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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Assistant Dean for Field Education Denita Johnson, will share her expertise at a panel on how BU graduate students, administration and the community can benefit the most from student field internships. Johnson will be joined by other deans and directors of field placements from other BU schools, such as the School of Public Health, Wheelock […]