SB518 - The Julea Ward Freedom of Conscience Act would allow students
enrolled in any institution of higher education in Michigan to refuse to counsel a student as part of an academic social work, psychology,
counseling program based simply on the student's "moral conviction."

This legislation clearly violates our NASW Code of Ethics and will cause chaos if passed with regard to our curriculum efforts in training professional social work students, will have a major negative impact on our School's field instruction program and may affect our School's accreditation efforts.

Sponsored by the School of Social Work TBLG Matters Dean's Initiative and the Queer Social Work Alliance.