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Dean Emerita Paula Allen-Meares will be honored as this year's recipient of the Insley-Evans Public Health Social Worker of the Year by the Award's Committee of the Public Health Social Work Section of the American Public Health Association. A reception will be held in her honor during the...

Dean Laura Lein and Associate Professor Luke Shaefer's books, “Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work” and “$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America” respectively, were both referenced in the Vox article, “‘If the goal was to get rid of poverty, we failed’...

The resources below come from Professor Gary W. Harper, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS): "Secondary traumatic stress is the emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Its symptoms mimic those of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Accordingly, individuals affected by secondary stress may find themselves re-experiencing personal trauma or notice an increase in arousal and avoidance reactions related to the indirect trauma exposure. They may also experience changes in memory and perception; alterations in their sense of self-efficacy; a depletion of personal resources; and disruption in their perceptions of safety, trust, and independence." (NCTSN)

Dear Social Work Community,

It is with shock, pain and deep sadness that we reflect on the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, early this morning. We have heard from social work colleagues in Central Florida as they participate in the response to this devastating tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go...

Assistant Director of the Office of Global Activities Katie Lopez is a co-leader on a new M-Global Education Abroad Resource Grant, "Developing Core Competencies Critical to Intercultural Fieldwork: Peace Corps Prep Program".

Through a partnership of the International Center, School of Social Work...

Join Kelsey Tajer (MSW ‘16) in the Student Ambassador Program. You will be able to be directly involved in policy by communicating with members of Congress to advocate for change. You will also be given the opportunity to increase your understanding of advocacy through annual training and networking...

Professors Lorraine Gutierrez and Linda Chatters were ranked high impact female social work scholars in the article, “Citation Impact of Women in Social Work: Exploring Gender and Research Culture” which was published in Research on Social Work Practice.

Elizabeth Rhodes (PhD Social Work and Political Science ‘16) was formally announced as the lead researcher for the Basic Income study at Y Combinator Research in San Francisco. Her media coverage includes:

• cited in the Tech Insider article, "Silicon Valley's biggest startup accelerator just...

Professor Emeritus Charles Garvin was selected by the International Association for Social Work with Groups to be honored (via namesake) at its annual meeting each year. This year’s  initial Charles Garvin Lecture,"Advancing the Relevance of Social Group Work Research in the Current Social Work...

Associate Professor Rogerio Pinto was selected as a Faculty Affiliate at Global REACH, which helps facilitate and promote U-M Medical School international initiatives in research, education, and collaborations in health.