Strategic Plan Progress Report Out April 2021 Committee Name: Admissions Committee Committee Members: Tracy Schroepfer, Michelle Helmer, Katie Larsen-Klodd, Steph Van Pay, Mackenzie Otterson, Cindy Waldeck, Alison Meier, Amanda Zuehlke, Tom Wirth, Patricia Egan, Annette …
Year: 2021
Professors Berger and Slack Guest Edit Journal Issue Addressing Child Maltreatment
Professors Lonnie Berger and Kristi Slack guest edited a special issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science: Toward a Better Approach to Preventing, Identifying, and Addressing Child Maltreatment. Contents are currently …
Gifts of the Pandemic
Shawna Reiter 02/15/2021 Work Setting: Private practice Psychotherapy I was working for a local county government implementing Comprehensive Community Services with adolescent patients when the pandemic hit last March. I decided to start my own …
Field Education Committee
Strategic Plan Progress Report April 2021 Committee Name: Field Education Committee (FEC) and Professional Consultative Committee (PCC) Committee Members: (FEC) Amy Basel, Ellen Smith, Ron Chance, Kathryn Larsen-Klodd, Alice Egan, Amanda Zuehlke, Tim Latimer, Jake …
Part-Time Program Student Spotlight: Marie Nofodji
The Part-Time MSW Program is designed to allow students who are not able to pursue full-time study to work towards a master’s degree on a structured, time-extended basis with classes delivered in a hybrid manner: using in-person …
Dr. Yan Searcy, Dean, Educator, and Clothing Store Owner
Just after Yan Searcy finished his MSW degree in the early 1990’s, his entrepreneurial bent and multitasking ability that would be evident throughout his career, led him to open a retail clothing store near the …
Faculty and Alumni Recognized This Week at SSWR
A number of faculty and recent graduates received recognition from the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) at their annual conference, “Social Work Science for Social Change,” this week. Dr. Kristi Slack, professor, interim …
Semester 3- Day ???
JC Jones 01/13/2021 Work Setting: School Working in a school setting is something of a dream environment for many of us school social workers. We get to work with educators, families, and students, as well …
In the News: Laura Zimmerman, MSW ’15, on NPR Show
Laura Zimmerman, MSW ’15, was invited to discuss the state of mental health care on the NPR show 1A, after she suggested that they cover the topic. The episode, “The Future Of Mental Healthcare After …
Part-Time Program Student Spotlight: Mahalia Sobhani
The Part-Time MSW Program is designed to allow students who are not able to pursue full-time study to work towards a master’s degree on a structured, time-extended basis with classes delivered in a hybrid manner: using in-person …