2022

2022 News Archive

Elsie Taveras

Elsie Taveras to deliver keynote address at annual EJI Lecture and Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebration

December 19, 2022
Wooden blocks with people icon on pink background

Study finds that 62 percent of organizations devote little to no resources to diversity, equity, and inclusion

December 09, 2022
A map of the world

Join BCSSW to tackle ​complex social issues that transcend national boundaries

December 06, 2022
Members of the Black Leadership Initiative pose for a group photo

Join BCSSW to tackle complex social challenges in Black communities

December 02, 2022
A portrait of Rocío Calvo

Rocío Calvo appointed to Massachusetts Behavioral Health Advisory Commission

November 17, 2022
The new cohort of students in the LLI pose for a photo

Join BCSSW to accompany Latinx communities in solving pressing social problems

November 03, 2022
Logo for the CSWE Program Meeting

11 BCSSW students, faculty, and staff to give presentations at the Council on Social Work Education’s 68th Annual Program Meeting

October 31, 2022
A silhouette of a family holding hands against an orange background

How have policies and programs helped families stay economically stable during the pandemic?

October 27, 2022
Kirsten Davison, left, and Rocio Calvo pose for a photo.

BCSSW team explores Latinx vaxx hesitancy

October 27, 2022
A graphic depicting two people against a red and orange background

Join BCSSW and become a trauma-responsive social worker

October 27, 2022
Photo of Maria Piñeros-Leaño (center) working with students

Boston College researchers to test trauma interventions

October 20, 2022
Aliese Lash

This alumna launched a private practice to support the mental health of millennials who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color

October 06, 2022
Theresa Betancourt, third from the left, at the launch of the Centre for Forced Migration Studies.

How to help child refugees

October 05, 2022
The four new full-time faculty members pose for portraits.

Four new full-time faculty members to work closely with Black and Latinx communities

October 03, 2022
A police car

How do rates of exposure to police violence that is perceived to be motivated by racism vary among young Black and Latinx people?

September 26, 2022
Jen Paster, left, and a colleague pose for a photo

BCSSW student makes history, becoming the first woman to hold the title of chief of police for Brookline

September 03, 2022
Clara O'Leary

How this graduate became a nomadic social worker

August 24, 2022
Cal Halvorsen

Study evaluates senior job training program

August 18, 2022
An illustration of the brain

How BCSSW prepared one graduate to work at the nexus of neuroscience and social work

August 18, 2022
Two people clean up in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Over 200,000 people left Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. What factors determine whether they seek behavioral healthcare?

August 04, 2022
A silhouette of four people holding hands

One Advanced Standing student had her pick of some of the best graduate programs in social work. Here’s why BCSSW was the easy choice.

July 28, 2022
Robert Motley Jr.

Study explores threats to safety of emerging adults

July 12, 2022
Pills on a table

New program gives students the skills to help clients cope with substance use disorders

July 07, 2022
Sianay Chase Clifford

This recent graduate wants to become the first woman in Vermont to be elected to Congress

June 29, 2022
Dean Gautam N. Yadama

BCSSW expands partnership with FamilyAid Boston to improve services for children facing homelessness

June 24, 2022
Jailhouse Redemption

This social worker never imagined that he would be counseling clients for a national audience. Then a film crew showed up to shoot a documentary series.

June 13, 2022
A graphic depicting people holding hands against a backdrop of a map

BC School of Social Work launches new certificate program in humanitarian assistance

June 13, 2022
A photo of Boston

Four BCSSW students receive fellowships from the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

June 03, 2022
Quynh Xuan Nguyen Truong

New BC School of Social Work graduate named a Public Health Catalyst Award winner

June 03, 2022
Desmond Upton Patton

BCSSW graduates urged to ‘inspire,’ ‘listen,’ and ‘disrupt’

May 24, 2022
Kerry Mitchell and Thanh Tran

Two revered professors set to retire from BCSSW

May 19, 2022
McGuinn Hall

BC School of Social Work partners with Boston Public Schools

May 17, 2022
A sketch of a brain emblazoned with the words 'mental health'

How three courses changed her career path

May 10, 2022
Desmond Upton Patton

Desmond Upton Patton to deliver keynote address at diploma ceremony for BCSSW

May 06, 2022
A screenshot of the speakers at the 2022 Pinderhughes Diversity Lecture

BCSSW honors social work pioneer at annual lecture

April 27, 2022
Blocks that say 'self care'

Self-care tips for the end of the semester

April 08, 2022
A caregiver comforts and older man

‘This is a sacred space to be in with people’

April 01, 2022
Robert Motley Jr.

Touched by violence

March 29, 2022
An adult holds a child in Ukraine

How parents in Ukraine can help their children cope with the trauma of war

March 25, 2022
A map of Uganda

Students reflect on global experiences in Uganda and Sierra Leone

March 16, 2022
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As the COVID-19 pandemic was raging, one alumna launched a private practice to improve the mental health of athletes

March 14, 2022
An aerial shot of Sierra Leone

$3.3M grant aids BC research project on trauma, violence

March 03, 2022
From left to right, Jennifer Colvin, Claudette Colvin, and Cheryl Colvin

‘My grandmother fought for me so that I could fight for other people’

March 02, 2022
A word cloud focused on Anxiety

Her new book chronicles her journey through addiction, mental health issues, and bulimia

February 04, 2022
Hands around a table hold puzzle pieces

BCSSW launches initiative to improve equity in the workplace

February 02, 2022
Farhad Sharifi

Resilience, generosity, and hope

January 31, 2022
Maggi Price

Culturally responsive care

January 31, 2022
Samuel Bradley, Jr.

BCSSW to expand suite of academic programs to better prepare students to work with Black communities

January 24, 2022
Leslie Dominguez-Santos speaks at an event

She empowers historically marginalized communities to tell their own stories

January 05, 2022
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