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Two faculty members of Wurzweiler School of Social Work—Dr. Susan Mason, professor and director of the Ph.Dd program, and Dr. Sari Skolnik, assistant professor—have co-authored, along with Rachel Miller, a therapist in private practice, “ Psychodrama for Schizophrenia: adaptive techniques in mutual…

Thanks to Dr. Lisa Henshaw Assistant Professor Wurzweiler School of Social Work Throughout the history of social work, group work has served as a vehicle for social change to support community organizing and social action. In times of trauma, political and social unrest, group work offers an ...

Dr. Hanni Flaherty, clinical assistant professor and associate director of the doctoral program at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has published “ Treating Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Guidelines for Clinical Practice” in Child & Youth Services (June 14, 2021), a journal that promotes…

�ۿ۴�ý mourns the passing of Sol Green, founder and former dean of the Block Program at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Born in 1921 in Odessa, Ukraine, Green was a renowned expert in the field of social work and improved lives around the world with his knowledge, expertise and ...

Joyce Roberson-Steele, a Ph.D. candidate at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has published “A Simple Visit: Reflections and Opportunities in the Time of COVID-19” in the most recent issue of The New Social Worker: The Social Work Careers Magazine. Here is an excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic ...

The faculty, students, staff, friends and family of the Wurzweiler School of Social Work gathered online on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, to celebrate the awarding of certificates, master’s degrees and doctorates. Dr. Danielle Wozniak, Dorothy and David I. Schachne Dean and vice provost, began the ...

Dr. Kathryn Krase, associate professor of social work at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has co-authored “ Comparing Macro Influences on Individuals’ Initial Coping and Response to COVID-19 in Canada and USA” in Journal of Human Rights and Social Work (June 1, 2021). Her co-authors are Dr. Donna…

By Timothy B. Conley, Ph.D., LCSW Certified Addiction Specialist (NOTE: Facts and information for this article were taken directly from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Alcohol Alert # 53, July 2001) According to studies published by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and…

From Dr. Tim Conley: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new report that shows how even in the early stages of the pandemic, related substance abuse and mental health issues were starting to emerge: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Prevalence of Stress and Worry, Mental…

Here is the text of the testimony submitted by Dr. Tim Conley and Dr. Debbie Akerman on April 14, 2021, to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the subject of “An Epidemic Within a Pandemic: Understanding Substance Use and Misuse In America.” Chair Eshoo and Ranking Member Guthrie, thank…