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  • February 22, 2019
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School briefs

October 22, 2018 By Susan White

School briefs

Chancellor Carol Folt recently honored several of our faculty members during an awards breakfast for their years of service to the University. Those honored were: Vanessa Mitchell, 35 years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Awards, Faculty & Staff Tagged With: Brigham, Duncan, Gimenez, Graham, Jones, Lanier, Mergner, Mitchell, October '18 Impact, Rhodes, Rose, Van Deinse, VanDeinse, Vaughn, Weil

New course educates social workers about autism spectrum disorder

June 11, 2018 By Susan White

New course educates social workers about autism spectrum disorder

For Sherry Mergner, the statistic that 1 in 59 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not surprising. As the mother of a teenage son with ASD, Mergner, stays on top of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other Feature Stories Tagged With: autism, autism spectrum disorder, June '18 Impact, Marus, Mergner

School briefs

May 17, 2018 By Susan White

School briefs

LB Klein was an invited speaker at "Beyond Consent: A Practical Symposium for Researchers, Advocates, & Educators" at the New School in New York City in April. Her talk was titled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other Feature Stories Tagged With: Carver, Dunlap, Francis, Fraser, Guan, Hinson, Klein, Lombardi, Macy, May '18 Impact, Mergner, Stoll, Strom-Gottfried, Sweeney, Wretman, Zerden

UNC-PrimeCare enhances focus on youth with disabilities

July 21, 2016 By Susan White

UNC-PrimeCare enhances focus on youth with disabilities

North Carolina has some of the nation’s highest rates of behavioral health problems and a shortage of adequately trained health professionals to address these issues. Furthermore, youth, ages 10 to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other Feature Stories Tagged With: AHEC, Family Support Program, Jones, July '16 E-Contact, Mergner, Norris, primecare, UNC-PrimeCare, Zerden

School hosts annual program that introduces high school seniors to careers in social work

July 19, 2016 By Susan White

School hosts annual program that introduces high school seniors to careers in social work

    The UNC School of Social Work hosted its 3rd annual Social Work Introduction for the Next Generation (SWING) program from June 26 to June 28. This free, three-day on-campus event … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other Feature Stories, School Tagged With: July '16 E-Contact, Mergner

Faculty, staff and student briefs

June 17, 2016 By Susan White

Faculty, staff and student briefs

Rounds honored with retirement party About 50 faculty, staff, students, friends and family gathered on May 25 to honor Professor Kathleen Rounds, who recently retired from the School of Social Work … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Spotlight Tagged With: AHEC, Bohley, Caye, Flick, Fraser, June '16 E-Contact, Mergner, Richman, Rounds, Strom-Gottfried, Verbiest, Weems

Faculty and staff briefs

May 18, 2016 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty and staff briefs

Assistant Dean of Field Education Rebecca Brigham and the Field Office were awarded a Policy Practice in Field Education Initiative grant by the Council on Social Work Education. The project will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Research, Spotlight Tagged With: Blackwell, Bohley, Brigham, Carlton-LaNey, Carver, Chapman, Flick, Francis, May '16 E-Contact, Mergner, Palmer, Small, Strom-Gottfried, Weems, Wilson, Zerden

Faculty and staff briefs

April 14, 2016 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty and staff briefs

Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program (BHRP) Coordinator Tara Bohley and Ruby Brown-Herring from Wake AHEC, co-facilitated Mental Health First Aid Training for NC DHHS Secretary Rick Brajer and his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Research, Spotlight Tagged With: April '16 E-Contact, Bohley, Carlton-LaNey, Chowa, Flick, Ghezzi, Jones, Lambert, Leach, Levine, Lippold, Macy, Masa, McClinton, Mergner, Norris, Pierce, Richman, Souders, Strom-Gottfried, Verbiest, Weems, Zerden

Faculty briefs

November 19, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty briefs

Professor Rebecca Macy was recently appointed to the board of directors for the Center for Child and Family Health. The Center is a non-profit that provides services to children and families, and was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spotlight Tagged With: Brigham, Childs, Cuddeback, Dews, Duncan, Ghezzi, Howard, Jones, Li, Livermore, Macy, Mergner, November '15 E-Contact, O'Brien, Orthner, Richman, Rizo, Stewart, Testa, VanDeinse, Verbiest, Weems, Wilson, Zerden, Zuckerman

Faculty and staff briefs

October 7, 2015 By Michelle Rogers

Faculty and staff briefs

Director of Field Education Rebecca Brigham was appointed for three years as chair of the Council on Field Education (COFE) of the Council on Social Work Education. In this capacity, she will also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spotlight Tagged With: Barrett, Bohley, Brigham, Carlton-LaNey, Chowa, Eaton, Flick, Francis, Ghezzi, Gibson, Griffith, Jones, Kanfer, Lackmann, Leach, McMillan, Mergner, Norris, October '15 E-Contact, Rogers, Strom-Gottfried, Vawter, Weems, Zerden

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