Professor Gómez Shares Expertise on Institutions’ Responsibility to Black Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Jennifer M. Gómez, PhD, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), recently shared her expertise in sexual trauma and institutional courage at events hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and McLean Hospital, a global leader in psychiatric care. In both talks, she examines institutional change through […]
Four BUSSW Faculty Awarded Research Funding Through New Small Grants Program
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has launched a small grants program that will provide up to $10,000 in grant funding to its faculty each academic year. The School awarded funding to three studies in its inaugural year: a review on the impact of eviction on economic well-being, a study on fatherhood experiences and […]
11/29: BUSSW Students & Faculty Respond to Midterm Elections at Virtual Event
The Macro Practice Department at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will host a virtual event to discuss the midterm election results and their implications for social workers. All Boston University students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. The event, titled “Following Midterm Elections: Social Work, Civic Engagement, and Continuing the Dialogue,” features […]
Professor Azzi-Lessing Highlights Perspectives of Families, Youths & Frontline Workers at 2022 CWLA Conference
Lenette Azzi-Lessing, a clinical professor and department chair at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), worked behind-the-scenes and took center stage at the Child Welfare League of America’s (CWLA) annual conference this fall. A longtime contributor to CWLA, Azzi-Lessing participated in the conference planning, presented in the closing panel and facilitated a panel discussion […]
Dean Delva Calls on Social Workers to Use Knowledge for Change in SSWR Article Coauthored by Laura S. Abrams
Dean Jorge Delva of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and Laura S. Abrams of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs take an in-depth look at the opportunities and obligations of social work research in the latest issue of the Journal of the Society for Social Work & Research. Based on Dean Delva’s […]
Professor Augsberger & Collins Share Expertise on Family and Youth Engagement in Child Welfare Compendium
Professors Astraea Ausgberger and Mary E. Collins of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) are chapter co-authors in the recently released first volume of “Child- and Family-Serving Systems: Compendium of Policy & Practice.” Published by the Child Welfare League of America’s CWLA Press, the compendium is intended to serve as a resource for child […]
The Boston Globe: Professor Copeland Explains Why ‘Tough on Crime’ Is a Tool of Racial Oligarchy
In an op-ed published by The Boston Globe in The Emancipator, Professor Phillipe Copeland of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) explains how racial oligarchy – rule based on wealth and racism – has reasserted itself in the years since the George Floyd protests prompted claims of a “racial reckoning.” Excerpted from “Call ‘tough on crime’ […]
BUSSW Joins Nation’s Social Work Educators at 2022 CSWE Annual Program Meeting
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will join social work educators from across the country at the Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting (CSWE APM) on November 10-13, 2022, in Anaheim, California. The conference will focus on this year’s theme, “Leading Critical Conversations: Human Rights Are Global Rights.” Members of the BUSSW […]
11/11: BUSSW Doctoral Candidate Corinne Beaugard Shares Research on Overdose Confidentiality and Addiction Treatment for Black Patients
Corinne Beaugard, a doctoral candidate at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), leads two presentations at the annual conference for the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (AMERSA), a non-profit professional organization that aims to improve health and well-being through interdisciplinary leadership in substance use education, research, clinical care […]
11/18: BUSSW Bedford Campus Hosts Community Event on Patient-Centered Practices Plus MSW Info Session
Boston University School of Social Work’s (BUSSW) Bedford campus – one of four off-campus MSW program sites – hosts a free community event focused on patient-centered healing practices presented by campus director Yunieska Krug, plus an information session on the School’s part-time Master of Social Work program. Field education partners, local practitioners, and current and prospective […]