Adelphi University School of Social Work

09/04/2026

September is National Su***de Prevention Month 💜

Join us this month for live, virtual continuing education events designed to strengthen your clinical toolbox.

We offer discounts for our amazing alumni, veterans, and practicum instructors, and Adelphi University School of Social Work students always attend for FREE!

Group discounts are also available.

Sep 14: Virtual LMSW/LCSW Licensing Prep (4-week course)

Sep 15: Suicidal Ideation and Self-Injurious Behaviors: Assessment and Treatment (3 CEs)

Sep 16: Addressing Executive Functioning and Anger Management in Adults with ADHD (3 CEs)

Discover these and many more upcoming courses on our website!

https://www.adelphi.edu/social-work/continuing-education/

09/03/2026

Join us TONIGHT on our Garden City campus in the School of Social Work, or virtually, from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT, for an insightful international event exploring the evolving role of technology in practice: Social Work’s Digital Future: Vulnerabilities and Visions of Our Practice and Profession.

As developments like artificial intelligence (AI) and computer-assisted practice become part of our daily work, understanding their impact on clients, educators, and communities is essential.

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Antonio López Peláez (International Council on Social Welfare)

Dr. Gloria Kirwan (International Council on Social Welfare)

Both speakers are co-editors of the Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work and leading global scholars in digital social work education.

How to Join:

In-Person: Adelphi University Garden City Campus | Social Work Building, Room 306

Online via Zoom: https://adelphiuniversity.zoom.us/meetings/92669565166/invitations?signature=T_dEmWM2I3kSofu3v-ZoPubcgsbEyjX1u8dvrcj3ql8

No pre-registration is required, and all students, faculty, alumni, and community partners are welcome. If you cannot attend live, we will make a video recording available after the event.

For questions, please contact Dr. Carol Cohen at [email protected]

08/31/2026

08/24/2026

A new academic year begins today at Adelphi University School of Social Work.
Today, hundreds of future BSW, MSW, DSW and Ph.D. leaders step into our classrooms and community field agencies. They bring diverse lived experiences, sharp critical thinking, and an unwavering commitment to social justice. The world needs rigorous, compassionate, and evidence-informed social work leadership now more than ever. Through clinical training, policy research, and community organizing, our faculty and students are prepared to meet the challenge.

Welcome to all our incoming and returning changemakers. Let's make this semester count. To our students and alumni: What advice do you have for our Panthers starting today?

08/23/2026

Our Fall 2026 semester begins Monday, August 24th, and we are SO excited to welcome back our returning students and meet all of our newcomers! Here's to a fantastic, productive, exciting, thought-provoking term.

What are you most looking forward to this semester?

08/10/2026

📣 ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress That Social Work Degrees Are Professional Degrees

SSWR has joined leading national social work organizations in urging the U.S. Department of Education to recognize Master of Social Work (MSW) and Doctor of Social Work (DSW) degrees as professional degrees under federal law.

Why does this matter? The designation affects the federal student loan limits available to students pursuing these degrees. Restricting access to federal financing could make graduate social work education less accessible and further strain the pipeline into a workforce that is already essential to behavioral health, child welfare, schools, health care, aging services, and communities across the country.

MSW and DSW degrees meet the Department’s criteria for professional degrees. Now we need Congress to help make that clear.

We’re asking social work researchers, educators, practitioners, students, and advocates to contact their U.S. Representatives and Senators and urge them to:

1. Support recognition of MSW and DSW degrees as professional degrees
2. Protect access to federal student loans for social work students
3. Consider the workforce consequences of limiting access to graduate social work education

Your voice matters. Share your story and help protect the future of the social work workforce.

Read more and learn how to take action: https://tinyurl.com/y7vhpdvh

08/10/2026

Proud to celebrate this scholarship from our School of Social Work Community! https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41134-026-00478-z

08/07/2026

Our alumni making a difference!

08/04/2026

This is a great scholarship opportunity for students working in child welfare!

Scholarships for employees of NY State-licensed child welfare not-for-profit agencies to pursue an undergraduate or graduate degree.

07/31/2026

The AUSSW community is very proud to announce that two of our own have been appointed to Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) governance groups, with both terms beginning July 1.

Renee M. Rawcliffe, LMSW, Director of Continuing Education and Professional Development and PhD candidate, has been appointed as a member of the CSWE Council on Environmental Justice and Human Rights (CEJHR) for a 3-year term. A council of the Commission on Global Social Work Education, CEJHR provides leadership for the advancement of human rights and the rights of nature, educates social workers about the global environmental crisis and the disproportionate impact of climate change on communities and ecologies, and identifies policy mechanisms to protect the earth, nature, and peoples across the globe.

Elizabeth (Liz) Szpilka, LMSW, Director of Outreach, Enrollment & Professional Advisement and DSW student, has been appointed Chair of the CSWE Council on Conferences and Faculty Development, following two years of service as a member of the council. A council of the Commission on Membership and Professional Development, CCFD is the volunteer body responsible for making policy and programming recommendations to CSWE leadership related to CSWE's Annual Conference and other faculty development programs.

Congratulations to you both! Council on Social Work Education