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Social Work Faculty Member Appointed to Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

Date: Saturday, September 1st, 2012

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Gabbard appointed to three-year term on national social work council

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Dr. Jay Gabbard, Associate Professor of Social Work at WKU, was recently appointed to the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity (CRECD).

Gabbard was appointed for a three-year term by national president Mildred C. Joyner.

The CSWE is the primary association for social work education in the United States, overseeing both undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as representing more than 2,500 individual members.

The CRECD initiates new activities and programs related to historically underrepresented groups in social work education and promotes research into issues relevant to educators, students, and alumni. In striving to address all issues related to historically underrepresented groups in social work education, CRECD facilitates communication between a wide variety of social work educator groups and CSWE.

Contact: Jay Gabbard, (270) 745-8749.

Dr. Jay Gabbard