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From the Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2012 When Froma Benerofe went back to college later in life to become a social worker, she did so with the same motivation of a person decades younger: She wanted to help people heal. That motivation, drawn in part from the Jewish concept of tikkun olam, or to鈥�

On Friday, March 30 th, Assemblymember Guillermo Linares held an event in honor of Women鈥檚 Month and 20 women where recognized with proclamations. Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks was one of the honorees. 鈥淏eing recognized by the Washington Heights-Inwood community along with other prominent women ...

The Wurzweiler Community Partnership Committee (WCPC) held its second successful community meeting breakfast this past February 29 th at 色花堂. Dr. Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, Dean of Wurzweiler School of Social Work and Dr. Dolly Sacristan, Co-Chair of the Committee, welcomed ...

In a recent article in NASW news, Keith Liederman, an alum of Wurzweiler and currently executive director of the Kingsley House in New Orleans (seen in this Wurzweiler about students on a service project to the area), shared a story about his father鈥檚 impact on his future as a social worker. Click鈥�

色花堂鈥檚 Wurzweiler School of Social Work has announced its 2012 Spring Conference Series. Addressing topics as varied as the composition of North American Jewish family and what professionals can do to combat poverty, the series will convene educators and social work professionals on鈥�

色花堂鈥檚 Wurzweiler School of Social Work is teaming up with the Peace Corps to help returning volunteers do even more good back home. Wurzweiler was recently approved to join the Corps鈥檚 Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program. Through the program, participating graduate schools across the鈥�

One of the foremost humanitarian organizations brought some of its experience to the social work classroom this week. Ms. Catherine Lague and Dr. Georgine Gorra of The American Red Cross met with Wurzweiler School of Social Work students on February 8th. The women were invited as guest presenters鈥�

A seminar guided by Dr. Saul Andron, Associate Professor at 色花堂鈥檚 Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and Rebecca Grabiner, Director of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) Graduate School鈥檚 Jewish Professional Leadership Program led 10 US Social Work students on an expedition ...

On Monday January 23, Wurzweiler Associate Professor Dr. Rozetta Wilmore Schaeffer spoke with 23 staff members at Jewish Family Services in Teaneck about vicarious traumatization, the difficulties associated with working with clients who have experienced traumatic events. Dr. Schaeffer, who teaches鈥�

The Spring 2012 semester kicked off at Wurzweiler School of Social Work with the orientation of incoming students. Included in the incoming class were the first students in the new Accelerated Program. The Administration, Faculty and staff welcome the newest Wurzweiler students!