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.
Research by PhD grad Daphne Brydon identifies re-entry intervention opportunities for individuals released from a juvenile sentence of life without parole.
The Graduate School of Social Work celebrates its 2021 MSW student award winners, who represent the best of social work scholarship, service and practice.
Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director for Field Education Kathy Johnson is retiring after more than a decade serving GSSW’s field education program.
After working on Wall Street and as a teacher, 2021 Denver Campus MSW graduate Lila Teitelbaum Rhodes is pursuing a new career supporting preschoolers’ mental health.
Online MSW Health, Equity and Wellness 2021 graduate Heather Roberts has received the MSW@Denver Merit Award. She is now a full-time social worker in a VA geriatric primary care clinic.
Former faculty member Jean East and MSW alumna Renata Heberton are transforming the community through Angelica Village, an intentional community serving refugee youths and people exiting homelessness.
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.