Family Separation Plans Help Prepare Immigrant Patients for the Unthinkable
August 15, 2019 Resources and considerations for healthcare providers addressing the fear and trauma of family separation.... More
Tips for Integrating Navigators into Health Care Systems
August 14, 2019 A new brief from the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH)'s HIV, Housing & Employment Project provides guidance on how to integrate navigators into health care organizations...... More
BUSSW Seeking Applications for Tenured Associate Professor Position With Focus on Community Violence Prevention and Intervention
August 12, 2019 Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is seeking applications from mid-career academics for a Tenured Associate Professor Position beginning in the 2020-2021 academic year. ... More
Planning for an Aging Population: Public Health Social Work in Action
July 30, 2019 What does it mean to be a public health social worker? CISWH’s Boston University Advancing Leadership in Public Health Social Work (BU-ALPS) project explores the career paths and impact of MSW/MPH alumni. Emily Shea,...... More
Sexual Assault on Campus: How Social Work Can Guide Prevention Efforts
July 18, 2019 BUSSW alum Ashley Slay (SSW’16) discusses her big-picture, bottom-up approach to campus sexual assault prevention. ... More
Impacting Patients and Health Systems: Public Health Social Work in Action
July 12, 2019 "I have both feet firmly planted in both social work and public health," says Jenn Valenzuela, chief people officer at Health Leads. ... More
Strengthening Public Health Social Work: New Resources for Schools and Practitioners
July 10, 2019 Recommendations and a toolkit to help advance the field of public health social work. ... More
Viewpoint – Family Burden and Medical Complexity: Wrestling with the Meaning and Impact of Commonly Used Terms
June 25, 2019 The concept of family burden often positions children with medical complexity and disabilities as the burden, rather than the systems that fail to provide adequate coverage and care.... More