards. These awards honor social workers and other individuals and/or groups who have, through their work and/or advocacy, advanced the principles and vision of the social work profession. For more, Visit: https://buff.ly/48t7R0J Email: naswfoundation@socialworkers.org Call: 202-336-8276
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The National Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification (NCNLI) seeks diverse candidates for the 2025 NASW national election. Help identify and encourage passionate leaders to submit nominations by November 22, 2024, via this link: https://buff.ly/4f0uvA5, or email their names to governance@socialworkers.org Let’s help elevate #socialwork talent! #NASW #Leadership #Nominations #SocialWork
Responses to environmental issues are a growing part of #SocialWorkPractice. What do #SocialWorkers need for the work? Faculty Director Lisa Reyes Mason, Sierra Roach Coye, LMSW, Smitha Rao, Amy Krings, and Julia Santucci report findings in a new study published by Sustainability MDPI. Read "Environmental Justice and Social Work: A Study across Practice Settings in Three U.S. States": https://lnkd.in/gRx9iF5U #Up4theChallenge #SocialWork #SocialWorkEd #CSWE #EnvironmentalJustice University of Denver: Graduate School of Social Work The Ohio State University College of Social Work Grand Challenges for Social Work
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You can purchase your ticket to the 2024 Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit at: EmpowerMissouri.org/summit to join us in just a little over 2 weeks! The Summit will include amazing speakers like Dan Ferris, who will be leading the breakout session "Equity at the Center: Influencing Policy with Data, Evidence, and Storytelling." This session explores and reimagines the roles of analysis, data, and evidence in advancing policy. In today’s complex and data-rich world, policymakers, analysts, advocates, and organizational leaders alike must effectively and equitably collect, analyze, interpret, and utilize data to drive evidence-based policy-making processes. Participants will gain knowledge and familiarity with specific methods and frameworks for leveraging data and evidence in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies. Through case studies, practical exercises, and interactive discussions, participants will apply their own experience and policy priorities to considering how blending data, evidence, and storytelling can address complex policy challenges and drive positive social change. Image description: "Speaker Spotlight" graphic with a photo of Dan Ferris (Associate Director of Education and Training, Washington University in St. Louis) and the title of the breakout session on a blue background with the Empower Missouri Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit 2024 logo #EmpowerMO #Missouri #Advocacy #Event #Community #Education
Faculty Director Julie Birkenmaier (#SLU) joins Megan Doherty Bea (#UWSoHE) & Karen Murrell (#AssetFunders) for a webinar, “Access to Financial Systems & Advancing Well-Being for Vulnerable Communities and Individuals,” by the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Wednesday, 10/30, 1-2 (central). Register: https://lnkd.in/gVCP3eF3 #SocialWork #FinancialCapability #FinancialAccess #FinancialInclusion Saint Louis University School of Social Work Saint Louis University School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Asset Funders Network Saint Louis University Research Institute Grand Challenges for Social Work
Basic activities—like making payments, cashing checks, accessing credit, & building savings—can be costly & difficult in marginalized communities, where sound financial services tend to be inaccessible. Faculty Director Julie Birkenmaier (#SLU), Megan Doherty Bea (#UWSoHE) & Karen Murrell (#AssetFunders) will discuss findings on #FinancialAccess & options for overcoming barriers in this webinar by the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison on Wed., Oct. 30, 1-2 (central). Register: https://lnkd.in/gVCP3eF3 #FinancialCapability #FinancialInclusion #FinancialCapability #FinancialSocialWork #Financialization #SocialWork Saint Louis University School of Social Work Saint Louis University School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Asset Funders Network Saint Louis University Research Institute Grand Challenges for Social Work
CSD congratulates Sarah Christa Butts, MSW, at the start of her service as Vice President of Government Relations with Service Coordination Inc. Sarah is a true #Changemaker dedicated to empowering #SocialWorkers & allied professionals in their efforts to build a better world. #MakingADifference
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American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Fellow Michael Sherraden of the WashU Brown School spoke at an event during the UN General Assembly on “Strengthening the Human Capacity in Social Services for the Protection of Children and Women in Kazakhstan and the Critical Role of Social Work as a Profession.” Organized by the National Professional Alliance of Social Workers of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, it was about the importance of social work education and creating supportive environments for social workers. Read more in the Academy’s latest news round-up. https://lnkd.in/gddTjzxT
Today at #CSWE24, Nataliia Gusak, Viktor Burlaka, CSD's Aytakin Huseynli, Ph.D., & James A. Martin discuss their effort to support #SocialWorkerPractitioners in Ukraine. Join us at 4:15 in Convention Center Rm 3501C. More: https://lnkd.in/gE5NHQd9 #APM24 #APM2024 #CSWE2024 #SocialWorkTwitter #IFSW #IASSW #CSWE Council on Social Work Education
For over 2 years, #SocialWorkers in Ukraine have served through the traumas of war. Tomorrow at #CSWE24, an #InternationalSocialWork team discusses one effort to support colleagues there. Join us @ 4:15 for this special conversation with Nataliia Gusak, Viktor Burlaka, CSD's Aytakin Huseynli, Ph.D., and James A. Martin: https://lnkd.in/gE5NHQd9 #APM24 #APM2024 #CSWE2024 #SocialWorkTwitter #CSWE #TraumaInformed Council on Social Work Education University of Alaska Anchorage College of Health WashU Brown School UNCG Department of Social Work Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research