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Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, was awarded a $1.4 Million training grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services in late September to fund students in clinical field placements with vulnerable adolescents and youth in New York City. The award will fund…

BestMSWprograms.com has published a detailed ranking of the top 50 campus-based Master of Social Work programs in the country. Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University has been ranked #35 overall, placing the School in the top five programs in New York. The ranking can be seen in ...

Scholarship recipients from schools including Lehman, NYU, Adelphi, Hunter, Columbia, Fordham, and Yeshiva. (Wurzweiler's student Charlene Garcia is pictured on the far right) Wurzweiler student Charlene Garcia was one of twelve graduate students awarded an annual scholarship for the coming year ...

A Wurzweiler student who is close to completing the requirements for his MSW degree was called to duty in Israel shortly after the completion of the Block program in July. With the student's (now colleague) permission, we are posting this recent letter that he wrote to Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks…

Student speaker Sheldon Howard addresses the graduating class at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work 37th Annual Block Education Plan Commencement Exercises On July 21st, 2014 Wurzweiler held its thirty seventh Commencement Exercises for the Summer Block Education Plan, in which fifty five…

Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks presents Dr. Joyce Brenner with the first ever Wurzweiler Distinguished Alumni Award On July 23rd, 2014 Dr. Joyce Brenner's twenty seven years with Wurzweiler School of Social Work were recognized as she steps down and embraces retirement. The first ever Wurzweiler…

A Message from Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks reflecting on the Block Program's "Sexual Identity and Social Work Practice"- themed Common Day at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, July 2nd, 2014: Thank you Students, Faculty and Staff, Our joint efforts paid off in a wonderful Common Day experience ...

A Message from the Dean: The Future of Wurzweiler School of Social Work Every May, the faculty and administration meet for Spring Wrap-Up to review the year that is ending and to plan for the year ahead. As usual, we agree on new goals and directions for the School, the curriculum and for our ...

(L to R) Dr. Susan Mason, Dr. Charles Auerbach and Dr. Wendy Zeitlin Wurzweiler School of Social Work professors Dr. Charles Auerbach, Dr. Susan Mason and Dr. Wendy Zeitlin recently presented the findings from their research on Hearing Loss in Infants The resources and modules are below. Hearing ...

Several students of Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work have offered photographs of the Washington Heights, NY area as part of the School's participation in "Artstroll". The photos of Washington Heights-Inwood by Yeshiva students reflect the diversity of our students and community…