Q-and-A with Social Work instructor Nancy Payne By David Miller and Nancy Payne April 23, 2020 When the global community began to shutter its businesses and communal activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those who manage chronic conditions were faced with a familiar mandate: social isolation. Millions of people have autoimmune disorders that weaken their…
Senior, Selma native Strengthens Faith through Friendships at UA April 9, 2020 By David Miller Despite all of Nautica Davis’ service work in high school and in junior college, she felt a void as she prepared to transfer to a four-year university in 2018. Davis was keen to continue her service work, especially with children.…
Senior, SSW Ambassador Strengthens Faith through Friendships at UA April 9, 2020 By David Miller Despite all of Nautica Davis’ service work in high school and in junior college, she felt a void as she prepared to transfer to a four-year university in 2018. Davis was keen to continue her service work, especially with children.…
4/6/2020 [ua_row class=”row”][ua_col class=”col-md-6″] Field Awards BSW Field Award Destiny McFall BSW DC Field Award Shelby Taylor BSW International Field Award Molly Collimore MSW Distance Learning Field Award Precious Parham MSW Face-to-Face Field Award Cynthia Weissman-Gelb MSW DC Field Award Augustine Monroy [/ua_col][ua_col class=”col-md-6″] MSW Writing Awards MSW Analytical/Technical Paper (Recognizes MSW students with excellent writing…
SSW alumnus working to reform national child welfare system April 3, 2020 By David Miller Jerry Milner’s quest to shift United States child welfare policy to a holistic, data-driven system comes with many challenges. Milner, associate commissioner at the Children’s Bureau since November 2017, says that the “wheels of government” don’t always match the pace…
Doctoral students beginning mixed-methods study with focus on women March 12, 2020 By David Miller TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama School of Social Work doctoral students Amber Sutton and Haley Beech are combining their research interests of maternal health and intimate partner violence to help strengthen the population of one of Alabama’s poorest counties.…
**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED; THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PLANS TO RESCHEDULE.** TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Access to opioid overdose reversal medication can vary based on availability and affordability, but knowing when and how to use these medications is just as critical during emergencies. A free community event at The University of Alabama will provide both…
March 7, 2020 Five female students will share their educational journeys in the four University of Alabama social work programs, along with their successes during a unique, student-led panel discussion on March 11 in Little Hall. The discussion, the second of the School of Social Work’s events in March to celebrate Social Work Month, will…
Senior finds encouragement, empowerment in School of Social Work March 6, 2020 By David Miller As the daughter of Filipino immigrants, Shaina Daquioag can empathize with people who emigrate to the United States and struggle to adjust to a new culture. Daquioag’s family moved to the United States when she was 3 years old. Once…
Feb. 24, 2020 By David Miller For children with disabilities, treatment and therapy can become mundane and repetitive. Spontaneity is fun, but there’s not much of it in physical therapy or doctor’s appointments, where children are also isolated from their peers. Therapeutic horseback riding, though, is a unique intervention that’s a “big deal” for children,…
