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SSW is becoming fragrance-free
SSW is becoming fragrance-free

In keeping with College recommendations to enhance the comfort of all students, faculty and staff, we are becoming a fragrance free environment. Learn more about complying with the SSW policy.

Well, Well, Well: Self-Care at Smith

Well, Well, Well: Self-Care at Smith

Self-care is an essential component of learning at Smith. We provide a range of supports for students to help them during their summer-time learning.

SSW is becoming fragrance-free

SSW is becoming fragrance-free

In keeping with College recommendations to enhance the comfort of all students, faculty and staff, we are becoming a fragrance free environment. Learn more about complying with the SSW policy.


Reminder about Elective Structure Requirements 3-2-2
Introducing 2016 Chairs and CoordinatorsIntroduction of New Faculty Members
A Retirement Party for Three Esteemed Colleagues (8/4)

A Retirement Party for Three Esteemed Colleagues (8/4)

This summer the Smith College School For Social Work will be holding a celebration to honor the many years of service dedicated to our School and the Social Work profession by our retiring faculty members Professor Joan Berzoff, Adjunct Associate Professor Fred Newdom, and Associate Professor Cat...Read Moreabout A Retirement Party for Three Esteemed Colleagues (8/4)

2016 Public Lecture Series in Social Work

2016 Public Lecture Series in Social Work

We are pleased to offer our lively and informative summer public lecture series to area professionals, students, and alumni. All lectures take place at 7:30 p.m. on the Smith College campus. Lectures are free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible.

SSW Announces DBT Training Collaboration

SSW Announces DBT Training Collaboration

Smith College School for Social Work is pleased to cosponsor a new Dialectical Behavior Therapy training collaboration with Cutchins Programs for Children and Families!  

Roger Miller Dissertation Grant

Roger Miller Dissertation Grant

The Alumni Association is offering the Roger Miller Dissertation Grant to support the highest level of scholarly dissertation research on at-risk populations by Ph.D. candidates at Smith College School for Social Work. The Grant stands at $1,000 and the deadline is May 9, 2016 (postmarked). Visit th...Read Moreabout Roger Miller Dissertation Grant

Toronto: Dean Yoshioka lecture and reception (5/12/16)

Toronto: Dean Yoshioka lecture and reception (5/12/16)

Join Dean Marianne Yoshioka in Toronto for "The Cultural Context of Domestic Violence," a lecture followed by a reception. (5/12/16, lecture 6:30pm, reception 7:30pm)

Critical Conversations

Critical Conversations

This year, we have embarked on training faculty to facilitate critical conversations, a model developed by Professors Hye-Kyung Kang and Peggy O'Neill in 2015. Our larger goal is to build the capacity of faculty, staff and students to facilitate critical conversations. This is a multi-year projec...Read Moreabout Critical Conversations

"OCD & Social Anxiety" - OCD & Related Disorders series (5/17)

"OCD & Social Anxiety" - OCD & Related Disorders series (5/17)

May 17, 2016 "OCD & Social Anxiety"
Alan Seigel, LICSW
Baystate Health
7-8pm  in the Case Study Room (McConnell 103)
(7 College Lane, Northampton)

Worried About Passing Your MSW State Licensing Exam?

Don't be!
Mass NASW is presenting a one day Licensing Test Preparation course, which will help you review for the exam that you will soon be taking. Although licensing is different in each state, the test is the same in all states except California, which gives their own exam. That doesn't...Read Moreabout Worried About Passing Your MSW State Licensing Exam?


Obsessive Compulsive Disorder & Related Disorders Smith College Lecture Series 2015-2016
Commencement Speaker: CarmenLeah Ascencio

Commencement Speaker: CarmenLeah Ascencio

We are pleased to announce that our 2016 Commencement Speaker is CarmenLeah Ascencio, LICSW, MPH, CPC, RYT.

CarmenLeah Ascencio is a public health social worker, therapist, radical life coach, trauma-sensitive yoga instructor and educator, who specializes in working with survivors of ...Read Moreabout Commencement Speaker: CarmenLeah Ascencio

2nd and 3rd year M.S.W. research sequence

2nd and 3rd year M.S.W. research sequence

There are no changes that will affect your research education at SSW. Second summer students will take the foundation research course and will write a thesis over the fall-spring terms. The thesis can be a faculty-sponsored empirical project conducted individually or as a group, as the project is de...Read Moreabout 2nd and 3rd year M.S.W. research sequence

1st year changes to the M.S.W. research sequence

1st year changes to the M.S.W. research sequence

Welcome to Smith College School for Social Work! Like the class ahead of you, all students will take the two-term foundational research class in the second summer. Unlike the class ahead of you, you will not be required to do a thesis during your second year placement. Instead, you will fulfill your

SSW Dispatches: AJ Metthe makes the connection between theory and field work

SSW Dispatches: AJ Metthe makes the connection between theory and field work

In his first post the SSW Dispatches blog, AJ Metthe makes the connection between theory and clinical practice in the field. AJ is a second-year student in the SSW M.S.W. program, placed at the Johnson and Wales University Counseling Services in Providence, Rhode Island. Learn more about AJ and his ...Read Moreabout SSW Dispatches: AJ Metthe makes the connection between theory and field work

SSW Dispatches: Hannah Smith on immersion in her first field placement

SSW Dispatches: Hannah Smith on immersion in her first field placement

In the first SSW Dispatches post of the 2015-2016 year, Hannah Smith writes about immersion in her first field placement. 

Upcoming SSW Thesis Poster Session, Monday, July 18 from 7-8:30 p.m.

All are invited to attend the Smith College School for Social Work Class of 2016 Thesis Poster Session. Come and view students' poster displays of their thesis project, and see and hear about students' current research on a variety of social work-related issues.

Presenters include Ama...Read Moreabout Upcoming SSW Thesis Poster Session, Monday, July 18 from 7-8:30 p.m.



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