Meg Webster Community Projects, Macro, Student Projects, Student Testimonials

Policy: Where The Rubber Meets The Road

In honor of Social Work Month this year, MSW Student Blair Doucette hosted a UNE Policy Class Day at the State House.  Blair had already been working in the field of social work for 12 years at DHHS's  Office of Child and Family Services  when he applied to UNE's MSW Program.  He decided to pursue … Continue reading Policy: Where The Rubber Meets The Road

Meg Webster Aging & Ethics, Clinical, Community Projects, Faculty Research, Projects, and Presentations, Student Projects, Student Testimonials

A Board Game that Helps Families Learn How Their Aging Loved Ones Want To Be Remembered

We all leave a legacy upon death. Some legacies we know, others we desire, and still others will happen without us ever knowing. Despite growing up in families and keeping in touch with siblings, parents, etc, it is surprising how little we know about what matters most to those closest to us. This is what … Continue reading A Board Game that Helps Families Learn How Their Aging Loved Ones Want To Be Remembered

Meg Webster Community Projects, Faculty Research, Projects, and Presentations, Faculty Spotlight, Macro

Faculty Assists Portland Police With Crime and Safety Survey

Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, Ph.D., co-director of the UNE Social Work Center for Research and Evaluation, is assisting the Portland Police Department  to organize and implement an online survey to gauge residents’ opinions about crime, police effectiveness and overall safety in the city.   Information gathered will be used to help guide the department in its crime … Continue reading Faculty Assists Portland Police With Crime and Safety Survey

Meg Webster Aging & Ethics, Clinical, Community Projects, Student Testimonials

Aging and the Arts

UNE's Center for Excellence in Aging and Health and School of Social Work welcomed Dr. Suzanne Doyle from the University of Missouri - St. Louis to facilitate the workshop: Ageless Arts: Harnessing Creativity in Later Life  Over 40 participants gathered to EXPLORE the intersections of aging, health, wellness and creativity... LOOK at the "gifts" of aging as assets … Continue reading Aging and the Arts

Meg Webster Alumni, Clinical, Community Projects, Faculty Research, Projects, and Presentations, Veteran

Military Social Work: How UNE Alumna, Kelli Godfrey, Serves Our Veterans

Kelli Godfrey grew up around the world on military installations, with her mother serving her country as an active duty female soldier. She later married her husband, an active duty soldier, and continued to move around the country. Though Kelli herself is not a veteran, she was an Army child, Army spouse, employed as a … Continue reading Military Social Work: How UNE Alumna, Kelli Godfrey, Serves Our Veterans