Adolescent drug use may be a universal problem, but its gendered aspects have been chronically under-explored. For more than a…
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Assistant Professor Desmond Patton Receives Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center Fellowship
Columbia School of Social Work Assistant Professor Desmond U. Patton has been named as a 2017–18 fellow at the Berkman…
A Mutual Exchange: Chinese and U.S. Social Workers Collaborate to Serve Those in Need
China has had significant economic growth and poverty reduction in the past four decades. The other side of this story,…
The Challenges Facing Psychotherapists in the New Political Climate
In an online event held on April 18, adjunct professor and Dean of Admissions at Ackerman Institute for the Family Walter…
Irwin Garfinkel Appointed to National Panel of Experts to Build Agenda to Cut Child Poverty in Half in 10 Years
The United States may be the world’s richest nation, but according to the U.S. Census, one in three children (a…
Three Faculty Members Promoted to Associate Professor
Three faculty members at the School of Social Work have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. They are…
Good News Comes in Threes for Faculty Member Qin Gao: A Promotion, A Book, and a Research Center
The Columbia School of Social Work congratulates Dr. Qin Gao on being formally approved for promotion to the rank of…
Global Social Work: Paths to Service in Africa
In an online event held on February 15, alumnus Jarret Schecter (MSW’14) and Columbia School of Social Work Professor Lynn…
With New NIMH Grant, Cabassa and Stefančić Delve into Role of Peer Specialists in Delivering Health Interventions
Peer support among people with severe mental illness (SMI) is a practice with a longstanding tradition that is increasingly on…
Professor Desmond Patton Collaborates with Data Scientist on ROADS-funded Project to Prevent Gang Violence
Firearm-related violence is up in major American cities in 2016. While we may not be facing the apocalypse Republican presidential…