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  • Faculty Publication

    Tania Schusler, Amy Krings & Melissa Hernández (2019) Integrating youth participation and ecosocial work: New possibilities to advance environmental and social justice, Journal of Community Practice, 27:3-4, 460-475, DOI: 10.1080/10705422.2019.1657537. New possibilities to advance environmental and social justice: This article reveals possibilities to expand the role of youth within ecosocial work practice. The Where I Stand Youth Summit held in Chicago, Illinois, provided a safe space for young people to reflect upon their understanding of, and roles within, social and environmental justice movementsLEARN MORE
  • From the Blog

    Loyola Virtual Wellness Fair

    This year the Wellness Fair is going to be a virtual conference with over 25 interactive workshops offered. You can register for all workshops on LU Community. 300 randomly chosen attendees will receive $10 in Rambler Bucks. Find the event flyer & registration links here. You can register for all workshops on LU Community. 300 ...
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  • Important SSW Update - Fall 2020 Semester

    Message from the Dean's Office: I am writing to let you know that the School of Social Work will be offering all social work courses online for the fall 2020 semester. This includes all social work classes in the BSW, MSW, and PhD programs. Please note that this decision does not reflect what other Loyola University Chicago schools and departments may be planning for the fall. If your plan of study involves courses outside of the School of Social Work, you will need to wait to hear what that specific school or department has planned. If you are a BSW student, there may be the opportunity to take some non-social work courses on campus in the fall. READ MORE

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    Dr. Michael Dentato received the 2020 Langerbeck Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring

    2020 Langerbeck Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring has been awarded to Michael Dentato, PhD, Associate Professor in the School of Social Work. The Langerbeck Award is one of the University wide teaching awards, and is awarded to a faculty member who “shows extraordinary success in providing intensive individual research experiences for undergraduate students.” We at ...
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  • Perspectives of Social Work in Spain with an Innovative Approach

    Gracias a los q nos acompañaron durante la video conferencia en español: “PERSPECTIVAS DEL TRABAJO SOCIAL EN ESPAÑA CON UN ENFOQUE INNOVADOR” Nuestros invitados especiales de la Universidad de Alicante, Dr. Raul Ruiz Callado y el profesor Francisco Javier Mira Grau nos dierón una lección de como la colaboración interdisciplinar puede ayudar a fomentar la innovación social! Encontra copia de sus diapositivas al darle click al enlace:READ

  • Partnerships for Social Justice: The Empowering Counseling Program

    The ECP serves as a training opportunity for our LUC School of Social Work students to apply social justice values on-the-ground and help the local communities in the Chicagoland area. DETAILS

  • Apply to be the Commencement Speaker for the SSW 2020 Graduation Ceremony!

    Let your voice be heard! Submit a cover letter discussing your interest in becoming the Commencement Speaker & a draft of the speech. All entries should be submitted in a sealed envelope and placed in Doris Hernandez’s mailbox located in Room 561, Maguire Hall. Submissions due no later than Monday, February 3, 2020 at noon! Guidelines available through Doris Hernandez, dhernandez10@luc.edu DETAILS
  • From the Blog

    INQYR and the International Student Training Network

    During the end of October and early November 2019, LUC SSW dual degree (MSW/MA) student Aces Lira attended a series of week-long meetings and training for the International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience (INQYR) in Mexico City. Aces presented on his current work as part of the U.S. region of INQYR and the International Student ...
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  • Social Work student President’s Medallion 2019 winner

    Congratulations to MSW student, Daniela Barrios Morello, recipient of the 2019 Presidents Medallion! Daniela is known as a leader and a scholar with a commitment to service. A native of Venezuela who came to the United States as an adult with limited English, Daniela has shown great resilience, ability, and decisiveness in overcoming any limitations she faced as a nontraditional student in a master’s program in English. READ MORE

  • The Pathways to Academic, Career, and Employment Success (PACES) Scholarship awarded to MSW students for the 2019-2020 academic year

    PACES recipients received $25,000 for one to two years, support from a faculty mentor and hands-on experience working in a Medically Underserved Community (UMC). Recipients are full-time MSW students who come from economically, academically, ethnically, and/or environmentally disadvantaged backgrounds. LEARN MORE

  • Voting is Social Work

    The Campaign seeks to: Raise awareness of the importance of voting to social work practice and impact; Integrate voter engagement activities into class and field education for all social work students (micro and macro); Provide information about voter mobilization skills and strategies to field instructors, students and faculty for use in agencies and the classroom; and Ensure that all the people served by social workers have access to the vote. PARTICIPATE

  • Learn about our programs from a student's perspective

    Current MSW student reflects on her first year in the program.WATCH VIDEO

  • Loyola Social Work students licensing exam pass rates well above national average.

    The Association of Social Work Boards reports all licensing exam passing rates for social work schools.DETAILS
  • From the Blog

    Study Abroad: Rome 2019

    During the 2019 summer session, twelve MSW students participated a study abroad course in Loyola University Chicago’s John Felice Rome Center from 6/14 to 6/29.   Lead by Professors Caleb Kim and Ivan Medina, participating students learned about Italian social work practices, social policies for migrants and refugees, and cultural diversity by visiting diverse social service ...
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  • From the Blog

    Innovating Hope.

    Welcome to a new academic year at Loyola University Chicago and your journey through the School of Social Work to be this generation’s Innovators of Hope. Innovation is not limited to the apples’, googles’, and the amazons’ of the world. The spirit of innovation is within each and every one of us. The ability to ...
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  • Congratulations to Dean Goutham Menon

    He was awarded the James Billups International Social Development Leadership Award at the 21st Annual International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) Annual Conference. Dean Menon received this honor for representing the ICSD values of commitment to peace, social justice, inclusiveness, and the transgression of national boundaries.

  • Congratulations to the Class of 2019!

    Here is a preview of special moments from the 2019 School of Social Work—View photos and watch the video of the Commencement ceremony.

  • SBIRT at LUC Training Program

    For the past three years, Loyola University Chicago’s School of Social Work, The Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, and the Stritch School of Medicine have been training students, faculty and community members through the SBIRT@LUC Training Program. LEARN MORE
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    Loyola at UN Social Work Day 2019

    Social Work Day at the United Nations is an annual programme of the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work. The theme of this thirty-sixth annual programme is child protection. (Watch Recorded Video of the Session). Students and recent alums experienced the event and the preceding Student Conference ...
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