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
Social Work Director, Shelley Cohen Konrad, presents during virtual interprofessional summit
Shelley Cohen Konrad, Ph.D., LCSW, FNAP, director of UNE's School of Social Work and UNE’s Center for Excellence in Collaborative Education (CECE), recently gave two presentations and served as facilitator for Nexus Summit 2020: Retaining the Vital Focus on Optimizing the Interprofessional Clinical Learning Environments: Better Care, Better Value, Better Education. The annual summit serves … Continue reading Social Work Director, Shelley Cohen Konrad, presents during virtual interprofessional summit
Alumna Carly Woolard ’20 reflects on COVID19 and Black Lives Matter
Carly Woolard graduated from UNE’s MSW Program in May 2020, and not only graduated, but was honored with the Outstanding Social Work Student Award. This award recognizes and honors one student each year for their academic achievement, community involvement, leadership, interprofessional participation, and overall integrity manifest in their respect for individuality and diversity of others. … Continue reading Alumna Carly Woolard ’20 reflects on COVID19 and Black Lives Matter
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
Ambiguous Loss in the Time of COVID-19 and Widespread Protests for Racial Justice
Featured image by Charles Williams Racial discrimination...COVID19....Socioeconomic disparity... This is just a short list of the things that are currently claiming countless lives daily. As losses continue to amass, so too does our grief. Our losses are widespread and diverse, and despite feeling their heaviness, we are often unable to even comprehend them or put … Continue reading Ambiguous Loss in the Time of COVID-19 and Widespread Protests for Racial Justice
