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Berthold Awarded Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for This Academic Year
UConn School of Social Work professor S. Megan Berthold has traveled around the world as far as Nepal to work with trauma survivors, but a yearlong academic Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, will put her only about 400 miles to the north of Hartford. While that’s closer than […]
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NIA-Funded Study Explores Re-Engagement of Black Older Adults After COVID-19
With the support of a $7 million National Institutes on Aging (NIA) Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center grant, Assistant Professor Rupal Parekh is leading a pilot study about the impact of social isolation and loneliness on the health and well-being of Black and African American older adults in the wake of the COVID-19 […]
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Study Examines Relationship Between Maternal Employment and Child Maltreatment
Associate Professor Meg Feely co-authored a paper published in Social Service Review that examines the relationship between maternal employment and the risk for child maltreatment. The paper was selected as the editor’s choice article and the only article in the volume available to the public via open access. The editor’s choice are articles that best […]
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Innovations Institute
Innovations Institute, at UConn’s School of Social Work (SSW), works in partnership with government agencies, health care providers, youth and their families, and community-based organizations nationwide to improve outcomes for children, youth, young adults, and their families. A University institute of the SSW, Innovations extends the School’s commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and the improvement of human well-being nationwide.
News & Events
School of Social Work Archives – UConn Today
- Berthold Awarded Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for This Academic Year September 3, 2024'We originally conceived of this as a study that extends into Canada, because Canada is the global leader of these community sponsorship initiatives'Kimberly Phillips
- Five Faculty Members Named Fulbright Scholars For 2024-25 September 3, 2024Fulbright Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroadMike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
- Finding Healing: UConn Leads National Study Effort for Survivors of State-Sponsored Torture August 20, 2024Using quantitative data to show the scale, challenges, and capacity to effectively heal and serve victimsCombined Reports
- Health Disparities Institute Leader on a Community Mission to Make Change May 8, 2024In this Q & A article Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez shares how much more we still have to learn from our community members to address pressing public health issues like health inequity.Lauren Woods
- UConn School of Social Work Celebrates Class of 2024 May 8, 2024Commencement speaker DCF Commissioner Jodi Hill-Lilly encouraged graduates to know and use their “superpowers”Ziba Kashef
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Sep26Fostering Civic and Democratic Engagement: A Bipartisan Conversation with Former Members of CongressThe Dodd Center for Human Rights11:00 AM
Now Hiring: Temporary University Specialist for the Office of Student and Academic Services (UConn School of Social Work)
Join us at the UConn SSW to support student success!!
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree
2. Demonstrated ability to provide administrative and programmatic support
3. Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise good judgment about administrative and student matters
4. Good interpersonal and organizational skills
5. Good writing and communication skills
6. Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, including Outlook, Excel, etc.
7. Two years of relevant experience
This position is 35 hours a week with two days remote and three days in person 9:00am to 4:30pm. The appointment term is approximately 4-6 months with possibility of extension. The salary starts at $25.00 per hour based on experience.
Please submit a letter of application, resume, and the names and contact information of three professional references to Carlton Jones (carlton.jones@uconn.edu).
https://hr.uconn.edu/temporary-job-openings/
Congratulations, Megan Berthold! She has been awarded a Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for this academic year. Read about it on UConn Today:
https://today.uconn.edu/2024/09/berthold-awarded-fulbright-canada-distinguished-research-chair-award-for-this-academic-year/
Registration is now open for Engaging Social Workers and Students in the 2024 Election. Join this nonpartisan discussion Thursday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. ET to learn about ways for #SocialWorkers and students to engage in the 2024 elections. Among the speakers is Tanya Rhodes Smith from the UConn School of Social Work. #VotingIsSocialWork #SocialWorkTwitter #MacroSW @csdwustl
Register at https://csd.wustl.edu/engaging-voters-24/
Join the UConn School of Social Work as we celebrate the Center for International Social Work Studies` 30 years of advancing international learning and connections. Highlights of the night include keynote speaker, Dr. Peta Anne Baker of Jamaica, and the Center’s work, accomplishments, and its impact on social work education and the community.
Please RSVP to s.uconn.edu/cisws30 by Sept. 13, 2024.
Join us Sept. 27 to celebrate 30 years of Advancing International Learning and Connections.
2025 Training Institutes Call for Proposals
Innovations Institute welcomes presentation proposals for the 2025 Training Institutes, Building a World Where Young People Thrive, that challenge us to advance research-based, inclusive, culturally responsive, and transformative solutions to improve outcomes.
Join colleagues from across the country who will present their work in more than 165 innovative, in-depth workshops that address workforce development, systems design and financing, data-driven strategic planning, evidence-based services, cultural competence and equity, and quality improvement for child/youth and family services including mental health, substance use, public health, juvenile justice, child welfare, education, early childhood, and transition age services. See the submission details.
https://innovations.socialwork.uconn.edu/training-institutes-2025/