A licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), Isheaba Ellis started her own teletherapy company TheraCouch, which provides remote therapy services to individuals and couples in New Jersey and Washington D.C., in 2019.
The Department of Human Services launched an anti-discrimination training program to educate social service providers in the state on the unique needs of the LGBTQI+ community, and help with barriers that may discourage individuals facing homelessness from seeking support.
Though disability is all around us, Americans typically do not like to think about or consider disabilities. A country that devalues disabilities is the world I was born into as a Deaf woman.
News & Updates from the Institute for Families: July 2021
Rutgers School of Social Work is pleased to announce the promotion of five faculty members.
Conversation with IIDEA Committee Member Brenda Codallos
Mark Lamar, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of the Office of Field Education, was recently profiled in the Network for Social Work Management
Two alumni who co-authored a whitepaper with Courtney Madsen (MA) of Church World Services to address refugee mental health and well-being.
An Interview with IIDEA Committee Member Iris Cardenas
Ericka Deglau will retire from her position as Professor of Teaching and Director of the Intensive Weekend Program at the School of Social Work in January 2022.
An Interview with IIDEA Committee Member Vimmi Surti
Professor of Professional Practice Elsa Candelario has been named director of the LISTA Certificate Program at Rutgers School of Social Work.