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2021 Albany, washington D.C., United NaTions ~ Virtual Advocacy Days

Social Work Synergy

We’re pleased to announce these social work advocacy days for Spring 2021, all virtual, as we act to keep ourselves and our communities safe during COVID-19. MARCH IS SOCIAL WORK MONTH. _ _. Mimi Abramowitz, Bertha Capen Reynolds Professor of Social Work, Silberman School, Hunter College. March 10th and Thu.

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Kathryn Libal, director of the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, has been promoted to full professor

University of Connecticut

On April 17, the University of Connecticut (UConn) Office of the Provost announced awards of promotion and/or tenure to faculty, including the School of Social Work’s Kathryn Libal, Ph.D. Megan Berthold , Scott Harding and several doctoral students in social work.

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The Positive Impact Social Work Can Have on Public Education

Swhelper

Social workers aren’t always associated with public education. Their roles in social service delivery, legal arenas, and advocacy are often more readily recognized. Sarah Daren.

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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

She later graduated in 2013 with a Masters in Social Work from the University Of Connecticut School Of Social work; located in West Hartford, CT. She furthered her advocacy at Mercy Housing and Shelter as a Program Manager, working with the homeless population who had a severe history of addiction.

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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

She later graduated in 2013 with a Masters in Social Work from the University Of Connecticut School Of Social work; located in West Hartford, CT. She furthered her advocacy at Mercy Housing and Shelter as a Program Manager, working with the homeless population who had a severe history of addiction.

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Immigration Social Work: Big Ideas From Texas

Social Work Blog

If there was ever a perfect place to study immigration social work—especially in light of the ongoing influx of migrants into the U.S.—it So how are different social work schools there addressing this increasingly important subject area? . it would have to be Texas.

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Remembering Unsung Black Social Work Pioneer Lester Blackwell Granger

Social Work Blog

Granger was leading figure in emerging social work profession Granger attended Dartmouth College and one of his first jobs as a social worker was in New Jersey, assisting youth at a vocational school. “In In fact, Granger became a leading figure in the new social work profession,” Herbert G.