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Conference on Child Welfare System part of PBS series, “Failure to Protect”
On January 22nd, Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW) and Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy (ICFP)…
Spring 2003 Visiting Scholars Announced
The CUSSW Visiting Scholars program encourages new perspectives among students and faculty. Scholars for 2003 include those whose work impacts…
Social Work Practice with Older Adults: Case-Based Learning with Digital Technology
Under the leadership of Associate Professor Denise Burnette, Principal Investigator, a series of educational modules has been developed to promote…
Social Work Graduate Films PBS Documentary: ‘A Brooklyn Family Tale’
Murray Nossel’s film, “A Brooklyn Family Tale” (made in collaboration with Roger Weisberg) will be premiering in New York on…
Project HOPE-NY Helps the City Heal
A psychoeducational group model developed by CUSSW faculty member Ellen Lukens focuses on prevention and healing after mass trauma, emphasizing…
Young Children Respond to 9/11
Faculty member Ellen DeVoe is exploring the complexity of responses to the events of 9-11-01 among parents and their children…
Examining the Relationships Between HIV, Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
According to its director, Associate Professor of Social Work Nabila El-Bassel, CUSSW’s Social Intervention Group is arguably the only center…
Averting Risky Teen Behavior through Parent-Power
CUSSW faculty member Vincent Guilamo-Ramos is developing ways for parents to talk to their kids about smoking, sexual promiscuity and…
Public Profile May Hinder Healing Among Children of Firefighters
Associate Professor of Social Work Grace Christ, who is working with 29 widows and 75 children of firemen killed in…
Columbia University School of Social Work and New America Foundation Create First Child Savings Program in the Bayelsa State Government in Nigeria
For Immediate Release December 6, 2010 New York, NY – The Bayelsa State Government in Nigeria has officially launched its…