DSW Candidate – Daniel Kreuzberg, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
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Virtual Showcase of DSW Scholars 2025 Event!
Shaping the Future of Social Work Administration: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
DSW Candidate – Daniel Kreuzberg, LICSW, LISW
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Eastern Time Zone
Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)
Description
Shaping the Future of Social Work Administration: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
This capstone project will explore three primary products exploring critical facets of social work administration. The first product, a systematic literature review, investigates how organizational policies influence social work administrators’ well-being, role clarity, and supervisory efficacy. The review highlights the challenges posed by administrative burdens and policy gaps, highlighting the need for organizational policies that foster clarity, reduce strain, and support staff retention.
The second product, a conceptual paper, reviews the historical divide between micro and macro social work practice. The product highlights gap in administrative leadership training within social work education and details the ineffective efforts to address this gap. Lastly, it introduces an innovative framework that integrates servant leadership and empowerment theory with management skill development to address gaps in social work leadership training. It proposes a pathway to equip social workers with vital managerial skills, aligning with ethical values and enhancing organizational inclusivity and diversity.
The third product, a practice application paper, proposes actionable steps and an “upskilling and reskilling” program for social workers interested in advancing into management positions. The paper discusses the organizational responsibility to support the continued growth of their employees and identifies the benefits for organizations who employ this training program. Together, these works provide a compelling roadmap for advancing social work leadership through targeted training and policy reform, offering practical solutions to promote sustainability and effectiveness within the profession.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Uncover the existing literature regarding the impact of organizational policy on social work administrators.
- Understand past efforts to address knowledge gaps in social work education impacting social work leaders. Recall existing theories and management skills development as it relates to the Empowering the Servant Leader Model (ESLM).
- Identify opportunities to implement the ESLM and upskilling in their workplace or organization.
Delivery Method: Live Interactive Training via Zoom Video Conferencing
Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)
Target Audience: This conference is intended for social workers and students.
Accreditation: University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Provider # 1377, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/29/22-9/29/25. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 15 general continuing education credits.
Claiming CE Credit: Instructions for claiming CE credit will be disseminated at the beginning of each session.
Questions: If you have any questions regarding CE credit or to report a grievance, please contact Christina Krantz at Christina.Krantz@uky.edu. For technical assistance, please contact lmshelp@uky.edu.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these presentations are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the University of Kentucky or the College of Social Work. The inclusion of any topics, perspectives, or discussions is intended for academic engagement and does not constitute endorsement by the institution.
