Social Work Beyond the Classroom Lecture
Multicultural Insights Through Experience: Enriching Education by Learning Abroad in Ghana
Location: Online via Zoom
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (MT)
Overview
Learning abroad offers college students unforgettable opportunities to broaden perspectives and understanding. During this presentation, Dr. Tiffany Baffour will share an overview of the Fall Break 2025 trip, Exploring Social and Political Culture in Ghana, and how student participants may benefit. After providing a snapshot of the history and current state of social welfare in Ghana, she will share insights gleaned from the planning process and make a case for the value added by this curated academic experience.
About Presenter
Dr. Tiffany D. Baffour is Associate Professor and Program Director for the Master of Social Work Program at the University of Utah, College of Social Work. Dr. Baffour received her Ph.D. in Social Work from Howard University; Master of Social Service Degree (accredited Master of Social Work Program) from Bryn Mawr College and Master of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Delaware. Baffour has written widely and offered juried presentations on Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR,) restorative justice theory, mental health, and Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC). She has previously served as senior researcher and co-principal investigator on the North Carolina DMC Study (2012-13), funded through the NC Governor’s Crime Commission.