Despite the fact that Black communities are more likely to be affected by homicide, limited research has been done on how Black survivors grieve, cope, find justice, and heal from their loved one’s death. A new study by BU School of Social Work Prof. Judith Scott and alum Kendall Morris (PhD’22) aims to support survivors […]
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 […]
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) faculty, students and alumni will showcase a broad variety of research and perspectives on Jan. 11-15, 2023, at the annual conference for the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). Held virtually and in-person in Phoenix, Ariz., the conference’s extensive programming features more than 30 presentations and discussions […]
Community-based workshops allow groups to process collective traumas like the COVID-19 pandemic together. In a recent article for the American Journal of Public Health, BU School of Social Work Profs. Linda Sprague Martinez and Judith Scott and their colleagues shared data from a recent applied photovoice workshop. The project worked with staff and leadership from […]