CADER News: CADER’s Certificate in Behavioral Health in Aging Goes National Through Partnership with NCOA
The Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER) at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) joins forces with the National Council on Aging (NCOA) to bring CADER’s Behavioral Health in Aging Certificate to community-based senior centers nationwide. The partnership will support professionals who work with older adults by providing the necessary tools […]
5/9: Older Adult Behavioral Health Conference Co-Organized by Prof. Keefe
A leading expert in older adult behavioral health and steering committee member of the MA Older Adult Behavioral Health Network, Bronwyn Keefe of BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) is co-organizer of an upcoming conference addressing social and mental health in older adults. The conference, “Healing in Community: Promoting Social Connection and Mental Wellbeing among […]
BU Honors Professor Gómez, Keefe & Spencer at Teaching, Research & Scholarship Celebration
Boston University will honor BU School of Social Work faculty members Jennifer M. Gómez, Bronwyn Keefe, and Renée Spencer at its annual Celebration of Teaching, Research & Scholarship on April 25, 2023. The ceremony, conducted by BU President Robert A. Brown and members of BU’s academic leadership, will recognize faculty who received national awards in […]
3/30: Nandy Barbosa (MSW’23) Featured at Careers on Aging Panel Cosponsored by CADER
Nandy Barbosa (SSW’23), a recent MSW graduate from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), is a featured panelist at a virtual event on social work careers in aging hosted by the Older Adult Behavioral Health Network and three partner schools: BUSSW, Simmons University and Salem State University. The event is part of an initiative […]
Professor Keefe Selected for Emerging Leaders in Aging Program at UCSF
Professor Bronwyn Keefe of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has been named a Tideswell Emerging Leader in Aging Scholar by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). As a Tideswell Emerging Leader in Aging Scholar, Keefe will join UCSF’s yearlong Emerging Leaders in Aging Program which facilitates collaboration between a small group of […]
5/16: Professor Keefe & Staff Showcase Innovative Workforce Development Partnerships at BU Faculty Forum
Browyn Keefe, a research assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), will give the BU community an inside look at two of her latest projects on May 16th at the 2022 Faculty Forum hosted by Boston University Digital Learning & Innovation. Reflecting the forum’s theme of “reimagining community,” the projects represent two […]
Professor Keefe & Colleagues Say In-Home Medical Care May Solve Overcrowded ERs
As hospital emergency departments (ED) struggle with overcrowding, experts are now studying alternative solutions to these visits. For many patients suffering from unexpected medical issues, visiting the ED is a common catch-all solution regardless of whether or not their problem is an emergency. A study by BUSSW Professor Bronwyn Keefe and colleagues proposes that in-home […]
Five BUSSW Faculty Recognized for National Awards
On April 20, 2022, Boston University will recognize five School of Social Work faculty for their recent national awards in a celebration led by President Robert A. Brown and members of BU’s academic leadership. The event will honor BU faculty who received prestigious awards for teaching, research and scholarship at a national level in the […]
The Network for Professional Ed: Director Bronwyn Keefe Introduces The Trainers Hub
The Network at BUSSW has developed an exciting opportunity for BUSSW alumni to share their expertise with a wide variety of organizations through The Trainers Hub. Network Director Bronwyn Keefe shares details about this new credentialing program that will certify social work alumni to become trainers for The Network’s growing professional education offerings. Excerpt from […]
HealthMatters: Margie Pettingell (SSW’89) Interviewed on Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare Certificate [Podcast]
In a recent interview on the BU Sargent podcast Health Matters, BU School of Social Work alumna Margie Pettingell (SSW’89) described her experience as she pursued a new certificate in Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare, developed by BUSSW and Sargent College. The certificate’s pilot project included 30 alumni from various Boston University schools. One of the things […]