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Care Café hosted a virtual presentation from our “In the Spirit of Wellness” series entitled “Understanding Wholistic Methods to Enhance One’s Quality of Life.” In partnership with the Williams Institutional CME Church and Rivers of Living Water (Faith) Church in Harlem, an audience of over 40 ...

Dr. Shannon R. Lane, associate professor and associate director of dissertation advising for the Ph.D. program at Wurzweiler School of Social Work has co-published an op-ed on January 26, 2022, in The Connecticut Mirror titled “ Limiting hospital visitations during COVID not in patients’ best ...

Dr. Hanni Flaherty, clinical assistant professor in the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, published “ Using Collaborative Group Learning Principles to Foster Community in Online Classrooms” in Journal of Teaching in Social Work (Jan. 25, 2022). Because “online collaborations are dramatically ...

Dr. Sari Skolnik, assistant professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has co-authored “ Beyond challenges: Opportunities for enhancing group work field education” for Social Work with Groups (Dec. 12, 2021) with Dr. Louise Skolnik (Adelphi University). In the paper, they examine “the…

Dr. Shannon Lane Dr. Shannon Lane, assistant professor of social work at Wurzweiler School of Social Work co-published “The Voter Engagement Model: Preparing the Next Generation of Social Workers for Political Practice” in Journal of Social Work Education (Dec. 27, 2021) with Dr. Mary E. Hylton ...

By Kimberly Moore Director of Care Café In the spirit of wellness…. Care Café hosted our first virtual presentation, “ Evidenced-Based Nutrition for Reproductive Health and Healing” from our “In the Spirit of Wellness ” series featuring representatives from Plant Powered Metro New York (PPMNY). In…

By Kimberly Moore, Director Care Café Today, January 17, 2022, we celebrate the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as we engage our communities on this special Day of Service. Although remote, the Wurzweiler School of Social Work’s online MSW program students engage in Care Café…

By Dr. Tara Gensler Adjunct Professor Programs in Special Education Dr. Tara Gensler Living through the past two years amidst a pandemic that for some reason does not want to relent has taught us all many important lessons. The trajectory that we had initially thought our previous being was on and…

These articles by Prof. Daniel Pollack, along with many of his other works, can be found in the Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository (YAIR). “ Public safety and health and human services: How a Midwestern city took a hard sociological look following police-involved shootings” in Policy…

By Kimberly Moore Care Café Director As we continue our efforts to support community awareness around Domestic Violence prevention and critical work with vulnerable populations, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, Wurzweiler’s Care Café co-hosted a Wellness Check-in gathering with the members of W.A.R.M (…