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2014 School of Social Work Alum Awarded Social Worker of the Year
As part of of this year’s National Professional Social Work Month theme, “Social Workers Are Essential,” the National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter (NASW-IL) is honoring Rosanelly Garcia ('14) as a 2021 NASW-Illinois Chapter Statewide Social Worker of the Year. READ MORE -
The Anti-Gentrifiers Not All Parks Are Created Equal—Loyola Researchers are Investigating the Tricky Balance Between Urban Greening and Displacement
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Loyola University Chicago Dean Appointed Board President for the Network for Social Work Management
July 12, 2021: Goutham Menon, PhD, dean and professor of the School of Social Work, was appointed Board President of the Network for Social Work Management (NSWM), effective July 1.READ MORE -
Introducing the Certificate in Advanced Psychotherapy
The School of Social Work is pleased to introduce the Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy, and its year-long certificate program for licensed practitioners and clinical supervisors. This immersive professional development program provides clinicians the training needed to expand and update clinical skills, enrich care provided to clients, and enhance one’s overall practice. The framework incorporates multiple theoretical disciplines and offers a method of case conceptualization that includes various listening and intervention techniques from a variety of treatment approaches.Comprised of three learning formats (on-site residency [TBD], virtual small-group consultation, and webinars) the program enables participants to continue their daily professional practices while earning this Advanced Psychotherapy Certificate. LEARN MORE -
New Center: Introducing C-FIRST
The Loyola University Chicago (LUC), School of Social Work (SSW), Center for Field Innovation, Research, Strategy, and Training (C-FIRST) engages community-based interventions and practice-based research that supports the sustainable implementation of innovative interventions to meet the unique challenges faced by organizations, clinicians, and students across Chicago and suburban communities. C-FIRST promotes and creates collaborative relationships with academic and community stakeholders in the development and implementation of: 1. innovative training programs, 2. community-based clinical training and organizational support, 3. create clearinghouses and libraries that are populated in response to community inquiries and demands, and 4. providing ongoing consultation and technical assistance. Check the official site luc.edu/cfirst to learn more about C-FIRST programs & initiatives. LEARN MORE -
Meet the 2021 Alumni Board Members!
School of Social Work Alumni Association (SSWAA) is pleased to introduce the new board members: www.luc.edu/socialwork/alumni/meettheboard. Join them on LinkedIn group to hear about their networking opportunities: www.linkedin.com/groups/6634254. & Connect with them on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram): @lsswaa. VISIT 
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Professor Amy Krings, along with her coauthors received Award for the Article of the Year in the Journal of Community Practice
Congratulations to Social Work Professor Amy Krings, along with her coauthors Tania Schusler and Melissa Hernández, who won the Marie Weil Award for the Article of the Year in the Journal of Community Practice. Their article – Integrating Youth Participation and Ecosocial Work: New Possibilities to Advance Environmental and Social Justice — was chosen because ...
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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 
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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 -
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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 
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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.
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