The BRIDGE Program at BUSSW is a unique, longstanding MSW-prep program that supports immigrants and refugees as they pursue a graduate social work education. We applaud the extraordinary efforts of this year’s BRIDGE graduates, whose diverse cultural and professional backgrounds will be an asset to any community they choose to serve. […]
The Building Refugee and Immigrant Degrees for Graduate Education Program, BRIDGE, is designed to give immigrants and refugees access to a graduate social work education, as well as develop critical cultural competencies within the human services workforce. This year’s graduating class is comprised of students from across the globe. Some were born in the USA from […]
March 29, 2018 — The National Association of Social Workers’ Massachusetts Chapter presents six awards to social workers each year who have made extraordinary contributions to their community and their field. Carmen Rosa Noroña, LCSW, CEIS, MS.Ed—a 2012 BUSSW BRIDGE Program graduate—is this year’s Emerging Leader. Noroña is currently the clinical coordinator of Boston Medical’s The Child Witness […]
On December 12, 2016, friends, family, faculty, alumni, and members of the BUSSW community gathered to celebrate eight special students as they graduated from the BRIDGE Program. Recognizing that while immigrants and refugees make numerous contributions to the larger society, they often face significant challenges ranging from language and educational barriers to trauma and multiple […]