The Korean American Social Work Educators Association (KASWEA) 2024 Spring Forum brought together two members of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) community for a panel discussion about assuming administrative and leadership roles in social work education. Hyeouk Chris Hahm, a professor and associate dean for research at BUSSW, and alum Suk-hee Kim […]
The Cambridge Handbook of Community Empowerment is focused on helping communities influence and change the policy structures that affect their lives. Profs. Astraea Augsberger and Mary Elizabeth Collins, both experts on youth engagement, authored a chapter of the handbook, entitled “Youth Policy Advocacy in Municipal Governance.” In the chapter, the authors analyze scholarly literature about […]
Evidence-based practices (EBP) are only effective if they can adapt to the needs of diverse communities. To improve equitable access to these interventions, Prof. Ruth Paris from BU School of Social Work and her colleagues recently led a workshop on how practitioners can adapt EBPs for children with traumatic stress and their families at the […]
The 1960s and 70s saw a renaissance in urban environments shaped by African American Muslims. To better understand this social and political impact, Prof. Darien Alexander Williams from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) will study Islamic architecture in the United States with a new fellowship from The Crossroads Project at Princeton University’s Center for […]