The Noontime Knowledge series was started in response to COVID and the resulting restrictions on in-person continuing education. The University of Alabama School of Social Work started Noontime Knowledge in August 2020 as part of a study on the benefits, challenges, and experiences of a virtual learning series, and the growing popularity of the series has allowed its continuation to the present day. Noontime Knowledge is offered as a monthly series, where each month we address topics that are relevant to the social work profession. Its virtual format allows anyone with an internet connection to register and attend these sessions for continuing education credits at no cost. To learn more about the Noontime Knowledge study, visit University of Alabama Institutional Repository: A Qualitative Inquiry into the Use of a Virtual Platform during a Crisis to Boost Social Work Competencies (p.16 – 28 and Appendix).
Noontime Knowledge is offered throughout the academic year (September – April), with additional sessions during Social Work Month (March).
Sessions and Topics
- World AIDS Day 35: Remember and Commit (Dec. 1, 2023) video will be posted in Spring 2024
- Social Workers’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence (Nov. 15, 2023) video will be posted in Spring 2024
- Let’s Talk MEDS: Mental Health, Ethics, and Diagnosis in Social Work (Oct. 11, 2023) video will be posted in Spring 2024
- The Power of Collaboration: When Social Workers Bridge the Gaps (Sep. 13, 2023) WATCH HERE
- Social Workers as First Responders in Mental Health (Apr. 12, 2023) WATCH HERE
- Social Work Breaks Barriers to Harness Technology for Social Good: Amplifying your Voice in a Digital Space (Mar. 29, 2023) WATCH HERE
- Social Work Breaks Barriers to Close the Health Gap: Assuring Better Maternal Health Outcomes for Women (Mar. 22, 2023) WATCH HERE
- Social Work Breaks Barriers to Promote Smart Decarceration (Mar. 8, 2023) WATCH HERE
- Kicking off Social Work Month: Social Work Breaks Barriers to GO GRANDER (Mar. 2, 2023) WATCH HERE
- The Importance of Self Care: Honoring Ourselves and the NASW Code of Ethics (Jan. 18, 2023) WATCH HERE
- World AIDS Day: Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV (Dec. 1, 2022) WATCH HERE
- Social Workers as Ethical Organizational Leaders (Nov. 16, 2022) WATCH HERE
- Social Work is Social Justice: Disparities with the ASWB Licensing Exam (Oct. 12, 2022) WATCH HERE
- Ethics and Leadership (Sep. 14, 2022) WATCH HERE
- Social Work in LGBTQIA+ Communities (Apr. 20, 2022)
- Social Work is Political (Mar. 30, 2022)
- March Madness: Sports in Social Work (Mar. 23, 2022)
- The Conversation about Juvenile Justice with Alabama Department of Youth Services Institute (Mar. 9, 2022)
- Self-care, Resilience, and Healing in Social Work (Jan. 26, 2022)
- World AIDS Day (Dec. 1, 2021)
- Juvenile Justice (Nov. 10, 2021)
- Domestic Violence Awareness (Oct. 13, 2021)
- Introduction to the UA School of Social Work Dean’s Office (Sep. 8, 2021)
- Men in Social Work are Essential (Mar. 31, 2021)
- Macro Social Workers are Essential (Mar. 24, 2021)
- Social Work in HIV is Essential (Mar. 10, 2021)
All previously recorded sessions can be found at University of Alabama School of Social Work – YouTube. (Recordings from the 2022-2023 academic year will be made available in 2023.)