The Off-Campus & Hybrid Programs at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) are hosting a free virtual workshop led by Prof. Lenette Azzi-Lessing about transforming our response to the needs of vulnerable children and their families. Her presentation, titled “Building Justice-Based Systems for Child and Family Well-Being,” will explore strategies for preventing unnecessary trauma […]
Prof. Astraea Augsberger of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has been selected as the new director of community engagement for the BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute (BU CTSI). She will lead the Institute’s community engagement team in developing an institutional structure that centers community priorities in the research process and advances health […]
Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez from BU School of Social Work has been elected to The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) board of directors. The ISSTD is a professional association dedicated to increasing education and resources on the effects of trauma and dissociation. The ISSTD offers training opportunities, professional training courses, […]
Women refugees are at higher risk of gender-based violence, but the United Nations and other global organizations fail to support these vulnerable groups as much as they should. Prof. Margaret Lombe from BU School of Social Work, an expert in the refugee human rights crisis, talked to The Brink about advising the UN on the […]