October 2009 |
University of Michigan Visiting Scholar Dr. Jini RobyBYU School of Social Work Professor, Dr. Jini Roby, will be a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan through December. To read the full article, visit this link. |
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September 1, 2009 |
Dr. Kyle Lynn Pehrson RetiresThe BYU School of Social Work will bid farewell to longtime faculty member Kyle Lynn Pehrson on September 1, 2009. Dr. Pehrson will retire after a 27-year career at BYU...read more |
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August 9, 2009 |
BSW Valedictorian featured in Daily UniverseSara Hughes - Zabawa, BSW Valedictorian from Centerville, Utah, went to India to fulfill her academic internship. There was a need for a moral science curriculum to be taught, because these children come from a world where "if you need to steal to eat...you steal." Her job was to teach them choice and accountability, service, honesty, compassion, charity, kindness and love. To read the full article in BYU's Daily Universe, click here |
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June 22, 2009 |
New Summer Bridge CourseNew MSW students are strongly encouraged to take the Summer Bridge courses starting June 22, 2009. Click here for more details. |
June 21, 2009 |
MSW Alumni and Current MSW Student Featured in Daily HeraldScott Taylor (MSW alumni) and Lorna Heppler (current MSW student) were featured in the Provo Daily Herald newspaper on June 21, 2009. To read the whole story click here. |
June 2009 |
New MSW Class RegistrationNew incoming MSW students (whose undergrad degree is not social work) should register for Soc W 603, 620, 630, 660, 698R section 3 or 4, and 1-2 electives (570, 580, 670 and 680 series). New incoming MSW students (whose undergrad degree is social work) should register for Soc W 603, 620, 698R section 3 or 4, and 2-4 electives (570, 580, 670 and 680 series). All 1st semester MSW students should plan on about 15 credit hours for Fall 2009. |
March 22, 2009 |
BYU grad helping Afghan women in Salt Lake CityVisit this link to read the Mormontimes article about Kristen Lambert, BSW alumni, and her work with Afghan women in Salt Lake City. |
March 10, 2009 |
Therapists Explain the origin of pornography dependence in the brainVisit this link to view the article on the "Brain, Pornography and Addiction" lecture featured in BYU's, "The Daily Universe." |
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November 6, 2008 |
School of Social Work Hosts 3rd Annual Conference on SpiritualityOn November 6, 2008 the BYU School of Social Work hosted its 3rd annual Spirituality Conference title “Spirituality in working with Families and Children: Promoting a Strengths-Based Research Agenda.” The conference was made possible through the support of the Marjorie Pay Hinckley Endowed Chair in Social Work and the Social Sciences and the BYU Comprehensive Clinic.The 250 professionals in attendance including practitioners, university faculty, and students found the information they gained examined the current role of… |
October 2008 |
Dr. Norman’s Ukraine Research Benefits ChildrenBYU professor Dr. Judy Norman has been involved with research on institutionalized children in Ukraine. The specific purpose of the ongoing collaborative research project is to ascertain the mental status of currently institutionalized children. This data is then compared to a community sample in order to provide hard data to those influencing policy regarding children living in orphanages in Ukraine. Many countries have tried to eliminate orphanages as the research is clear that abandonment or institutional living has significant long term negative impact across most developmental markers…read more |
September 25, 2008 |
New MSW Class of 2010 Participates in Internship FairThe MSW class of 2010 put their best feet forward at the School of Social Work internship fair on September 25, 2008. A myriad of social work agencies were present at the fair to interview graduate students and proved important information regarding the types of social work services offered throughout Utah County and available for interested interns. “I was impressed with the number of quality placements our program offers,” stated first year MSW Tessa Farr…read more |
August 2008 |
New MSW Prerequisites (updated August 2008)MSW prerequisites for applicants applying for Fall 2010 |
July 2008 |
Dr. Jini Roby Travels to South Africa & CambodiaDue to her background in international child welfare, Dr.Jini Roby has had the recent opportunity of spending some time in East London, South Africa, collaborating with Dr. Margie Maistry, a colleague in the Dept. of Social Work and Social Development at the University of Fort Hare in East London. For the last few of years, they have been studying the effects of the developmental approach to child welfare, the official methodology adopted by South Africa for Social Development. The project has been collecting data from children, social workers, and caregivers from which they generate conceptual frameworks and practice recommendations which…read more |
July 10, 2008 |
Student Wins Gilman ScholarshipThe U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education (IIE) selected Drew Mallory as a recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in the amount of $5,000. Mallory, who is a senior social work major, with a psychology minor, will begin an internship next month at the Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development in Qatar. The Daily Universe, Thursday July 10, 2008 |