Session: Creating Safe Spaces in Academic Environments (Society for Social Work and Research 28th Annual Conference - Recentering & Democratizing Knowledge: The Next 30 Years of Social Work Science)
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Creating Safe Spaces in Academic Environments

Schedule:
Saturday, January 13, 2024: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Independence BR A, ML 4 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)
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Conveners:
Flor Avellaneda, MSW, Baylor University, Gabriela Mohr-Avitia, MSW, University of Houston, Danielle Parrish, PhD, Baylor University, Leila Wood, PhD, MSSW, The University of Texas Medical Branch and Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD, University of Connecticut
The activities for this Special Interest Group will focus on discussing the importance of fostering safe academic spaces and the prevention of sexual harassment within academic environments. The following are the 3 primary aims of this SIG: 1. Support: A safe space for students, staff, and faculty to connect on experienced or bystander effects of sexual harassment in academic environments. 2. Brainstorm: Discuss current state of sexual harassment in academic settings based on existing policy and research, and potential empirically supported solutions. 3. Advocacy: Identify recommendations for higher education institutions and professional organizations to prevent sexual harassment.
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