CSW in New Orleans for 2015 SSWR conference
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The Florida State University College of Social Work was well represented at the 2015 Society for Social Work and Research annual conference in January in New Orleans, Louisiana. The College hosted a reception at the Galvez Restaurant on Friday, January 16th for alumni and friends in the French Quarter and had a booth in the conference exhibit hall. Some of the highlights of the SSWR conference for the College included the recognition of Drs.
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Former foster care child honored for helping other youth
Friday, January 09, 2015
Kenisha Anthony entered the foster care system when she was 5 years old.
After she aged out at 18, she didn’t know where to go or what to do.
“When I aged out, I didn’t feel like my social worker had my best interest,” she said. “I wasn’t able to get independent living or any benefits. I didn’t know my rights. I got no help.”
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College of Social Work begins new partnership to aid veterans and their caregivers
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Beginning in 2015, the FSU College of Social Work will partner with the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving to offer the program Operation Family Caregiver (OFC)to military caregivers. Offering free, confidential support to family and friends of service members and veterans, the OFC program aids caregivers in managing difficult transitions and obstacles.
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Child welfare system looks to Institute to help “Steer the course”
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
After months of reports about problems in Florida’s child-welfare system, lawmakers this year approved a sweeping reform bill that included establishing an institute to guide state leaders, in part, by evaluating the success of their policies.
Now, as the Florida Institute for Child Welfare at Florida State University prepares its first report to Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature, people responsible for improving the lot of the state’s children hope the institute will provide important perspective.
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November 20, 2014: A Message from Dean Nick Mazza
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Dear friends,
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Faculty member’s book receives honorable mention from SSWR
Monday, November 17, 2014
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), a leading academic and research organization in the field of social welfare announced the winners of the 2015 award for the “Best Scholarly Book in Social Work Published in the last three years.” FSU College of Social Work Associate Professor Dr. Tomi Gomory’s book Mad Science: Coercion, Diagnosis, and Drugs received one of the two honorable mention awards.
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Distinguished alumni & student scholarship recipients to be honored for commitment to social work
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Five alumni of the Florida State University College of Social Work were honored for exceptional commitment and dedication to social work service, research and practice at the college’s annual Student Scholarship and Distinguished Alumni Dinner on Thursday, October 16, 2014.
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March to end the silence on domestic violence
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Florida State University’s College of Social Work Institute for Family Violence Studies and the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council sponsored “Behind the Door,” an event to help end the silence surrounding domestic violence on September 24, 2014. The event was free, open to the public and featured a rallying march followed by speakers and dinner.
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Expand Peru: Casa de Bebes: A Comprehensive Evaluation of a Childcare Program in Rural Peru
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Lindsay Greene, BSW student
Peru: May 13-July 25, 2014
The summer of 2014, as a result of the Social Work Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award, Florida States’s Global Scholars program, and support from the College of Social Work, I was fortunate to be able to travel to Huancayo, Peru for two months to both volunteer at and conduct research on a government child care program which targets impoverished areas of Peru.
Posted Under: CSW General, International Programs
BSW Student experiences international exchange on Australia’s Gold Coast
Thursday, September 25, 2014
“Ever since I can remember, whenever I would think about college I would think about studying abroad,” BSW student Breanna Kim reflected. “It’s something I always wanted to do.” Breanna started her spring semester of 2014 at Griffith University in South Port, Australia rather than on FSU’s main campus in Tallahassee. Spending her first few days in a youth hostel, she then landed a room in a shared house with two Australian girls and one New Zealander in Arundle, a suburb of South Port.