Highlighted in the BU Alumni & Friends blog, Ricardo Neal (SSW ‘99), founder of We Will All Rise, recently established the Williams-Neal Fund for Community Change, named in honor of his family to provide field education stipends for BUSSW students facing financial hardship. Reflecting on his own time in the program, Neal recalls how […]
Recently, Prof. Jorge Delva from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and social workers across the state of Massachusetts testified on behalf of The SUPER Act (S.218/H.1423). The SUPER Act is focused on strengthening the social work field by removing barriers to entry, incentivizing professionals in the field, and building a more robust workforce that […]
Prof. Kanako Okuda from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) recently delivered an international presentation on evolving field/practicum education practices in social work education in the United States, hosted by the Kawasaki Branch of the Kanagawa Prefecture Association of Psychiatric Social Workers in Japan. Her presentation, “The Role and Education of Social Workers in the […]
BUSSW is pleased to announce that Dr. Kanako Okuda will take on the role of assistant dean of practicum (field) education effective Monday, February 3rd. Dr. Okuda will also join the school’s faculty as a clinical associate professor. Dr. Okuda is a social work educator, scholar, and practitioner. She has been director of practicum education […]