Medical watchdog urges DEI removal from social work accreditation

(The Center Square) – Medical watchdog Do No Harm sent a letter to social work accreditor the Council on Social Work Education Wednesday urging that it remove all diversity, equity, and inclusion related requirements, stating such ideologies are harmful to medical education. Chairman of Do No Harm Dr. Stanley Goldfarb wrote to the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) President and CEO Dr. Halaevalu F.O. Vakalahi: “Do No Harm asks CSWE to commit unequivocally to removing all references to anti-racism, DEI, and other related concepts from its accreditation standards.” Goldfarb wrote that CSWE promotes standards that “encourage social work education programs to treat students as activists-in-training, at the expense of clinical education, and promote a toxic ideology that is antithetical to core principles of healthcare.” For instance, Goldfarb said that CSWE’s 2022 Education Policy and Accreditation Standards “include two competencies