Edith “Ditta” Lowy (SSW‘88), social worker, mother, grandmother, and devoted wife of the late BUSSW professor, Louis Lowy, an international social worker and gerontologist, passed away at the age of 94 on April 27, 2020, in Newton, Mass. Born in Vienna, Ditta met Lou in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during the Holocaust. They reunited at […]
Major social crises and tragedies can foster not only anxiety and trauma reactions, but also deep spiritual and moral questions in ourselves and among our clients or agencies. Often these challenges keep us awake at night. Creating space for reflection and education at the intersection of all of this, while making meaning and developing spiritual […]
BUSSW alumna and former Alumni Association president Kathleen Mackenzie was interviewed by the City of New Bedford as part of its “A Conversation With…” video series. In this episode, Dr. Mackenzie discusses why many are experiencing increased stress in the coronavirus crisis and what methods can help us cope with the anxiety. Dr. Kathleen Mackenzie is […]
An Online Support Group for BUSSW Social Workers Now, more than ever before, group work is needed to strengthen connections to colleagues locally, regionally and globally. When traditional systems such as agencies and clinics are upended by the pandemic, we can find ourselves feeling unmoored and lost. Boston University School of Social Work is offering […]