Associate Professor Samuel Aymer delivered the keynote lecture, entitled Beyond Power and Control: Understanding Partner Abuse Through Multiple Lenses, at the University of Maryland’s School of Social Work Alumni Conference in Baltimore on March 6. Professor Aymer’s scholarship focuses on intimate partner abuse and the intersection of race and culture relative to psychotherapeutic work with African-American men living in the urban environment. At Silberman, Professor Aymer teaches Clinical Practice with Individuals and Families, Human Behavior in the Social Environment and Social Work Practice Learning Lab.
Social work is all about relationships; the relationships you develop with your clients, your colleagues, and the community. Silberman taught me the value of developing those relationships. When you join the Silberman community, you gain more than just an education, you gain a lifetime of resources.