First Thursdays

Event 1 | Social Work Licensing Exam Prep Workshop | 7:00-8:30 PM EST

This workshop will provide an overview of the ASWB licensing exam, which is required in many states for initial licensure. It will cover exam preparation resources, what to expect when taking the exam, and test-taking strategies. We will also review sample test questions to expose students to the types of questions asked.

Presented by Meg Matthews & Diane Zipoli, Online Programs Student Services Administrators, BUSSW

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Event 2 | Building Your Global Social Work Toolkit: Skills That Travel | 8:30-9:30 PM EST

In this session, Dr. Beth Klein shares insights from her career spanning refugee resettlement, public education, and international mental health and education initiatives – from designing support systems for aid workers in France to developing and overseeing college counseling programs for refugee youth in Thailand. Now serving in BUSSW’s Online Program, Beth brings her commitment to student advocacy and educational equity into higher education.

Students will come away with practical tools for:

• Developing culturally responsive practices that can be adapted to diverse local and global contexts
• Identifying transferable social work skills that apply across domestic and international roles, including in sectors like humanitarian aid, education, and nonprofit leadership
• Understanding how international policy, funding trends, and global systems impact job opportunities and shape the landscape of global social work

This session encourages students to think expansively about their professional pathways and to craft narratives that position them as adaptable, globally minded practitioners ready to meet complex challenges – wherever they may arise.

Presented by Beth Kellenberg Klein, PhD, MSW, Director of Student Services for Online Programs, BUSSW

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Access Services Statement:

Boston University strives to be accessible, inclusive and diverse in our facilities, programming and academic offerings. Your experience in this event is important to us. If you have a disability (including but not limited to learning or attention, mental health, concussion, vision, mobility, hearing, physical or other health related), require communication access services for the deaf or hard of hearing, or believe that you require a reasonable accommodation for another reason please contact the event organizer, Diane Zipoli, 3 weeks prior to this event to discuss your needs.