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Historic initiative to invest in a strong, more diverse—and debt

WEBThe UW School of Social Work is applying an ambitious, multi-level approach to addressing the serious shortage of graduate-level clinicians in Washington’s community-based behavioral health agency (CBHA) system—practitioners who are the backbone of that …

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A School-led behavioral health initiative is showing results for

WEBFrom Seattle to Walla Walla, Ellensburg to Spokane, a new statewide UW School of Social Work-led initiative focused on workforce development in behavioral health is making a measurable impact on students—and on the profession.

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UW School of Social Work announces a new behavioral health …

WEBThe University of Washington School of Social Work has launched a new initiative designed to support the integration of behavioral health into the emergency response system.

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J. David Hawkins leads national collaborative effort on healthy

WEBSchool of Social Work endowed professor of prevention J.David Hawkins is leading the Collaborative on Healthy Parenting in Primary Care, an initiative sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine in Washington, D.C. The …

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Indigenous Wellness Research Institute School of Social Work

WEBThe Indigenous Wellness Research Institute—a National Institutes of Health–designated Center of Excellence—collaborates with indigenous people in three areas: research, tribal capacity building and knowledge sharing. The Institute brings together community, tribal, …

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Latino Center for Health School of Social Work

WEBThe Latino Center for Health, established in partnership with the UW School of Social Work and the UW Graduate School in 2014, provides leadership for community-engaged research through authentic partnerships and capacity building with community …

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What is Social Work

WEBSocial work is a broad and diverse field dedicated to enhancing the well-being and quality of life of individuals, families, groups, and communities. It is grounded in principles of social justice, human rights, and a commitment to empowering vulnerable, marginalized, and …

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Mental Health Internships

WEBThe mission of Center for Human Services is to strengthen the community through counseling, education, and support to children, youth, adults, and families. CHS provides mental health treatment to children, youth, and families who are experiencing …

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David Takeuchi School of Social Work

WEBPhD, University of Hawaii. Email. /. 617-522-1616. / Room. 244C. David Takeuchi, a sociologist whose research focuses on health and help-seeking among racial, ethnic and immigrant populations, is associate dean for faculty excellence. In this position, he …

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Innovative Native American health study grounded in community

WEBFor decades, research on health issues in Native American communities has typically taken the form of medical surveillance. But Native people “are tired of being pathologized,” says Bonnie Duran, who directs the Center for Indigenous Health Research at the School of …

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Paula S. Nurius School of Social Work

WEB206-685-1682. / Room. 112A. Curriculum Vitae. Dr. Paula Nurius received her joint doctorate in Social Work and Psychology from the University of Michigan where she also received her MA in Psychology. She received her MSW from the University of Hawaii. …

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Karen I. Fredriksen Goldsen School of Social Work

WEBEmail. /. 206-543-5722. / Room. 202. Curriculum Vitae. Karen Fredriksen Goldsen, PhD, is Professor and Director of Healthy Generations Hartford Center of Excellence at the University of Washington. Dr. Fredriksen Goldsen is a nationally and internationally …

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Paula Nurius, associate dean, named to national board

WEBPaula Nurius, associate dean for transdisciplinary scholarship and Grace Beals-Ferguson Scholar at the School of Social Work, was recently selected to serve on the national board of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.She is also an AASWSW …

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Michelle Johnson-Jennings School of Social Work

WEB206-616-8561. / Room. 203. Curriculum Vitae. Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings, a Choctaw Nation-enrolled tribal member, joins the faculty on June 1, 2021, as professor and director of the division of environmentally based health and land-based healing at the …

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Karina Walters appointed director of NIH Tribal Health Research …

WEBMarch 21, 2023. Karina Walters, professor and co-director of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work, has been appointed director of the Tribal Health Research Office at the National Institutes of …

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Book event: Gunnar Almgren on the right to health care

WEBAs the nation once more grapples with the question of access to affordable and adequate health care as a right of citizenship versus a benefit of social advantage, Columbia University Press has just released School of Social Work Professor Gunnar Almgren's …

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LGBTQ Disparities in Washington State: Health, Economic and …

WEBThis research will comprehensively investigate LGBTQ disparities in the state of Washington. Specifically, our goal is to examine and better understand the health, economic and social inequities across communities of LGBTQ people of all ages.

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Current Doctoral Students School of Social Work

WEBCurrent Doctoral Students. Tess Abrahamson-Richards is a citizen of the Spokane Tribe, the United States, and England. She received her BA from Seattle University and MPH here at the UW in Health Services/Maternal and Child Health. Her primary research interests …

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Forefront Suicide Prevention Center of Excellence

WEBForefront has forged numerous innovative collaborations to develop and deploy high-impact evidence-based interventions. In 2015, the group formed a partnership with Facebook to provide content and expertise to launch a suicide-prevention resource hub for Facebook …

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Professor Karen Fredriksen Goldsen appointed to state’s new …

WEBKaren Fredriksen Goldsen, School of Social Work professor and director of the UW’s Healthy Generations Hartford Center of Excellence, was recently appointed to serve on Washington’s newly created LGBTQ Commission by Governor Jay Inslee.

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Margaret Spearmon, longtime School of Social Work leader, to retire

WEBAfter 26 years of exceptional service to the School of Social Work, the University, the social work profession and the broader community, Margaret Spearmon is retiring on August 30.

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