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What is the Speaker Series?
Social Work Speaker Series
We are excited to announce the launch of the MSU Denver Department of Social Work Speaker Series! The goal of this series is to provide students with engaging workshops, seminars, and learning opportunities outside of the classroom that deepen skills, inspire action, and highlight diverse areas of social work practice. We’re aiming to host at least one session each semester.
If you’re a student and have a topic you’d love to see covered—such as environmental social work, using animals in healing, psychedelics in therapy, or affecting change through policy—please email us at [email protected].
Spring 2026 Speaker Series
Workshop: Advocacy in Action — The Social Worker’s Role in SSDI & SSI
Guest Speaker: Scott A. Wilkonson- Colorado Social Security Disability Lawyer
📅 When: Wednesday, March 18 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM (MST)
📍 Where: Hybrid: Zoom & MSU Denver in WC 242S (Large Briefing Room).
This practical, student-focused session will walk through the Social Security Disability process from start to finish. Students will also learn how social workers play a critical role in strengthening disability cases.
Passcode for the recording: .n9P5qv+
Questions?
If you have any questions about this event, please email us at: [email protected]
Past Events
Workshop: Rooted in Resistance: The Social Worker’s Guide to Grassroots Organizing
Guest Speaker: Carly Klein, LCSW — Owner of Carly Klein Counseling LLC & Co-Founder of Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee (RJA-M)
Carly shares how social workers can influence policy through grassroots organizing at local and state levels to advance equity, human rights, and social, economic, and environmental justice. The session includes a 30-minute Q&A to connect your learning to your own practice.
Watch the Fall 2025 Speaker Series Here!
Please email Laura Brundage for the password