Social Work - October 2017 External - Wayne State University

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October 2017 External

Wayne State School of Social Work, College of Nursing receive $1.8 million to enhance Metro Detroit’s mental health workforce

Assistant Social Work Professor Suzanne Brown and Assistant Nursing Professor (Clinical) Umeika Stephens were awarded the grant from the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to educate and train graduate social work and nursing students, their nursing preceptors, social work field education supervisors and faculty advisors, and community partners in integrated mental health care delivery.

Wayne State School of Social Work forges international relationship with Swiss university

A faculty delegation from the Wayne State University’s School of Social Work headed to Switzerland last month to strengthen a burgeoning relationship with the Zurich University of Applied Sciences’ School of Social Work that will ultimately comprise research collaborations, reciprocal teaching opportunities and study abroad experiences.

Guest speaker Stephanie Prechter shares her personal experience of bipolar disorder with Social Work DSM-5 classes.

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Assistant social work professor earns early career award for work to prevent bullying

The Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention selected Jun Sung Hong for his exemplary scholarly contributions to the field of bullying abuse prevention and for conducting research that has the potential to influence practice and policy.

School of Social Work study examines unique barriers to opioid use disorder treatment in rural areas

The Wayne State School of Social Work is funding research into the challenges that residents of rural Michigan face when seeking treatment for opioid use disorder [OUD].