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Mentorship Program Piloted for Career Changers
Jun 30, 2014
One of the strongest tools in the social worker’s arsenal and possibly the least talked about is the bond he or she forms with fellow social workers.
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Congratulations, Class of 2014
The Silver School of Social Work graduated 589 students from bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs on Wednesday, May 20.
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Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care
On May 15, 2014, the NYU Silver School of Social Work hosted an emotional conference addressing the difficulty clinicians face assisting people through traumatic events. Approximately 120 people from the fields of social work, therapy, academia, and counseling attended the all-day seminar on Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care.
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NYU Silver Summer Lecture Series Addresses Palliative Care
Jul 14, 2014Clinical Associate Professor Susan Gerbino gave an impassioned, informative lecture on the challenging, oft-misunderstood, and invaluable field of palliative social work on Tuesday, June 24, as part of the Silver School of Social Work’s Summer Lecture Series.Learn More »Article -
NYU Silver Offers New Professional Development Opportunities in Fall 2014
Jul 9, 2014Beginning on January 1, 2015, all LMSWs and LCSWs must complete 36 hours of acceptable formal continuing education during each triennial registration period. To address this mandate, the NYU Silver School of Social Work has expand its continuing education offerings through its Office of Global and Lifelong Learning with a new post-master’s certificate program, innovative online learning programs, and timely conferences.Learn More »Article -
NIH Awards NYU Silver Professors Two-Year Grant to Study Adolescent Alcohol Use along US-Mexico Border
Jul 2, 2014The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has awarded Professors Vincent Guilamo-Ramos (principal investigator) and James Jaccard and Joe Gonzalez of Behavioral Health Solutions of South Texas a two-year, $363,400 grant to examine adolescent alcohol use along the U.S.-Mexican boarder.Learn More »Article -
Assistant Professor Stacey Barrenger Awarded an NYU Research Challenge Fund Grant
Jul 2, 2014Assistant Professor Stacey Barrenger has been awarded a New York University Research Challenge Fund Grant for a study examining experiences of peer support workers with criminal justice and mental health histories.Learn More »Article -
Associate Professor Victoria Stanhope Speaks at Congressional Briefing
Jul 2, 2014Associate Professor Victoria Stanhope participated in a panel discussion on June 24 as part of a congressional briefing about the role of social work in integrated primary care.Learn More »Article -
Mentorship Program Piloted for Career Changers
Jun 30, 2014One of the strongest tools in the social worker’s arsenal and possibly the least talked about is the bond he or she forms with fellow social workers.Learn More »Article -
Saving the Fire: The Theory and Practice of Mindfulness and Meditation in Social Work
Jun 26, 2014Yael Shy, founder and director of the NYU Mindfulness Project, skillfully led a group of 50 social work practitioners and educators in an understanding of mindfulness and its personal and professional value.Learn More »Article -
Professor Wen-Jui Han Launches Child Well-Being Study in Shanghai
Jun 19, 2014Dr. Wen-Jui Han, a well-regarded American scholar at the NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai, recently launched a pilot study in Shanghai.Learn More »Article -
Of Many by Linda Mills to Show at the AFI DOCS Documentary Festival
Jun 12, 2014The short documentary Of Many—directed by Linda Mills, Lisa Ellen Goldberg Professor and professor of social work, public policy, and law, with executive producer Chelsea Clinton—will have its Washington, DC-area premiere later this month at the prestigious AFI DOCS Documentary Festival.Learn More »Article -
Baseball as a Road to God: NYU Silver Alumni Book Club Hosts President John Sexton
May 28, 2014In Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game, New York University President John Sexton puts to paper the eponymous undergraduate course he has taught for more than a decade.Learn More »Article