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.
One great thing about SSW is becoming part of a community with some brilliant, compassionate social workers. I built a network of people that I can still call upon for career advice, emotional support, and resources for my clients.