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.
GSSW Assistant Prof. Jennifer Greenfield investigated the impact of a Colorado minimum wage increase, predicting positive impact on Colorado women and families.
GSSW alumni Carina Kellenberger and Dana Schultz use horses to help treat people who are working through trauma, grief, PTSD, mental health disorders and adverse life events.
A conservation social work course took Graduate School of Social Work students to Kenya, where they discovered how the lives of humans and threatened species intersect.
With an MSW concentration in children and youth, Graduate School of Social Work alumna Phuong Phan creates educational opportunities for youth in Denver’s public housing communities through the Bridge Project.
For more than 25 years, the GSSW Bridge Project has transformed the lives of thousands of children and families throughout Denver’s public-housing neighborhoods by providing educational opportunities.
The blend of micro and macro social work practice prepared Graduate School of Social Work MSW alumna Kristin Canan for program development and clinical leadership roles.
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.