By on November 28, 2011 9:00 AM
The new Bachelor in Social Work Program at Simmons College extends the School of Social Work's 100 year tradition of social work leadership and educational innovation. Buttressed by a strong liberal arts college, the B.S.W. will join our vibrant M.S.W. and PhD programs, allowing Simmons to offer the full range of social work educational opportunities.
The Program is currently in Pre-Candidacy with CSWE (candidacy anticipated in June 2012).
To learn more please contact B.S.W. Program Director, Denise Hildreth, at 617-521-3973, denise.hildreth@simmons.edu, P404E.
By on November 21, 2011 3:02 PM
Nov 29 at 6:00pm-8:30pm, Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, Simmons College, 300 The Fenway
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS The CCI Lifetime Achievement Awards celebrate those who have been and continue to be at the forefront of this work and whose efforts have made significant impact on issues surrounding structural racism.
* JudyAnn Bigby, M.D., Secretary, Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services
* Jean Entine, Retired Non-Profit ED, Community Activist
* Loretta J. Williams, Ph.D., Sociologist and Activist
HORACE SELDON EMERGING LEADER AWARD RECIPIENTS The Horace Seldon Emerging Leader Awards recognize the work of young activists who are living the commitment and demonstrating the energy and passion of CCI founder Horace Seldon.
* Monique Nguyen, Organizer/Deputy Director, MataHari: Eye of the Day
* Student Immigrant Movement
2011 DRYLONGSO AWARD RECIPIENTS The Drylongso Awards, begun in 1987, honor ordinary people doing extraordinary work.
* Arnie King, Through Barbed Wire
* The Most Rev. Filipe Teixeira, OFSJC, Ordinary Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Francis of Assisi, CCA - Liberation Theologian
* Sandy Thompson, Winchester Multicultural Network
* Magalis Troncosso Lama, Founder of the Dominican Development Center & Director of Organizing for Boston Tenant Coalition
* John Willshire Carrera, Lead Attorney, Immigration Unit of Boston Legal Services and Co-Managing Attorney and Clinical Instructor for the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic
Community Change, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote racial justice and equity by challenging systemic racism and acting as a catalyst for anti-racist action and learning.
For more information and to purchase tickets go to: http://communitychangeinc.org/Drupal/leadershipawards
By on November 4, 2011 9:52 AM
Charles Daniels, a second year Simmons School of Social Work student, was selected as the Albert Schweitzer feature fellow of the month. An article was written about his work and his commitment to supporting stronger fathers, families, and communities.
Charles developed a project to improve the mental health of fathers who reside in underserved communities by supporting them. His project works to create an environment that will help these individuals deal with the obstacles that arise as a result of limited resources and lack of support.
The article can be found at:
Continue reading Charles Daniels, a second year Simmons School of Social Work student, selected as the Albert Schweitzer feature fellow of the month.
By on October 17, 2011 8:07 AM
Associate Professor of Practice , Dana Grossman Leeman was recently appointed to the Executive Committee of AASWG International as Symposia Co-Chair with Dr. Dominique Moyse Steinberg. She participated in reviewing manuscripts and abstracts for both the symposium and for symposium proceedings. She also has three book reviews that will be printed in future issues of Social Work with Groups, due out in Fall 2011 and Winter 2012.
Continue reading Associate Professor of Practice, Dana Grossman Leeman was recently appointed to the Executive Committee of AASWG International as Symposia Co-Chair.
By on October 10, 2011 8:52 AM
This three phase study aims to assess current capacity of aging service providers to work with the growing population of adults aging with developmental disabilities in St. Louis County, Missouri
Continue reading Associate Professor Michelle Putnam received a research grant for an Aging Service Study: Building Capacity to Serve People with Developmental Disabilities.
By on October 4, 2011 11:01 AM
Author of There and Back
October 4, 2011
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Book signing: 5:30 pm
Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, SOM & Academic Building, Room M-501, Boston, MA 02115
Simmons welcomes Mr. Daniels to campus to share stories of his life: living through racial oppression in South Africa, working as a whaler and a miner, and becoming friends with Nelson Mandela.
"We recall his loyalty and courage; his sense of humor, and justice as well as his commitment to the struggle of the prisoners for the eradications of injustice and for the betterment of their conditions." - Nelson Mandela
For more information, please contact:
Jonathan Barracato
jonathan.barracato@simmons.edu
617-521-3904
By on October 3, 2011 9:20 AM
Dana Grossman Leeman, associate professor of practice, provided group work consultation and training to the Men's Early Health and Recovery Program at the Boston Public Health Commission, and at Passageways, a domestic violence support program for women at Brigham and Women's Hospital
By on September 26, 2011 8:17 AM
Associate Professor Peter Maramaldi received funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to serve as a co-investigator for the study "Oral Cancer Screening Detection Methods in a Community Setting." Maramaldi also had a peer reviewed manuscript published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, titled " A Randomized Trial Comparing the Effect of Two Phone-Based Interventions on Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence."
By on September 19, 2011 9:56 AM
Dr. Beverly C. Sealey was invited to participate in the 2011 training for Site Visitors for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), to become a site visitor. The CSWE is the accreditation body that accredits schools of social work, and the site team visits and reviews a school application either for accreditation or re-accreditation. Dr. Sealey will be attending the trainings at the upcoming Annual Program Meeting, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia.
By on September 12, 2011 10:14 AM
Assistant Professor Tien Ung currently works with community organizations within the Asian, Haitian, and African Diaspora. One of her current studies aims to examine the effects of ethnic and race and linguistic case matching on practitioner well-being and explore implications such effects may have on social work practice. Findings from this study will have significant implications for and help to inform best practices relative to organizational cultural responsiveness, cross cultural intervention, and workplace safety.
Continue reading Assistant Professor Tien Ung examines the effects of ethnic and race and linguistic case matching on practitioner well-being.
