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By on April 9, 2012 11:27 AM
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 6:00pm - 08:00pm
Kotzen Meeting Room (Lefavour Hall)
Urban Leadership Program students are required to develop and implement a leadership project in their second year field placement agencies. The Project Showcase is an opportunity for Urban Leadership students to share their projects with the community and to talk about their leadership roles and what they learned about leadership through the projects.
By on April 9, 2012 11:22 AM
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Award Ceremony begins at 3pm
Reception to follow immediately after ceremony.
The Brackett Room (P-304E)
3rd Floor School of Social Work Suite
Continue reading You are invited to attend a celebration in honor of the SSW 2012 Award Recipients!.
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 November 16, 2010 3:28 PM
Group Work Presented by Sara J. Emerson, LICSW
Sara Emerson teaches social work with groups at Simmons College Ms. Emerson has a private practice in Cambridge seeing individuals as well as leading six weekly on-going psychotherapy groups. She is actively involved in the American Group Psychotherapy Association and is currently president elect for the Northeast Society for Group Psychotherapy.
Date: Wednesday 11.17.10 (1:00 - 2:15pm)
Location: SSW 4th Floor Student Lounge
By on April 23, 2010 4:06 PM
Amy Wong, a second year Simmons School of Social Work Student is 2009-2010 Boston Schweitzer Fellow. The Boston Schweitzer Fellows Program is a one-year interdisciplinary fellowship program focused on community service and leadership development. It is a competitive program open to students obtaining professional degrees in health related fields, including degrees in social work. Fellows meet regularly during the academic year to discuss their health-related leadership projects, which require 200 community-service hours during the project. Fellows also learn how to address the impact of health disparities and health policies on local communities.
Continue reading Simmons Student Named the 2009-2010 Boston Schweitzer Fellow.
By on April 12, 2010 4:00 PM
Kecia Lopes, a first year SSW student, has been awarded the Selena Danette Brown Book Scholarship. This distinguished award was presented at the 2010 National Association of Black Social Workers Conference, in Philadelphia. It honors the life and memory of Selena Danette Brown, a social work student from the University of Michigan who was tragically killed.
Continue reading National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW) Scholarship Awarded to Simmons Student.
