We have our own WSSW blog that we are tentatively calling, 鈥淭houghts and Feelings from the Field.鈥 I have three great posts ready to go! If you have some observations from your experience in the field and would like to share, I would love to read it and see if we can post it in our blog-sphere ...
Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks Dear Wurzweiler Family: It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks has passed away. We have just been informed by her husband that Dr. Hendricks succumbed to cancer and passed away peacefully with her family at her side. Although we鈥
Wurzweiler welcomed new students to the School January 27th, 2016 for orientation, led by Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks. The faculty, administration and staff are thrilled to have each student start their education towards their MSW!
Professor Daniel Pollack Congratulations to Jonathan Lerner (class of '15) and Professor Daniel Pollack on their recent law review article, "Where have all the developmental centers gone? The federal push for community-based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.鈥 The鈥
In the January, 2016 issue of "Journal of Teaching in Social Work", the Second Edition of "Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn: A Guide for Social Work Field Education" (2nd ed.)., by Wurzweiler School of Social Work's Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, along with co-authors Jeanne Bertrand Finch and ...
A recent article in Jewish Link mentions some recent technology on diagnosing individuals with mental illness using a program called the Diagnostic and Symptom Calculator [DSC]. The program was developed by Wurzweiler School of Social Work MSW graduate and PhD student Stephanie Shapiro. For more on鈥
Dr. Jill Becker-Feigeles (L), Michelle Florence (Ctr.), Dr. Jade Docherty (R) Wurzweiler School of Social Work student Michelle Florence received the "2015 Diana List Cullen Memorial Award - First Year MSW Student Writing Scholarship" from the Metropolitan Chapter of the New York State Society of鈥
Dear Wurzweiler Alumni, As the semester reaches the halfway point, I know you remember how tired you felt at this time in your studies. We work so hard, the papers get written, and we wonder if we will ever remember anything we have learned. I hope that by this time in your career, you do recall ...
by Reena Gelberger-Carmen, LCSW (MSW 鈥07) When I first arrived at Wurzweiler in the summer of 2005, I knew only two things for certain: that I wanted a career where I could help people and that I wanted to be able to complete my field placements in my hometown of Toronto. I figured that a degree in鈥
In New Book, Wurzweiler Professor Jonathan Fast Explores Hidden Roots of Bullying As the American public grapples with a growing awareness of the problem of bullying, both within schools and outside of them, and heated debate about where to lay the blame for school shootings becomes a regular ...