Women's Leadership Chair Betsy Farmer and Bridges Society Leadership Member Molly Allwein kickoff the United Way campaign with a Virtual Information Session about the Women's Leadership Council and the Bridges Society for Young Professionals on October 20th. Register here.

CWEL Academic Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor Alicia Johnson wrote the chapter “Adverse Childhood Experiences: How Incidents From the Past Affect a Student’s Classroom Behavior Today” for the book Strategies and Methods for Implementing Trauma-Informed Pedagogy. Dr. Johnson's advice and recommendations in the chapter come from her years of experience as a school social worker and the training that she received at Pitt. Read more.

On August 14, 2021, a team from Animal Friends and Pitt were at the Homewood Health Fair to talk about how humans and pets can be healthier together. Dr. Mary Beth Rauktis from the School of Social Work brought the “Aging in Place with Pets Guide” created by the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education fellowship students and funded by the Florence Stier endowment, as well as harnesses, dog leashes and collars donated by Animal Friends to the fair. Read more.

The Pittsburgh Wage Study was cited multiple times in the report A New Day in the Neighborhood: How Pittsburgh’s new leaders can ensure good jobs, union rights, healthy neighborhoods, and a city for all. In addition, faculty member Ray Engel was directly cited based on testimony he gave; the Gender Equity report Sara Goodkind directed was also cited; and alumnus and long-time adjunct Carl Redwood is quoted in the document.

Associate Professor Jaime Booth's HYPE (Homewood Youth-Powered & Engaged) Media project is now producing and publishing podcasts that are available on Spotify. Listen here.

Recent doctoral graduate Serwaa S. Omowale is a T32 postdoctoral fellow for the transdisciplinary California Preterm Birth Initiative in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Omowale is the first social work scholar in the fellowship and her work will focus on structural racism and community strengths influencing preterm birth among Black women. 

Doctoral alumna Tirelo Modie-Moroka co-authored an article just published in the African Journal of Social Work about COVID-19. Tirelo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, University of Botswana. Read "Social work education in Botswana amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Reflections, strategies and lessons" online.

A group from the School of Social Work spent the Pitt Day of Caring in Millvale helping with indoor and outdoor projects. Thanks to all who participated! See more photos here.