From service dog to therapy dog: Jackson’s new purpose with HABIC
CSU student Emily Oltmanns and her service-trained dog Jackson volunteer with Human-animal Bond in Colorado (HABIC). Life as a therapy dog is the perfect job for Jackson.
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Alumna-led startup brings denim full circle in social enterprise
Sarah Bibbey (B.S.W., ’17) is a co-founder and acting director of partnership operations for Make Fashion Clean, a nonprofit organization created to align the intentions of fashion consumers in the USA with the products of artisans in Ghana.
Social Work Research Center leader recognized for efforts preventing child maltreatment
Social Work Research Center Director Marc Winokur received the Innovative Leadership Award from the Colorado Department of Human Services.
How social work Ph.D. students do work, life, and school
The doctoral program in social work at Colorado State University is designed to help students balance the demands of graduate study with ‘real life.’
Social Work first at CSU to use Canvas Outcomes for program assessments
Colorado State University’s School of Social Work is breaking ground with a new data reporting system and sharing implementation strategies with other institutions.
Mental health and social work: Challenging the biomedical approach
Assistant Professor Shannon Hughes is leading a drug-free mental health care study to evaluate a new approach to mood-related distress.
Social work research to investigate mindfulness for adoptive and fostering families
Social work researcher Dr. Rebecca Orsi is working to develop an intervention for families adopting children who have experienced trauma.
Internships for social work students offer valuable career insight
CSU’s School of Social Work offers students a wide range of internships to explore their interests and prepare for career success.
First-generation alumna funds scholarship to help other social work students
Melissa Pappas established a scholarship for first-generation social work students to honor her immigrant parents’ values of hard work and higher education.
Social Work for social justice: School of Social Work unveils new curriculum
In fall 2018 Colorado State University’s School of Social Work will launch a new curriculum focused more definitively on economic, environmental, and social justice, for preparing versatile leaders in professional and ethical generalist social work practice.