Schools of
Social Work
Voice Up invites Schools and Departments of Social Work—including BSW, MSW, and doctoral programs—to partner in advancing an evidence-informed, purpose-centered, community-driven model supporting emerging adults at a global scale.
Research consistently affirms that purpose and meaning contribute to:
Enhanced resilience and coping
Masten, 2014
Decreased mental health symptomatology
Steger, 2012
Increased self-efficacy and empowerment
Bandura, 2006
Improved community connectedness and belonging
Perkins et al., 2010
Voice Up aligns with core competencies within the 2022 CSWE Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards:
Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
Competency 3: Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice
Competency 4: Engage, Assess, Intervene, and Evaluate at Micro, Mezzo, and Macro levels
Collaboration Opportunities
- Direct practice placements
- Macro/community practice internships
- Field research & evaluation work
- Leadership & program development
- Behavioral health community support
- Purpose & wellbeing interventions
- Narrative identity research
- Community-based preventive behavioral health
- Cross-cultural empowerment studies
- Policy research on youth ecosystems
- Implementation science studies
- Human Behavior & Social Environment
- Social Work Practice courses
- Community Practice & Organizing
- Research Methods & Program Evaluation
- Trauma-informed practice
- School Social Work
- Mental Health & Counseling
- Community organizations
- School districts
- Youth-serving nonprofits
- Public health campaigns
- Behavioral health initiatives
- Workforce development pipelines
Core Principles in Social Work
Collaboration
All are welcome
Embodies the social work value of partnership with clients and communities
Humility
We all have much to learn
Resonates with cultural humility and anti-oppressive practice
Precision
All the details matter
Aligns with evidence-based practice, assessment, and ethical decision-making
Patience
We all need forgiveness
Mirrors trauma-informed approaches, healing-centered engagement, and developmental pacing
Empathy
We must understand your why
Central to all effective micro, mezzo, and macro interventions