Alongside the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, the School of Social Work hosted the second Leadership Summit on Social Work Safety on November 19, 2010. “The last conversation (at the 2008 summit) focused on the problem,” said Marilyn Anderson Chase (pictured), assistant secretary of children, youth and families at the Massachusetts […]
In recognition for his work with numerous Boston organizations and as an advocate for equality across the city’s public school system, School of Social Work Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones was selected from a pool of over 1,400 nominees as one of ten winners for the 2010 Purpose Prize. The Purpose Prize awards people over the […]
On Sunday evenings at six o’clock, Boston Talks Radio switches gears from “The Garden Guys” and “PlanStrong Financial Forum” to “Right Turn with Woody & Abby,” a show that explores topics such as compulsive gambling, drug dependency and sex addiction and is co-hosted by School of Social Work alumna Abby Dean (MSW ’81, MPH ’82). […]
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry publishes article by Boston University School of Social Work research team On October 7, 2001 the United States entered a war in Afghanistan. Nine years later, the U.S. military is deployed in two oversea wars. Mental health professionals are turning their attention to service members, who are deploying more frequently and […]