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March 24, 2020 Meg Webster Covid19, Faculty Spotlight, Mental Health, Staff, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials

Taking Care of Your Mental Health through Covid19

As we all embark on this journey together and face the Covid19 uncertainty ahead, we thought we'd reach out to UNE Social Work faculty, staff, and students to learn about what sorts of things they're doing from home to take care of their mental health. We will post responses as they come in. To kick … Continue reading Taking Care of Your Mental Health through Covid19

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 Meg Webster Mental Health, Student life, Student Testimonials, What is Social Work?

Come as You Are: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

This week (Feb 24th - March 1st) is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week! The theme this year is Come as You Are. We encourage you all to embrace this theme by reflecting on the positive steps you've taken, wherever you are— including those stemming from setbacks or challenges — toward accepting yourself and others. Take … Continue reading Come as You Are: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

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

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Meg Webster AASJ, Clinical, Macro, Research, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, What is Social Work?

How MSW Student, Carly Woolard Uses Poetry For Healing

Poetry and Social Work: Carly Woolard entered UNE's MSW Program in Fall of 2018. She is originally from North Carolina, but knew she'd be moving to Maine the moment she came upon UNE's Applied Arts and Social Justice Certificate. "I'd not seen anything like it before and just knew it was perfect," she shares. Carly … Continue reading How MSW Student, Carly Woolard Uses Poetry For Healing

January 6, 2020 Meg Webster Clinical, Mental Health, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Trauma, What is Social Work?

Trauma-Informed Social Work: A Radical Health Experience

Lara Nordenson is a second year MSW student in UNE's MSW program pursing the Certificate in Trauma-Informed Care . A little about Trauma: Trauma is a hidden epidemic affecting 90% of individuals who seek public behavioral health services (SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health solutions). It's life-shaping and impacts not only the individuals, but families, communities and service systems. … Continue reading Trauma-Informed Social Work: A Radical Health Experience