
February is Black History Month. Thomas Benjamin, Research Project Assistant at Rutgers School of Social Work's Center for Research on Ending Violence, spoke with Dr. Stephenie Howard, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Norfolk State University (a historically Black university), about the Black Perspective and its use in clinical social work.

The Institute for Families (IFF) at Rutgers School of Social Work advances the professional practices and knowledge base of individuals and organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children and families. Read on for updates on just some of the many recent activities taking place within IFF.

Rutgers School of Social Work is deeply saddened to share news of the death of longtime faculty member Dr. Jeffrey Longhofer. Along with his life-long partner, Dr. Jerry Floersch, Dr. Longhofer was a co-creator of the School of Social Work’s DSW program and the inaugural director of Rutgers’ Tyler Clementi Center for Diversity Education and Bias Prevention.