Research shows that Black Americans have experienced disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death, and that the psychological and developmental effects are enduring, even as some Americans attempt to move on from the pandemic. In her POV for The Brink, Assistant Professor Judith C. Scott of BU School of Social Work outlines how the […]
“Youth mentoring is a powerful tool for prevention and intervention, but for decades the practice has outpaced its underlying science, revealing modest outcomes.” So stated a 2021 paper by BU School of Social Work Prof. Renée Spencer, University of Arkansas Prof. Timothy Cavell, and University of South Carolina Prof. Sam McQuillin, which outlined data-proven ways […]
Lenette Azzi-Lessing, a clinical professor and department chair at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), worked behind-the-scenes and took center stage at the Child Welfare League of America’s (CWLA) annual conference this fall. A longtime contributor to CWLA, Azzi-Lessing participated in the conference planning, presented in the closing panel and facilitated a panel discussion […]
Professors Astraea Ausgberger and Mary E. Collins of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) are chapter co-authors in the recently released first volume of “Child- and Family-Serving Systems: Compendium of Policy & Practice.” Published by the Child Welfare League of America’s CWLA Press, the compendium is intended to serve as a resource for child […]
