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School December 18, 2024

Advancing Social Work Education: SSW Faculty and Doctoral Students Present at CSWE’s 2024 Annual Program Meeting

This fall, faculty and doctoral students traveled to Kansas City, MO for the Council…

A mic and podium in front of a screen that reads CSWE Council on Social Work Education

School December 16, 2024

Special Issue of Studies in Clinical Social Work: Queering Clinical Social Work Praxis

Studies in Clinical Social Work released its newest special issue, “Queering Clinical Social Work Praxis.”

5 portraits: Upper left, Yuri Shane, Upper right, Mike Carney, Center, Frances Beroset, Lower left, Ford Fishman, Lower right, Chungyun Seo

December 13, 2024

Empowering Mental Health Recovery: Supporting Individuals with Severe Mental Illness

When LaToya Lopez, M.S.W. ’18, LCSW, commutes from Oakland to San Francisco for work eac…

M.S.W. December 12, 2024

Sydney Voelbel: Oncology Social Work and the Power of Psychosocial Support

Sydney Voelbel, M.S.W. ’25, watched multiple people close to her – including her fathe…

Sydney Voelbel works with a client during her second practicum placement.

Alumni December 02, 2024

From Research to Mentorship: Social Work Education and Indigenous Advocacy

In her doctoral research, Pamela L. Begay, Ph.D.’20, LCSW, a member of the Diné Nation…

Pam Begay in the chapel at Wash U.

Alumni November 19, 2024

Therapy, Teaching and Tails: Campus Counseling and Canine Therapy

"When I started the M.S.W. program, I had no idea of becoming a therapist,” said B…

Beth Prullage and her dog, Rosie.

Ph.D. November 12, 2024

Ph.D. Student Cheryl Aguilar Recognized at CSWE

Ph.D. student Cheryl Aguilar, M.S.W., LICSW, received the 2024 Council on Racial, Et…

Cheryl Aguilar poses next to a poster announcing her award at CSWE

M.S.W. November 08, 2024

Nurturing Inclusivity: Self-Expression Plays Heavily into Cyril Slemaker's Practicum Placements

During his two internships as an M.S.W. student at the Smith College School for Social Wor…

Cyril Slemaker at his placement in the Schacht Center at Smith College

Ph.D. November 08, 2024

Jennifer Ashby Bullock: From M.S.W. to Ph.D.

Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Ashby Bullock, M.S.W. ’00, treasured her experience attending t…

Alumni November 04, 2024

Music, Neurons, Intuition: Taylor McCain

When Taylor McCain graduated from Smith College in 2020, she had no idea she would return…

Taylor McCain and Isabelle Brown, wearing black academic robes and mortarboards stand together smiling