The Social Work Policy Network remains committed to sharing key news updates, policy changes, action opportunities, events & more - with content particularly focused on social justice, equity, and systemic change.

Reflecting on January’s National Mentoring Month, Dr. Rebecca Swann-Jackson, Associate Research Manager at the Institute for Families and member of the School of Social Work’s (SSW) IIDEA Committee, interviewed Carmen Castro, Assistant Director of Business Services, who designed and leads the SSW Staff Pilot Mentoring Program. Carmen has previously supported the Faculty Diversity Collaborative in the Rutgers Office of University Equity and Inclusion. Carmen shares her perspectives on mentoring and its importance to the SSW community. 

The Social Work Policy Network remains committed to sharing key news updates, policy changes, action opportunities, events & more - with content particularly focused on social justice, equity, and systemic change.

The Social Work Policy Network remains committed to sharing key news updates, policy changes, action opportunities, events & more - with content particularly focused on social justice, equity, and systemic change.

The Social Work Policy Network remains committed to sharing key news updates, policy changes, action opportunities, events & more - with content particularly focused on social justice, equity, and systemic change.

Rutgers School of Social Work will be represented at the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR)'s 29th Annual Conference from January 15-19, 2025 by a number of presentations being hosted by our faculty, postdocs, Ph.D. students, lecturers, alumni, and staff.

Harry Schiffman, LMSW is a lecturer at Rutgers School of Social Work. He explains the significance of Poverty Awareness Month and ways social workers and allied professionals can observe it this month and beyond.

The Social Work Policy Network remains committed to sharing key news updates, policy changes, action opportunities, events & more - with content particularly focused on social justice, equity, and systemic change.

Marla Blunt-Carter’s emotions seesawed on election night. She is a longtime campaign advisor to her sister, Lisa Blunt Rochester, who was about to make history as Delaware’s first Black U.S. senator and one of two African American women poised to serve at the same time in the upper chamber. Yet elation was tinged with sorrow – it was their first election without their father, who had inspired their commitment to public service. And then came the sting of a crushing loss at the top of the Democratic ticket.