As communities around the world begin lifting public health precautions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health challenges will likely remain, says Dr. Tonya Hansel, DSW Program Director.
Read MoreWhile the general public is now becoming more aware of health disparities, social workers have always endeavored to address and eliminate them. After a rigorous proposal and review process, the National Institutes of Health have awarded a $2.7 million Research Project Grant (R01) to Dr. McKinley as the principal investigator of an effective, sustainable, culturally-relevant, and family-centered intervention for alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse and violence among Native American families.
By acknowledging that strengths exist alongside vulnerabilities, resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from challenges. Enhancing resilience through services and support can help individuals, communities, organizations, and governments prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and human-made disasters. Will Gaston, a Tulane University School of Social Work graduate is using his expertise in resilience to mitigate risk worldwide for Nike.
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Addressing the needs of those experiencing homelessness is a critical activity on a daily basis. Serving this population becomes even more urgent in emergency situations like extreme weather, disasters, and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Doing so takes dedicated and compassionate individuals like Tulane University School of Law employee and part-time online Master of Social Work student, Alexandria Andara.
Read MoreAlong with social workers, those in graduate level social work education programs have served as essential workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Anthony Critelli-O’Donnell, Master of Social Work student at the Tulane University School of Social Work, has committed to addressing the needs of individuals experiencing homelessness through his field education placement.
Read MoreField work is a vital part of social work education, and field instructors at agencies, organizations, hospitals, and partners facilitate that. Because of the importance of field instructor collaboration with social work education, the Office of Field Education at Tulane University School of Social Work yearly gives an Excellence in Field Mentorship award. This year’s recipient is Cara B. Donaldson, LCSW-BACS, the Manager of Care Coordination and a licensed social worker at East Jefferson General Hospital.
Tulane University professors along with others have published "The Historical Oppression Scale: Preliminary conceptualization and measurement of historical oppression among Indigenous peoples of the United States" in Transcultural Psychiatry.
Read MoreThe everyday commitment of a social worker doesn’t stop when situations change. Though the global COVID-19 pandemic has altered educational environments, those dedicated to serving the needs of students find ways to continue that support. One Tulane University School of Social Work graduate student used her creativity to convert her own van into a literacy lifeline for children in Mississippi.
Andrea Germany, LMSW, has been working as a school social worker in Meridian, Mississippi for almost 20 years, and just started her third semester in our online Doctorate of Social Work program.
Read MoreOnline Master of Social Work students who are interested in serving those affected by disasters may now pursue a dual degree with the Master of Science in Disaster Resilience Leadership. Beginning in Fall 2020 at TSSW, the current on-campus only offering of a dual MSW/MS-DRL degree will also be available to those students learning online.
Read MoreThe Tulane University School of Social Work is proud to be a contributing partner of this family friendly mental health resource! The National Mental Health Innovation Center along with others created a parent viewing guide for the Pixar movie Inside Out to help engage children in conversations about feelings and emotions
Read MoreThe industry-setting standard for social work education recently awarded a grant to Tulane University School of Social Work to expand opportunities for its field education program. The Policy Practice in Field Education Initiative from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) seeds innovation and develops new models for an integrated approach to enhance the policy skill set of all social work students regardless of specialization.
Read MoreThe ability to assess needs, implement programs, and connect people with resources is critical to social work as well as disaster preparedness, management, and recovery. During the COVID-19 pandemic, one Tulane University School of Social Work alum is leveraging his interdisciplinary skills to support an organization well-versed in responding to uncertainties.
Having graduated in 2019 with the dual degree of Master of Social Work with Master of Science in Disaster Resilience Leadership, Mark Rogers, II, LMSW, now works as a Capabilities Research and Development Associate in the Field Operations Department of Team Rubicon.
Read MoreMaster of Social Work students fill a number of roles with municipal agencies as part of the 900 hours they each commit to their field education programs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they are providing vital support to children and families as well as learning how to apply their classroom knowledge in innovative and meaningful ways.
Elizabeth “Lizzy” Crigler is finishing her second semester in the Tulane University School of Social Work MSW program and is interning with the Office of Youth and Families (OYF) at the New Orleans Mayor's Office.
Read MoreIn an interview with WGNO, the ABC affiliate in New Orleans, Dean Patrick Bordnick talks to Rachael O'Neil about how frontline workers can make time for themselves and offers self-care tips for managing stress.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel speaks with WWL First News with Tommy Tucker on dealing with grief and loss during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreDean Patrick Bordnick speaks with WWL First News with Tommy Tucker on the mental health challenges for first responders.
Read MoreSocial workers help ensure every person has resources and opportunities, and that work hasn’t stopped during the global COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it’s adapted and increased because creative, passionate people have dedicated themselves to it. Angelique Thomas, LMSW (SW ‘2016) is the only social worker on staff with the Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO), a free-standing, non-profit law office with specialized full-time staff attorneys and investigators working to free innocent life-sentenced prisoners in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Read MoreSocial work students don’t just wait for their field placement to make a commitment to helping their communities. Many come to TSSW graduate programs with the ability to see needs and mobilize resources in response. During the global COVID-19 pandemic, Master of Social Work student Kara Gloe has coordinated supply drives to support students and families in her local school district.
Read MoreIn a recent blog for Psychology Today, DRLA Director Dr. Reggie Ferreira invited DRLA Fellow Joel Thomas, CEO of SPIN Global, to provide advice on navigating the financial situation around the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Tulane University School of Social Work is committed to serving the licensing and educational needs of mental health professionals through its Porter-Cason Institute and Center for Life-Long Learning. To do that during social distancing practices, PCI and CLL brought existing workshop offerings online and developed a free telehealth-focussed series.
Read MoreSocial work educators don’t just bring a wealth of knowledge and skills to higher education. They use their resourcefulness and determination to empower individuals, families, and communities outside of their classrooms.
Assessing the behavioral health and social service needs during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tulane University School of Social Work faculty and staff are diligently working alongside front-line medical professionals and public health practitioners to provide support and connect individuals and communities with resources to help them navigate these circumstances.
Read MoreAs part of their field education commitment, Tulane University School of Social Work students are supporting a variety of populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes United States Veterans served by the New Orleans Veterans Medical Center. Meet Julia Freudenberger an on-campus, full-time Master of Social Work student performing her field placement through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in New Orleans.
Read MoreAlong with other national experts, Tulane University School of Social Work Dean Dr. Patrick Bordnick speaks to NBC News about how Americans need to make behavioral health a priority and shares information about the School's Self-Care Resources Website.
Read MoreMuch like social workers around the country, students from the Tulane University School of Social Work are finding innovative ways to support the needs of individuals, families, and communities. Read about how MSW student Ashley E. Barrett is supporting the Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County (YSB).
Read MoreDRLA Director Dr. Reggie Ferreira provides his expertise to a Healio article on how climate change could threaten children's health.
Read MoreDue to the unprecedented impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, faculty members at the Tulane University School of Social Work have initiate
Read MoreTulane experts discuss celebrating holidays and maintaining spirituality during social distancing.
Read MoreDr. Tonya Hansel writes in Social Work Today about how social workers can look after their own well-being while service the community as essential personnel during a global pandemic.
Read MoreSelf-care is critical for all individuals, especially during a time of crisis. To address this need, the Tulane University School of Social Work created a website with self-care information, guided meditation videos, and mental health support hotlines.
Read MoreIn a recent blog for Psychology Today, DRLA Program Director Dr. Reggie Ferreira invited Professor of Practice to provide advice on balancing self-care with parenting and working remotely.
Read MoreDisaster Resilience Leadership Academy Director Dr. Reggie Ferreira speaks to HealthLeaders about the mental health impact on healthcare workers during the pandemic.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel provides advice to NOLA.com on how to relax and stay mindful during stay-at-home orders.
Read MoreAlong with other mental health professionals, Professor of Practice and licensed clinical social worker Dr. Maurya Glaude spoke to MDLinx about how doctors can reduce stress during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read MoreTSSW continues to be in the top-tier of social work graduate programs according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Read MoreDr. Patrick Bordnick, Dean of the Tulane University School of Social Work Dean, shares a message of gratitude for the diligence, collaboration, and resilience of our faculty, staff, and students.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel speaks to the Matador Network on how the rise of virtual drinking might change the way people socialize.
Read MoreTSSW is part of Tulane university-wide initiative to make graduate study more accessible to U.S. Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) and Fulbright student grantees called back from international placements because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19.
Read MoreMaster of Social Work Student Shelby Gelfand-Toutant is an intern with Broadmoor Improvement Association, a non-profit neighborhood organization that serves people who live, learn, work, worship, and play in the Broadmoor area of New Orleans.
Read MoreDisaster Resilience Leadership Academy faculty member Dr. Amy Lesen provides a guest column for The Advocate on how coronavirus will exacerbate existing health inequities.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel speaks to Fox 8 (WVUE) about managing mental health in the midst of job loss and change.
Read MoreIn a recent blog for Psychology Today, DRLA Program Director Dr. Reggie Ferreira shares advice on using self-care as a tool for increasing resilience amid concerns about COVID-19.
Read MoreOn NOLA.com, DSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel provides advice to parents with kids at home.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel provides advice and resources to WWNO on a wide variety of mental health topics from coping with isolation to self-care for healthcare professionals.
Read MoreProfessor of Practice and licensed clinical social worker Dr. Maurya Glaude provides advice to Fast Company on how to maintain your mental health while working from home.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel provides advice to Gambit on safe activities for healthy people during social distancing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Read MoreLicenced clinicians and researchers at the Tulane University School of Work have the following suggestions on how to prevent transitioning to increased at-home time from negatively affecting a person’s mental health.
Read MoreDean Patrick Bordnick speaks to U.S. News and World Report about the passion behind those who choose to pursue Master of Social Work degrees and careers as social workers.
Read MoreCelebrations afford people opportunities to connect – to get away from our desks and selves and spend time with family and friends.
Read MoreClinical Assistance Professor, Dr. Reginald Parquet, LCSW-BACS, spoke with Fox 8 New Orleans about how parents of an 11-year-old arrested in connection with vehicle burglaries should be held accountable.
Read MoreDean Patrick Bordnick and Bill Taylor from Send Me a Friend joined George Ingmire on WWOZ to talk about the Musician Survey.
Read MoreDRLA Director Dr. Reggie Ferreira provided his insight on Animal Wellness, a blog dedicated helping animal lovers ensure a long, healthy life for their pets.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Catherine McKinley provided Greatist with thoughtful insight and actionable advice on crying at work and how to refocs when it happens.
Read MoreThe standard-setting accreditation body for social work education has invited one of our esteemed faculty members to participate in a steering committee to develop the Curricular Guide for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and Developmental Neuroscience.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel provided Insider with practical ways for colleagues to connect and decrease workplace loneliness.
Read MoreOur faculty are proud to lead and participate in some of the #SSWR2020 symposia, workshops, roundtables, and paper and poster presentations
Read MorePublished this month, the Journal of Evidence-based Social Work highlights Social Work Research relating to American Indigenous Peoples and includes three articles from Tulane faculty, students, and alumni.
Read MoreDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) funded the development of guidance and tools to help communities measure their “Capability Quotient (CQ),” which is the readiness to respond to risk and to respond to disruptions of any kind.
Read MoreOn Friday, December 13, the Tulane University School of Social Work held its annual commencement ceremony to confer degrees on over 95 studen
Read MoreTo examine the behavioral health challenges that musicians face, Tulane University School of Social Work and Send Me a Friend are partnering
Read MoreIn the question of millenials and financial behaviors, Dr. Terzis provides her expertise to The Balance on financial literacy.
Read MoreIn the question of social media and its impact on happiness, Dr. McKinley, provides her expertise to Forbes on how changes in happiness likely come from broader changes in lifestyle and perspective.
Read MoreTulane School of Social Work Professors and PhD candidates along with three others have published in the American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research journal.
Read MoreJoin the Tulane University School of Social Work in giving back this holiday season.
Read MoreAfter receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Spellman College, Danielle Wright found herself at Tulane because of the powerful legacy of its alumni, especially Pearlie Hardin Elloie. Danielle has Masters degrees in Social Work and Public Health and a Doctorate of Social Work – all from Tulane. She now runs seven social-emotional and community wellness programs under the Navigate Nola Division within the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.
Read MoreHaving received his DSW in 2019, Samuel L. Bradley, Jr. has been hired as an Assistant Professor of Macro Social Work Practice at Boston College School of Social Work, where he will teach nonprofit administration, fundraising, and social innovation.
Read MoreIn the question of social media censorship, Dr. Tonya Hansel, provides her expertise to Forbes on the growing need for computer science to help protect the nation's youth against emotional abuse and re-traumatization.
Read MoreExperts in disaster resilience research and outreach methods publish in Progress in Disaster Science journal
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Marva Lewis has co-authored a chapter with Dr. Karen Craddock in the first edition of The Routledge Companion to Motherhood.
Read MoreShalini A. Persaud is pursuing a Master of Social Work and Master of Science in Disaster Resilience Leadership and is set to graduate in December 2019.
Read MoreAssistant professor Dr. Samantha Francois recently co-authored "Creating Healthy Communities Through Cross-sector Collaboration" with colleagues from across the country.
Read MoreDr. Charles Figley provides his expertise in collective trauma to an OZY article about ghost sightings after tsunamis in Japan.
Read MoreDRLA Director Dr. Reggie Ferriera joins Earth911's Mitch Ratcliffe on a podcast to talk about the intersection of climate change, mental health, and resilience.
Read MoreEach year, the Annual Program Meeting (APM) from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) brings together over 2,500 social work educators, students, deans, and directors from around the world to promote and teach best practices in research and curriculum development for undergraduate and graduate programs. We are a charter and accredited member of CSWE and proud to participate in this year’s conference in Denver.
Read MoreAlong with Curtis Davis, a recipient of a Ph.D. in Tulane’s City, Culture and Community Program, assistant professor Dr. Samantha Francois has an advance online publication in the American Psychological Association's Traumatology Journal.
Read MoreTulane School of Social Work faculty and staff volunteered as part of the team providing mental health services to those impacted by the partial hotel collapse on Canal Street.
Read MoreAssociate Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Joan Blakey and professor of practice Dr. Maurya Glaude along with associate professor Dr. Sheara Williams Jennings of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work have published a research article in Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal.
Read MoreGeorge Haddow, who is a Fellow in our Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, provided his expertise in a Washington Post article about a recent study of FEMA buyouts.
Read MoreDr. Marva L. Lewis, Associate Professor, recently published research on trauma, race, and identity with Dr. Rhonda G. Norwood, Assistant Professor of Practice at LSU School of Social Work.
Read MoreDr. Catherine McKinley (formerly Burnette), Associate Professor, recently co-authored a study with three current Tulane University City, Community, and Culture Ph.D. students.
Read MoreDr. Sun has contributed "Motherhood as Immortality" to anthology.
Read MoreDorsey Amos is pursuing a Master of Social Work in our online learning environment and is set to graduate in December 2019.
Read MoreDr. Corine Brown received her Doctorate in Social Work in 2019 and currently works as the Director of Wellness Services at Covenant House New Orleans.
Read MoreWith its online Doctorate in Social Work program, Tulane University School of Social Work is innovating the evidence-informed, interdisciplinary education of future leaders.
Read MoreThis year, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) celebrates the 30th anniversary of Recovery Month, reminding the nation that treatment is effective and that people can and do recover from mental and substance abuse disorders.
Read MoreDr. Tonya Hansel studied behavioral health outreach strategies, risk screening, and triage of children and families in areas affected by disasters as part of a leadership team with the Louisiana Spirit Recovery Program.
Read MoreBlack and Hispanic/Latina women age 18 and older living in New Orleans can participate.
Read MoreOn the 14th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Parker Sternbergh, Director of the Porter-Cason Institute for the Family and Center for Lifelong Learning, spoke with Trusted Provider Network about connection and relationships in New Orleans after the storm.
Read MoreOn August 24, 2019 in Memphis, TN, Dr.
Read MoreNational Women's Health Week is a national effort to raise awareness about steps women can take to improve their health.
Read MoreMAUNABO, Puerto Rico — A light rain is falling, as happens most days on a tropical island.
Read MoreMonday, July 9th Dean Bordnick received The Visionary Award for Outstanding Contributions to Youth Recovery Research through the Use of Appli
Read MoreVR-Project Δ and VR-Qualis Est Vita For their Innovation in Healthcare VR-Δ (change) and
Read MoreThough it has been 40 years since she graduated from Newcomb College in 1978, Virginia Adolph is once again ready to celebrate comm
Read MoreAfter 32 years of outstanding service with the Tulane School of Social Work, Dr Jane Parker is retiring in May, 2018.
Read MorePatrick Bordnick, dean of the Tulane School of Social Work, has been honored for h
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Dean Patrick Bordnick was the keynote speaker at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) on March 23.
Read MoreAn Open House was held on Saturday, March 11 at the School for prospective social work students.
Read MoreFor 14 scholars at the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, this past July was a chance to learn about the humanitarian response to disast
Read MoreRoughly one million people in the United States are on disability for mental health reasons, and Tulane Master of Social Work part-time stude
Read MoreDr. Patrick Bordnick is a researcher at heart, so when he applied to become the ninth dean at TSSW, he did his due diligence.
Read MoreCoffee and donuts -- it’s a simple morning ritual for so many, but 2015 Tulane Master of Social Work graduate Lalo Narea is using the sugary
Read MoreSee how Tulane School of Social Work ranks among the nation's best graduate programs.
Read MoreThe Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) at the Tulane School of Social Work has been awarded
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