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Jennifer Elkins
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MSW program director & associate professor of social work at UGA w/focus on trauma, trauma informed care, & culturally sustaining practices. Views are my own.
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I’m teaching a PhD social work pedagogy class this fall & want my students to hear from experienced #SocialWorkAcademics. If this is you & you’re drawn to any of the below questions (all are optional & it’s anonymous) I’d be grateful for your added voice here: forms.gle/qQamVT1YYiM4...
Picture with following 10 questions: Good teaching is all about... One piece of advice I'd give to someone starting to teach in social work is… When my students talk about my class when they're out of my earshot I'd most like them to say… If I could turn back the clock and talk to myself on my first day of teaching I'd say… What’s a memorable teaching misstep or failure that taught you something important or helped you grow? Share the moment when you were closest to thinking or feeling "this is what teaching is all about!" or "this is why I teach!" What was it specifically that made this such a good moment? What’s a piece of teaching advice you received that turned out to be unhelpful or even harmful? What’s something you’ve learned from your students? What’s something you used to stress about in your early teaching that you’ve learned to let go of? What advice would you give about building authentic, affirming, respectful relationships with students in a social work classroom?
August 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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“To refuse to participate in the shaping of our future is to give it up. Do not be misled into passivity either by false security (they don’t mean me) or by despair (there’s nothing we can do). Each of us must find our work and do it.”
~Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider
July 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Congratulations to all #UGASSW graduates! You are the dreamers and doers the world needs…

Carry your imagination…
Root yourself in community…
Keep freedom dreaming…

The future is ours to build together. I have every confidence in you & can’t wait to see where your journey takes you next!
May 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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“What is your hope song? In this moment, what can you do to generate hope for others? How can we ensure that hope can thrive in our communities and beyond?”#LiberatEDSEL #FreedomDreaming #CollectiveLiberation
March 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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"Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off” `
#FannieLouHamer #BlackHistoryMonth #FightingSpirit

[Artwork: "Fighting Spirt" by Leroy Campbell]
February 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with “A Hole in the Roof” by Kadir Nelson that he describes: opens the space for a conversation about the present moment while reminding us that no matter how tough times may seem, there is always light.
February 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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What does trauma-informed care truly mean? How is it different from trauma-specific therapy? What does #SocialWork practice w/trauma impacted individuals & communities look like?

Join me for a new #UGASocialWork series for prospective & future social social workers!

Register: ow.ly/gSWA50U5qRi
Picture of UGA School of Social Work associate professor & MSW program director Jennifer Elkins on left with message introducing “Tuesday Talks Virtual Series” on trauma-informed vs trauma-specific practice on 12/3 at 6:30pm
November 20, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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If our work is not anchored in anti-racist, anti-oppressive, affirming, culturally sustaining, liberatory practices it can never truly be #TraumaInformed.
November 16, 2024 at 3:38 AM