Debbie Barrett, clinical associate professor, received funding from RTI International for a feasibility study on an eight-week skills group intervention that she developed for people with chronic … [Read more...]
In the news
The Jordan Institute for Families and its work with foster care in North Carolina was mentioned in, "Rising number of N.C. teens age out of foster care," an article published in the Raleigh News & … [Read more...]
MSW student competes in National CLARION Case Competition
MSW student Cynthia Royals recently competed in the University of Minnesota’s CLARION case competition. Royals, who is enrolled in the UNC-PrimeCare program, participated in the nationally recognized … [Read more...]
Student’s agency gift raises awareness about people living in poverty
When Leslie Mullinix started her field placement last year with Crisis Control Ministry (CCM) in Winston-Salem, she knew she would learn a lot about working with people and families living on the … [Read more...]
Iris Carlton-LaNey appointed as Berg-Beach Distinguished Professor
Iris Carlton-LaNey, Ph.D., has been named as the Berg-Beach Distinguished Professor of Community Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has served as a professor at the … [Read more...]
MSW student shares message of healing at Tedx Guilford
Renee Minx, an MSW student in the School’s Winston-Salem Distance Education Program, was among nearly two dozen diverse leaders, innovators and thinkers selected to speak at TedxGuilford at Guilford … [Read more...]
Student scholars: Social workers can advance research, discussion on the impact of negative police encounters on Black families, communities
Studies by university researchers, mainstream media, and independent nonpartisan groups from across the country, including the Center for Policing Equity and the American Civil Liberties … [Read more...]
Meet our new doctoral students
Stefani Baca-Atlas received a BA in psychology from Arizona State University in 2010. She has training and research experience in the field of human rights and worked as a mental health … [Read more...]
MSW student uses art to raise money, give back to Orlando community
Theresa Flores, a first-year student in the School's Triangle Distance Education Program, was among those who were devastated with the news back in June following the mass shooting that killed 49 … [Read more...]
Faculty, staff and student briefs
Assistant Professor Paul Lanier was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina chapter of American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and served as the … [Read more...]