Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) faculty, staff, students, programs and community partners are making waves. Learn more about their research, accomplishments, outcomes and impact on social justice and social change.
Researchers at the GSSW Center for Housing and Homelessness Research have been studying the impact of the Denver Basic Income Project on homelessness. It is the nation’s largest basic income study.
As a senior instructor of clinical practice and director of behavioral health programs for Sheridan Health Services, MSW alumna Alyssa Hetschel (MSW ’14) balances clinical practice with organizational leadership.
The current attacks, conflict, and loss of life in Israel and Gaza are heart wrenching. Many in our community, with an array of identities, may be feeling personally impacted or have connections to the region.
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day we celebrate all indigenous members of the GSSW community. Learn more about the recent, impactful work from our Indigenous faculty.
Recent PhD graduate Pari (Shah) Thibodeau has redefined moral injury among health care social workers and developed an updated scale to measure moral injury in this population.
The Emergence of Psychedelic Care: Critical Roles of Social Workers
In this 3-hour online workshop, participants will discuss the critical roles social workers may play as psychedelics become more accessible in our communities. We will discuss the current landscape of research and practice with psychedelic medicines, then explore macro, mezzo, and micro practice issues for social workers.
Trauma and the Body: An Introduction to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
This 2-hour introductory workshop will focus on tapping into the body’s innate wisdom in working with people who have experienced overwhelming traumatic stress. While learning about the foundations of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, attendees will learn how trauma affects the body, nervous system and mind.
Black Feminist Social Work Toolbox: Applying an Intersectional Model of Reflection
This two-part course seeks to create a space where attendees “unlearn, learn, and relearn”, reflection, one of the foundational tools of the social work approach, through a black feminist lens. This course will be beneficial to social workers that apply black feminist theory and healing practices into their micro, mezzo and macro work.