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)
The thing I learned most at Silberman was how to bring my full self into the work. Regardless of the population being served or problem being addressed, my time at Silberman taught me how to use my own authenticity and lived experiences to generate meaningful, high-quality outcomes for clients.