For over a century, social workers have been working to empower social change in their communities and advocating for social programs that impact us all. Led by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), every March we recognize the over 700,000 social workers in the U.S. and three million worldwide who positively impact our daily lives. According to NASW, the March 2024 theme “Empowering Social Workers” focuses on ways Americans can support the social work profession as it addresses issues our nation is facing, including the need for more mental health services providers to combat social issues such as the rise in suicide, expanding opioid epidemic and increased rates of homelessness.

Ways to Celebrate

We encourage our Warrior Strong alumni, students and friends to celebrate social workers this March in the following ways:

• Attend an event held this March, including the third portion of the Promoting Social Justice and Equity for Sexual and Gender Diverse Communities Series on March 7, 2024, which focuses on developing a critically conscious awareness regarding the lived experiences of transgender and gender diverse individuals.
• Expand your expertise and earn some CE’s with an event or online course from the Office of Continuing Education
• Get involved via social media:
  • Follow us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter/X) and like and repost our Social Work Warrior Inspirtation posts, which will be featured throughout March. 
  • Share the essential work you do in your everyday lives through posts, pictures, and videos. Use the phrase: "I became a Social Work Warrior because..." or "I chose to study at Wayne State because…” and be sure to tag us!
  • Looking for some quick template posts? View the NASW Social Media Toolkit and be sure to use the hashtags for this March: #SWMonth2024 #EmpoweringSocialWorkers #SocialWorkMonth and #NASW

Social Work Warrior Inspiration

What inspired you to become a social worker? What drew you to the study at Detroit’s Social Work School? We posed these questions to our students as part of a Social Work Student Video Contest and their responses are inspiring. Take a peek at the top three videos we received below and gain some inspiration to create and share your own video on social media!

Events

March 2, 2024: Black and Latinx Males in Social Work: March Breakfast & Check In
10:00 – 11:30 am in the School of Social Work Community Room and on Zoom

March 6: Winter Graduate School Information Session featuring Social Work
10 am – 12 pm on Zoom

March 6: Secondary Trauma - Compassion Fatigue and How to Recognize it (3 CE’s)
1:00 – 4:15 pm on Zoom

March 6: Social Work Success Coach Drop-In (students only)
4 – 5 pm on Zoom

March 7: Embracing Diverse Perspectives and Addressing Sexual Fluidity (1.5 free CE’s)
3:30 – 5:00 pm at The Thompson #105

March 7: Collegiate Recovery Program Weekly Support Group (students only)
4:30 – 5:30 pm in the School of Social Work

March 12: Human Trafficking for Healthcare Professionals (3 free CE’s)
9 am – 12 pm on Zoom

March 16: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Red Dress Event
11 am - 5 pm in the WSU Student Center #010

March 18: Getting the Most Out of Your Course Syllabi 
6 – 7 pm on Zoom

March 16 - 17: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Red Dress
11 am - 5 pm in the WSU Student Center #010

March 19: NAMI Warriors Digital Detox Day (details forthcoming)
9 – 5 pm, commit to minimize digital device use

March 19: Pawsitive therapy: Therapy dogs at the School of Social Work
10:45 - 11:45 pm in the School of Social Work

March 20: Social Work Doctoral Program Information Session
11 am - 12 pm on Zoom

March 20: WSU School of Social Work at the Detroit Pistons Mental Health Awareness Game 
7 pm at the Little Caesars Arena

March 21: Quality Social Work Practice in Healthcare: Bridging Patient Care with Equitable Practice (1.5 CE’s)
1:00 – 2:30 pm on Zoom

March 21: Imposter Syndrome and Social Work
3:00 – 4:30 pm in the School of Social Work #001

March 21: Collegiate Recovery Program Weekly Support Group (students only)
4:30 – 5:30 pm in the School of Social Work

March 21: 'March Is Social Work Month' In-person BSW & MSW Information Session
5 – 7 pm in School of Social Work

March 22: Path to Private Practice with the SSW
1 – 3 pm in the School of Social Work

March 25: Social Work Teaching Club with Kess Ballentine
12 – 1 pm in the School of Social Work #233 and on Zoom

March 28: Annual Social Work Research Symposium
3:30 – 5:30 pm in the School of Social Work Community Room

March 28: Collegiate Recovery Program Weekly Support Group (students only)
4:30 – 5:30 pm in the School of Social Work

March 29: Mental Health First Aid
9 am - 4 pm on the WSU campus

View more events on the WSU Event Calendar