Social Work Education – UNE School of Social Work

February 12, 2021February 25, 2021 Meg Webster AASJ, Causes, Clinical, Community Projects, Faculty Spotlight, Interprofessional Education, Macro, What is Social Work?

Ted Meyer and Dr. Shelley Cohen Konrad: Art, Medicine, and Social Change

“I have not the slightest idea from where they come from,” reflects Ted Meyer about his most recent collection of paintings, created amidst the COVID10 pandemic. The paintings are vibrant and whimsical. They include expansive pink desert landscapes and bright blue swirling skies through which fantastical horned creatures and lovers seem to buoy across. … Continue reading Ted Meyer and Dr. Shelley Cohen Konrad: Art, Medicine, and Social Change

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Meg Webster Alumni, Mental Health, Social Work Jobs, Therapy, What is Social Work?

Alumna, Kelcey Ladner MSW ’16 talks about her work as a Lead Therapist

Introducing UNE Social Work alumni, Kelcey Ladner MSW '16! Kelcey currently lives in Bradenton, Florida and works as a Lead Therapist at Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center. We recently interviewed her to learn more about what she's up to and how UNE helped shape her career! GET YOUR MSW AT UNE: ON CAMPUS PROGRAM ONLINE … Continue reading Alumna, Kelcey Ladner MSW ’16 talks about her work as a Lead Therapist

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 20, 2020November 24, 2020 Meg Webster Alumni, Covid19, Interprofessional Education, Mental Health, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Therapy, Trauma, What is Social Work?

Alumni Update: Em Strout MSW ’19, Social Work with Autism and Developmental Disorders

Meet Em Strout! Em Strout graduated with their MSW and Trauma Certificate in 2019. They currently live in Portland, Maine as a Day Treatment Social Worker at Maine Behavioral Health's Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders. What does your job entail? I support students (ages 5-20) in an intensive autism day treatment program. I work … Continue reading Alumni Update: Em Strout MSW ’19, Social Work with Autism and Developmental Disorders

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