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March is Social Work Month! Today, @uwsocialwork we look back at the extraordinary career of Taylene Watson whose service to veterans and the wider social work community enriched countless lives and the social work profession. Read more here: https://t.co/HHGASsGqHo

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Congratulations to @uwsocialwork Associate Professor Gino Aisenberg and Lecturer Kendra Roberson, named 2024 Social Work Educator of the Year and 2024 Social Worker of the Year by the Washington state chapter of the National Association of Social Workers: https://t.co/duJvwqMRYD

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.@uwsocialwork students, faculty and staff are invited to hear assistant professors Abril Harris and Kristian Jones on Community Engaged Research: Lessons on Partnering with Communities on Feb. 27 at 5 p.m., School of Social Work, Room 305: https://t.co/C84cewMavJ

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Please join @uwsocialwork Dean Michael Spencer, Friday, Feb. 16, at the Celebration of African American Quilting exhibit, First Floor Gallery, School of Social Work, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Read more about African American NW Quilters in this Seattle Times article: https://t.co/BjxhLj0niv

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Did you know that poverty is the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S.? Learn more at the Poor People’s Campaign’s information session at the School of Social Work on Thursday, Feb. 8 in Room 305A from 5:30 to 6 p.m. https://t.co/Cz4iqWxLRm

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.@uwsocialwork students, faculty and staff are invited to hear assistant professors Abril Harris and Kristian Jones on Community Engaged Research: Lessons on Partnering with Communities on Feb. 27 at 5 p.m., School of Social Work, Room 305. https://t.co/C84cewMavJ

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One of the nation’s leading @uwsocialwork schools is looking for outstanding candidates to fill six faculty and leadership positions. Learn more about these exciting opportunities here: https://t.co/FCEwowtAAU #ThisIsUW

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.@uwsocialwork doctoral candidate Hannah Scheuer has been named a 2024 Grand Challenges Doctoral Fellow for her scholarship that focuses on reducing mass incarceration. https://t.co/0FMx5rVZn9 #ThisIsUW

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.@uwsocialwork Are you attending the Society for Social Work and Research conference in Washington D.C.? Please join the SSWR Pacific Coast Reception on January 12. https://t.co/5esjvZ7oQ7

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.@uwsocialwork assistant professor Kristian Jones' research explores the role of cultural humility in youth mentorship programs. https://t.co/CEeGc2xbjh #UWServes

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.@uwsocialwork professor Karen Fredriksen Goldsen's research showed the devastating impact of isolation on older LGBTQ+ adults. In a Seattle Times interview, Goldsen explains how her research informed the creation Seattle's GenPride center. https://t.co/8wewAimKB2 #ThisIsUW

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.@uwsocialwork Abril Harris and Amelia Gavin joined with @uw_anthropology Rachel Chapman to lead a new research project—Heart, Soul and Joy—that works to improve maternal health outcomes for Black women and other underserved community members. https://t.co/nqLF6hlTDT #ThisIsUW

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.@uwsocialwork alum Derek Dizon (MSW ‘17) is the inspiration and organizer behind A Resting Place, an informal community grief center in Seattle’s International District. Read The Seattle Times story here: https://t.co/kaKx4qCzos #ThisIsUW

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.@uwsocialwork professor Peter Pecora is the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize for an article that he co-authored on how poverty reduction strategies can lower child-protective services interventions. https://t.co/UlYvMDEyLi #PopulationHealth

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The issue of data privacy and the new technologies that assist older adults is a critical concern. In this KUOW interview, @uwsocialwork professor Clara Berridge discusses the issue and the Washington Assistive Technology Act Program: https://t.co/2Pbr3q0P11 #PopulationHealth

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Read how marine combat veteran and @socialwork alum Chris Brown deployed his social work skills to create Growing Veterans, a nonprofit supporting the mental health of veterans through organic farming that serves local markets.
https://t.co/2m2H7xtFLV #PopulationHealth

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Please welcome Ariana Cantu and Tricia Sarahs who are joining @uwsocialwork faculty as an assistant teaching professor and teaching associate respectively—bringing a wealth of knowledge to their new positions in the MSW program. https://t.co/57OdvUVWoA #HuskyExperience

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Congratulations to @uwsocialwork MSW student Kristina Chu, recipient of the Bullitt Foundation’s 17th annual environmental award for her innovative work on the environmental and health risks of urban community gardens. https://t.co/vEJQUTvQiU #HuskyExperience

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Visit @uwsocialwork new art exhibit “Dancing in the Moonlight,” featuring five Japanese foster youths who collaborated with the artist. In the First Floor Gallery https://t.co/MtOax4P7Iw #BeBoundless

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In a recent Seattle Times op-ed, @uwsocialwork Assistant Professor Kristian Jones shares his research that shows involving youth in decisions about important issues results in growth and introspection among teachers and mentors. https://t.co/wmRjG4TKtx #UWServes