College of Health and Human Sciences alumni recognized with distinguished awards
Two individuals with ties to the college received Colorado State University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Tag: "School of Social Work"
Bridging the gap between bullying prevention legislation and effective K-12 policies
Anne Williford, associate professor in CSU’s School of Social Work, aims to bridge the gap between state legislation and on-the-ground policy development within K-12 schools through a new training initiative to prevent bullying.
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.
Impacting child welfare caseworker retention as a Ph.D. student
Colorado State University School of Social Work Ph.D. student's educational journey, combined with a career devoted to the public good, led her to research retention of caseworkers in public child welfare while pursuing her degree from the school’s doctoral program.