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From Monday, July 11 through Thursday, July 14, 2022, 's Wurzweiler School of Social Work Care Café partnered with Nachas Health and Family Network for a four-day retreat for a group of Holocaust survivors at the Hudson Valley Resort & Spa in Kerhonkson, NY. This much-…

Dr. Shannon Lane, associate professor of social work at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, published " Influence of Political Ideology on Coping and Personal Protection Practices During the Early Days of the COVID‐19 Pandemic" in the Journal of Policy Practice and Research. The article was co ...

After a few years of dormancy, the Wurzweiler Alumni Network is back in action. The kickoff program featuring Wurzweiler Assistant Professor, Dr. Debbie Akerman, took place on June 26. This event, the first in a series of Coffee Talks with Wurzweiler faculty, discussed sex as an addiction. In her…

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, ’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work Care Café partnered with the Williams Institutional CME Church and National Black Commission on Health Manhattan Cluster, to participate in a Harlem Street outreach community information day celebrating Men’s Health ...

On Sunday, June 12, 2022, ’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work Care Café partnered with Kilsy Hidalgo of Long Live Our Butterfly (LLOB), a domestic violence prevention organization, to recognize this month’s social awareness theme: Gun Violence Prevention month. Our festivities…

By Kimberly Moore Director, Care Café There’s no health without mental health! In partnership with the Williams Institutional CME Church and St. Luke AME Church in Harlem on May 24, 2022, ’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work Care Café joined to bring awareness to May’s important ...

By Allysha Bryant Care Café Intern Dr. Erik Pollak The Care Café team, in partnership with Nevut Lone Soldier, a nonprofit organization focused on providing supportive services to Israeli Veterans transitioning to civilian life, sponsored a Psychological First Aid training taught by Dr. Erik Pollak…

Care Cafe staff, DRIP SWEAT instructors , and guests By Kimberly Moore Director, Care Café On May 23, 2022, ’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work Care Café joined Kilsy Hidalgo of Long Live Our Butterfly (LLOB), a domestic violence prevention organization, to celebrate Mental Health…

Dr. Lisa Henshaw Dr. Lisa Henshaw, assistant professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has published “ Trauma-informed group work in social work academia: responding to students’ indirect trauma” in Social Work with Groups (Nov. 25, 2021). Here is the abstract: Indirect trauma and its ...