BU School of Social Work alum and social worker Jill Shames (COM’82, SSW’83) is providing on-the-ground emergency services for Ukrainian refugees just across the Ukraine border in Moldova, where she’s volunteering with the non-profit group United Hatzalah of Israel. As an aid worker in the group’s Advanced Psychotrauma Unit, Shames says she is “summoned to […]
As electronics become more and more pervasive in our everyday life, parents can monitor addiction to electronics by noting patterns of overuse related to video games, social media, and online pornography. In an article for Psychology Today, alum Kathleen Mackenzie (MSW’92) urges parents to reconsider children’s relationships with electronics. Mackenzie explains that parents can protect […]
Racial equity in medical settings has come to the forefront of conversations around healthcare. As part of that conversation, Taylor Goyette-Frechette (MSW’20) develops training plans for Mass General Brigham employees, ensuring that they can provide the best care to patients of all races. In addition, Goyette-Frechette believes everyone should take continuous and daily action to […]
The high rates of disordered eating and body image disorders among teenagers are a growing concern for public health. While schools in Massachusetts have monitored students’ body mass index (BMI) reports as indicators of their health since 2010, alum Hanna Vaughn (SSW’21) suggests that this measure is more harmful than helpful to the mental health […]
