BUSSW Partners with Children’s Hospital on School-based Mental Health Services Project
The Boston University School of Social Work is a partner on a newly funded project of Dr. Heidi Ellis at Children’s Hospital in Boston. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) selected Children’s Hospital to participate in a new national program to reduce emotional and behavioral health problems among local children from low-income immigrant and refugee […]
BUSSW Professor and Doctoral Student to Present at SRCD Conference
Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm and Jieha Lee, a BUSSW doctoral student, will be presenting at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. The meeting is being held in Boston, March 29 to April 1, 2007. The presentations are: Substance Use among Asian American and Pacific Islander Sexual Minority Youth: Findings from the […]
BUSSW Announces Spring 2007 Colloquia and Seminars
The Boston University School of Social Work is pleased to announce its spring 2007 colloquia and seminars. Unless otherwise noted, all programs are held in the School of Social Work’s Conant Lounge at 264 Bay State Road (second floor). February 22, 2007 3:00-4:30 p.m. Social Welfare Analysis Colloquium Topic: "Who Cares? Finding a Sustainable Research Agenda […]
BUSSW Participates in CSWE Gero-Ed Forum and Leadership Seminar
Several members of the School of Social Work community had various roles in the recent Council on Social Work Education-sponsored Leadership Seminar and Gero-Ed Forum. These programs were held February 2 to 4, 2007 in Charleston, South Carlolina. Dean ad interim Gail Steketee was one of three presenters in a session on “Balancing Leadership […]
Monica McGoldrick to Present 25th Annual Hurwitz Lecture
The Boston University School of Social Work is pleased to announce the Twenty-fifth Annual Miriam Hurwitz Memorial Lecture, featuring Monica McGoldrick, MSW, PhD (h.c.). The lecture will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Metcalf Hall of Boston University’s George Sherman Union, 775 Comonwealth Avenue, Boston. Dr. […]
SSW Alumna Instrumental in Stoughton Being Named One of 100 Best Communities for Young People
Thanks to the submission of an application by Caitlin Thomas-Henkel, a 2005 graduate of the School’s off-campus program in southeastern Massachusetts, the city of Stoughton, Massachusetts has been named one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise: The Alliance for Youth. Caitlin is a clinical social worker who coordinates a Substance […]
Professor Collins Testifies Before Massachusetts House Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Collins, Associate Professor of Social Welfare Policy, with the School of Social Work, testified on January 30, 2007 before the Massachusetts House Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect on the development of new legislation to reform Massachusetts Department of Social Services practices. Following is her testimony: Thank you for the opportunity […]
New Center for Addictions Research and Services Opens
A special reception on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, celebrates the opening of the Boston University School of Social Work’s Center for Addictions Research and Services. The Center addresses a broad range of addiction issues affecting individuals, families, and communities struggling with substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, and access to substance abuse treatment. The Center’s mission is “to […]
Two New Grants Received for Suicide Prevention Content Assessment and Public Health Social Work Training Institute
Clinical Associate Professor Betty J. Ruth has been awarded a $10,000 Suicide Prevention Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for an organizational audit of suicide prevention/intervention content and related issues in the larger BUSSW learning community. Professor Ruth will examine course content, continuing education, faculty/student/fields supervisor attitudes, knowledge, skills and capacities related to suicide […]
BUSSW Faculty and Doctoral Students Presented at SSWR Conference
Several BUSSW faculty and doctoral students presented and moderated sessions at the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work Research (SSWR), which was held January 11 to 14, in San Francisco. Professor Maryann Amodeo was moderator for "Mainstreaming Substance Abuse Education: Crossing Interdisciplinary Boundaries" and co-presented a poster session with Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm on […]