School of Social Work

NEWS

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April 28th 2022

Currently Accolades: People for May 2, 2022

Leigh Ahlgren, research and graduate studies faculty, received PSU’s...
April 25th 2022

PSU announces recipients of prestigious university research and mentoring awards

From left: Randall Bluffstone, Katy Barber, Anne Thompson, Leigh Ahlgren Portland State University announces the 2022 awards for excellence in research, graduate mentoring and research administration. The awards are among the university's...
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April 12th 2022

Research: Precarious Parenthood

WHEN ROBERTA HUNTE, social work faculty, talks to Black people who have given...
Ethan Thrower on campus in the Park Blocks
April 5th 2022

Alumni Spotlight: Ethan Thrower ‘09, MSW ‘20

Ethan Thrower (‘09, MSW ‘20) enjoys a fulfilling life. Happily married...
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March 30th 2022

Achieve My Plan

Achieve My Plan (AMP) is a program geared towards creating empowering interventions...
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March 30th 2022

2020-21 Practicum Spotlight: Aviva Health

Student: Cherann Beer Practicum Instructor: Jared Juett, LCSW Adrienne Graf,...
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March 30th 2022

2019-20 Practicum Spotlight: CODA Inc. Hillsboro Recovery Outpatient

Practicum Instructor: Danielle Berner Students: Maeve Swakhammer, Zoie...
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March 30th 2022

2019-20 Practicum Spotlight: Clackamas County Health Centers Medication Assisted Treatment

Practicum Instructor Cat Caruso is a social worker with Clackamas County’s...
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January 27th 2022

Elaine Szeto’s Parallel Processes in Social Work

“What’s valuable about social work to me is that I have had so much...
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January 26th 2022

Currently Accolades: Grants for January 31, 2022

Óscar Fernández, university studies, Melissa Patiño-Vega, world...
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January 26th 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for January 31, 2022

1. Eileen Brennan, social work faculty, co-authored the paper, “Supporting...
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January 26th 2022

Currently Accolades: Presented for January 31, 2022

Mitra Naseh, social work faculty, presented a paper titled “Factors...