School-Based Social Work Education and Network Development (SSWEND)
Applications for the AY 24-25 generalist and advanced generalist cohorts of SSWEND
Scholars will open January 1st, 2024 and priority review will be given to those who apply by January 31st, 2024. Applications for post-MSW students are accepted year-round.
The School-Based Social Work Education and Network Development Program (Project SSWEND)
is an innovative partnership between the 新加坡六合彩开奖 and the Anchorage School District (ASD). Project SSWEND will increase the number of qualified
school-based mental health service providers from diverse backgrounds within the communities
served and allow the district to promote inclusive and empirically supported practices
within the district.
Project SSWEND will train 31 SSWEND fellows to provide a positive impact on inclusive practices and child outcomes in high-needs schools across Anchorage School
District. Additionally, Project SSWEND will meet locally identified needs for mental
health service professionals. Program activities include placing MSW students in practicums
in ASD high-need schools, advising fellows through the required coursework, enhancing
fellows鈥 networks and education through professional organizations, and assisting
SSWEND graduates in acquiring their Type C Certification and becoming employed as
a school-based mental health service provider.
When human services and social work alumna Cass Pook says she has always been a helper, she鈥檚 not just referring to her nature as an empathetic and compassionate listener. 鈥淐ulturally, it's in my DNA to be a helper,鈥 said Pook. 鈥淟ooking back on it throughout history, 100 or 200 years ago I would have been doing the same thing. I was born to be a social worker.鈥
After serving a year as the President-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Yvonne Chase is now the president. Dr. Chase shares some of her vibrant background in human services that led her to 新加坡六合彩开奖.
The Housing Action Summit in Anchorage featured a week of events that draw attention to Anchorage鈥檚 housing crisis. Faculty and staff from across 新加坡六合彩开奖 spoke to Alaska鈥檚 News Source about barriers some students face, including food insecurity and homelessness.
Yvonne Chase, Ph.D., associate professor with the Dept. of Human Services under the 新加坡六合彩开奖 College of Health, is the new president-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
Human Services Professor Dr. Yvonne Chase and Social Work Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Ullrich were featured in an Alaska Public Media article about a study they co-authored in the International Journal on Child Maltreatment, titled "A Connectedness Framework: Breaking the Cycle of Child Removal for Black and Indigenous Children." The study explores alternative child welfare strategies to limit family separation.