BU Alumni & Friends: Ricardo Neal (SSW ‘99) Establishes New Fund
Ricardo Neal (SSW ‘99) established the Williams-Neal Fund for Community Change to provide field education stipends for BUSSW students facing financial hardship.
Professor Mary Collins Headlines Webinar in Foster Care and Higher Ed
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Professor Mary Collins is the lead presenter at the National Research Collaborative for Foster Alumni and Higher Education (NRC-FAHE) webinar series, which highlights leaders in foster care and higher education with content designed for both researchers and practitioners. Dr. Collins will share findings from Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations Among […]
BUSSW faculty and Social Workers Testify on behalf of The SUPER Act
Recently, Prof. Jorge Delva from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and social workers across the state of Massachusetts recently 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 […]
Dr. Kanako Okuda Joins BUSSW as Assistant Dean of Practicum (Field) Education and Clinical Associate Professor
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 […]
Professor Muroff, Keefe, & BU Colleagues Receive Grant to Develop Simulation Training for Conducting Home Assessments
Home visits are a key part of being a health and social service professional. However, graduate students often do not receive hands-on, interprofessional learning in class to prepare them for home assessments at field placements or after graduation. To address this, Professor Jordana Muroff and Bronwyn Keefe from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and […]
MSW Students Tour NYC Safe Consumption Site with Supervisor & Colleagues from BMC Addiction Center
Three MSW students from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) got an inside look at cutting-edge harm reduction facilities on a recent visit to OnPoint NYC, the operator of the nation’s first and only sanctioned supervised consumption centers. The students – Kate Crotty, Renee Mackintosh and Jaime McCaughey – were interns at Boston Medical Center’s […]
A Day in the Life: My MSW Field Internship
By Bianca V. (MSW’23) As a second-year student in the MSW program at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), I have often felt like a circus performer this semester while juggling four classes, a field placement, a part-time job, friends, and other responsibilities. While classes and my field placement certainly take the front seat, I […]
A Field Ed Survival Guide from MSW Student Bianca V.
By Bianca V. (MSW’23) I entered my first year as a BUSSW student with a lot of preconceived ideas about what social work looked like in certain settings. I also thought I knew which populations I could work with based on my skill set and experience, or lack thereof (yes, you are not the only […]
MAMH Blog: Nandy Barbosa (MSW’23) Reflects on Impact of Culturally Responsive Healthcare
Nandy Barbosa (MSW’23), intern for The Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research (CADER), was interviewed by the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH) about her experiences with culturally responsive healthcare specific to her Cape Verdean heritage. Barbosa discusses how her grandmother receives care from institutions like Cape Verdean Adult Day Health (CVADH) and […]
BUSSW Field Education Adopts AI-Assisted Telehealth Training in Pilot Project
Boston University School of Social Work’s (BUSSW) Field Education department has partnered with Eleos Health to pilot a student-centered AI learning platform that will serve as an alternative learning opportunity for its master of social work students in their field internships. The pilot project will involve approximately 20% of the School’s MSW population across all […]