Paris to Unravel Best Ways to Treat Traumatic Stress in Children
Boston University School of Social Work announces today that Assistant Professor Ruth Paris, PhD will lead an evaluation study of Project BRIGHT (Building Resilience through Intervention: Growing Healthier Together), a new family-centered program for children suffering from traumatic stress due to a parent’s substance abuse. As part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, funded […]
Study confirms that caregiver strain is associated with racial and ethnic disparities in the use of child mental health services
Dr. Sunny Shin As our nation increasingly observes a rapid growth in minority youth populations, its health care system faces new challenges with the diverse needs of these groups. While racial and ethnic disparities in child mental health services have been well documented, there is much room for further understanding of what precipitates services […]
IGSW to Develop Integrated Workforce Training to Improve Long-Term Care for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
The Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) at Boston University School of Social Work has announced receipt of two major initiatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to develop state-of-the-art training programs for state workers providing long-term care and other services for older adults and people with disabilities. A $620,521 grant from the Pennsylvania Association of […]
UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF HOMOSEXUAL IDENTITY FORMATION AMONG ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER YOUTH
Unlike young western gays and lesbians, their Asian-American counterparts often face unyielding family and cultural social stresses that affect their ethnic and sexual identities
Understanding the therapeutic process of mother-infant psychotherapy
The catalytic factors in change and growth from the relational connection and th Psychotherapists who treat mothers suffering from postpartum depression and other mood disorders with their infants have developed a proven process that contributes to a greater positive experience with immediate insights for the mothers to develop healthy connections between their maternal experiences and […]
Understanding STDs and Health Disparities in Asian American Communities
Faculty Spotlight: Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD Working with diverse immigrant populations who suffered from various mental health disorders in New York City, Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm had a first-hand look at health disparities among Asian American communities. As a psychiatric social worker for 10 years, she saw a growing prevalence of young Asian American adults […]
Multiple childhood maltreatments lead to greater adolescent binge drinking
Researchers from Boston University found that multiple types of child maltreatment are robust risk factors for underage binge drinking based on a national multi-year study that explored the influence of social environment on the health of adolescents. The research, which appears in the current issue of Addictive Behaviors, explored how binge drinking – consuming five […]
BUSSW’s Institute for Geriatric Social Work Receives Five-Year Continuation Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to Strengthen Workforce in Aging
The Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) at Boston University School of Social Work has just announced receipt of a five-year, $3.1 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) to continue IGSW’s path-breaking efforts in preparing the social services workforce for an aging society. Since it was established with initial funding from AP in 2002, […]
BUSSW Receives $400,000 Grant to Study Evidence-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Practices
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded the School of Social Work $400,000 for a three-year study on factors associated with adopting evidence-based substance abuse treatment practices in community organizations funded through federal program efforts. Professor Lena Lundgren is the Principal Investigator and Professor Maryann Amodeo is Co-Investigator. The School’s Center for Addictions Research and […]
Collaborative Project to Study Trauma in Military Families
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded the Boston University School of Social Work $1.65 million for a four-year (2008 to 2012) project to develop a family-based intervention for service members returning from Iraq and their young children (under 5 years). The broader context of the Global War on Terror, including the nature of current […]