Stokes Dunavan

BSW 2019 @UGASocialWork. Intern at Advantage Behavioral Health Systems. Photographer and human rights activist. #UGAGlobalSW. Views are my own.

[Dr. Jane McPherson @janemcphers]

Newly minted #BSWs standing up for the #HumanRights of undocumented & DACAmented students in #Georgia. Wearing their #SocialWork ethics loud & proud. Photo by @beccamariewrong. https://t.co/3WBFivSdn2

[Shelly Hutchinson @shellydh]

Words cannot express what an emotional, full circle moment I had yesterday. I was the keynote speaker at the convocation ceremony for UGA School Of Social Work. Just 19 years ago was a graduate. It means the world to me that I was asked to deliver their graduation speech. 🥰🥰

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

Thank you so much, Dr. @janemcphers ! It was an honor to take your class.

[Dr. Jane McPherson @janemcphers]

Happy @UGA Graduation Day to our wonderful @UGASocialWork graduates!! Here BSW grad @StokesDunavan celebrates the #socialwork journey: "I am not PREPARED, but I am glad. Because what else would there be left to learn? In this huge endless ever-changing world?" @UGAglobalSW

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

#socialwork #UGAglobalSW #microsocialwork #macrosocialwork

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

Very much interested to research how smartphone use is linked to sense of connectedness and our ability to form interpersonal relationships. This social media security blanket is perhaps a straitjacket instead.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

An increasing body of evidence suggests that the time we spend on our smartphones is interfering with our:
—sleep
—self-esteem
—relationships
—memory
—attention spans
—creativity
—productivity
—problem-solving and decision-making skills
https://t.co/vddXA98bQS

[BYP100 @byp100]

When you read about Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, remember Tonya McDowell, a Black mom from Connecticut who spent 2012-2017 in jail for lying about her address to send her kindergartener to a better school. The whole damn system is guilty.

#CollegeCheatingScandal

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

@mattboernerUGA, thank you for sharing this! It’s truly uplifting - an important reminder that speaking up doesn’t have an age requirement.

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

As hundreds of thousands of young people around the 🌎 join the #ClimateStrike, check out 12-year-old Timoci's inspiring speech.

[United Nations @UN]

As #BlackHistoryMonth ends, watch this tribute to former UN official & Nobel Laureate Ralph Bunche, an "incurable optimist" who dedicated his life to achieving peace & ending oppression worldwide.

[UBuffalo Social Work @UBSSW]

@StokesDunavan @UGASocialWork And we add GA as well as NC to the list! CA FLGA IA KS MA MI NC NJ NY PA TX VA - #MacroSW

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

Yes! Thanks so much! I don't think we can work in only one discipline - to truly advocate for social justice, we have to work with each other and in between systems!

[Deidra Tonge @oobyava]

I think that microSW and macroSw disciplines must work together because as a social worker, you see the micro social needs and then you advocate for policy change in macro settings. #MacroSW

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

It's been wonderful to engage with everyone in the #MacroSW chat tonight. I'm a Tennessean at the University of Georgia School of Social Work! @UBSSW @UGASocialWork

[UBuffalo Social Work @UBSSW]

The geography of the #MacroSW chat tonight: States heard from are CA FL IA KS MA MI NJ NY PA TX VA - any others to hear from? other countries? Nice reach with these Twitter chats!

[Lindsey Kuipers @liswier]

@StokesDunavan I agree. I think the two go hand in hand. One without the other is an incomplete picture, which is why we need people bridging the game between those on the ground and those on the Hill. #MacroSW

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I really appreciate it. That's one thing that has stumped me as a SW student - I think it's a bit unfair to try to look at the profession from solely one specialized end or the other because we should work together toward empowering all folks.

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

Hi! Thanks for your input - I completely agree! We need to have a broader idea of social work in which both fields can collaborate and as a result, provide stronger community support.

[Bonnie Carroll @BonnieLynn1303]

@StokesDunavan There's a lot of #microSW issues that can be addressed on the #macrosw level and vice versa. Both lenses need to work together in order to solve all aspects of the problem.

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

Thank you for adding to the conversation! We talk a lot about clinical practice skills, but it truly is crucial to be involved in the community and in the larger systems as organizers and advocates.

[Rachel L. West @RachelisRachel]

@StokesDunavan https://t.co/dMMWNugCsP #MacroSW

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I completely agree. It's something we discuss often in lecture - it's so important to understand the impact of both fields as social work professionals in order to work towards comprehensive and long-lasting changes!

[👑Adrienne Garr👑 @adriennecgarr]

@StokesDunavan Both practices inform each other. Micro and Macro practice aren't separate. I'm not built for micro practice however as a macro sw I understand how trauma and mental illness can devastate entire communities #MacroSW

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

How do you define #MacroSW? Can it really be exclusive from #MicroSW, or is it part of a system in which both disciplines work together to help individuals and communities? #UGAglobalsw

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

Looking for something to watch next on Netflix? Check out Trigger Warning with @KillerMike for a fresh perspective on social justice issues within the States. #UGAglobalSW

[Stokes Dunavan @StokesDunavan]

What are you looking forward to in March? Here's one thing: March is National Social Work Month! Let's keep looking outside our state and our country to what's happening internationally. @NASW_GA #UGAglobalSW