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School of Social Work Assistant Professor Saida Abdi has been invited to present at an upcoming meeting organized by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). NIMHD’s Immigrant Health Initiative was established to support research into the risk/protective factors and challenges affecting the health of U.S. immigrant populations and interventions to promote […]

“My hope is to provide opportunities for students to direct their own learning, and that through experiential opportunities, students are able to take away some learning that will inform their social work practice” Why did you pursue your MSW, and what made you choose the University of MN program? Before coming to the School of […]

The University’s Office of Academic Clinical Affairs recently launched a Disparities in COVID Response Task Force charged with increasing COVID testing and vaccinations in diverse communities and reducing disparity by coordinating and disseminating resources on testing, mobile care, and immunization events. The task force is a collaboration with the U of M system across Minnesota health departments, local […]

Julie Rohovit, PhD, executive director of the Center for Practice Transformation, received an award from Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH). The award for excellence for program innovation noted her visionary contributions to the addiction treatment workforce and field as a whole. The MARRCH Board specifically identified her development of the […]

The School of Social Work (SSW) has received a grant to offer six fellowships to incoming Social Work PhD students from under-represented communities as a part of the Creating Inclusive Cohorts (CIC) Training Program. The program provides financial support to fellowships along with opportunities to attend the unique university-wide Summer Institute bridge program and to […]

We are pleased to announce that Associate Professor Joseph Merighi has been named the interim director of the School of Social Work. In this role, Merighi, who currently serves as director of graduate studies, will articulate and enact the vision, mission, and goals of the school and help meet the needs of the school within […]

“It took someone telling me I was already doing social work for me to realize my community work was encompassed under that professional umbrella, and once I learned more about the core ethics of the practice, I knew I wanted to pursue my MSW.” Why did you pursue your Masters in Social Work (MSW), and […]

“I believe my book provides an environment for those that are on similar paths like the one I was on years ago—to feel supported, empowered and less alone; to gain validation as well as education on how to navigate their own cancer journey.” Why did you pursue your MSW, and what made you choose the University […]

The School of Social Work will present a Conversations with Communities event, Minnesota Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Thursday, October 22, 2020, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Featured speakers will be Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein (41B), task force chair, and Nigel Perrote, task force coordinator. The Task Force on Missing and Murdered […]

From Jim Reindary, School of Social Work interim director to the SSW Community: The School of Social Work is extremely saddened to announce that Professor Helen Kivnick died yesterday afternoon, September 14. As her husband, Gary, mentioned in Caring Bridge, she had been non-communicative for the past week and, although she had been struggling for […]