HealthCity: Professor Paris on Project BRIGHT’s Effect on Newborn Parents with Substance Use Disorders
Parenting a newborn can be demanding and stressful for any parent, but mothers and fathers with substance use disorders (SUD) face challenges others don’t. However, stigmatization, shame, guilt, and fear of losing their child can deter parents with SUD from getting help. Professor Ruth Paris spoke to HealthCity to discuss how parent intervention like the […]
Social Welfare Policy & Opioid Epidemic Featured in 2021 Student Awards
To recognize outstanding achievement among BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) students, several received awards this month for their commitment to social work education. The Lenny Bloksberg Award Miryam Gerdine, a student in BUSSW’s online program, was awarded the Lenny Bloksberg Award for Excellence in Social Policy. This award is given to a first-year student […]
5/13/21: Professor Lee Presents “Having Uncomfortable Conversations about Stigma Improves Addiction Treatment Outcomes”
Professor Lee will give a talk at the Grayken Center for Addiction centering on her work on discrimination, stigma, and substance misuse among minoritized groups and ways to disrupt the association. In addition, she will share how and why addressing stigma with patients improves addiction and mental health outcomes. It will be a mixed audience […]
Webinar, 2/10: Professional Strategies for Teen Marijuana Use, Led by Rick Cresta
REGISTER Join BUSSW lecturer Rick Cresta on February 10, 2021 for the virtual workshop “Chronic Marijuana Use in Teens: What’s the Big Deal? Strategies for Helping Professionals Working with Teens.” The workshop, which is designed for professionals in the human services field, will teach strategies for engaging youth in conversations about their marijuana use while […]
Webinar, 2/11: “Talking With Your Teen About Marijuana”
“Separating Fact From Fiction: Talking With Your Teen About Marijuana” is a virtual workshop designed for parents of teenagers and pre-adolescents. Taught by BU School of Social Work lecturer Rick Cresta, participants will learn strategies for engaging their children in conversations about marijuana use and its effects without prompting defensive reactions. This workshop is hosted […]
NPR: In New Memoir ‘Smacked,’ BUSSW Alum’s Struggle to Understand Ex-Husband’s Addiction Leads Her to Social Work
In an interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air, journalist and recent BUSSW graduate Eilene Zimmerman (SSW’20) examines the hidden addiction that led to her ex-husband’s death, and how she found a path forward in social work. Interview by NPR Fresh Air: “A Widow, Not A Wife: ‘Smacked’ Explores An Ex-Husband’s Secret Addiction” Text […]