New director joins Social Work’s Human-Animal Bond in Colorado
Helen Holmquist-Johnson has been named director of the Human-Animal Bond in Colorado program in Colorado State University’s School of Social Work.
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Field education and social work: Q&A with Field Education Coordinator Kelly Maycumber
Kelly Maycumber, field education coordinator at Colorado State University’s School of Social Work, will focus primarily on placing undergraduate students into internships in the community as part of the social work major.
Connecting Social Work students with jobs and internships
On Wed., Feb. 14, at 3:30 p.m. in the LSC Grey Rock Room, the School of Social Work will hold its annual networking reception for social work students.
Musings from a 45-year career in social work: the door is open to your future
Last month, Field Education Coordinator Mary Carraher retired from the School of Social Work, bookending a career that includes work with the developmentally disabled, children and youth, homeless families, and just prior to CSU, 25 years as an executive director for Project Self-Sufficiency, a non-profit assisting single parents in Larimer County.
Social work presentation to highlight battles “on the knee”
Albert Bimper will present “The Paradox of the Black Athlete,” sponsored by the School of Social Work’s Diversity and Human Rights Committee, on Monday, February 5, in Lory Student Center Room 312 at 12 p.m. This event is free and open to all members of campus and community.
Improving career, and children’s lives, through Distance Master of Social Work program
Sarah Green will graduate in December from CSU’s Distance Master of Social Work program. For the past three years, Green has been working with fellow students in a Colorado Springs cohort group.
Hughes awarded $91K for new approach to mood-related distress in young people
Assistant Professor Shannon Hughes will lead the development and evaluation of a new program to address mental health care for young adults, without the use of psychotropic drugs.
Researchers to study connections between care access and child maltreatment
Rebecca Orsi and Paula Yuma are searching for answers to the question of whether access to care protects children at risk for maltreatment.
Social work researcher: Health management apps leave seniors feeling ill
Assistant Professor Jennifer Portz discusses designing healthcare technologies for older adults in a way that’s meaningful and supports healthier living.
CSU School of Social work receives $1.92M in grant funding partnership with Metro State
A program that pairs social work students with medical professionals in under-served areas of Colorado just received a new injection of federal funding.