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.
The Graduate School of Social Work Butler Institute for Families has responded to COVID-19 with a free webinar series supporting the nation’s child welfare workforce.
Although research took him as far as South Africa, recent GSSW PhD graduate Jason St. Mary has returned to the Southwest, where he works at a community-based agency supporting marginalized youth in the Four Corners.
Due to financial and operational impacts of COVID-19, the Graduate School of Social Work Bridge Project — an after-school and tutoring program for youth in Denver public housing communities — is closing permanently in 2021.
Recent Graduate School of Social Work grads are putting their PhDs to work as faculty and clinicians transforming social work education, communities and youth-serving systems.
With an MSW concentration in sustainable development and global practice, recent graduate Marissa Messinger is driven to find ethical ways to practice international social work.
Recent Four Corners MSW Program graduates Shayla Walker and Shannon Slinkey are beginning their behavioral health and school social work careers helping children.
A 6-week adaptation of the empirically-supported 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program designed to begin the cultivation of the skills of self-compassion. The SC-MSC program draws on the skills of mindfulness and focuses on developing the resource of self-compassion to enhance our capacity for emotional wellbeing.
Group therapy plays an influential role in behavioral health and recovery. Yet, current delivery methods often fail to engage patients or effectively build recovery skills necessary for success outside of the treatment space. This course will address a common problem across the behavioral health space relating to session objectives.
Artistic Practices and Social Work with Lia García
Join transgender activist Lia García for a free half day of conversation about artistic practice, social work and queer expression. Attendees can choose to attend one or both of the workshops, but are encouraged to stay for the entirety of the event.
Join us for a special celebratory event marking the 10th Anniversary of the Western Colorado MSW Program at the Graduate School of Social Work. This milestone calls for a joyous occasion — an opportunity to elevate alumni impact stories, showcase program success and show gratitude for ongoing community partnerships.
Refusing to Abandon Our Humanity and Each Other with Kelly Hayes
Kelly Hayes, co-author of the best selling book Let This Radicalize You, will talk about the work of social justice in the context of catastrophe and collapse.
What does it mean to refuse to abandon one another in a culture that increasingly normalizes human disposability?
How can we build movements grounded in solidarity and reciprocal care?
How can we build relationships that will help us survive and heal during the trying times ahead?
Join us for a transformative weekend of trauma training, designed to provide mental health clinicians with essential tools and insights for culturally-informed trauma treatment. This intensive, 10-hour workshop, led by Dr. Rohini Gupta, a seasoned clinical psychologist and trauma expert, will cover a wide range of critical topics in the field of trauma therapy.