Marva Furlongue-Laver MSW

 

 

Marva Furlongue-Laver has been a Social Worker for over thirty (30) years and have practiced nationally and internationally. Her practice includes child welfare, clinical, schools, and advocacy. Marva is presently a Doctoral Candidate at Walden University; her area of Research is School Social Work Services and the marginalization of School Social Workers by administration during the planning of re-engagement activities for students with school post-COVID-19 lockdown. How do School Social Workers support the reconnection of students with their learning environment within this context of marginalization?   Marva is currently an Assistant Coordinator of Field Education with Florida Atlantic University. Prior to this position, she was the inaugural Instructional Facilitator who developed the process for supporting the Broward County Public School District’s initiative to train at least 80% of their staff in Youth Mental Health First Aid Awareness of the Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Concerns. Marva’s past positions have been Equity Liaison, Practice/Field Educator, and Professional Learning Facilitator Credentialed in Broward County, Florida.  Sharing knowledge to elevate others (students, families, and colleagues) to another level has been Marva’s passion, which has led her to provide workshops nationally and internationally. Marva has provided training/workshops in the United Kingdom, Italy, New York, Maryland, and Florida. These workshops have covered areas of substance misuse, social work supervision, social work research, eliminating the school-to-prison pipeline, effective practice education, and addressing implicit bias and institutional racism. As a School District Equity Liaison, Marva facilitated courageous conversations about race within the Student Services department as they progressed towards becoming anti-racist social workers and developing and implementing interventions through an equity lens.