Thursday evening, October 17th, our stellar MSW student Kim Davis, has organized a storytelling event that focuses on intimate partner violence among young people aged 16-24 She has carefully planned the evening through collaboration with the Interprofessional Education Collaborative, MSW Faculty, Amy Coha, Applied Arts and Social Justice Certificate Coordinator, Lori Power, Through These Doors, and … Continue reading A Night of Storytelling: Maine Voices Against Violence
‘Tis the time to orient!
Every year, UNE WCHP welcomes all new health professions students to their robust NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION. Not only is this a great time to get pre-enrollment tasks out of the way and become acquainted with the University, campus culture, and greater Portland community at large, but it's also a great opportunity to meet your specific … Continue reading ‘Tis the time to orient!
What is Narrative Therapy?
Narrative therapy seeks to be a respectful, non-blaming approach to counseling and community work, which centers people as the experts in their own lives. It views problems as separate from people and assumes people have many skills, competencies, beliefs, values, commitments and abilities that will assist them to reduce the influence of problems in their … Continue reading What is Narrative Therapy?
How To Fund Grad School
We recently surveyed our MSW students to learn: How they're funding grad school AND If they think it's worth the investment Are students in school full time? 55% of our currently enrolled students are full-time (*Full time Advanced Standing and Accelerated students included) 45% of our currently enrolled students are on part time tracks (3 … Continue reading How To Fund Grad School
#ElevateSocialWork with UNE School of Social Work
March is National Social Work Month, and this year's theme is ELEVATE SOCIAL WORK! National Social Work month is an opportunity for social workers around the nation and world and their supporters to educate the public about the invaluable contributions of the profession. You can find social workers all throughout our society. They are in schools … Continue reading #ElevateSocialWork with UNE School of Social Work
