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
Mental Health and COVID-19 Series: How to Minimize Comparative Suffering and Maximize Empathy
Featured image by Hanna Barczyk As part of our Mental Health and COVID19 Series, today we are featuring MSW student, Kim Davis. Kim is enrolled in UNE’s MSW on campus program option and is on the 3 year part-time track. She's just completed her second year. See UNE’s Personalized Learning Options here Minimize Comparative Suffering … Continue reading Mental Health and COVID-19 Series: How to Minimize Comparative Suffering and Maximize Empathy
Alumna Lynne Schmidt MSW ’20 Publishes Book: On Becoming a Role Model
Lynne Schmidt received her MSW from UNE’s School of Social Work in 2020. Her first placement was at the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services (SAPARS) where she helped initiate a Safe Bars/Hearts of Hospitality program for the Lewiston/Auburn area. During this placement, Lynne was certified as a Sexual Assault Support Group Facilitator and completed an … Continue reading Alumna Lynne Schmidt MSW ’20 Publishes Book: On Becoming a Role Model
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
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
