News

• Social Work Hosts Annual Alumni Celebration
  The School of Social Work hosted the Fourth Annual Alumni Celebration on March 22, 2013 in the Alumni Center. This annual event is held in honor of social work month and is co-hosted by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Approximately 140 alumni and friends of the School, including Bill McCausland, Executive Director of the USF Alumni Association and Dean Serovich, attended this year. The evening included several awards, networking and raised several thousand dollars in donations to the School of Social Work.
• MSW Student & Maternal and Child Health Trainee Attends Annual Maternal & Child Health Meeting
  Paul Milford, a graduating MSW student, is the first to complete the grant-funded Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Training Program at USF. The program, funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) gives a single trainee special curriculum, including training opportunities in cultural competence, family-centered care, and interdisciplinary practice, as well as the chance to receive mentorship from a member of the community and of the College of Public Health faculty in addition to working with MCH faculty and community leaders.
• Social Work Faculty Conduct International Research and Interventions in Haiti
  Guitele Rahill, PhD, and Manisha Joshi, PhD, recently traveled to Port-au-Prince Haiti to collect preliminary data for an R21 they are preparing for submission to NIMH.
• Information Session: Ph.D. in Social Work
  Ph.D. in Social Work
• Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
  Brigette Barno Schupay
• Social Work Alum in the news
  Lourdes Villanueva: From Fieldworker to Advocate
• Congratulations Dr. Jody Erickson!
  Congratulations Dr. Jody Erickson!
• Social Work Student Graduates with Distinction
  Congratulations to BSW winter graduate Jessica Greaves on receiving the honor of graduating with distinction!
• Social Work Newsletter: Spring 2013
  Social Work Newsletter: Spring 2013
• New Course Spring 2013: SOW 6931 - Advanced Clinical Practice in Integrated Healthcare
  This course will introduce students to the direct practice of integrated behavioral health in primary care. Students will become knowledgeable of the roles of behavioral health providers working in primary care settings, as well as the theories, models of care, and cross-cultural issues.