Student Testimonials – UNE School of Social Work

February 14, 2019February 15, 2019 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

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 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

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Meg Webster Alumni, Community Projects, Macro, Multicultural Education, Student Testimonials, Uncategorized

The Color and Cost of Justice

Seven of our MSW students were sponsored to attend this years' Portland Maine MLK Dinner: MLK Observance: The Color and Cost of Justice . Five students were sponsored by UNE's Intercultural Affairs Office, while two others were generously offered tickets by their host Field Placement institution: Portland Public Schools. Several UNE Social Work faculty and alumni also attended … Continue reading The Color and Cost of Justice

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Meg Webster Faculty Research, Projects, and Presentations, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Student Travel

UNE Social Work in Ghana

UNE's Ghana Cross Cultural Health Immersion Every May since 2008, an interprofessional group of UNE faculty, staff, and students have traveled to Ghana to work alongside Ghana Health Service, community health educators, community members. The Cross Cultural Health Immersion to Ghana, Africa integrates western health practices with folk medicine, which we believe to be integral in providing … Continue reading UNE Social Work in Ghana

December 21, 2018February 1, 2019 Meg Webster Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Trauma

Peace Place

Trauma-informed Social Work Practice Over the next few months we'll be featuring a variety of Trauma informed social work projects and initiatives led by our MSW students. Here at UNE, our on campus MSW students can obtain a certificate in Trauma-Informed Care en route to getting their MSW. The trauma certificate coordinator, who is also … Continue reading Peace Place