[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”37489″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]On November 19, 2021, the Evans School hosted a conversation about anti-racism in child welfare policy in partnership with the UW School of Social Work.
The child welfare system and policy arena has historically and today continues to demonstrate persistent disproportional racial representation and racial disparities in desired outcomes, such as reunification and adoption. The discussion focused on the historical legacy of racism within the child welfare system and policy realm, and considered initiatives that both de-center children’s removal from their homes and support family-strengthening activities in explicitly anti-racist ways.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Speakers” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”20824″ img_size=”215×215″ css=””][vc_column_text]Angelique Day
Associate Professor
University of Washington
School of Social Work[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20826″ img_size=”260×260″][vc_column_text]John Edmonds
Supervisor
Olmsted County Community Services[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”20825″ img_size=”215×205″ css=””][vc_column_text]Alan Detlaff
Dean
University of Houston
Graduate College of Social Work[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20827″ img_size=”215×215″ css=””][vc_column_text]Tessa Evans-Campbell
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
University of Washington
School of Social Work[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”24104″ img_size=”215×205″][vc_column_text]Jodi Sandfort
Dean
University of Washington
Evans School of Public Policy & Governance[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Event Recording” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/OHEBlGVkeYM” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]