FSU Professor Named Fellow of American Psychological Association
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Florida State University researcher Amy L. Ai, has been selected as a fellow of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division 56, Trauma Psychology.
Ai, a professor in the College of Social Work, has been elevated to fellow status based on her unusual and outstanding contributions with national or international impact in the area of trauma psychology.
Posted Under: CSW General, Faculty & Research
Florida Institute for Child Welfare launches resource-rich child welfare website
Monday, December 12, 2016
The Florida Institute for Child Welfare (FICW, Institute) was created in June 2014 to conduct research, policy analysis, and program evaluation of child protection and child welfare services. In November 2016, the FICW introduced its new website, http://ficw.fsu.edu/, to assist child welfare policymakers and stakeholders access current research.
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Doctoral student receives 2017 GADE Student Award for Social Work Research
Thursday, December 01, 2016
Stephanie Grace Prost, doctoral candidate at the FSU College of Social Work recently received the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work’s (GADE) 2017 Student Award for Social Work Research. This recognition is provided to a doctoral student or a group of doctoral students whose in-press or published scholarship advances scientific inquiry in social work or social welfare.
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Doctoral student receives KASWEA Outstanding Dissertation Proposal Award
Thursday, December 01, 2016
During the annual meeting of the Korean American Social Work Educators Association (KASWEA) at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) in Atlanta Georgia, FSU College of Social Work doctoral student Jungup Lee was awarded the 2016-2017 KASWEA Outstanding Dissertation Proposal Award.
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New faces at the Florida Institute for Child Welfare
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
The Florida Institute for Child Welfare’s (FICW) team has grown to include an array of new team members with a variety of skill sets to assist in the FICW’s work for Florida’s children and families. The new team members include:
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Approaches and opportunities for ending law enforcement related domestic violence
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
A new book chapter by Institute for Family Violence Studies Director Karen Oehme and social work doctoral candidate Stephanie Grace Prost highlights methods to prevent officer-involved domestic violence.
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Leaders recognized for their mentoring role for women in social work research
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Dr. Leah Cheatham, a recent alumna of the FSU College of Social Work doctoral program wrote about her mentor and major professor Dr. Karen Randolph that, “through the six years I have worked closely with Dr. Karen Randolph, I have witnessed her continual commitment to promotion and elevation of women’s scholarship and teaching in social work academia.” Dr.
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College of Social Work to collaborate on evaluation of suicide interventions for middle-age men
Sunday, November 06, 2016
With a $1.28 million, four-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control, the Florida State University College of Social Work and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Social Work will evaluate new online suicide screening and prevention tools aimed at decreasing suicide rates among middle-age men.
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Coercion Conference looks at the use of force in helping professions
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Coercive practices and treatments in social services are common but seldom subjects of critical public discussion. Florida State University is changing the conversation by taking a look at the pros and cons of coercive approaches in the helping professions and institutions relevant to students, academics, local and state government, private agency professionals, clinicians and interested citizens.
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A Study of the National Prevention Toolkit on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence (OIDV): Examining Training Effects
Thursday, October 13, 2016
The International Association of Chiefs of Police acknowledges that officers commit domestic violence at rates similar to the general population, and that prevention efforts are essential.