FSU College of Social Work

Florida Institute for Child Welfare hosts research symposium on racial equity

Published: May 23, 2019 | 10:03 am | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

Child welfare professionals from around the state gathered at Florida State University as the Florida Institute for Child Welfare convened a Symposium on Racial Equity May 9-10 in Tallahassee. “With this event, we have started a critical dialogue about awareness and action toward an ethical system of care for all Florida families,” said Jessica Pryce, […]

FSU researchers find ‘Seeking Safety’ program helps improve mental health for incarcerated women

Published: May 16, 2019 | 11:37 am | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

New research from Florida State University has found that Seeking Safety, a cognitive behavior-based intervention program, is a promising program for reducing incarcerated women’s symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. FSU College of Social Work Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Institute for Justice Research and Development Stephen J. Tripodi led a team […]

FSU lecture series to discuss substance abuse in the criminal justice system

Published: March 15, 2019 | 10:42 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University’s Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families, and Children will tackle the issue of substance abuse in the criminal justice system for the final installment of its inaugural lecture series, “Engage, Invest, Respond.” FSU Social Work faculty member Tanya Renn will present, along with Michele Staton from the University of […]

Kapria Lee

Published: March 4, 2019 | 3:50 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Third-year Florida State University graduate student Kapria Lee is on the cusp of reaching her lifetime goal of becoming a social worker equipped with the skills to make a positive impact in the lives of entire populations of disadvantaged people and, more specifically, the life of an individual. Lee is on track to complete FSU’s […]

FSU hosts global social work and human rights scholar Vishanthie Sewpaul

Published: January 30, 2019 | 4:59 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University students, faculty and staff stood hand-in-hand and swayed back and forth to songs in tribute of the late Nelson Mandela, during a lecture on the South African leader’s legacy Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Broad Auditorium in the Claude Pepper Center. This somewhat unusual spectacle took place at the urging of Vishanthie […]

FSU College of Social Work to host South African human rights scholar

Published: January 17, 2019 | 11:50 am | Posted in: University News

The Florida State University College of Social Work will host Vishanthie Sewpaul, international social work expert and professor at the University of Stavanger, Norway, Jan. 22 through Feb. 1. While at Florida State, Sewpaul will meet with various communities and organizations and deliver two free, public lectures on the topics of social justice and transformation […]

FSU researchers partner to improve statewide assessment for persons with disabilities

Published: January 16, 2019 | 11:33 am | Posted in: University News

The Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University along with the FSU College of Social Work is partnering with Florida’s Agency for Persons with Disabilities to evaluate and improve their assessment tool for people with developmental disabilities. The Questionnaire for Situational Information (QSI), administered by the agency, provides a way to determine the […]

FSU College of Social Work celebrates distinguished alumni and scholarship recipients

Published: October 25, 2018 | 9:27 am | Posted in: University News

The Florida State University College of Social Work will celebrate its 2018 distinguished graduates and scholarship recipients at a celebratory dinner at the FSU Alumni Association on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. The highly anticipated event each year celebrates the contributions of students, alumni and donors to the College of Social Work, social work education and […]

Building stronger students: FSU launches Student Resilience Project

Published: August 13, 2018 | 10:13 am | Posted in: University News

As Florida State University prepares to welcome more than 6,000 freshmen this fall, the university is offering a new online tool to help students adjust to campus, improve mental health, increase resilience and reduce stress. The “Student Resilience Project” is an online, evidence-informed trauma resilience training tool developed by the Institute for Family Violence Studies […]

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