This profile of Part-Time Program Student Lisa Madell is one in a series of Instructor Spotlights. What is your focus area? Children, Youth and Families is the focus area of my studies, however, I have a great interest in the hospice field as my experience with a hospice social worker had such an impact on me when …
Jason Lee SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS TAKE PART IN SIMULATION TO UNDERSTAND DIFFICULTY OF REENTRY The United States is the most prison-dependent country in the world. There are over two million prisoners in the U.S., with several million more on probation or parole. Wisconsin state prisons house 22,000 people alone, with 68,000 more on probation and …
We Care For Dane Kids, a partnership to transform early childhood and after school care sectors in Dane County, was selected as one of five finalists for the Alliance for the American Dream Competition. Katherine Magnuson and the School of Social Work are academic partners for this project. “We Care” is one of two teams from Wisconsin …
Congratulations to Prof. Tracy Schroepfer who was selected as the 2019 Career Achievement Award recipient with the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network. Dr. Schroepfer will be recognized at the network’s conference in March. Dr. Schroepfer’s research focuses on determining the best strategies for meeting the psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs of terminally ill elders, as well …
Last year, Emily Erwin-Frank graduated from our MSW program. This year, she’s been named a 2019 Women to Watch by Brava Magazine for her work on UpStage Stigma. She started UpStage Stigma in 2017 as part of a field placement with the Program of Assertive Community Treatment and is now planning for the third event later this year.