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David Dupper Develops Anxiety Training
David Dupper, PhD, and Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Social Work, has helped to develop a Canvas site that is currently available to all UTK students, faculty, and staff. It is entitled Strategies to Cope with Coronavirus Anxiety and includes a module on mindfulness practices. Any UTK student, faculty or staff member…
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Coalition of Black Social Workers Publishes Newsletter
The Coalition of Black Social Workers exists to engage, connect, and empower Black social work students and professionals in the community, with the goal of increasing awareness about issues specific to the Black community and cultivating network of support. Their Spring 2020 Newsletter was published to salute members who are graduating from the BSSW and…
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Nashville Alumni Remember the Winter Warmer
Spring is here, but with social distancing, it is slightly cooler socially than we would wish. It is a good time to remember the warmth that faculty, alumni, staff and friends in Nashville enjoyed during the UT College of Social Work’s winter warmer event last month. More Pictures!
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Dr. Stacia West Shares Insights on PBS News Hour
Hari Sreenivasan of the PBS News Hour Weekend spoke with Assistant Professor Stacia West on March 28, in a roundtable titled, “Outbreak Reignites Idea of Universal Basic Income” as part of the series, “Chasing the Dream.” She is the co-PI of the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, the first modern city-led guaranteed income experiment in the…
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Theresa Abrams and Interdisciplinary Team Develop Burn App
Thereasa Abrams, assistant professor at the College’s Nashville campus, envisioned the design of a mobile app so that patients released from burn units could receive the recovery guidance they require without the need of in-person consultation at overburdened medical facilities. She collaborated with five others from the University of Tennessee and the Firefighters Burn Center…
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Elizabeth H. Strand Receives NASW-TN 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award
NASW-TN recognized Dr. Elizabeth Strand, MSSW, LCSW, PhD, with the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award in the March issue of their newsletter, Children and Family Connections. They stated that Dr. Strand is “a true social work pioneer and perhaps our youngest lifetime achievement award winner.” The NASW-TN Awards ceremony generally takes place at the annual Social…
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Social Justice Innovation Initiative 2020 Funding Announcement
Social Justice Innovation Initiative (SJII) is a fund established in 2017 by longtime College of Social Work supporter Susan Cooper. Her vision is to stimulate a college-wide conversation surrounding social justice issues through rigorous research, public outreach, and innovative education. SJII offers a unique framework for understanding many of society’s most pressing issues and then…
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Deidre Ford Receives Fulbright Specialist Award
The US Department of State and the J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have announced that Deidre Ford, IT Leader of the UT College of Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS) has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Deidre Ford will complete a project at Tshwane Leadership Foundation in South Africa that…
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Winter Warmer for Alumni of the Nashville Area
Join Us on February 20 at the Park Café The Faculty and Staff of the UT College of Social Work, Nashville Campus, invite you to attend an Alumni Winter Warmer in Nashville.Date: February 20, 2020 Location: Park Café, 4403 Murphy Road, Nashville, TN 37209 Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm Join with other alumni in the Nashville area to celebrate…