Lauren White, Joint PhD Student NIMH Funded to Support Youth Suicide Prevention
The National Institute of Mental Health is funding Lauren White, Joint PhD student in Social Psychology and Social Work, to study a new suicide prevention model, Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide. The program is a health intervention designed, supported and implemented...
Social Work Practice, Policy and Research MasterTrack Online Certificate - Starting September 2020
Master’s-level learners have a new innovative and flexible online MasterTrack Certificate program, offered on Coursera. The Social Work MasterTrack program is focused on research, policy and practice. Six courses address advocacy for diversity, social justice and change and emphasize practice with...
Sara Stein Talks to WWJ 950 About MI Frontline Support
Sara Stein, Joint PhD student social work and psychology discussed MI Frontline Support a program offering mental health care to essential workers during the Coronavirus pandemic. The program makes it easier for frontline workers to connect with licensed clinicians.
COVID-19 Stigma Discussion Group
Michigan Social Work is addressing issues of stigma and discrimination against Asians and other minority groups in a series of online weekly forums. Moderated by Assistant Professor Addie Weaver and Professors Rogério Pinto and Larry Gant, the discussion group aims to strengthen solidarity and...
Terri Friedline Named a U-M Mentor Fellow for Public Engagement
Associate Professor Terri Friedline has been selected for the U-M 2020 cohort of the Public Engagement Fellowship. Mentor fellows are faculty with more extensive experience in public engagement and will work closely with Fellows to provide guidance, connections and mentorship based on their own...
Matthew Smith and SIMmersion LLC Awarded a $3.1 Million Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health
Associate Professor Matthew Smith and SIMmersion LLC were awarded a $3.1 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Smith is the scientific lead developing a virtual simulation, which will help autistic teens and young adults learn effective ways to talk and interact with customers...
John Tropman’s Book “Supervision, Management, and Leadership: An Introduction to Building Community Benefit Organizations” is Published
Henry J. Meyer Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Social Work John Tropman is the author of a new book, “Supervision, Management, and Leadership: An Introduction to Building Community Benefit Organizations.” Tropman’s handbook serves as a guide for managers and leaders in the human services field. “In...
Shawna Lee Discusses Parenting During COVID-19 with Michigan Minds
Associate Professor Shawna Lee discussed the stress of parenting during the coronavirus pandemic on the latest episode of the Michigan Minds podcast. On March 24, which was shortly after much of the country began social distancing, Lee and PhD student Kaitlin Ward conducted an online survey that...
Jaclynn Hawkins Will Assess Men’s Health Event In Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Each year the Michigan Men’s Health Foundation holds a Men’s Health Event in Metro Detroit, which offers low-income men free health and mental health screenings. Research consistently demonstrates that these groups of men are more likely to experience undiagnosed or sub-optimally managed chronic...
Michigan Social Workers Create Trauma-Informed Coloring Book
Clinical Associate Professor Julie Ribaudo, Joint PhD Student Sara Stein and the team from Zero to Thrive have created a trauma-informed coloring book for young children and their caregivers. Children may struggle to understand COVID-19. In the absence of concrete explanations, children can often...