As part of our field education program, Rutgers School of Social Work offers an online seminar in field instruction, also known as SIFI, that teaches field supervisors how to best engage with our students and be a supportive mentor.

Professor Lia Nower and Assistant Professor Qiana L. Brown have been selected for the leadership team of the new Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC).

Rutgers School of Social Work faculty members share recommendations to add to your list.

As a social work professor who researches homeless services, I am often asked what can be done to help individuals who are living on the streets and have a mental illness. Witnessing someone who appears to be homeless talking to themselves, pacing, and acting strangely in public, can be a disturbing sight that invokes fear in the observer. Yet, it is this fear itself that may be hindering the effectiveness of our public response to addressing mental illness in homeless populations.

Younger mothers with children by multiple fathers are more likely to experience psychological or physical harassment, economic abuse and sexual violence than younger mothers who have children with only one partner, a new Rutgers study finds.

Dr. Moore-Bembry gives a glimpse into some of the work relating to Inclusion, Intersectionality, Diversity, Equity and Advancement (IIDEA) that she's recently conducted. 

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Vivien (Wen Li) Anthony, Dr. Emily Bosk, Dr. Jacquelynn Duron, and Dr. Emmy Tiderington have been promoted to associate professor with tenure at the School of Social Wor

Dr. Qiana L. Brown, Assistant Professor at Rutgers School of Social Work, was awarded a $10,000 NIH/NCATS/CTSA pilot award through the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translation Science (NJ ACTS – a Rutgers-led NCATS/CTSA program hub).

Mildred “Mit” C. Joyner, DPS, MSW, BSW, LCSW, President of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), which has 55 chapters throughout the United States and its territories, will deliver the School of Social Work’s convocation address on May 16, 2022. 

As the foundation marks its 20th anniversary, founder and president Linda J. Walder, Esq. shares how The DJFF engages with communities to create paths leading to fulfilling and potential-driven lives. 

Dr. Robles conducts research focused on substance use prevention and sexual health among sexual and gender minorities (SGM) with a strong interest in addressing health inequities among Latinx SGM populations. He examines how cultural values, institutional and interpersonal support, and intersecting identities can serve as resiliency factors in mitigating negative health outcomes.

We spoke with Bernardo Hiraldo, Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education, about his journey to a career in social work and ways we can observe National Stress Month.