As a leader in workforce empowerment, the Center for Aging & Disability & Education & Research (CADER) is helping to reshape aging care to create lasting, systemic change. Prof. Bronwyn Keefe, director of CADER at BUSSW, is leading the effort to build a stronger, more confident workforce through strategic partnerships and collaborations with state agencies. […]
In a story on Yahoo Finance, the Child Tax Credit (CTC) provision within the Trump Administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is examined and while it may seem to benefit families, it provides little appeal for low-income, mixed-status, immigrant families who will see minimal relief and even less inclusion. The new CTC policy raises the tax […]
BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) is proud to announce the promotion of Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez to associate professor with tenure, recognizing her significant contributions to trauma research, social justice scholarship, and higher education leadership. Her promotion reflects BUSSW’s ongoing commitment to supporting equity-driven scholarship that addresses some of society’s most urgent challenges. A […]
Two faculty members and an MSW student from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) teamed up with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) to evaluate the needs of an essential workforce: infant and early childhood mental health care providers. The researchers – Prof. Alicia Mendez, Prof. Ruth Paris, MSPCC’s […]