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Faculty January 08, 2023

SSW Faculty Awarded 2022 Best Qualitative Article

SSW resident faculty members Annemarie Gockel M.S.W., Ph.D., Peggy O'Neill, Ph.D., L…

Letters from the Dean December 14, 2022

Reflecting on 2022 and Welcoming 2023

This year has brought new challenges to our work as social workers. Here at SSW we w…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka leans over a railing in the campus center. She is wearing a blue dress.

Ph.D. November 11, 2022

Cheryl Aguilar: Supporting Immigrant Families Under the Zero Tolerance Policy

We are proud to announce that Cheryl Aguilar, Smith College School for Social Work doctora…

Cheryl Aguilar wearing a striped shirt sitting in an office

School October 06, 2022

Meeting a Need: COVID-19 Pandemic Further Highlights Gaps In Mental Health Access

According to a 2022 survey by the National Council of Behavioral Health (NCBH), nearly 50…

Students studying in the library

Faculty October 05, 2022

JaLisa Williams: Navigating Shared Trauma Through Community Connection

How can social workers navigate the layers of shared trauma and burnout when interacting a…

School October 01, 2022

October People News: Smith SSW Publications and Mentions

Entries are chronological based on submission date. Maconda Brown O'Connor Prof…

School August 29, 2022

Capacity for Change and Healing Themes of 2022 Commencement

"We need all of your humanity and heart..."Mia Mingus encourages class of '22 at Smith Col…

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Ph.D. August 15, 2022

Meet Georgette Saad, Ph.D. '22, LICSW

Attending Smith SSW was the first time Georgette Saad, Ph.D. '22, LICSW, had experie…

School August 09, 2022

Celebrating Commencement 2022

During the first fully in-person commencement ceremony since the start of the pandemic, Sm…

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Alumni August 01, 2022

Mental Health in Decline: SSW Alum Shroeder Stribling on the American Mental Health Crisis

“Everyone’s resilience is really depleted, and there's a large-scale demonstrabl…