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Dr. Shannon Lane Dr. Shannon Lane, assistant professor of social work at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, with Dr. Suzanne Pritzker of the University of Houston, co-published “ Political Social Work” concurrently in the Encyclopedia of Social Work and the new Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work (Aug…

Dr. Shannon R. Lane, associate professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, partnered with Dr. Jennifer McClendon (University of Nevada Reno School of Social Work), Dr. Victoria Osborne-Leute (Sacred Heart University School of Social Work) and Dr. Kim Baxter (Orvis School of Nursing, University…

Wurzweiler School of Social Work held its annual Block Commencement on July 22, 2021, in the historic Nathan Lamport Auditorium in Zysman Hall. This marked a return to a more traditional ceremony following the challenges posed by the lockdowns and quarantines of the last 16 months. Watch the ...

Dr. Shannon R. Lane, associate professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, partnered with Dr. Adelaide K. Sandler (Marist College) to investigate the nexus between politics and food in “ Diverse Views of Political Empowerment Among Community College Students Who Receive Food Assistance Benefits…

(Excerpted from The Real Jerusalem Streets) Bayta Jaffe, with Lucy, stands with Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. (Photo credit: United Hatzalah) Batya Jaffe, a Ph.D. student and an adjunct professor at Wurzweiler, is one of the six Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) members from United ...

Dr. Shannon R. Lane, associate professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, partnered with Dr. Njeri Kagotho (Ohio State University), Dr. Jennifer McClendon (University of Nevada, Reno), Theresa Flowers, LCSW (Seed of Faith Counseling and Services, LLC). Dr. Todd Vanidestine (West Chester ...

On June 10, 2021, Dr. Laurie Blackman, assisted by doctoral student Annette Clarke-Jones, led a virtual panel discussion hosted by the Association of Caribbean Social Work Educators titled “Reimaging Grief and Loss in a Pandemic: Aging, Caring and Bereavement.” The Panel of American and Caribbean…

Two faculty members of Wurzweiler School of Social Work—Dr. Susan Mason, professor and director of the Ph.Dd program, and Dr. Sari Skolnik, assistant professor—have co-authored, along with Rachel Miller, a therapist in private practice, “ Psychodrama for Schizophrenia: adaptive techniques in mutual…

Thanks to Dr. Lisa Henshaw Assistant Professor Wurzweiler School of Social Work Throughout the history of social work, group work has served as a vehicle for social change to support community organizing and social action. In times of trauma, political and social unrest, group work offers an ...