Center for First Generation Social Work Student Success

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Become a contributor as a mentor and Fellow or as a supporter of the Center. Center members support one another while facilitating the entrance of other first-generation students into the field of social work.

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How We Take Action

• Recruitment – Promoting the field of social work to first-generation students, coaching them to be social workers and leaders who can serve vulnerable, unrepresented populations 
• Education and Academic Support – Assisting first-generation secondary students through their higher education social work achievements and academic excellence to include scholarship and publications 
• Mentor First – Supporting first-generation students through a one-to-one mentoring relationship with members of the Center such that they can achieve academic success in social work and become community leaders in similar endeavors
• Social and Emotional Health – Educating and supporting first-generation students in their social and emotional health as they practice the social work skills of assisting unrepresented populations in their own social and emotional wellbeing 
• Social Media – Giving first-generation students a communication space through such media as a robust website featuring podcasts and blogs through which they may share social work perspectives and current issues that impact underrepresented populations
• Community Alliance – Building unity and support with like-minded social work institutions and agencies
• Professional Outreach – Establishing social work trainings, workshops, and conferences that focus on first-generation students' social and emotional selves.