Prof. Gary Stein At the recent Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network 2022 General Assembly, held in person from Sunday, April 24, through Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Prof. Gary Stein, professor and director of the Gerontology & Palliative Care program at Wurzweiler School of Social Work…
Dr. Hanni Flaherty Dr. Hanni Flaherty, assistant professor and associate director of curricular and pedagogical innovation at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, published “T eaching Note—Using Technology to Enhance Experiential Learning Through Simulated Role Plays” in Journal of Social Work ...
On Monday, April 25, 2022, Wurzweiler School of Social Work inducted 32 new members, across cohorts, into the Tau Epsilon chapter of Phi Alpha, the Social Work National Honors Society. Those being honored were surrounded by faculty, administration, staff, peers and family during an interactive ...
By Clinical Associate Professor Tim Conley, Ph.D., LCSW Certified Addiction Specialist My brother could use a little mercy now He’s a stranger to freedom, he's shackled to his fear and his doubt The pain that he lives in, it’s almost more than living will allow I love my brother, he could use some…
By Kimberly Moore Director, Care Café On behalf of Care Café, Happy Purim! On Monday, March 14, 2022, Care Café and Nachas Health of Borough Park Brooklyn, welcomed more than 150 Holocaust survivors to Schick’s Manor for a wonderful celebration. Families gathered to celebrate life and love with ...
By Kimberly Moore Director, Care Café On behalf of Care Café, Happy Social Work Month! On Thursday, March 17, 2022, Care Café celebrated Social Work Month with CUNY Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY at their 15th Annual Social Work Conference. The theme of this year’s conference was “The Time Is…
By Kimberly Moore Director, Care Café We thrive in the spirit of giving! On the crisp morning of March 11, 2022, Wurzweiler’s Care Café and Breaking Ground, a community-based program, partnered to create and deliver “Welcome Home Kits ” for formerly homeless persons. Keona Serrano, assistant vice…
By Kimberly Moore Director, Care Café On Friday, March 11, 2022, Care Café partnered with a wonderful youth social justice organization in Harlem, Brotherhood Sister Sol (Bro Sis), to support their efforts with creating wellness programming at their institution. With their growing concerns around…
By Kimberly Moore Director, Care Café Care Café partnered with the faith-based coalition of the National Black Leadership Commission on Health to recognize National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Feb. 9, 2022. We were honored to have three dynamic guest speakers for this occasion. Dr. Alvin Ponder…
By Kimberly Moore Director, Care Café On Sunday, February 27, 2022, Care Café joined our community partners to lift the voices of domestic violence survivors and to continue to bring awareness to our community about the availability of support and resources to those who seek it. Located at the Juan…