BCSSW Receives $2.5 Million Grant to Fund Behavioral Health Internship Program

Lucy Freeman • October 3, 2023

The Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW) received a two-year, $2.5 million grant from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to fund its Behavioral Health Paid Internship Program (BHPIP).

Rigby Reflects on Time With Homeboy Industries

Katelyn Zilke • December 11, 2018

School of Social Work graduate Kathryn Rigby returned to BC on Wednesday to talk about her time as a Jesuit Volunteer with Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit that rehabilitates individuals who formerly were in gangs or have served time in prison.

Faculty Encourage Difficult Classroom Conversations

Emily Browder • November 17, 2018

Susan Tohn, a professor in the Boston College School of Social Work, and Sarah Castricum, senior instructional developer at the Center for Teaching Excellence, collaborated on “Cultivating Courageous Classroom Conversations," part of BC’s International Education Week.

New SSW Dean Brings Experience in Poverty Research to BC

Conor Chapman • November 14, 2016

Yadama's background, largely focused on research into poverty and the environment, informs the main focus of his studies—"to power the poor."

BC Grad Schools Maintain Prestige in U.S. News and World Report Rankings

News • March 16, 2016

Boston College Graduate Schools, including the School of Social Work and the Boston College Law School, maintained their high position in the U.S. News and World Report ranking.