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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.
Smyth Named Interim Dean of School of Social Work
7/29/04
Nancy J. Smyth has been named interim dean of the School of Social Work effective Aug. 1 by UB Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Satish K. Tripathi.
Family Treatment Emphasizing Communication, Skill-Building May Reduce Chances of At-Risk Children Becoming Substance Abusers
4/12/04
Preliminary results of a comprehensive program to prevent children from using alcohol or other drugs shows that a family-treatment approach emphasizing communication and skill-building may be effective in reducing the risk of children becoming substance abusers, according to researchers from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work.
Experience Is More Effective than Classroom Learning in Changing Age Bias in Dental Students, UB Study Finds
3/13/04
Results of a program conducted at the University at Buffalo designed to dispel age bias among dental students has confirmed a universal truth: Experience is a more powerful teacher than words.
Safyer Named Interim Dean of School of Social Work
9/12/03
Andrew W. Safyer, associate professor of social work, has been named interim dean of the School of Social Work. He succeeds Lawrence Shulman, who stepped down as dean on Aug. 30 to return to the faculty.
Post-Graduate Certificates in Clinical Supervision, Clinical Practice with Children to be Offered by UB
7/29/03
The University at Buffalo School of Social Work will offer two new, intensive training programs for mental-health and human-services professionals during the 2003-04 academic year.
Summer Institute for Advanced Social Work Practice and Addiction Studies to be Held at UB June 23 To July 28
6/12/03
The School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo will sponsor the 18th annual Summer Institute for Advanced Social Work Practice and Addiction Studies from June 23 through July 28.
UB Social Work Student Named "Student of the Year" By NYSSWEA
4/25/03
Claudine Sikorski, a master of social work candidate at the University at Buffalo, has been selected as one of two recipients of the Student of the Year award presented by the New York State Social Work Education Association.