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Join researchers, policymakers, social service leaders, and practitioners from Connecticut and beyond for a half-day symposium exploring Al`s opportunities, challenges, and implications for social work and social service delivery.
“Social Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Symposium Exploring Research, Practice, and Policy" takes place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the @uconnlawllm in Hartford.

The cost is $20 per person. 3 CE Credits available!
REGISTER NOW at s.uconn.edu/aisocialwork.

@uconnsocialwork students are free. A virtual option is available. Check email! ...

Join us in welcoming our Stamford students! ⭐⭐⭐

On Sept. 12, both @uconnsocialwork Stamford cohorts gathered for their first in-person day of classes! The MSW program is designed for students residing in the southwestern area of Connecticut who are interested in a flexible course schedule outside of traditional work hours. 📚📚

Students complete the program in two years, including one summer.

As a cohort program, students’ schedules are fixed and they will take all their classes together, allowing students to develop deeper relationships with one another. 👩🏾‍🎓👨🏽‍🎓

Learn more: https://socialwork.uconn.edu/masters.../stamford-cohort/

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As elections grow more technologically complex and the nation’s election workforce grows older, a new program spearheaded by the @uconnsocialwork’s Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work is giving students an opportunity to learn how elections are administered — and to play a direct role in the process.

The UConn Hartford NextGen Elections Program will prepare up to 10 UConn students, including social work students, to serve as poll workers and election moderators during Connecticut’s 2026 elections.

Students will complete approximately 10 hours of training through a combination of asynchronous and in-person sessions, including official training in collaboration with the Connecticut Secretary of the State. Participants will become certified Election Moderators for the State of Connecticut.

Learn more and apply!
https://today.uconn.edu/2026/09/nextgen_elections_program/ ...

Congratulations to @uconnsocialwork alumna Breana Bietsch ’25 Ph.D (SSW), LMSW, on her recent manuscript published in the Journal of Social Work Education! In “Teaching Note—(Dis)ability Across the Life Course: Normalizing Decreased Ability as We Age in Human Behavior and the Social Environment Courses,” Dr. Bietsch explains the importance of discussing disability theory in Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) courses so "social workers can better understand how disability theory affects aging narratives within gerontological social work education,” she says.

Dr. Bietsch is an assistant professor of social work at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. She is an expert on aging and LGBTQ+ populations, health disparities, health care access issues, and gerontological social work education.

Read more: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10437797.2026.2666255 ...

Attention @uconnsocialwork students! The National Hispanic Health Research Institute is holding its inaugural conference, "From Raíces to Research: Where Community Knowledge Becomes Scientific Power." Nov. 20-21 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford! The UConn SSW Puerto Rican/Latin@ Studies Project is sponsoring the event`s gala.

Students can register for the conference FREE of charge by using the discount code C2026. Students also can register for the gala at half price by using code S2026.

Join researchers, universities, community organizations, and public health leaders from across the nation for two days of collaboration, innovation, and community-powered research. Register now! https://www.nhhri.org/nhhri-inaugural-conference ...