Mosaics – Fall 2025

Illustration of a human head and brain with strings in it, leading to three hands holding onto the strings.

Inside the issue

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy

Glynn Couch is leading a ketamine-assisted therapy session with a patient.
A new lens on healing

‘Never words’ for clinical practice

A patient and their doctor in a discussion.
How to communicate better with patients with complex chronic disorders

The forgotten reproductive justice issue

Ava Lockwood in front of the Center for the Arts.
Ava Lockwood, MSW ’25, on endometriosis

Thinking at the crossroads of AI and social work

Neural network illustration.
A Q&A with our practicum education faculty

Rachel Eastlack, MSW ’20

Rachel Eastlack portrait.
Empowering communities through tech

Take care

Cindy German organizing items in her home.
Decluttering 101 with an alumni expert

Highlights

Emma McCarthy, Ogechi Kalu, Michael Lynch and Christian Jepson outside U.N. Headquarters in New York.
Spotlights on our students, faculty and research

Dean’s column

Portrait of Keith Alford.
Social work is vital

A social worker’s best friend

Maxwell the dog in a social work classroom.
A new course on animal-assisted social work

Welcoming our new students

UBSSW students, faculty and staff at orientation in a group.

At orientation this fall we welcomed a new cohort of MSW students who are eager to join our vital profession. Photo: Stephen Gabris

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Sarah J. Watson
Associate Director of Communications

Tiffany J. Nhan
Graduate Assistant

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Mosaics, the magazine of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, is produced twice a year. Fall 2025. Volume 20, Number 1.

The University at Buffalo is New York State’s flagship and one of the nation’s leading public research universities, recognized for our excellence and our impact.

Address changes and other correspondence, including Class Notes submissions, may be sent by email to sw-mosaics@buffalo.edu or by mail to: Editor, Mosaics, University at Buffalo, School of Social Work, 685 Baldy Hall, 205 Founders Promenade, Buffalo, NY 14260.