p>Elaine P. Congress, DSW, is professor and associate dean at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. She is on the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) United Nations team and is a member of the executive committee of the NGO (nongovernmental organization) Committee on the United Nations International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples. In addition, she serves as the North American representative on the IFSW's Permanent Committee on Ethical Issues.
Dr. Congress chairs the Council on Publications for the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE). She is a