The third session of this series will focus on the narratives and experiences of children and families of incarcerated loved ones.
About the Instructor
Joshua Ware, LMSW is a clinical social worker for Mental Health Services Corp at SUNY Downstate’s Family Health clinic and a specialist in anti-oppressive clinical practice for Children of Promise, NYC.
Mr. Ware’s expertise and curricula focus on dismantling the stigma of mental health care within the Black/Caribbean community to foster healing and self-love. Mr. Ware’s work primarily involves psychotherapy with adults who would not be able to afford therapy otherwise. He also participates in policy work within mezzo and macro practice around undoing the system of mass incarceration. Mr. Ware has developed the curriculum for a college-level course at Sing Sing Correctional Facility; he also co-created the Mass Incarceration Conversation Series (MICS) at the New York University Silver School of Social Work. Mr. Ware has presented his work around dismantling anti-blackness in social work with Children of Promise, NYC at the NASW-NYC Conference, as well as at the National Conference in Washington, DC.