{"id":65873,"date":"2024-02-15T17:49:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?p=65873"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:12:00","slug":"2-28-off-campus-hybrid-programs-child-welfare-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/2-28-off-campus-hybrid-programs-child-welfare-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/28: BUSSW Off-Campus & Hybrid Programs Host Virtual Child Welfare Workshop Led by Prof. Azzi-Lessing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Off-Campus & Hybrid Programs at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) are hosting a free virtual workshop led by Prof. Lenette Azzi-Lessing about transforming our response to the needs of vulnerable children and their families. <\/span><\/p>\n

Her presentation, titled “Building Justice-Based Systems for Child and Family Well-Being,” will explore strategies for preventing unnecessary trauma and promoting child and family well-being at the practice, program, and policy levels. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a part of the BUSSW Off-Campus & Hybrid Programs’ Spring Specialization Series \u2013 four workshops highlighting the School’s four MSW specializations and off-campus program sites \u2013 participants will also learn about the Worcester Hybrid MSW Program<\/a> and the Children, Youth, and Families Specialization<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Event Date & Location<\/b><\/h5>\n

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
<\/span>12:00\u20131:30 pm ET<\/span><\/p>\n

Details & Registration<\/b><\/h5>\n

This event is free and open to all BUSSW community members and the public.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.5 Massachusetts CE credits will be available. If you wish to receive CE credits, please provide your license number in the registration form.<\/p>\n

About the Presenter:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lenette Azzi-Lessing, PhD<\/a>, is a clinical professor, chair of the Macro Social Work Department, and coordinator of the Children, Youth, and Families Specialization<\/a> at BUSSW. She h<\/span>as more than 25 years of experience as a social worker, agency leader, and policy advocate. Her work focuses on improving the well-being of vulnerable young children and their families, particularly those living in poverty or involved with the child welfare system. She is the co-leader of the Partnership to Prevent Violence Against Young Children in South Africa, a senior fellow and national race equity scholar at the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), and a founding member of CWLA\u2019s National Racial Equity Committee. She is the author of Behind from the Start: How America\u2019s War on the Poor is Harming Our Most Vulnerable Children<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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