WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., March 3, 2022 – Joining organizations across the country, social work students at West Liberty University marked the annual celebration of Social Work Month with the signing of a proclamation. Left to right, School Counselor Miranda Blackburn, Alexis Bell, Wheeling, W.Va., Megan Maus, Weirton, W.Va., Club President Kamaria Robinson, Parkersburg, Pa., President […]
The bestseller “Latinx in Social Work” is now available in a Spanish version – “Latinx en el Área del Trabajo Social”. The book is published by Fig Factor Media. “I am honored that the Latino Social Work Coalition and Scholarship Fund has been selected as the recipient of book proceeds, which will go a long […]
NEW YORK, February 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The best-selling book “Latinx in Social Work” by Erica Priscilla SandovalLCSW-SIFI and founder of Sandoval CoLab, a psychotherapy and counseling group, has been translated into Spanish – “Latinx en el Área del Trabajo Social” – and will be available to order on Amazon at February 22. To celebrate […]
Working as a domestic violence prevention specialist, Mariam Salih saw her hours plummet when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and schools closed. The timing couldn’t have been worse. She was soon to begin an unpaid internship for her master’s degree at the Rutgers School of Social Work, and she worried about covering basic expenses. Then came […]
Summary Lex Owen has experience working with people with disabilities and their families, the elderly, and previously incarcerated people. She has also worked at the intersection of public health and social work focusing on improving disability inclusion in locality emergency preparedness planning. She is passionate about developing social work students into curious problem solvers and […]
Organizers seek remote learning until positivity rate hits 1% Students at the School of Social Work staged a strike outside BU’s administrative offices at One Silber Way on Tuesday to protest BU’s COVID-19 safety policies for the current semester. Student demonstration Organizers want remote learning until positivity rate hits 1% About three dozen students gathered […]
Spurred by the global pandemic, the School of Social Work at the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics has piloted virtual field experiences for Masters of Social Work (MSW) students. Tracy Walker, Director of Field Education, says, “The amount of field experience has dropped significantly, so we had students who needed a field placement […]
SOLENT University is organizing a conference which will present cutting-edge research on current social work topics produced by final year BA (Hons) social work students. The conference will take place on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 10 a.m. in the Jane Austen Amphitheater of the Spark Building on East Park Terrace. It is an opportunity […]
From: Morgan VuknicCreative Services Student Writer “Advocacy is so important because there’s a lot going on in the United States and around the world right now,” said social work professor Hyong Yeom. “There are issues of racial justice, racial equity, social justice, economic justice and environmental justice. It is important for a social work student […]
In light of the increased transmissibility and continued health risks posed by the Omicron variant, the McGill School of Social Work announced via email on January 4 that it would extend e-learning until February 25 at the less. The McGill Tribune obtained the January 4 email and several others, including one sent two days later, […]
Falk College professor Jennifer Cornish Genovese first met Al-amin Muhammad in March 2018, when Muhammad gave the keynote address for Falk’s annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Awards program. The clothes that Al-amin Muhammad received from the School of Social Work holiday gift drive will benefit homeless people in the Syracuse community. Muhammad […]
December 21, 2021 Jacob Frazier had lost his job as a full-time professional dancer in Chicago as performance venues closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He decided to return to school to prepare for a new career, but the curriculum he was looking for had to be adaptable and affordable enough that he could be […]
By Brian McNeill Oscar Kemp, a junior student at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work, is one of two students nationwide to be named the first student representatives to serve on the board of the Council on Social Work Education, the national association representing professional training and program accreditation in the United States. “To […]
The School of Social Work has moved from its former home in the Bellerive Pavilion to a renovated space on the fourth floor of the Social Sciences and Business Pavilion. (Photos by August Jennewein) Dean Sharon Johnson, her colleagues, and the many students who make up the School of Social Work at the University of […]
Leticia Haro, a student at the University of Texas in the Permian Basin, said what led her to study social work was that it aligned with her values of fighting for social justice, human rights man and human dignity. Haro, who will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in social work, said she had […]
Washburn University has uniquely designed its master’s degree programs and is the only program in Kansas to offer a concentration in health social work. Students can earn their graduate degree in social work whether they have a social degree or any other major. The difference between this and the others is that it is a […]
As a social worker walks into a hospital room to speak to a patient’s wife, the scene quickly becomes chaotic. “Looks like he’s having a fit,” said the woman. Two nurses in crimson coats quickly attend to the patient, while the woman looks distraught. The social worker guides the woman out of the room, optimistically […]
Louisiana Christian University’s new quality improvement plan puts experiential learning at the forefront, a new concept for many degree programs. This is not the case with social work – social work students have gained valuable learning experiences outside of the classroom to supplement their textbook training for years. Bobbye Roberts, Associate Professor and Director of […]
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – On Monday, Fremont Public Schools released a statement “regarding recent social media posts related to Fremont Middle School.” It said: The safety of students and staff is our primary duty and we take this duty very seriously. In the past 24 hours, social media has had a number of posts related […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Graduate student Hannah Jack is making her mark as the first social work intern at the law clinics at West Virginia University College of Law. While earning his Masters in Social Work from the WVU School of Social Work, Jack helps legal clinics serve clients holistically, including connecting them to resources to […]
Kutztown University will host the 10th Annual Conference on Social Work in the Global Environment titled “Social Work in the Covid Environment: Long-term Impacts and Global and Local Challenges for Vulnerable Populations”, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. , Friday November 5. All sessions will be virtual. The conference aims to contribute to the local-global perspective […]
BALTIMORE – Residents of the Baltimore area can now apply for full and partial scholarships for a new community course in Baltimore, A Brief History of Oppression and Resistance: An Introduction. University of Maryland School of Social Work The two-hour asynchronous online course is offered by the University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW), […]
When I joined the School of Social Work (SSW) in 2018 as Founding Dean, I had a vision and big goals for the new independent School of Social Work – above all, I wanted our students to receive the better quality education worthy of their sacrifices. Over the past few years our amazing faculty and […]
Of this grant, eight education students and eight social work students will each receive a scholarship of $ 10,000 for one year. The grant provides scholarships for the next five years. “We know we need to support early childhood special education teachers and social workers as they work with some of our younger members of […]
“Latinx in Social Work: Stories that Heal, Inspire and Connect Communities” amplifies and highlights the voices of incredible Latinx social workers. The book is a # 1 Amazon bestseller. “The book is a revelation to highlight Latinx’s contributors to the quality of life of New Yorkers, outlines a blueprint for the younger generations of social […]
Double alumnus Kelly Sydnor graduated with BA and MA in Social Work from the FIU in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Today, after working in the field for several years, she uses her experience to help guide students in the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work. As the Student Services Coordinator, Sydnor serves […]
Social Work Students Advocate at Trenton Statehouse for Student Loan Relief. Seton Hall’s Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program recently launched a unique and innovative certificate program in Social Work Policy and Justice (SWPJ). No other undergraduate social work program in the country offers such an offer. Open to students of all disciplines, it incorporates […]
For social work students, field work placements make up 30 percent of the degree – approximately 1,000 hours of practical experience – and are called “the signature pedagogy” for social work training. But the current blockages have made the face-to-face internships very difficult, if not impossible. “Not being able to send students from these degrees […]
Each vintage piece of luggage in the installation-performance tells a part of Rogério Pinto’s story. Transformed into sculptures, suitcases and trunks tell of a time when he was consumed by the loss of his three-year-old sister Marília and the struggles of his family after her death. Born and raised in Brazil, Pinto, professor and associate […]
Seton Hall’s Department of Catholic Studies, in conjunction with the Department of Social Work, announced a dual social work and Catholic studies program on September 15 that plans to have its first graduates in 2026. Director of Catholic Studies Ines Murzaku and Director of the Social Work Program Dawn Apgar are behind this new interdisciplinary […]