Student life – UNE School of Social Work

April 13, 2020June 13, 2020 Meg Webster AASJ, Aging & Ethics, Clinical, Community Projects, Covid19, Faculty Research, Projects, and Presentations, Mental Health, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Therapy, What is Social Work?

Mental Health and COVID19 Series: MSW Students Help Older Adults Combat Feelings of Loneliness and Isolation

As part of our continued Mental Health and Covid19 Series, we are featuring a particular #Covidkindness project UNE MSW students are involved with. The project is a Legacy Scholars project led by led by Tom Meuser Ph.D., founding director of The UNE Center for Excellence in Aging and Health (CEAH) and focuses on bringing older … Continue reading Mental Health and COVID19 Series: MSW Students Help Older Adults Combat Feelings of Loneliness and Isolation

April 7, 2020April 13, 2020 Meg Webster Covid19, Mental Health, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, What is Social Work?

Mental Health and Covid19 Series: Reflections from MSW Student, Amanda Garami ’21

Hello all! We hope you are all safe, healthy, and well wherever you are. We are continuing to gather insights from UNE Social Work faculty, staff, and students about what they are doing to stay centered through this pandemic. Today, we hear from MSW student, Amanda Garami MSW '21: Amanda: MSW Student, Amanda Garami … Continue reading Mental Health and Covid19 Series: Reflections from MSW Student, Amanda Garami ’21

January 30, 2020 Meg Webster Clinical, Community Projects, Curriculum, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Trauma, What is Social Work?

MSW Student Snapshots

Over the past few months, we've been asking our students to respond to some fun quick questions about who they are and what inspires them about social work. We've gathered a handful of their responses here for you all to enjoy! See below: B: MSW student, Briana Hailey (more commonly referred to as "B" @bumblebeestings … Continue reading MSW Student Snapshots

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Meg Webster AASJ, Clinical, Macro, Research, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, What is Social Work?

How MSW Student, Carly Woolard Uses Poetry For Healing

Poetry and Social Work: Carly Woolard entered UNE's MSW Program in Fall of 2018. She is originally from North Carolina, but knew she'd be moving to Maine the moment she came upon UNE's Applied Arts and Social Justice Certificate. "I'd not seen anything like it before and just knew it was perfect," she shares. Carly … Continue reading How MSW Student, Carly Woolard Uses Poetry For Healing

January 6, 2020 Meg Webster Clinical, Mental Health, Student life, Student Projects, Student Testimonials, Trauma, What is Social Work?

Trauma-Informed Social Work: A Radical Health Experience

Lara Nordenson is a second year MSW student in UNE's MSW program pursing the Certificate in Trauma-Informed Care . A little about Trauma: Trauma is a hidden epidemic affecting 90% of individuals who seek public behavioral health services (SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health solutions). It's life-shaping and impacts not only the individuals, but families, communities and service systems. … Continue reading Trauma-Informed Social Work: A Radical Health Experience