Whitney Irie, an assistant professor in the Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW), received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop a tool that measures equity in public health organizations.
BCSSW Receives $2.5 Million Grant to Fund Behavioral Health Internship Program
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).
BCSSW Research Team Works to Provide Aid for Afghan Refugees Resettled in the U.S.
The Boston College School of Social Work’s (BCSSW) Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA) will collaborate with the University of Illinois at Chicago for a project that aims to provide mental health and familial support for Afghan refugees resettled in the United States, according to BC News.
Vitillo Highlights Catholic Organizations Efforts To Confront Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused one of the largest and fastest forced displacement crises since World War II, according to Monsignor Robert Vitillo, secretary general of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC).
Podcast: Body Image and Unrealistic Expectations, feat. Yvonne Castañeda
This week, Podcast Editors Eamon and Jack interviewed Yvonne Castañeda, a part-time faculty member at Boston College School of Social Work and author of new release Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety. Currently listed as the twenty-third best sellter in teen & Young Adult Nonfiction on Drugs and Alcohol Abuse, the book is an account…
Part-Time Faculty Member in BCSSW Releases ‘Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety’ on Tuesday
Yvonne Castañeda, a part-time faculty member in Boston College’s School of Social Work (BCSSW), said she hopes her new memoir will start conversations about mental health, addiction, and eating disorders.
Lynch and BCSSW Launch Institute of Early Childhood Policy
This fall, the Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development and the BC School of Social Work launched the Institute of Early Childhood Policy (IECP), an interdisciplinary initiative created to strengthen research, policy, and student training in the domain of early childhood.
Remembering Alberto Godenzi: “An Inspirational Leader, a Visionary”
Close friends said Alberto Godenzi, who served as the dean of the School of Social Work and vice provost for Global Engagement, lived with virtue and integrity.