Transforming Education into Global Empowerment
Derrika Hunt, MSW graduate
Current Ph.D. student at University of California, Berkeley
Guwahati, India; Summer 2012
CSW General
Human rights practice in social work: A U.S. social worker looks to Brazil for leadership
Jane McPherson, LCSW
Ph.D. Candidate
Brazil: Summer 2011
Vulnerability and Women in Moldova: Choices Women Face Regarding the Welfare of Their Children
Jacy Mesch, MSW
Chisinau and surrounding area, Moldova: May 22, 2013 – August 12, 2013
Expand Peru: Casa de Bebes: A Comprehensive Evaluation of a Childcare Program in Rural Peru
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 State’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.
Florida Institute for Child Welfare launches resource-rich child welfare website
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, ficw.fsu.edu, to assist child welfare policymakers and stakeholders access current research.
Social work faculty and alumni’s article receives Honorable Mention among best 2015 Journal of Social Work Education publications
Recent doctoral program alumna Dr. Leah Cheatham, along with FSU College of Social Work Professor Neil Abell, and fellow doctoral program alumna Hyejin Kim will be honored at the Council on Social Work Education’s 2016 Annual Program Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Drs.
Guest seminar addresses the notion of “hate” with social work faculty and students
A group of FSU College of Social Work students and faculty enjoyed a transdisciplinary conversation and seminar on the topic of hate. Dr. Lawrence (Larry) J. Friedman, currently a teacher at Harvard University and an emeritus professor of history and philanthropic studies from Indiana University, led the discussion. Dr.
FSU College of Social Work celebrates distinguished alumni, student scholars
Florida State University College of Social Work’s best and brightest gathered Thursday, Sept. 29 for an evening celebrating five distinguished graduates for their significant accomplishments and contributions to the field of social work. Sixty-five social work scholarship recipients also were honored for their academic achievement.
Coercion Conference looks at the use of force in helping professions
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.
Leaders recognized for their mentoring role for women in social work research
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. Randolph and mentors from other schools of social work around the country were recognized and honored for such contributions at the 2016 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting.