PSU School of Social Work

"From food security to food sovereignty," a paper in the journal of Social Work Education, offers a new model to help social workers intervene in food systems. By @pdxssw Morgan Joyner, Dana Hafter-Manza, Grace Littig, Tatiana Havill & Amie Thurber: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Eileen M. Brennan, PhD; Lisa Stewart, PhD, MSW; Claudia Sellmaier, PhD; Jessica Lukefahr, and Marin Henderson-Posther, PhD, MSW, recently presented at the 10th International Work and Family Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

Next Friday, join the upcoming info-session to get further insight on Portland State's Bachelor of Social Work program. To RSVP, follow this link google.com/url?q=https%3A…

Reminder for upcoming events! The West Coast Child Welfare Training Conference will be from August 22 – 24, 2023, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland, Oregon. Register today to join the conversation! sites.google.com/ewu.edu/wccwtc…

Congratulations to MSW Alumna Amy Reynolds on her new position as Executive Director for Share! To learn more about Reynold's promotion, follow the link below: clarkcountytoday.com/people/share-n…

Gentle reminder that we have changed Facebook accounts! Please follow our new account facebook.com/psussw

Adjunct Professor Susan Hedlund MSW, LCSW, OSW-C and co-editors Bryan Miller, Grace Christ, and Carolyn Messner recently published their book, Oncology and Palliative Social Work: Psychosocial Care for People Coping with Cancer. pdx.edu/social-work/ne…

Next Thursday, join the upcoming info-session to get further insight on Portland State's Masters of Social Work program. Follow the link apply.pdx.edu/portal/socialw… to RSVP.

This Wednesday, join the PSU School of Social Work for a Child, Youth, and Family Studies (CYFS) information session! Email penners@pdx.edu to RSVP for this session and receive a link to the Zoom meeting

Congratulations to MSW Aluma Kelsey Nava-Costale has been named the new Executive Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the Albany School District! southshore.albany.k12.or.us/2023/06/15/alb…

"Portland State University (PSU) will use nearly $6 million in federal funding to train new school-based mental health service providers to address shortages in high-need Oregon and Washington schools." stateofreform.com/featured/2023/…

Matthew A. Town, PhD and co-authors Laurie D. McCubbin, Alyson Burns-Glover, and Elinor M. Butay recently published their article "Creating Spaces for Decolonization and Indigenization Among Mental Health Professionals in Higher Education". Full Article : tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Portland State's School of Social Work was recently mentioned in Newsweek! Read the full mention here: newsweek.com/insights/usas-…

Next Thursday, join the PSU School of Social Work for a Child, Youth, and Family Studies (CYFS) information session. Email penners@pdx.edu to RSVP for this session and receive a link to the Zoom meeting.

Portland State's RRI Regional Research Institute is hiring for three hourly positions working on The National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) project. If interested, follow the links below! jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/41790 jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/41792 jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/41793

Portland State's RRI Regional Research Institute is hiring for two professional academic positions. If interested in either position, follow the links below. NHBS Project Manager: jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/41766 NHBS Field Operations Manager: jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/41771

BSW Assistant Professor Lalaine Sevillano has recently coauthored the publication "Fostering Leaders of Our World: Facilitators and Barriers to Educational Success Among a Cohort of Foster Scholars in College" To read the whole article, follow this link pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/socwork_fac/67…

SSW Assistant Professor Anita Gooding, PhD, SSW Associate Professor gita mehrotra, MSW, PhD and Olivia Bormann, MA, recently coauthored "Race/ism in Field Education: Narratives of BIPOC Field Instructors". To read the full article follow this link: pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/socwork_fac/67…

Next Tuesday, join the PSU School of Social Work for a Child, Youth, and Family Studies (CYFS) information session. Email penners@pdx.edu to RSVP for this session and receive a link to the Zoom meeting.

The Latino Social Work Organization's conference at PSU this last weekend was a big success! Special thanks go out to Marilyn, Kara Lise Miller, Gabriela Santoyo Gutierrez, and our student volunteers who showed up for all 3 days of the conference!