Pitt Social Work Weekly E-blast January 3, 2023

January 3, 2023

Teaching caregiving to dementia patients' families

Direct Practice Chair and Clinical Assistant Professor Beth Mulvaney spoke to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the challenges facing families taking care of relatives with dementia. Read more.

PhD alumna wins SSWR award

Doctoral and MSW alumna Rachel W. Goode, PhD, now an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has won the Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award presented by the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). The award will be presented at their annual conference on Saturday January 14th. Read more about her work.

RFP for Pitt School of Social Work Community Projects

Students in the COSA (Community, Organization, and Social Action) Specialization in the MSW Program develop and implement projects as part of their central grades in two of our core courses. Since the Fall of 2017, we have engaged community organizations and students in completing over 55 community projects. Thank you to everyone who has participated so far!

Here is the link to RFP for the SPRING 2023 Community Projects RFP for the Community Organizing and Planning class and the Community Planning and Development Class. Proposals are due by Friday, January 6, 2023. You can also access the RFP using the QR Code.

Upcoming Events

January 13, 2023: Continuing Education: Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. 9am-4pm. Register here.

January 14, 2023: In-person MSW Information Session. 9am-12pm. Register here.

January 19, 2023: A Showing and Discussion of the Documentary Film On These Grounds. 4:30pm. 7th floor auditorium of Alumni Hall at the University of Pittsburgh or Zoom (link to come)

January 20, 2023: How Does It Feel To Be A Problem: film screening and community dialogue. 5-8pm. Frick Fine Arts Cloister & Auditorium. Register here.

January 21, 2023: Continuing Education: What’s New In Social Work Ethics (In Person Training). 9am-12pm. Register here.

January 23-27, 2023: Pitt Social Work Mentoring Week. More information to come.

January 24, 2023: Speed Mentoring Event. 6-7:30pm. Registration to come.

January 27, 2023: Continuing Education: Understanding and Addressing Suicidal Ideation in the Clinical Setting. 9-11am. Register here.

For a complete listing of upcoming events please visit the

Pitt School of Social Work website

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