A new grant received by Dr. Aaron Brower on behalf of the University of Wisconsin Extended (UWEX) Campus seeks to create better ways to generate customized education for statewide and regional businesses and business sectors, and help businesses identify employees whose careers would benefit from specific UWEX programming. The pilot program will provide a focused …
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Pajarita Charles who received the UW-Madison Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities by the Office of the Provost. This award recognizes Dr. Charles’ outstanding work with undergraduates on her research team and her generosity in mentorship. The award highlights the “important role mentors play in fostering undergraduates’ intellectual, personal, and professional …
In honor of March being Social Work Month, ACE Senior Care Navigators is proud to showcase the incredible work that social workers do for older adults. This month we are highlighting a few social workers to share the variety of roles these professionals have. If you missed our previous interviews, check out Colleen Collins Josellis, a former medical social worker, Tricia Mullin, a home services social worker, and Karen Faith Gordon, an Aging Life Care Professional social worker. We are rounding out our month of interviews with Jaime Goldberg. Jaime has a rich background in palliative care social work, and is currently working on her dissertation at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. We are very grateful to Jaime for sharing with us her experiences as a social worker in palliative care as well as a researcher in the field.
Dr. LB Klein was recently elected to a two-year term as treasurer on the executive board of the Caucus of LGBTQ Faculty & Students in Social Work. The caucus is a “is a support, networking, and advocacy group,” open to faculty and students in social work who are LGBTQ or interested in LGBTQ issues. The …
School workers play a vital role in the lives of American school children. A new book, The Art of Becoming Indispensable: What School Social Workers Need to Know in Their First Three Years of Practice, by Oxford University Press is designed to help the new school social worker adapt to and thrive within the school …
With the omicron variant forcing hospitals to make difficult decisions once again about what care to provide, Covid-19 must not again defer postpartum care. Postpartum follow-up care is essential health care, and we should be expanding rather than constricting access. The experiences of women who gave birth during the early days of the pandemic make …
What role do poverty and economic hardship play in child maltreatment and neglect? And how can child welfare systems prevent them? UW Professor of Social Work Kristen Slack will hare her research into programs designed to prevent child maltreatment. She’ll discuss her work with coordinating services and benefits and detail improved strategies for preventing child …
Dr. Dr. Lawrence (Lonnie) Berger, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Social Work, was recognized as the 2022 recipient of the Social Policy Researcher Award by the Society for Social Work and Research for his notable contributions to the study of social policy. Dr. Berger, who studies the ways in which social policies, economic resources, and socio-demographic …
Dr. Lauren Bishop is the 2022 recipient of the Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research. The award recognizes innovative scholarship and a rigorous approach to social work research and work that exhibits an emerging influence. Lauren’s research focuses on helping adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …