News, events and information from the Silver School of Social Work at NYU. http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/ Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:01 +0500 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:01 +0500 http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=255 The NYU Silver School of Social Work will honor the work of distinguished and recent alumni during this year’s Alumni Day, Saturday, October 23... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=254 http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=252 http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=251 The NYU Silver School of Social Work welcomed six new faculty members in September. Three tenured and tenure-track faculty members, a post-doctoral fellow, and two visiting professors joined the School this year... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=248 Eda Goldstein, professor emeritus, spoke at the NYU Silver School of Social Work in September on her paper "The Fate of Vulnerability in the Self During Midlife: Clinical Perspectives... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=247 NYU Silver School of Social Work faculty and students gathered on September 27 to celebrate published works by the School's faculty. Books published in the 2009-2010 academic year displayed at the event: Teaching in Social Work: An Educator's Guide to Theory and Practice by Jeane Anastas (Columbia University Press) At the Crossroads: Not-for-Profit Leadership Strategies for Executives and Boards by Phil Coltoff (Wiley & Sons) Global Maya: Work and Ideology in Rural Guatemala by Liliana Goldin (University of Arizona Press) Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice: Relational Principles and Techniques by Eda Goldstein, Dennis Miehls, and Shoshana Ringel (Columbia University Press) Parental Monitoring of Adolescents: Current Perspectives for Researchers and Practitioners edited by Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, James Jaccard, and Patricia Dittus (Columbia University Press) Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills by James Jaccard and Jacob Jacoby (The Guildord Press) Social Policy & Social Work: The Context of Social Work Practice by Gerald Landsberg and Marjorie Rock (Pearson Custom Publishing) Handbook of Research with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations by James Martin and William Meezan (Routledge) Stop Overreacting: Effective Strategies for Calming Your Emotions by Judith Siegel (New Harbinger Publications, Inc... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=246 September 23, 2010 The NYU Silver Book Club starts its new year on October 5 when members will gather to discuss Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=230 http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=227 September 7, 2010 The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $1.9 million research grant to Deborah Padgett and Victoria Stanhope – professors at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work – to support their five-year study of homeless adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=226 http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=225 July 27, 2010 When you are criticized or rejected, do you have a tendency to lash out or withdraw entirely? Both types of impulsive reactions can have lasting and unintended consequences, affecting friendships, careers, families, and romantic relationships... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=224 July 8, 2010 Jeane W. Anastas, a professor at the NYU Silver School of Social Work, has been elected as president-elect of the National Association of Social Workers by its members... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=222 Erika Freund (MSW '10) was featured recently in the Daily Record for her work helping to empower female entrepreneurs in Tanzania. As a result of her hands-on work in Africa itself, Erika has created a nonprofit organization, The Machumba Foundation, with the intent of encouraging and supporting women-owned businesses around the world... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=191 Dr. Robert Yaffee is available to provide assistance to current doctoral students in the areas of research methodology, statistical design, planning and methodology of their doctoral dissertations... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=152 The Silver School branch campus at Sarah Lawrence College is expanding its course offerings and adding a new schedule of weekend classes. Students can take all the classes needed to earn an MSW at the Sarah Lawrence campus, located in Bronxville, NY, and no longer need to travel to Washington Square in Manhattan to complete the degree... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=144 The Silver School of Social Work participates in NYU’s Community College Transfer Program (CCTOP), enabling qualified community college students to transfer into our undergraduate Bachelor of Science social work program... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=136 Award Marks Third Consecutive Year of Reynolds Awards for SSSWSocial work undergraduate Jessica Ann Mason ('10) has been awarded the Catherine B... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=114 The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has hired a Licensing Specialist who can answer questions from students, alumni, and faculty regarding information about LMSW and LCSW licensing... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=38 The news and new scholarship from around the world site was founded and is maintained by Gary Holden, Professor of Social Work at the Silver School... http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/news.html?id=6