The Coalition advances its mission and vision through five working groups that span Data Analytics; Marketing and Communications; Innovation and Technology-Based Education; Workforce Diversity and Special Populations; and External Affairs.
The Data Analytics work group identifies data resources and generates statistics to address workforce and service gaps in the social work field. Currently, the work group is analyzing data to support key Coalition initiatives: raising awareness of the social work profession among potential students, enhancing Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work student experience to improve retention, and strengthening the workforce by expanding opportunities for education and better compensation.
The Marketing and Communications work group is responsible for overseeing the creation and execution of strategies to effectively promote the Coalition’s mission, raise awareness, and engage key internal and external audiences. The work group ensures that the Coalition’s message is heard, understood, and resonates with its audience, raising awareness, building relationships, and ultimately supporting the organization’s goals.
The Innovations and Technology-Based Education work group is tasked with exploring how online social work degree programs can help address workforce shortages. The work group is identifying best practices in effective online social work programs, as well as the resources and support needed to implement these practices. Additionally, the work group will examine barriers to obtaining an online social work degree, including how these challenges vary by intersectional identities (such as geography, race, socioeconomic status, and gender) and other relevant needs assessments.
The Workforce Diversity and Special Populations work group promotes a social work workforce that reflects and values diverse viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds to better meet community needs and collaboratively generate innovative solutions. The work group assesses the current diversity within the workforce through an intersectional lens to include factors such as location, race/ethnicity, gender, cultural linguistics, and rural/urban representation, among many other identities. The work group also identifies best practices for recruiting, developing, and retaining a workforce capable of effectively serving a wide range of populations and communities across the state and beyond.
The External Affairs work group is responsible for assessing and supporting initiatives aimed at expanding and promoting the social work workforce in North Carolina. Key tasks include identifying pertinent legislation in North Carolina and other states related to workforce expansion for social workers, building relationships with stakeholders to promote social work education, forming partnerships with advocacy organizations, and identifying federal and state funding sources to support workforce expansion.
Data Analytics
The Data Analytics work group identifies data resources and generates statistics to address workforce and service gaps in the social work field. Currently, the work group is analyzing data to support key Coalition initiatives: raising awareness of the social work profession among potential students, enhancing Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work student experience to improve retention, and strengthening the workforce by expanding opportunities for education and better compensation.
Marketing and Communications
The Marketing and Communications work group is responsible for overseeing the creation and execution of strategies to effectively promote the Coalition’s mission, raise awareness, and engage key internal and external audiences. The work group ensures that the Coalition’s message is heard, understood, and resonates with its audience, raising awareness, building relationships, and ultimately supporting the organization’s goals.
Innovation and Technology-Based Education
The Innovations and Technology-Based Education work group is tasked with exploring how online social work degree programs can help address workforce shortages. The work group is identifying best practices in effective online social work programs, as well as the resources and support needed to implement these practices. Additionally, the work group will examine barriers to obtaining an online social work degree, including how these challenges vary by intersectional identities (such as geography, race, socioeconomic status, and gender) and other relevant needs assessments.
Workforce Diversity and Special Populations
The Workforce Diversity and Special Populations work group promotes a social work workforce that reflects and values diverse viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds to better meet community needs and collaboratively generate innovative solutions. The work group assesses the current diversity within the workforce through an intersectional lens to include factors such as location, race/ethnicity, gender, cultural linguistics, and rural/urban representation, among many other identities. The work group also identifies best practices for recruiting, developing, and retaining a workforce capable of effectively serving a wide range of populations and communities across the state and beyond.
External Affairs
The External Affairs work group is responsible for assessing and supporting initiatives aimed at expanding and promoting the social work workforce in North Carolina. Key tasks include identifying pertinent legislation in North Carolina and other states related to workforce expansion for social workers, building relationships with stakeholders to promote social work education, forming partnerships with advocacy organizations, and identifying federal and state funding sources to support workforce expansion.
