Since its founding in 1963, the School of Social Work’s Developmental Disabilities Training Institute (DDTI) has worked to ensure the well-being and inclusion of people with intellectual, … [Read more...]
Pathare to speak on social work interventions in India, Feb. 24
On Monday, Feb. 24, from 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. in Room 500 at the UNC School of Social Work, Suresh Pathare, Ph.D., MSW, will speak on "Participatory social work interventions with rural communities in … [Read more...]
Chancellor, Provost and Vice Chancellor visit the School of Social Work
On Feb. 5, Chancellor Carol Folt and Provost Jim Dean visited the School of Social Work. They had the opportunity to meet a number of faculty, and to learn more about the School and our mission, … [Read more...]
Faculty briefs
Deborah Barrett gave a public talk on Feb. 12 at the Wellness Center at Meadowmont, on living with chronic pain. Trenette Clark was the keynote speaker for the Council on Social Work Education … [Read more...]
Student briefs
MSW student Ariel Reynolds is quoted in a Jan. 28 NC Health News story, Farm at Penny Lane cultivates more than plants. MSW student Brittany Hunt is quoted in a Feb. 2 Daily Tar Heel article, 87 … [Read more...]
In the media
Emeritus faculty member Andrew Dobelstein had a commentary published in the Jan. 23 News & Observer, The War on Poverty’s fundamental flaw: not enough jobs. Teresa Ilinitch is the subject of a … [Read more...]
School develops training and coaching course for foster parents and social workers
The Family and Children’s Resource Program at the UNC School of Social Work is offering a new training and coaching package for foster parents and social workers called “Practical Solutions: … [Read more...]
Bowen presents in Israel
Kenan Distinguished Professor Gary Bowen was an invited presenter at the Research Workshop of the Israel Science Foundation on Trauma and the Family, at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, Israel, on … [Read more...]
Drawing winners announced
Congratulations to the winners of the Contact Magazine basketball ticket giveaway -- Bianca Gantt, MSW '05; and Ivy Dey Johnson, MSW '06. They each won two tickets to the Feb. 15 UNC vs. Pittsburgh … [Read more...]
Alumni briefs: Burroughs ’98, Cagle ’98, Corpus, ’01, Davis ’13, Petrilli-Parker ’05, Walker-Richmond ’12
Jessica Burroughs, MSW/MPH '98, through her volunteer advocacy work with MomsRising, is the key point person who planned a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration for children and families. She was … [Read more...]