Community Projects – UNE School of Social Work

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Meg Webster Alumni, Clinical, Community Projects, Mental Health, Student Testimonials, Trauma, What is Social Work?

Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Propp – Moving Mountains in New York

Alumna Hannah Propp MSW '13: UNE alumna, Hannah Propp MSW '13 felt "the call" to social work while she was working in New York City as a Childcare Provider. Through this work, she found herself unable to continue to operate within the many oppressive systems that unfairly target specific populations without challenging them. Fueled by … Continue reading Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Propp – Moving Mountains in New York

January 30, 2020 Meg Webster Clinical, Community Projects, Curriculum, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Trauma, What is Social Work?

MSW Student Snapshots

Over the past few months, we've been asking our students to respond to some fun quick questions about who they are and what inspires them about social work. We've gathered a handful of their responses here for you all to enjoy! See below: B: MSW student, Briana Hailey (more commonly referred to as "B" @bumblebeestings … Continue reading MSW Student Snapshots

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Meg Webster Aging & Ethics, Community Projects, Mental Health, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, TRIAD, Veteran, What is Social Work?

Aging & Diversity: Ethics & Trauma as we Age

UNE School of Social Work partnered with UNE's Center for Excellence in Aging and Health and Area Agency on Aging for Western Maine, SeniorsPLUS to organize this year's annual Training in Aging and Diversity (TRIAD): Aging & Diversity: The Intersection of Ethics & Trauma as we Age The training featured a Trauma presentation by Assistant … Continue reading Aging & Diversity: Ethics & Trauma as we Age

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Meg Webster AASJ, Community Projects, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Student Travel, Substance Use Disorder, What is Social Work?

Music, Healing, and Social Justice

Applied Arts and Social Justice MSW student, Libby Arsenault '21 recently received a full scholarship to attend a 3 day Artivism Conference in Belfast, ME: What's Art Got To Do With It? The Student Social Work Organization covered additional travel costs and hotel expenses. The focus of the conference was the use of arts in … Continue reading Music, Healing, and Social Justice

November 1, 2019November 4, 2019 Meg Webster AASJ, Community Projects, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, What is Social Work?

MSW Student organizes Allyship Training

UNE MSW student, Wes Covey '21 is collaborating with Maine Boys to Men, Prevention Action Change, and Maine Women's Lobby to organize a training around Allyship in the community. From Maine Boys to Men: We are in an age of unprecedented awareness and action around the epidemic of sexual assault and harassment in our society. … Continue reading MSW Student organizes Allyship Training