In a new state-funded initiative, the Graduate School of Social Work Center for Effective Interventions will expand Multi-Systemic Therapy in rural and underserved Colorado communities, helping to reduce juvenile crime and substance use.
The Graduate School of Social Work drew Frank Jadwin from the Peruvian Andes to Denver, where his MSW and Latinx Social Work Certificate prepared him for a leadership role in integrated community health care.
In a promising new parenting intervention, GSSW Associate Prof. Jennifer Bellamy includes fathers in traditional parenting home-visit programs, improving family relationships and reducing child maltreatment.
In a community research collaboration, GSSW Assistant Prof. Anamika Barman-Adhikari is studying the use of artificial intelligence to improve substance abuse interventions among homeless youth in Denver.
GSSW Prof. Jennifer Greenfield studies the health implications of paid medical leave and advocates for reform, including testifying in support of the Colorado Medical Leave Insurance Act (FAMLI).
In the recent Truth to Power workshop — part of GSSW’s Catalyst Series for Social Justice — participants learned to use personal storytelling for critical self-reflection and social justice advocacy.
GSSW Prof. Debora Ortega is looking at social work’s grand challenges through a critical race theory lens, aiming to address underlying issues such as systematic racism and white supremacy.
After nearly 20 years of impacting social change as a social worker, alumna Hope Errico Wisneski has returned to GSSW to impact change as the school’s new associate dean and chief of staff.
