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Macro Social Workers Gather at the Brown School

Beyond Advocacy

Scores of macro practice social workers and students will gather at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis Public Schools, and the Clark-Fox Policy Institute at the Brown School. Louis beginning Thursday for the first in-person conference since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Demystifying the seats of power in Albany: Advocacy by social work students

Social Work Synergy

Before COVID-19 captured all our attention in order to meet the challenges of the changes in our academic, professional and personal lives, the University at Buffalo School of Social Work (UBSSW) traveled to Albany on March 3, 2020 for the annual Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD). Sterling James.

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Ten Ways COVID-19 Created the Perfect Storm for Social Worker Burnout (and why I still have hope)

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s note: This post was written by Melanie Sage from the University at Buffalo’s School of Social Work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a follow-up to her post – A Love Letter to Social Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19. How did COVID-19 create the perfect storm for social worker burnout?