Feb. 18: Professor Augsberger Co-Leads “Creating and Nurturing Community Advisory Boards” for BU’s CTSI Education Series
Learn the ins-and-outs of community advisory boards with BU School of Social Work assistant professor Astraea Augsberger and Kimberly Nelson, assistant professor at BU School of Public Health. Their one-hour session, “Creating and Nurturing Community Advisory Boards,” is part of the BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s 3rd Thursday Community Engagement Education Series, an initiative […]
Two Students, Two Field Education Experiences
An intro to field education at BU School of Social Work Field placements, also known as field internships, can be one of the most meaningful and exciting parts of an MSW program. They can also be challenging and sometimes stressful. We all want to find a placement we like, and we want to know that […]
The Hill: “Reform the Child Welfare System to Protect Vulnerable Children,” By Prof. Azzi-Lessing
In an opinion piece first published by The Hill, BU School of Social Work professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing explains why the United States should reform child protective services – not abolish them. Excerpted from “Reform the Child Welfare System to Protect Vulnerable Children” (The Hill), by Lenette Azzi-Lessing: The child welfare system — like other powerful […]
AP News: “We Have Reason To Be Worried” About Young Adults, Says Prof. Hahm
Associate Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm tells AP News how results from her nationwide survey of young adults during COVID-19 signals a need for increased mental health support. Excerpted from “For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges” by Holly Ramer, Associated Press: At Boston University’s School of Social Work, Hyeouk Chris Hahm has been conducting […]
BUSSW & Sargent College Launch Joint Online Certificate Program: Building Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare Through Alumni Mentorship
Update, 12/21/21: Following the success of the pilot program, the Interprofessional Leadership in Health Care Online Certificate Program will continue with new cohorts starting in February 2022 and September 2022. Learn more and register here! In February 2021, BU’s School of Social Work (BUSSW) and the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College launch […]
Black History Month
To the BUSSW Community: February 21 marks the anniversary of Black History Month in American history. When Carter G. Woodson originally established what was then called Black History Week in 1926, the month of February was chosen because leaders Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass both shared birthdays in the month, two individuals who created […]
BUSPH Idea Hub: “Students Collaborate with Starbucks to Track COVID Policy Changes”
In a one-of-a-kind partnership between Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Starbucks, fourteen BU students from the School of Social Work, the School of Hospitality Administration and BUSPH organized a database of information on COVID-19 policies affecting businesses and restaurants to help Starbucks employees navigate the safety policies they’ll need to reopen. Excerpted […]
Tang Yan Receives ACOSA Doctoral Student Award for Work with Linguistically Diverse Families
Student joins forces with community advocates to promote language justice and equity for culturally diverse families BUSSW doctoral candidate Catalina Tang Yan has received the Association for Community Organization and Social Action’s (ACOSA) 2020 Doctoral Student Award. This award honors PhD students who demonstrate outstanding scholarly potential in community and/or organizational practice through their dissertation, […]
Clinical vs. Macro in the BU On-Campus MSW Program
Hey there, my name is Mae and I am a second-year clinical student at Boston University School of Social Work. When it came time for me to choose between a Clinical or Macro Practice major, I thought of the famous phrase, “To be or not to be? That is the question…” I thought I had […]
BUSSW’s Hudson and Gonyea Featured at the Gerontological Society of America’s 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
At the Gerontological Society of America’s recent Annual Scientific Meeting, Robert B. Hudson, Professor Emeritus at BU’s School of Social Work (BUSSW), received the Elaine M. Brody Thought Leader Award acknowledging outstanding career contributions in social research, policy and practice. Hudson was a professor of social welfare policy at BUSSW from 1985 until his retirement […]