The Social Justice Legacy of Oscar Romero: Applications in Social Work Practice
Total Credits: 3 including 3 Category I CEs
- Bundle(s):
- Oscar Romero
- Instructors:
- Patrice Forrester, PhD, LCSW-C | Leigh Beck, DSW, LICSW
- Duration:
- 3 Hours 15 Minutes
- Location:
- SSW Auditorium - Baltimore, Maryland
Description
This training will provide information on how to approach social work with diverse and underserved populations that is culturally sensitive and promotes justice. Participants will learn ways to engage in culturally sensitive social work practice through exploring the social justice work of Oscar Romero, a Catholic saint who was an archbishop in El Salvador around the time of the Salvadoran civil war. Participants will identify concepts of liberation theology, solidarity, and cultural humility in the life of Oscar Romero and apply these concepts to social work interventions.
Instructor
Patrice Forrester, PhD, LCSW-C Related Seminars and Products
Patrice Forrester is a licensed clinical social worker and is a graduate of the PhD SSW program at University of Maryland Baltimore. Patrice has experience providing mental health services to children, teenagers, and adults affected by trauma and chronic mental illness. She is a volunteer with the grassroots organization US-El Salvador Sister Cities that promotes social justice in Latin America and the US. She also provides mental health therapy and wellness groups in private practice in MD and DC.
Leigh Beck, DSW, LICSW Related Seminars and Products
Leigh Beck is a licensed clinical social worker and is a graduate of the DSW program at Tulane University. She is an expert in substance use and currently owns a counseling and consulting practice in Baltimore County. Leigh has been a member of the U.-El Salvador Sister Cities organization her entire life, beginning when her father participated in a delegation when Leigh was one year old. Her first delegation was when she was fifteen years old, and more than two decades later she is still a member.
Dates
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The Social Justice Legacy of Oscar Romero: Solidarity Work
Mon, Oct 06, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT Baltimore, Maryland |
Agenda & Learning Objectives
AGENDA:
08:50 – 09:00 am Registration
09:00 – 9:15 am
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Overview of Oscar Romero (Biography)
09:16 - 9:31
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Define liberation theology through discussion of examples in the work of Oscar Romero
09:32 - 9:47
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Define solidarity through discussion of examples in the work of Oscar Romero
09:48 - 10:03
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Define cultural humility through discussion of examples in the work of Oscar Romero
10:04 - 10:52
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Apply concepts of liberation theology, solidarity, cultural humility in social work practice through discussion and short activities
10:53 – 11:08 Break
11:09 – 11:21
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Identify social work interventions with underserved populations based in liberation theology, solidarity, and cultural humility
11:22 - 12:15 pm
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Practice discuss culturally humble ways to engage with underserved populations, including Salvadorans, based in liberation theology, solidarity, cultural humility
12:15 - Questions & Adjournment
Learning Objective
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Explore the historical legacy of Oscar Romero and his work in liberation theology, solidarity, cultural humility
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Apply social work interventions discussed to culturally sensitive social work interventions with Salvadorans and other underserved populations
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Identify social work interventions based on liberation theology, solidarity, cultural humility
Bibliography & References
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES
Chong, V. (2024). Oscar Romero: A Theology of Symbol. Theologica Xaveriana, 74, 1-28, https://doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.tx74.orts
Hill, D., Bell, M., & Laredo, E. (2024). Solidarity is not a dirty word: exploring and locating solidarity as a theory and model for a radical community social work practice. Critical and Radical Social Work, 12(4), 442-455, https://doi.org/10.1332/20498608Y2024D000000022
Levine, E. (2024). Toward a Critical Social Work Ethics of Immigration, Migration, and Human Rights. International Journal of Social Work Values & Ethics, 21(1), https://doi.org/10.55521/10-021-109
Lusk, M., & Corbett, D. (2021). Liberation theology and international social work. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 40(1), 92-107, https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2020.1848750
Gottlieb, M. (2021). The case for a cultural humility framework in social work practice. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 30(6), 463-481.
Deal, H. E. (2024). Have you Developed your Theology of Social Justice? Theological Foundations to Sustain Your Social Justice Work. Social Work & Christianity, 51(4).
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Schmitt, C. (2022). Solidarity: A Key Concept for Social Work. Österreichisches Jahrbuch für Soziale Arbeit/Annual review of social work and social pedagogy in Austria, 4, 45-63, https://doi.org/10.30424/OEJS2204045
Course Completion & CE Information
Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement
The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University of Maryland School of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for quantity Category I Continuing Education Units for ethics/supervision/anti-oppressive social work practices. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education.
ASWB Information
University of Maryland School of Social Work Office of Continuing Professional Education, #1611, 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: 2/11/2024-2/11/2027.
To receive ACE credit, full attendance is required; no partial credits will be given for partial attendance.
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Target Audience
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
We welcome anyone interested in the topic!
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Location
SSW Auditorium
(410) 706-7790
www.ssw.umaryland.edu