Student Spotlight: Eridian Falcone, MA, MSW Class of '2022
Eridian is running for the position of Delegate to the NASW Delegate Assembly! NASW members will receive an election ballot by email in the next few weeks.
Bio: Eridian Falcone is an artist, educator, social worker, and advocate with an MA in Teaching from George Washington University. She is currently an MSW candidate at Stony Brook University's School of Social Welfare. Prior to this, Falcone was a teacher in a District of Columbia public elementary school. As a teacher, Eridian facilitated community interactions with students and mediated all sorts of conflicts. More recently, Falcone has been working as a Crisis Counselor with New York Project Hope and the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless. Her job included street outreach and counseling for individuals experiencing or in danger of experiencing homelessness. Falcone was recently promoted to team leader and now manages a team of crisis counselors within the organization.
Platform Statement: Our code of ethics calls for social justice to influence every aspect of our profession. Over the years, I have spent ample time with members of varying marginalized communities. Being a member of one of these communities has provided me with an intimate knowledge of some of the hardships faced by ostracized communities. As Delegate Assembly Member, my main goal will be to improve upon the conditions faced by those communities facing oppression. My every decision will be informed by intersectionality and the voices of those most directly affected. As social workers, we believe in self-determination for our clients. I plan to do the same as an assembly member.
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