When the help comes to you
NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S AND BUCKEYE RANCH OFFER IN-SCHOOL INTERVENTIONS FOR BETTER STUDENT OUTCOMES Supporting students who exhibit behavioral and mental health issues is no longer about what can be done...
View ArticleCAYCI: Collaboration is key to supporting youth
The College of Social Work’s Community and Youth Collaborative Institute (CAYCI) is a hub of programming, teaching and research in positive youth development, school social work, youth sport and...
View ArticleThe power of collaboration
Learning has improved steadily in recent years at Hamilton STEM Academy in the Linden area of Columbus. Positive attitudes about attendance at the elementary school are also up. So is engagement with...
View ArticleValuable connections
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. The old adage holds true for Aidyn Iachini (MSW ’10), Annahita Ball, (PhD ’12, MSW ’08), Samantha Bates (PhD ’18) and Tasha Childs (MSW ’19). For more than a...
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Alumni bring about change for young students JESSICA KAIN, MSW ’21 Jessica Kain followed her parents into social work, including her mom, Lisa Durham, assistant dean of strategic initiatives and...
View ArticleInnovative initiative educates Dublin teachers as social workers
The College of Social Work is partnering with Dublin City Schools to train 25 teachers and staffers in the district to become licensed social workers in order to better address the mental health needs...
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“You give it all you have”– Patrice Palmer
Patrice Palmer featured in the Ohio State Alumni Magazine Inspired by family and faith, Patrice Palmer ’09, ’10 MSW is a nonprofit CEO, the National Social Worker of 2022 and a former inmate with one...
View ArticleThe College of Social Work is never satisfied
Faculty and students embrace their enduring mission to care for people but continually stretch and adapt to provide what modern communities need. When asked to name his favorite College of Social Work...
View ArticleTebben receives Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award
Congratulations to alumna Dr. Erin Tebben (PhD ’23) who was honored as the recipient of the 2024 Society for Social Work and Research Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award. Tebben’s...
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Brandy Jemczura, founder of Seeds of Caring, featured in The Lantern
Brandy Jemczura, MSW ’11 and Hall of Fame ’23, was featured in The Lantern for her creation of Seeds of Caring, a Columbus-based nonprofit that encourages service, social action and community-building...
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