Neuro Social Work- Part 1: A Critical And Holistic Framework For Assessment And Care Across Settings*

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Short Description

Introduces Neuro Social Work, a budding specialization in social work practice, as a critical, holistic framework that integrates neuroscience with person-in-environment, cultural responsiveness, and structural analysis across practice settings.

*Can be combined with Parts 2 & 3 for one longer training (3 hours min.)

Learning Objectives

• Define Neuro Social Work and differentiate it from reductionist “brain-based” approaches.
• Identify assessment domains that integrate neuro, relational, cultural, and structural factors.
• Apply the framework to a brief case example and generate ethically grounded clinical questions.

Each topic can be adapted to your audience, timeframe, and delivery format, with a minimum of 1 hour of instruction. The summary on this page is intentionally brief; detailed descriptions, learning objectives, and sample agendas are available upon request.