Lecturer Cristina Brinkerhoff from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) shared her expertise on how collaboration between government and immigrant communities – especially Brazilians – can shape public policy at both city and state levels in a recent presentation at the III International Symposium on Public Policies and Sustainable Development, in Espirito Santo, Brazil. She was joined by Lenita Reason from the Brazilian Worker Center to speak on Intersectorality of Public Policies in Cities. In […]
A research study led by Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) professor Peter Treitler and the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University reveals alarming gaps in access to life-saving opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment among Medicaid enrollees nationwide. The joint research findings, published recently in the peer-reviewed […]
Pathways to Social Work and Other Helping Professions, a free online certificate program recently piloted by The Network for Professional Education at the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), helps learners decide if social work is the right career path for them. Learners in the program explore career paths in social work and other helping professions, gain knowledge on what a career in social […]
Recently, Associate Professor Jennifer M. Gómez from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), was a guest at the Intersectionality Training Institute’s Intersectionality Research Salon to speak on two areas of her expertise: cultural betrayal trauma theory, dreamstorming, plus her career trajectory. Prof. Gómez’s research gives voice and legitimacy to experiences that are often silenced […]
