Daniel Gardner, Ph.D., Director of Research for Silberman Aging and Associate Professor at the Silberman School of Social Work, was selected to receive an Award of Excellence in Professional Education and Research at the upcoming Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) General Assembly in Chicago. The Silberman School of Social Work wishes to congratulate our colleague on this recognition of his extraordinary contribution to the area of Hospice and Palliative Care.
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The Charles A. Frueauff Foundation/The Children’s Village Scholarship Awardees
Congratulations to the following students for being awarded the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation/The Children’s Village scholarship.
Tatyana Krychkina (upper left)
Madelyn Villar (not pictured)
Kristen Jester (upper middle)
Julieta Ramirez (not pictured)
Stephanie Ferreira (upper right)
Katharine Gange (lower left)
Ebony Brown, and (lower middle)
Arislady Gomez (lower right)
Shadow Count 2016 – Help New York City’s homeless count. Become a decoy!
On January 25-26 (overnight), the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) will send thousands of volunteers across the city to count NYC’s unsheltered homeless people. On that same night, Shadow Count decoys will be deployed to designated locations throughout the five boroughs to report how many of them are counted. This project helps assess the accuracy of the DHS street survey and helps our city’s homeless count. Read more…
Professor Abramovitz elected as a fellow in AASWSW
Mimi Abramovitz, Bertha Capen Reynolds Professor of Social Policy at Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, City University of New York has been elected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. The AASWSW is, an honorific society of distinguished scholars and practitioners dedicated to achieving excellence in the field of social work and social welfare. She will be inducted into the Academy on January 15, 2016 in Washington D.C. The ceremony will be held at the annual meeting of Society for Social Work Research ( SSWR)
Tom Hill Appointed by President Obama as SAMSHA Senior Advisor
SAMSHA is pleased to announce that President Obama has appointed Tom Hill, (Hunter, MSW, 1999) as SAMHSA’s Senior Advisor for Addiction and Recovery and will serve as the Acting Director of CSAT.
Mr. Hill has worked for many years toward the goal of long-term recovery for individuals, families, and communities through peer services anchored in the organized recovery community. Over the years, he has been involved with many SAMHSA programs and is frequently sought out as a national thought leader in the recovery field. His experience as a person in long-term recovery spans over two decades. We are confident that Tom will be a great asset to SAMHSA.
Silberman Professors Co-edit Special Issue of JSSWR
Professors Diane DePanfilis and Daniel Herman co-edited a special issue of the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research on intervention research in social work. The issue feature papers illustrating the broad range of phases of such research from problem formulation to intervention design and testing to dissemination. Substantive areas addressed include homelessness, child welfare, youth development, asset building and others.
9th Annual NASW-NYC Leadership Awards Honorees
The Silberman School of Social Work wishes to congratulate members of our family who will be recognized as honorees at the 9th Annual NASW-NYC Leadership Awards on December 3, 2015.
These awards recognize social workers “who demonstrate exemplary leadership qualities and a unique commitment to the improvement of social and human conditions.”
Silberman School of Social Work mourns the loss of the beloved Dr. Rose Dobrof
Silberman School of Social Work mourns the loss of the beloved Dr. Rose Dobrof, who passed away on October 17, 2015.
Dr. Dobrof, over her professional career, was responsible for the development of the field of gerontological social work. From the time she entered social work practice, she was been committed to services for the elderly.
Professor Lewis honored by Journal of Quantitive Methods
Michael A. Lewis recently found out that he was named most promising young researcher in the quantitative methods area by the Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods (JAQM). JAQM is an international journal which aims to publish articles dealing with the application of quantitative methods to address problems in the social, economic, and health sciences. The most promising young researcher distinction is one of three awards the journal grants on an annual basis.
NASW Foundation Honors Professor Abramovitz
The NASW Foundation has selected Mimi Abramovitz, Bertha Capen Reynolds Professor of Social Policy, to become a member of NASW Social Work Pioneers. She is being honored for her “exceptional contribution to the social work profession and its ability to meet the needs of all people.” NASW’s Newly elected Pioneers will be recognized during NASW’s 60th Anniversary Celebration on Friday evening October 23, 2015 in Washington D.C.