DEI Spotlight Interview:
Temeka Bailey, LCSW-C, LICSW

The NASW's 2024 theme for National Social Work Month is Empowering Social Workers, an appropriate theme to reflect on, given the innumerable contributions of this month's JEDI Spotlight community member. Temeka S. Bailey, the Director of Social Work Education for the Center for Restorative Change, a clinical instructor, and this year's Whitney Young Alumni JEDI Award Winner has spent much of her social work career building up and honoring the power of her students at the School of Social Work. Whether it's in her Foundation Year practice courses or her role at the Center, she has been a force in the lives of many MSW students. This month, we honor her contributions to the field and dive into some questions to get to know her more! 

For over twenty years, I've developed my clinical skills by working in urban K-12 schools, hospitals, and community-based settings. I serve as Director of Social Work Education with the Center for Restorative Change (CRC) through the University of Maryland and as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work. Both roles at the university allow me the privilege of supporting graduate and undergraduate students in preparing for a meaningful career in social work.  Read more...