Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez from BU School of Social Work recently traveled to Greece to teach the Liberation Health Model, an innovative process she co-created, to more than 400 professionals and social work students. This holistic approach to mental health includes a person’s experiences within a cultural, political, and historical context. “Many social workers don’t […]
Faculty and alumni from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) presented at a recent symposium hosted by the International Association for Social Work Groups (IASWG). The presentation, “Understanding Process Groups: An Experiential Workshop,” was given by Lecturer Será Godfrey-Kaplan (MSW’08), Adam Glick (MSW’94), Prof. Mark Gianino, Tfawa Haynes (MSW’07), Crystal Jones (MSW’12), Prof. Donna McLaughlin, […]
Maryann Amodeo, PhD, LICSW, professor emerita and lecturer at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), has been awarded the David Lewis Service to AMERSA Award by the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (AMERSA). The award, named for the organization’s founder, recognizes outstanding service to AMERSA and its mission […]
Jennifer M. Gómez, an assistant professor at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), is a contributing author to the new book, “Interpersonal Violence: The Social Work Response,” edited by Tricia Bent-Goodley. According to publisher NASW Press, the book highlights the need for social workers to understand the “evolving and persistent landscape of interpersonal violence,” and […]