Alumni – UNE School of Social Work

December 14, 2020December 11, 2020 Meg Webster AASJ, Alumni, Clinical, Community Projects, Covid19, IPEC, Mental Health, Social Work Jobs, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Therapy, What is Social Work?

Alumna, Deanna Barry ’17 provides clinical therapy services through Sweetser

Deanna Barry graduated in 2017 with her MSW and a certificate in Applied Arts and Social Justice (AASJ). She currently lives in Portland, Maine, where she works as a School-Based Clinician through Sweetser providing clinical therapy services to middle school students at Brunswick Junior High School Deanna (left) and her colleague Jess Troy (right) attending … Continue reading Alumna, Deanna Barry ’17 provides clinical therapy services through Sweetser

November 9, 2020November 10, 2020 Meg Webster AASJ, Alumni, Clinical, Covid19, Curriculum, Interprofessional Education, Mental Health, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Therapy, Trauma, What is Social Work?

From Maine to California: Alumna Jessica Boghosian MSW ’18 on Psychotherapy and EMDR

Recently, the Director of UNE School of Social Work, Shelley Cohen Konrad PhD, LCSW, FNAP, received an email update from MSW alumna '18, Jessica Boghosian ACSW, about her new life in California. Jessica graduated in May 2018 and shortly after graduation, packed up her car with a close friend and drove across the country and … Continue reading From Maine to California: Alumna Jessica Boghosian MSW ’18 on Psychotherapy and EMDR

October 29, 2020November 9, 2020 Meg Webster Aging & Ethics, Alumni, Mental Health, Student life, Student Testimonials, Therapy, What is Social Work?

Alumni Update: Emily Krueger MSW ’20 Returns Home Equipped With New Skills

MSW alumni '20 Emily Krueger poses here with her "How Do You Plan To Do Good?" sign. Emily joined UNE's MSW Program straight from undergrad. She completed her MSW in JUST ONE YEAR through our BSW 4+1 Advanced Standing Track! She also took advantage of the Training in Aging and Diversity (TRIAD) certificate and received … Continue reading Alumni Update: Emily Krueger MSW ’20 Returns Home Equipped With New Skills

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Meg Webster Alumni, Clinical, IPEC, Mental Health, Racism, Student Testimonials, Trauma, TRIAD, What is Social Work?

Alumni Spotlight: Kallie Dorsey ’19, Medical Social Work and COVID-19

As part of our COVID19 series, we are reaching out to our alumni to find out how they're doing, how they've been impacted by current events, and what their plans are moving forward. Today, we feature Kallie Dorsey MSW '19. Kallie: Kallie is originally from Texas. She got a BSW in undergrad, moved to … Continue reading Alumni Spotlight: Kallie Dorsey ’19, Medical Social Work and COVID-19

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