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…
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…
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,…
By David Miller Sometimes, it takes just one class to solidify a major, and just one internship to calibrate direction. Madison Smith’s originally planned to major in nursing upon enrolling as a freshman at the University of Alabama in fall 2016. But, inspired to learn about the risk factors of drug addiction, she enrolled in…
