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.
Led by GSSW alumna Ellen Stein Wallace, the statewide Stand Up Colorado campaign aims to prevent relationship violence by creating an informed, zero-tolerance public attitude.
Four Corners MSW social work interns support homeless veterans and their families at the New Mexico VA Healthcare System, a GSSW field education partner.
GSSW Assistant Prof. Ramona Beltrán received the University of Denver Distinguished Teaching Award for her work to create engaged, radical, careful and compassionate learning that extends beyond the classroom.
A recent study by the GSSW Butler Institute for Families explores how the economics of Colorado’s early childhood care and education industry impact its workforce, the state economy, and children and families.
With a $1.9 million grant, GSSW and community partners statewide are working to address a shortage of behavioral health providers in rural and medically underserved areas.
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.