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  • Rita Causing Flashbacks for Katrina Survivors
    9/22/05
    Three short weeks after they fled New Orleans, many victims of Hurricane Katrina housed in shelters in Texas are having difficulties dealing emotionally with the disaster, particularly with another destructive hurricane headed toward the state where they took refuge, according to Nancy J. Smyth, Ph.D., associate professor and dean of social work at the University at Buffalo.
  • Innovative Dental/Social Work Program Wins Award
    9/12/05
    An innovative program that provides social services along with dental care to older adults treated in the dental clinics of the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine has received the 2005 Geriatric Oral Health Care Award from the American Dental Association.
  • Hurricane Refugees Traumatized on Multiple Levels
    9/2/05
    The hundreds of thousands of Gulf coast residents left homeless by Hurricane Katrina have not only lost their homes, possessions and possibly loved ones, they also have lost their sense of security, says Hilary Weaver, associate professor of social work at the University at Buffalo.
  • Survivors May Suffer from Acute Stress Disorder
    9/1/05
    A large percentage of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina and its catastrophic aftermath will suffer from Acute Stress Disorder, according to Nancy J. Smyth, Ph.D., LCSW, a University at Buffalo expert on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • Shame, Not Guilt, Related to Substance-Abuse Problems
    8/25/05
    Findings from a collaboration between scientists at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., have established the importance of distinguishing between feelings of shame and guilt when providing treatment for substance abuse and in developing substance-abuse prevention programs.
  • Grieving the Needle
    8/17/05
    Heroin addicts trying to kick the habit often profoundly grieve their lost "relationship" with the needles they use to inject the drug, according to a new study by a University at Buffalo doctoral student.
  • Wife Influences Husband's Marijuana Use During First Year of Marriage
    7/20/05
    While it's the husband among newlywed couples who has more influence on whether the couple engages in heavy drinking, it's the wife who appears to be in the driver's seat when it comes to determining her husband's marijuana use, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
  • UB Social Work Students Receive Awards at Commencement
    5/19/05
    Seventeen students attending the University at Buffalo School of Social Work received awards during the school's commencement ceremony held on May 14.
  • UB School of Social Work to Co-Sponsor First International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision
    5/9/05
    Mental-health professions representing a variety of fields will gather in Buffalo June 16-18 for the First International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision, the first interdisciplinary conference devoted to clinical-supervision theory, practice and research.
  • Nancy J. Smyth Named Dean of UB School of Social Work
    12/9/04
    The appointment of Nancy J. Smyth as dean of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work was announced today by UB President John B. Simpson.
  • Fichte Named Director of Continuing Education in UB School of Social Work
    11/30/04
    Lesa L. Fichte of Kenmore has been named director of continuing education in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB School of Social Work to Sponsor Workshop on Problem Gambling
    10/13/04
    The School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, in collaboration with the Erie County Department of Mental Health, will present a workshop, "Problem Gambling: A Community Concern," from 1:30-4 p.m. on Nov. 3 in the Butler Auditorium of the Buffalo Psychiatric Center, 330 Forest Ave.

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