Social Work Today: CISWH Executive Director Ellie Zambrano & Kristina Whiton-O’Brien (SSW’95) Discuss Client Civic Health
Voting is social work. In their op-ed for Social Work Today, Executive Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) at BUSSW, Ellie Zambrano, and Kristina Whiton-O’Brien (SSW’95) from VotER explain the relationship between civic health and client health, urging social workers to register their clients to vote. Excerpt from “Health […]
NASW Social Work Talks: Kristina Whiton-O’Brien (SSW’95) Discusses Vot-ER, Social Work, & Civic Health
In a recent interview for “Social Work Talks,” the National Association for Social Workers’s podcast, Kristina Whiton-O’Brien (SSW’95) discussed the tools that Vot-ER is providing to social workers and health care providers to promote better civic health. Whiton-O’Brien is a BU School of Social Work alumna, and former assistant director of online advising and field […]
The New Social Worker: Courtney White (SSW’22) Calls Social Workers to Recommit to Clients’ Political Activism
Many social workers pride themselves in being politically active. From protesting to community organizing to voting for a candidate they believe in, political activism is a hallmark of the social work community. However, recent studies have shown that less than half of social workers believe they should empower their clients politically. In her recent piece […]
4/23-24: BUSSW Alumni, Faculty & Staff to Present at 2021 Civic Health Conference
Join more than half a dozen BU School of Social Work faculty, staff and alumni panelists at the 2021 Civic Health Conference on April 23-24. Hosted by VotER, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering patients through civic engagement, the two-day event is designed to connect groups in medical and social work fields to bridge the […]