As Tulane University and our School of Social Work prepares for the start of the Spring semester on Tuesday, January 19, we wanted to ensure you received university communications related to returning to campus.
Read MoreDr. Charles Figley spoke to Psychology Today about the psychological role houses play in our lives and how people may respond to disasters that result in the loss of a home.
Read MoreProfessor Dr. Charles Figley provided his expertise to Healthline for their recent article on "COVID-19 Decision Fatigue: What It Is and How to Deal With It.
Read MoreThrough his field education internship, a recent Tulane University School of Social Work graduate has worked with a Palliative Medicine social worker at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) to refine his skills and provide much needed services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreWhile this holiday season may feel different, it is still a time for reflection on what was learned and accomplished over the past year.
Serving our communities is a commitment our faculty members take seriously, and we are pleased to share news about how they are extending their expertise beyond the classroom and into nonprofit organizations and agencies. Professor of Practice Dr. Deidre Hayes, LCSW-BACS, has been named the new Board Chair of Covenant House New Orleans.
Read MoreOur world today is dramatically impacted by experiences of disaster and collective trauma. Social workers are uniquely positioned to work with individuals, families, and communities impacted by these events. Being prepared to treat the psychological consequences of these types of crises is the purpose of the Tulane University School of Social Work Disaster and Collective Trauma Certificate (DaCT). This year, we are pleased to award DaCT certificates to 10 Master of Social Work candidates who graduated this month.
Read MoreSocial work is a broad field. Even as individuals specialize in a population or environment, they know that relationships are critical to healing. TSSW students can develop that understanding through the Mental Health Addiction and the Family (MHAF) certificate. We are elated to announce that 33 Fall 2020 MSW graduates will also receive the MHAF certificate.
Read MoreTo graduate is an accomplishment. To do so by demonstrating academic rigor is a triumph. This is especially true for this year’s students.
Read MoreWhen a Tulane University psychology undergraduate Lela Hill began to ask if hypermasculinity is risking the health of Black men, neither she nor her study’s participants could have predicted the positive long-term effects of the question.
Read MoreThe Breathe Healing Salon was recorded on November 22, 2020 and features members of the Tulane University School of Social Work community - students, faculty, and staff - offering their creative gifts.
Read MoreDRLA Director and Associate Professor Dr. Reggie Ferreira spoke to WGNO-TV about the mental health impact of having COVID-19 and resilience.
Read MoreIn this episode, Kelly Anderson class of 2020, discusses teacher burnout.
Read MoreIn celebration of our graduating students' resilience, commitment, and accomplishment, we will present a special online event Friday, December 11 at 6pm CT. Each graduating student will have individual acknowledgement, and a few special guests have joined in congratulating our graduates.
Read MoreIn this episode, Margaret Hill, class of 2020, discusses EMDR, also known as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce an addition to the TSSW family. Colonel (ret) Jeffrey S. Yarvis, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, BCD, joins TSSW as a Senior Professor of Practice.
Read MoreTwo of our Doctorate of Social Work candidates have recently published "Reducing social worker burnout during COVID-19" in the International Social Work journal.
Read MoreTo serve the mental health needs of a diverse population, communities need knowledgeable and well-trained practitioners that represent them. TSSW is pleased to have three of its Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) candidates named to the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Read MoreMembers of the Tulane University community and their families volunteer to coordinate, cook, and serve over 400 hot, gourmet meals to New Orleanians each week.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel spoke to NOLA.com about how families can handle difficult conversations during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Marva Lewis spoke to NOLA.com about how Thanksgiving during this pandemic presents challenges connecting grandparents with their grandchildren.
Read MoreThe Tulane School of Social Work sends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Millie Charles. As founder and leader of the School of Social Work at Southern University New Orleans, Dean Charles advanced social work knowledge and opportunities in New Orleans and beyond, and we appreciate her dedication to the profession and social justice. Several of our faculty members were immeasurably impacted by the wisdom and contributions of Dean Charles, and we are honored to share the following from a few of them.
Read MoreWe are so pleased to have Dr. Susan Davies, Associate Dean of Research, as a member of our social work team.
Read MoreProfessor of Practice Dr. Pamela Melton is a co-author on "A descriptive analysis of concurrent alcohol and substance use among patients living with HIV/HCV co-infection" in Social Work in Health Care journal.
Read MoreTSSW Faculty Members Dr. Joan Blakey and Dr. Marva Lewis along with Tulane City, Culture, and Community (CCC) PhD candidate Rae Stevenson recently participated in the "Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposium: Reckoning our History, Interrogating our Present, and Re-Imagining our Future" from the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel spoke to WWL-TV about how people may be seeking social support as a way to deal with the pandemic.
Read MoreTulane Libraries featured the work of Dr. Nubian Sun, LCSW-BACS in their Faculty Author Spotlight 2020 Series.
Read MoreKurzweg Distinguished Chair in Disaster Mental Health and Distinguished Professor Dr. Charles Figley appeared on the Psychiatric Times podcast about his work in veteran PTSD along with disaster and collective trauma.
Read MoreDr. Anneliese Singh, Tulane's chief diversity officer and member of TSSW faculty, spoke to The Knot about what LGBTQ+ couples can do if they don't feel their relationship and pending weddings are being supported by their families.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel spoke to WVUE (FOX 8 New Orleans) about finding common ground in relationships strained by the elections.
Read MoreDealing with post-election / pandemic / hurricane anxiety and stress? Dean Patrick Bordnick and DSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel spoke to WGNO-TV about the normal feelings you may be experiencing and how to look after yourself.
Read MoreDSW Program Direction Dr. Tonya Hansel spoke to Nola.com about what people may be feeling about the 2020 elections.
Read MoreTulane Libraries featured the work of Dr. Charles Figley in their Faculty Author Spotlight 2020 Series.
Read MoreAs neighbors in both location and vocation, the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and the School of Social Work are collaborating on resources and events to support its students, staff, and faculty decompress and make space for emotional health after Election Day.
TSSW DSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel talks about how much anxiety is impacting our sleep habits and what to do about it on Tulane's podcast, On Good Authority.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel spoke to Psychiatric Times about managing mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and how self-care is important for everyone, including those in care-giving professions.
Read MoreCreative thinking and initiative are required when working with under resourced communities.
Read MoreDRLA Director and Associate Professor Dr. Reggie Ferreira is quoted in a NOLA.com article about the rise in Intimate Partner Violence.
Read MoreA recent publication from Assistant Professor Dr. Irang Kim and colleagues from University of Maryland, Baltimore examined the current literature focused on East Asian American families raising children with autism with an emphasis on study characteristics and overall findings.
Read MoreSocial work attracts individuals with perseverance and passion. Those professionals not only provide direct service to empower individuals and groups, but they also cultivate an interest in federal, state, and local policy development. One alumna gains inspiration from her mother and community to start her social work career and engage in the United States political system.
Read MoreThe Journal of Religion and Health published their findings from a qualitative descriptive study of AI women cancer survivors in an article entitled "American Indian Women Cancer Survivors’ Spiritual and Religious Coping Practices."
Read MoreDr. Jamie Aten interviewed DSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel about loneliness and well-being for Psychology Today.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Catherine McKinley spoke to Forbes about doomscrolling and offered helpful suggestions to avoid it.
Read MoreBreathe: Healing Salons is a co-creation birthed out of a call to facilitate spaces for healing and regeneration. Our modality consists of honoring our breath and healing arts. As TSSW community members (students, faculty, staff, alumni, etc.), who are visual artists, poets, orators, thespians, musicians, singers, rappers, mindfulness practitioners, and more, we invite you to showcase your gifts as outlets of expression centralizing the theme of coping/healing in our current contexts of natural disaster, defending Black lives, and the global COVID-19 Pandemic.
Read MoreTulane Libraries featured the work of Associate Professor Dr. Joan Blakey, LMSW in their Faculty Author Spotlight 2020 Series. In the third episode of the series, Dr. Blakey discusses her published research on the lack of belonging among African American students in predominantly white school districts.
Read MoreDisaster Resilience Leadership Academy Fellow Dr. Alessandra Jerolleman has co-authored a chapter in The Community Resilience Handbook published by the American Bar Association.
Read MoreTSSW faculty and doctoral candidates have published "'She’s the Center of My Life, the One That Keeps My Heart Open': Roles and Expectations of Native American Women" in Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work
Read MoreDean Patrick Bordnick provides insight on substance use disorder treatment and telehealth to In the Know.
Read MoreThe National Institutes of Health has awarded TSSW Associate Professor Dr. Catherine McKinley a supplement to the previous Research Project Grant (R01) for an effective, sustainable, culturally-relevant, and family-centered intervention for alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse and violence among Native American families.
Read MoreTSSW faculty members Dr. Charles Figley and Dr. Samantha Francois appeared on the New Orleans Mental Health Panel sponsored by The Renaudin Foundation and moderated by The Times-Picayune. They discussed children's mental health, the long-term impact of mental health struggles amid disasters, and the effect of racism on mental health, particularly among kids.
Read MoreField Education Director Dr. Maurya Glaude co-authored "Adaptation of a Mental Health Treatment Engagement Intervention for Older Foster Youth" with colleagues from the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and New York University Silver School of Social Work
Read MoreProfessor Dr. Marva L. Lewis presented the "Perceptions of Race that Hurt Children: The Emotional Trauma of Racial Disparities for Children of Color in the Child Welfare System" webinar along with Darneshia Bell, Director of Practice and Field Operations, Infant Toddler Court Program, National Resource Center.
Read MoreTSSW Field Education Director Dr. Maurya Glaude was a co-author with faculty and researchers at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work in a paper published in the Journal of Teaching Social Work.
Read MoreTSSW Field Education Director Dr. Maurya Glaude and DSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel are co-authors along with colleagues in Psychiatry at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center on a recent study published in the Substance Abuse journal.
Read MoreDRLA Director and Associate Professor Dr. Reggie Ferreira spoke to The Advocate about the connections between disasters and intimate partner violence.
Read MoreLast week, TSSW Professor Charles Figley provided insight to NOLA.com on compassion fatigue and how social distancing has complicated our ability to connect with others for support in times of stress.
Read MoreTSSW Professor of Practice Dr. Philip Hemphill, LCSW, and Tulane Campus Health Senior Health Promotion Specialist Margaret Reynolds, MPA, have published "The Impact and Sequelae of Sexual Victimization of Graduate and Professional Students" in the Current Psychopharmacology journal.
Read MoreTSSW Faculty members Dr. Leia Saltzman, Dr. Tonya Hansel, and Dr. Charles Figley are studying compassion fatigue among COVID-19 workers.
Read MoreTSSW faculty members Dr. Reggie Ferreira and Dr. Fred Buttell along with Dr. Clare Cannon from the University of California Davis have published "COVID-19: Immediate Predictors of Individual Resilience" in Sustainability.
Read MoreWith regards to current research into the connection between COVID-19 and intimate partner violence, DRLA Director and Associate Professor Dr. Reggie Ferreira spoke to Gambit Weekly about research he is doing with Professor Dr. Fred Buttell.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Catherine McKinley along with collegues from the University of South Dakota School of Social Work and San Francisco State University School of Social Work have published "American Indian Alcohol Use from a Sex-Specific Wellness Approach: Exploring Its Associated Physical, Behavioral, and Mental Risk and Protective Factors" in the Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work.
Read MoreDLRA Program Director and Associate Professor Dr. Reggie Ferreira spoke to WDSU-TV about research into the connections between the COVID-19 pandemic and intimate partner violence. Their conversation stemmed from a recent article Dr. Ferreira co-authored with Associate Professor Dr. Fred Buttell in the Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy journal
Read MoreAs the Tulane University School of Social Work finishes up its summer semester, we are elated to add 21 Master of Social Work (MSW) graduates to our growing list of alumni doing work that matters. Half of those graduates are also joining the Phi Alpha Honor Society.
Read MoreDirector of Field Education and licensed clinical social worker Dr. Maurya Glaude spoke with Meg Farris on WWL-TV about how mental health visits have not decreased as much as routine healthcare screenings and outpatient procedures.
Read MoreIn its efforts to shape the future by educating students to achieve gender equity, the Newcomb Institute of Tulane University provides funding to projects and research for faculty. We are proud that they recently awarded Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Nubian OmiSayade Sun two grants for valuable work in reproductive justice and healthcare.
Read MoreClinical Assistant Professor Dr. Nubian OmiSayade Sun, LCSW, has published an article in Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, the only peer-reviewed, scholarly social work journal from feminists' points of view, offering a unique mix of research reports, new theory and other creative approaches.
Read MoreIn this editorial in the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, Heidi Breaux, LCSW, Program Manager for Online Field Education, provides thoughts on the recent release of the "Colors of the World" crayon box.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel spoke to WDSU-TV (the NBC affiliate station in New Orleans) about the potential impacts of COVID-19 on loneliness and well-being.
Read MoreDean Patrick Bordnick spoke to New Orleans Public Radio about the mental health impact of the global COVID-19 Pandemic.
Read MoreCongratulations to Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Candice C. Beasley, LCSW-BACS, for her recent appointment as a member of the Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity with the Council on Social Work Education.
Read MoreDean Patrick Bordnick spoke to the Associated Press about the mental health toll the pandemic is taking on hospital workers.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Catherine McKinley adds her experitse in studying how historical oppression negatively affects mental health of Indigeonous populations to a Seattle Times article on the name change to the National Football League team in Washington.
Read MoreFeeling tired? Research suggests that the act of caring takes a toll on us. Dr. Charles Figley speaks to Discover Magazine about compassion fatigue.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Joan Blakey has been elected to the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Board of Directors.
Read MoreDisaster Resilience Leadership Academy Director Dr. Reggie Ferreira and Professor Fred Buttel have published "The Hidden Disaster of COVID-19: Intimate Partner Violence" in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
Read MoreTSSW is proud that our faculty can mentor the next generation of experts in disaster resilience research and outreach methods, especially through our partnership with Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities. Estilla Lightfoot, a PhD candidate in Tulane University City, Culture, and Community program, has co-authored a paper with DRLA Director Dr. Regardt J. Ferreira and The ByWater Institute at Tulane University Research Associate Professor and DRLA Fellow Dr. Amy Lesen. Their study on "Gender and resilience in Gulf Coast communities: Risk and protective factors following a technological disaster " was just published in the prestigious disaster research journal, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Read MoreTulane's Disaster Resiliance Leadership Academy has been participating in research for the Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities since the consortium's inception. It has just released a synthesis report entitled "Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills: Findings and Recommendations from a Synthesis of Research on the Mental Health, Economic, and Community Distress Associated with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill." The document includes contributions by DRLA Director Dr. Reggie Ferreira and DRLA Fellow Dr. Amy Lesen.
Read MoreTulane Deans stand with international students and pledge every effort to protect them from disruption to their education.
Read MoreTSSW is pleased to welcome Dr. Margaret Mary Downey and Dr. Irang Kim to our faculty as Assistant Professors
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Catherine McKinley along with City, Culture, and Community (CCC) doctoral candidate Jennifer Miller Scarnato and Dr. Sara Sanders of the University of Iowa School of Social Work recently published "Why Are So Many Indigenous Peoples Dying and No One Is Paying Attention? Depressive Symptoms and 'Loss of Loved Ones' as a Result and Driver of Health Disparities" in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying.
Read MoreAs part of the ongoing research into the mental health affects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Assistant Professor Dr. Leia Saltzman, DSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel, and Dean Dr. Patrick Bordnick have published "Loneliness, Isolation, and Social Support Factors in Post-COVID-19 Mental Health" in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
Read MorePerforming and applying research is one way the School of Social Work does work that matters for individuals and communities everywhere. To further that commitment and increase research opportunities for faculty, staff, and students, we're pleased to announce that Dr. Susan Davies will join TSSW as Professor and Associate Dean for Research.
Read MoreBack in April, Tulane University President Mike Fitts and Provost Robin Forman announced the appointment of New Orleans native and Tulane alumna Dr. Anneliese A. Singh as Tulane's first Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development and Chief Diversity Officer. The School of Social Work is pleased to be Dr. Singh’s academic home joining our faculty this month.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Marva Lewis provides her expertise to HealthWorksCollective on how healthcare providers can better support Black mothers.
Read MoreAs you are aware, on June 25, 2020, Dean Patrick Bordnick formed the Race and Equity Task Force, and asked us, Dr. Reginald Parquet and Dr. Deidre Hayes, to co-chair it. We have been tasked with implementing the recommendations made by the “Difficult Conversations” workgroup who has been examining the complex issues of racism, power, privilege, and oppression within the School of Social Work and its curriculum.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Dr. Catherine McKinley is editing a double special issue journal on Indigenous Health Equity entitled "Mental, Physical and Social Dimensions of Health Equity and Wellness among U.S. Indigenous Peoples: What is Known and Next Steps." It will come out as a whole early 2021; however, two individual articles are now published online in the Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Read MoreHeidi P. Breaux, LCSW, Program Manager for Online Education, recently provided her expertise on working with the transgender and gender-diverse communty to a Social Work Today article on ""Building an LGBTQ-Affirming Practice."
Read MoreAs social work educators, we teach empowerment and advocacy. Many within our community have brought the need to address racist behavior and systemic racism to the forefront. As the Dean of the School of Social Work, I wholeheartedly agree that changes must take place to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive Tulane University and society.
Read MoreDSW Program Director Dr. Tonya Hansel, Assistant Professor Dr. Leia Saltzman, and Dean Dr. Patrick Bordnick have published "Behavioral Health and Response for COVID-19" in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness as part of the Cambridge Coronavirus Collection.
Read MoreAs a School, we stand in solidarity with African Americans and other minoritized communities, and we will continue to raise our voices even l
Read MoreBelow is a message from Tulane University School of Social Work Dean Patrick Bordnick:
Read MoreAs 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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Join the Tulane School of Social Work for our Spring Doctor of Social Work open house!
Saturday, May 13.
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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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