Hello Colleagues, Students and Community Partners,
I am so excited to share our first biannual newsletter with you. I wanted to highlight our faculty and the remarkable scholarship they are producing. Their contributions are meaningful, relevant and impactful. I want you to also get to know the work of our continuing education department, centers and institutes. This newsletter also highlights the incredible contributions of our students—we are so proud to call them our own.
In March, we commemorated Women's History Month as well as Social Work Month. To honor the contributions of women to the profession, we organized a special virtual event where Mildred “Mit” C. Joyner, DPS, president of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), was the keynote speaker. She discussed where social work is headed as a profession and how it could respond more effectively to the changes in society we are seeing. She was accompanied by three panelists: Carol Cohen, DSW, professor of social work at Adelphi; Kari Tabag, MSW ’97, a PhD candidate and adjunct faculty member at Adelphi; and Erica Sandoval, president of the NASW – New York City chapter. We had over 700 attendees at this event. I want to thank our speakers and all the folks who helped make this program come to fruition.
This month, we held the second annual virtual conference on ecological justice titled “Fostering Resilience and Cultivating Impact.” And we also organized “BreaKING the Ice: Black Men's Mental Health and Wellness Conference” for the first time at Adelphi. As the Adelphi University School of Social Work, we strive each day to bring our mission to life!
Sincerely,
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Manoj Pardasani, PhD
Dean, School of Social Work
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Serving Our Community: Updates From Continuing Education and the Center for Nonprofit Leadership |
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Continuing Education Launches Dynamic Postgraduate Programs
This spring, two new postgraduate programs were introduced. The first, Applied Expressive Arts in Counseling, is an introductory experiential learning program focusing on arts-based counseling. The second, Eating Disorders: Individual and Family Approaches for Clinicians, enables social workers to identify and treat client eating disorders.
School of Social Work Hosts Second Annual Ecological Justice Conference
Scholars and practitioners attended the April 12 conference hosted by the Adelphi University School of Social Work in partnership with the Institute for Social Work and Ecological Justice. The theme, “Fostering Resilience and Cultivating Impact,” was explored while student posters were highlighted.
Center for Nonprofit Leadership Receives $25,000 Dyson Foundation Grant
This generous grant will allow the Center to offer its certificate programs and workshops to Hudson Valley region residents and may also help subsidize the costs of attendance for participants. Stay tuned for more exciting news!
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Social Work Faculty Put Their Knowledge to Work |
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Sabbatical Projects:
Exploring Social Justice-Based Parenting
Using her “parenting is political” framework, Rani Varghese, EdD, associate professor, will conduct qualitative research on social justice-based parenting to share in a peer-reviewed article and book proposal.
A Deep Data Dive
Chrisann Newransky, PhD, associate professor, will analyze data from recent Health Integration Program, the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Program and the Interdisciplinary Education and Training Experience Fellowship Program evaluation studies to develop peer-reviewed articles and conference presentations.
Determining the Impact of Religion on LBGT+ Youth
Professor Geoffrey Ream, PhD, will explore “The Impact of Traditional Conservative Religion on LGBTQ+ Youth: A Post-2020 Revisit” using data from a Qualtrics survey of at least 1,000 LGBTQ+ 18–29-year-olds from traditional religious backgrounds.
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2022 President's Award Winners |
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Schanica Pickens (inset photo, left) is currently the assistant dean of student affairs at our School of Social Work. She maintains a steadfast commitment to leadership and social justice and to elevating the social work community as agents of change and leaders in the face of systems that adversely impact vulnerable groups. A co-chair of the Social Work Licensing Committee and an active member on several boards, she takes pride in cultivating confidence and building self-esteem. Congratulations, Schanica!
Many of you know our administrative assistant Suzy Piatos (inset photo, right). She has an outstanding work ethic and brings tremendous communication skills and leadership to our office. In 2020, through challenging times, Suzy was instrumental in facilitating a ‘COVID Plan’ for the remaining 2020 workshops for all centers, and in 2021, Suzy coordinated the launch of a new In-House Licensing Prep Program. She is an effective communicator and team builder in our busy office. She well deserves this special recognition!
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Research That Makes a Difference |
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How COVID-19 Has Affected Iraqi and Syrian Orphans in Jordan
A study conducted by Wahiba Abu-Ras, PhD, professor, aims to promote global social work knowledge, combat discrimination against vulnerable populations and develop courses that address global social work issues.
Defining Fulbright Social Work Projects
Professor Carol Cohen, DSW, is collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data related to the scope, activities and reflections of Fulbright Scholars in social work over the past 25 years to expand and enhance the impact of these U.S. and international projects.
Exploring Different Self-Care Models
Beth Counselman-Carpenter, PhD ’14, associate professor, will analyze how self-care can be more fully integrated into the School of Social Work’s curricula, create a self-care training program for behavioral health providers and share her findings in peer-reviewed journals.
How Depression Influences Older Diabetic Adults
Using a novel modeling approach, Richard Francoeur, PhD, professor, will expand on earlier research distinguishing symptoms of depression and their influence on lifestyle factors and disease progression from symptoms that simply co-occur with diabetes in older adults.
Documenting the Experiences of Help-Seeking Immigrant South Asian Women
In a collaborative project, Subadra Panchanadeswaran, PhD, professor, is studying the experiences of help-seeking immigrant South Asian women.
Teaching Students to Learn About Environmental Justice by Doing
Sara Terrana, PhD, assistant professor, will be writing about and analyzing the success of innovative hands-on social action initiatives designed to teach social work students about environmental justice.
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Black Men's Mental Health and Wellness Conference Featured on NY1
This groundbreaking mental health event, where community leaders, alumni and therapists shared inspirational stories and wellness coping skills, was featured on NY1. Thank you to all who attended, or helped to create, this news-making conference.
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Partnering to Provide Social Services to Vulnerable New Yorkers
Under the oversight of Livia Polise, director of field education, the Adelphi University School of Social Work is proud to partner with CAMBA Inc., a field placement site, to deliver holistic social services. Each year, CAMBA connects more than 75,000 of New York City’s most vulnerable families and individuals to opportunities to enhance their quality of life.
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Chireau White—Outstanding PhD Student Nominee
Chireau White’s current research interests are organizational and societal contributors to social work burnout. The co-author of four articles, she has also served as an Interdisciplinary Education and Training Experience fellow and is a key member of its research team.
Melissa Farmer ’21—Outstanding MSW Student Nominee
This member of the MSW Class of 2022 is currently demonstrating the impact of student voices as the co-founder and president of student advocacy group Adelphi Students for Change.
Achnee Thomas—Outstanding BSW Student Nominee
Achnee Thomas has a passion for community service and social justice that comes through in all of her endeavors. A Phi Alpha Theta honor society inductee, she serves as secretary of Adelphi Students for Change.
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