Don Anderson passed away March 3, 2023. Don taught for the school of social work for many years, teaching and mentoring students in the intellectual and developmental disabilities area. Among his many initiatives, at the UW-Madison’s Waisman Center, he was responsible for launching the TIES program. TIES is nationally known for providing behavioral support for …
Dr. Silvia Jackson retired in December 2022 after an impressive professional career in Wisconsin state government that spanned 45 years. During her career Dr. Jackson held numerous leadership positions across several state agencies. Most recently she served as the Department of Corrections (DOC) Reentry Director, having been appointed to that position in 2014. In that …
Jessica (Thompson) Smith is a co-founder and Director of the Center for Inclusive Transition, Education, & Employment (CITEE) at UW-Whitewater. A major CITEE initiative is the Qualified Treatment Trainee (QTT) Grants Program, which includes financial support for agencies employing MSWs pursuing clinical supervision of practice hours towards licensure and their clinical supervisors. There is also …
Michael Daley, Regents Professor and Chair in the Department of Social Work at Texas A&M University, Central Texas, was recognized by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for his many contributions to social work education and the profession. He received that recognition in November 2022 at the annual meeting of CSWE in Anaheim, CA. …
The Part-Time MSW Program allows 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. Some courses are designed as blended courses with a mix of online learning and in-person sessions, while others are taught as online courses. …
Register here The 2023 theme for the Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice Conference is Centering Disability Justice. Our January 27 opening keynote will be a discussion between Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, author of The Future is Disabled, and Dr. Sami Schalk, author of Black Disability Politics. On February 3, Imani Barbarin, the creator of Crutches and …