Faculty Member, Alumna Chair NASW Symposium Program Committee
Professor Lee Staples and Sherry Cohen, a 1988 BUSSW graduate, are serving as Co-Chairs of the Program Committee for the 10th Biennial Social Work Symposium sponsored by NASW’s Massachusetts Chapter. NASW staff member Kristina Whiton, a 1995 graduate, also is working on the symposium. The symposium is being held April 10 and 11 at the […]
Faculty Serving on New Elder Homelessness Research Project Panel
Professors Sara Bachman and Judith Gonyea are part of the Research Advisory Panel for a new research project being conducted collaboratively by Hearth (formerly The Committee to End Elder Homelessness) and the Boston University School of Social Work. The $65,000 grant funded by The Boston Foundation will be used to conduct an assessment of Hearth’s approach to […]
Doctoral Student Presents on Compulsive Hoarding
Doctoral student Christiana Bratiotis presented “This Full House: Understanding Compulsive Hoarding” as part of The Nevada Speaker Series of The University of Nevado on February 28, 2008.
New Trauma Certificate Program Being Launched
The field of trauma has exploded in the last decade with advances in neurobiology, increased attention to evidence-based and evidence-informed intervention in trauma, and more widespread recognition of trauma in the general population. Because trauma is a critical emerging and rapidly evolving field, social workers need integrated up-to-date training in working with diverse populations who […]
Professor Geron and Students to Discuss Mali Study-Travel Experience
Professor Scott Miyake Geron and student participants will present on their study/travel experience to Mali on Wednesday, March 5, from 1 to 2 p.m., in the School’s Student Lounge. The trip was sponsored by the School’s Marco Social Work Practice Department. The presentation will describe the trip, which took place earlier this academic year, and […]
Faculty Member, Students to Present on Youth Mentoring
Assistant Professor Renee Spencer will be a panelist for The Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County’s Seminar Series on Empowerment through Mentoring. The program is being held March 13, 2008, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., at Northeastern University. Elizabeth Mangan, a SSW student intern at the Center, will serve as moderator. This panel will provide […]
SSW Financial Aid Director to Represent Massachusetts at National Conference
SSW Director of Financial Aid Ina Frye has been selected as one of two financial aid administrators to represent the Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (MASFAA) at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) Leadership Conference in Washington, DC from March 9 to 11, 2008. The NASFAA Leadership Conference is an […]
Numerous Alumni Presenting at NASW-Massachusetts Symposium
A number of Boston University School of Social Work alumni will be presenting at the NASW-Massachusetts Chapter’s 10th Biennial Social Work Symposium. The symposium is being held at the Newton Marriott Hotel on April 10 and 11. The alumni presenters include: Gary Bailey (’80)An UnDoing Racism Workshop: Transforming Communities and Agencies To Be or Not To […]
Significant BUSSW Presence in New Enclyclopedia of Social Work
The National Association of Social Workers, in conjunction with Oxford University Press, is publishing the Encyclopedia of Social Work, 29th Edition this spring. The four-volume publication provides comprehensive information on the social work profession. A number of current and former faculty have contributed to this new edition: Mary Ann Amodeo Alcohol and Drug Problems: Practice Interventions […]
Faculty and PhD Students Presenting at SSWR Annual Conference
SSW Professors Mary Collins, Cassandra Clay, Hyeouk Chris Hahm, Ruth Paris, and Sunny Hyucksun Shin, PhD students Jieha Lee and Rolanda Ward, and MSW/MPH student Rendelle Bolton are presenting at this week’s Annual Conference of The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). The conference is being held in Washington, DC today through Sunday. The presentations include: […]