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UConn School of Social Work The official page of the UConn School of Social Work, ranked No. 28 by U.S. We offer BSW, MSW and Ph.D. degrees in social work. BSW, MSW, and PhD degrees offered.

News & World Report, among the top 9% of graduate social work programs nationwide and No. 1 in CT. Continuing Education for: Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and Psychologists

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As the entire country and social work profession gear up for the 2026 midterm elections, the UConn School of Social Work...
10/14/2026

As the entire country and social work profession gear up for the 2026 midterm elections, the UConn School of Social Work's Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work offers valuable resources in its latest newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/uconn/humphreyscountdown

Also, listen in to the NASW New York Chapter C.A.R.E.S. Election Series presentation "Advocacy to Action: Social Workers, Voting, and Civic Engagement" at 6 p.m. tonight, featuring Humphreys Institute Director Shannon Lane! https://naswny.socialworkers.org/Events/NASW-NY-CARES -events

Attention undergrads! 📚🎒⭐ The UConn School of Social Work is offering three electives next spring for majors and non-so...
10/09/2026

Attention undergrads! 📚🎒⭐ The UConn School of Social Work is offering three electives next spring for majors and non-social work majors.

Make social change part of your class schedule by enrolling in Engaged Mindfulness for Social Change (Hartford campus), Human Rights and Social Work (Storrs campus), or Social Justice for the Social Work Profession (Storrs, Hartford and Stamford). 📚🎒⭐

Registration opens Oct. 26.
Learn more about the classes in the flyers below.

On Oct. 3, more than 20 UConn students became certified Election Moderators for the State of Connecticut!As part of the ...
10/08/2026

On Oct. 3, more than 20 UConn students became certified Election Moderators for the State of Connecticut!

As part of the UConn Hartford NextGen Elections Program, participants completed 10 hours of training through a combination of asynchronous and in-person sessions, including training with the Connecticut Secretary of the State. Following training, students will be connected with local election officials and assigned to polling locations, where they will work for at least two days during the 2026 election period. Connecticut’s 2026 general election early voting period is Oct. 19 through Nov. 1, with Election Day on Nov. 3.

The program, spearheaded by the UConn School of Social Work’s Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work and funded through a grant from Campus Compact, provided participants with a $125 program stipend and compensation for their election work at the rate established by their assigned election office.

“It’s important to get younger people interested and involved in the political process, and becoming a poll worker embeds them in elections in their own communities,” says Shannon Lane, director of the Humphreys Institute and professor-in-residence. “Being a poll worker is a very tangible form of civic engagement.”

The training took place in the Hartford Times Building on the UConn Hartford campus. Dr. Lane and Sue Larsen, the democratic registrar of voters, conducted the training.

Learn more about the UConn Hartford NextGen Elections Program in this UConn Today article: https://today.uconn.edu/2026/09/nextgen_elections_program/

Chanee Fabius, the Judith M. Zachs Family Professor in Aging, associate professor in the UConn School of Social Work, pr...
10/06/2026

Chanee Fabius, the Judith M. Zachs Family Professor in Aging, associate professor in the UConn School of Social Work, presented her study titled “Family and Paid Care Coordination in Home Care for Older Adults With and Without Dementia” during a breakout session on Workforce Needs: Coordination, Training and Education at the 4th Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research hosted by the Family Caregiving Collaborative at the University of Utah School of Nursing on Sept. 24.

Her study is co-authored by faculty at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and University of Michigan.

Dr. Fabius is an expert on how policies, health systems, and community-based services can better support older adults living with disabilities, family caregivers, and the workforce responsible for providing long-term services and supports.

Learn more about Dr. Fabius! https://socialwork.uconn.edu/person/chanee-fabius-ph-d/

Next month, Jie Zhao, a second-year Ph.D. student in the UConn School of Social Work, will give her first oral conferenc...
10/05/2026

Next month, Jie Zhao, a second-year Ph.D. student in the UConn School of Social Work, will give her first oral conference presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

As lead author, she'll present a study using a dataset from Malaysia examining s*x work, substance use, and depressive symptoms among 374 cisgender and transgender women who reported recent s*x work.

Zhao’s UConn dissertation asks how telehealth-related health policy affects substance use care in rural areas, with a focus on federally qualified health centers. These serve low-income and rural populations and are directly shaped by federal policy.

Learn more about Jie and her research in this UConn Today article!
https://today.uconn.edu/2026/10/bridging-policy-and-technology-social-works-zhao-explores-telehealth-and-rural-substance-use-care/

Join us in congratulating UConn School of Social Work Assistant Professor Sukhmani Singh for receiving a 2026 Provost’s ...
10/02/2026

Join us in congratulating UConn School of Social Work Assistant Professor Sukhmani Singh for receiving a 2026 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Emerging Scholar Research category. 👏 📚 👨‍🎓

Singh received the Provost’s Award for addressing critical societal challenges through impactful, community-engaged research. Her scholarship examines entrenched and intersecting inequities within the criminal and juvenile legal system(s), with a focus on marginalized youth, and formerly incarcerated people. Her work has informed policy discussions and systems reform across Connecticut—contributing to deliberations of the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee, the Connecticut Sentencing Commission, and other state bodies.

School of Social Work Professor and Dean Laura Curran and Professor and Associate Dean for Research Jennifer Manuel attended the awards ceremony on Sept. 29 in Storrs.

📣 Applications are now open for the UConn School of Social Work’s special practicum scholarships and workforce programs ...
10/01/2026

📣 Applications are now open for the UConn School of Social Work’s special practicum scholarships and workforce programs for the 2027–28 academic year!

Explore opportunities to build specialized skills and gain experience in bilingual behavioral health care, child welfare, school social work, aging, neurodevelopmental disabilities, and more:

🎓 Connecticut ¡Adelante! Scholars — up to $4,000 scholarship
🧠 Behavioral Health Scholars Program — $25,000 stipend
🤝 DCF Child Welfare Workforce Training Program — $4,000 scholarship
🏫 School Social Work Scholars Program — $15,000 scholarship
🌟 LEND — graduate assistantship, tuition waiver, and stipend
👥 Scholars in Aging Program — $1,500 scholarship

📅 Application deadlines: December 15 for returning students and February 15 for incoming students.

🔗 Explore the programs and apply: https://socialwork.uconn.edu/workforceprogramsform/

Applications are also open for the Black Male Mental Health Professional Mentoring Program, which offers a $4,500 stipend. Applications are accepted until all slots are filled. Learn more and apply: https://socialwork.uconn.edu/bmmh-mp/

Program offerings and funding are subject to change. Financial support depends on available funding and is confirmed only when awards are officially made. Questions? Contact [email protected].

They come to the UConn School of Social Work from universities across Connecticut and the Northeast, and as far away as ...
09/30/2026

They come to the UConn School of Social Work from universities across Connecticut and the Northeast, and as far away as California and England.

Their professional backgrounds are just as varied: corporate social responsibility, child welfare, and stage management.

Some are pursuing joint degrees in social work and public policy. One is a 35-year veteran of the corporate world. Another, a veteran of the U.S. Army.

What do they have in common?

They are among the UConn Master of Social Work students who have found their way to the Institute of Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) in the UConn School of Public Policy, where their required practicum experiences give them an opportunity to contribute to policy research and legislative issues affecting Connecticut communities.

Learn more about the experiences of MSW students Stav Keshet, Diane Cantello, Lorien Velasquez, and Susan Camoroda, and recent alumna 👩‍🎓Kate Mazzotta '25 (SSW) in this UConn Today article: https://today.uconn.edu/2026/09/different-paths-shared-purpose-msw-students-find-a-place-for-policy-practice-at-imrp/

🤖 How will artificial intelligence shape the future of social work?Join the UConn School of Social Work for Social Work ...
09/29/2026

🤖 How will artificial intelligence shape the future of social work?
Join the UConn School of Social Work for Social Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Symposium Exploring Research, Practice, and Policy — a half-day symposium examining AI’s opportunities, challenges, and implications for social work and social service delivery.

🎤 Keynote speaker:
Dr. Meredith Broussard — Associate Professor, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University; Research Director, NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology; and award-winning author of More Than a Glitchand Artificial Unintelligence.

The symposium will feature panels exploring AI in Social Work Research, Community Practice, and Legislation, with:
🔹 Dr. Eric Rice | UNC Chapel Hill — AI and social work
🔹 Dr. Shaddy Saba | NYU Silver — Data science and health technology
🔹 Dr. Manu Sharma, MD | Yale / Institute of Living — Digital psychiatry and AI
🔹 Dr. Sabrina Trocchi, MPA | Wheeler Health — President and Executive Director
🔹 Ben Shaiken | The Alliance-CT — Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
🔹 Dr. Sarah MacDonald, LCSW | Community Health Services
🔹 Dawn Brown, MSW | NASW-Connecticut — Executive Director
🔹 Hector Glynn, MSW | The Village — President and CEO
🔹 Charlotte Warren | Former Maine State Representative

📅 Nov. 9, 2026
⏰ 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
📍 UConn School of Law | Hartford, Connecticut

👉 Learn more and register: s.uconn.edu/aisocialwork

UConn School of Social Work student Sean Excellent wants to help young Black men find a stronger sense of identity, purp...
09/25/2026

UConn School of Social Work student Sean Excellent wants to help young Black men find a stronger sense of identity, purpose, and well-being — something he knows can be difficult to navigate alone.

Now a second-year master’s student concentrating in Individuals, Groups, and Families, Excellent is preparing to offer that support to others as a future social worker. Along the way, he is finding guidance of his own through UConn’s new Black Male Mental Health Professional Mentoring Program. 🧠 👨🏿

A joint initiative of the UConn School of Social Work and the UConn Neag School of Education, the program pairs graduate students with mental health professionals committed to supporting Black men and boys. Through mentorship, training, and professional development, it aims to help students establish lasting careers while strengthening a network of practitioners serving the Greater Hartford community.

Learn more: https://today.uconn.edu/2026/09/uconn-students-prepare-to-support-black-mens-mental-health-through-new-mentorship-program/


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