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As the field of traumatology has grown, it has become increasingly apparent that the effects of psychological trauma extend beyond those that directly experience traumatic events. Secondary traumatic...

With the case of Theresa Schiavo as a backdrop, clinical, political and legal decisions in society and the way we train professionals are considered. The principles of hope, cognition and will are...

Professional self-care is an essential social work survival skill. We've developed a starter kit on self-care for our students that might be of some use to other beginning social work professionals.

During the past 20 years, the number of adults in the United States on federal disability rolls due to mental illness has more than tripled, rising from 1.25 million people in 1987 to more than four...

Although those in recovery from alcoholism and many treatment professionals believe that spiritual and religious change are important in recovery from alcoholism, there has not been sufficient...

This presentation will take the audience through the emergence of the pediatric HIV/AIDS epidemic beginning in the early 1980’s through the current challenges associated with survival and transition...

How do we combine the knowledge and wisdom in communities and in academic institutions to solve the major health, social and economic challenges facing our society? During her presentation, Dr. Seifer...

Commissioner Hogan will discuss the evolving mission and focus of mental health care in New York reflecting: 1) the e volving science of mental illness and its treatment; 2) problems in care...

The US spends more than twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation, yet it ranks at or near the bottom in life expectancy, patient satisfaction, and percent of the population covered...

Dr. Mary Marden Velasquez is Associate Dean for Research in the School of Social Work, Director of the Center for Social Work Research, and Director of the Health Behavior Research and Training...

Dr. William S. Rowe is Professor and Director of the School Social Work at The University of South of Florida. He holds appointments in the College of Public Health, the Aids Education and Training...

This blog is dedicated to sharing articles about understanding technology tools and using them to support social work practices. Users can sign up for email notices when new articles on technology in...

In this TED Talk, social progress expert Michael Green discusses the history of Gross Domestic Product as a measure of economic development and proposes the Social Progress Index as an improved...

On this website, Neil Ballantyne explains a framework for designing educational and professional development resources in ways that effectively utilize technology. It includes a video sample that...

This article offers much needed insight on the ethical dilemmas of social media use within child welfare practice and policy by highlighting both the advantages and dangers. The authors conclude by...

This mobile application for iOS and Android devices leads children through an interactive adventure with Allen, a youth from another planet who is trying to learn how to interact with other children...

Created by the VA's National Center for PTSD and the Department of Defense's National Center for Telehealth and Technology, this app provides reliable information on PTSD and its treatment, tools for...

In this Podsocs podcast, Patricia Fronek interviews Dr. Antonio López Peláez about his research on emerging robotics technologies and the ways that they are changing human societies. They discuss how...

GameMaker: Studio is a free app from YoYo Games for creating video games; the app does not require any prior programming knowledge or experience. The website also provides tutorials to learn how to...

This news article outlines ways that users can utilize tools built into the social networking website Facebook to help connect others with suicide prevention support and resources.

Abstract: This article addresses the potential of virtual worlds as a platform for creative team collaboration. The proliferation of geographically distributed teams, striving towards innovative...

With the advent of social media technologies, debate continues to swirl around the ability of these technologies to either connect or isolate. Healthcare support communities represent an especially...

In this webinar, our speakers Dr. Kimberly Ellis and Mr. Mike Langlois address these three questions: Why is America so obsessed with "Black Twitter?" What is most impactful about "Black Twitter?" and...

This website includes an interview with the creator of Ask Aunt Bertha, a website that allows users to enter a zip code and locate important human services located in the vicinity of that zip code...

This website shares an archive of online articles on the use of technology in social work. Social Work Helper also shares articles on other topics related to social work. Users can subscribe to...

A PDF file of a research report from the Pew Research Council's Internet & American Life Project. It reports both quantitative and qualitative data on adolescents and sending phone text messages that...

This app by Tarsem Singh Cooner is designed to spark conversation and help social workers think through the strengths and challenges of social media and its uses in practice. The website provides...

This article from the magazine Social Work Today discusses ways that social workers can effectively use mobile technology in clinical social work practice. It also discusses potential concerns...

On this website, Howard Rheingold gives a brief overview of the social media micro-blogging website Twitter. It explains what Twitter is, the benefits that it can offer, and some best practices for...

On this website, Ellen Belluomini discusses the importance of assessing client technology use and offers suggestions for what to assess with clients to better understand the roles and meanings that...

On this website, Christina Reardon discusses the benefits of adopting better technology practices and potential challenges that agencies may face in implementing new technology.

On this website, Stephanie Frasco discusses some best practices for using the social media photo-sharing tool Instagram.

On this website, Jennifer Beese discusses some best practices for using the social media photo-sharing tool Instagram.

On this website, Boris Epstein discusses ways to use the social media networking website Facebook to effectively create and manage professional networks.

On this website, Steve Cooper provides guidelines for effectively using the social media micro-blogging site Twitter to host a conversation.

This webpage from YouTube discusses strategies and best practices that organizations and individuals can use to build and utilize an effective YouTube channel.

This article by Beth Kanter discusses strategies for effectively using crowdfunding to finance projects.

This .pdf document provides two case studies regarding social media use in child welfare settings, along with discussions of organizational policies, best practices, and ethical concerns. The document...

This podcast interview from the PodSocs podcast series explores research and issues related to children's use of the internet. It also discusses the implications of this research for social work...

In this video, Lisa Fichte, LMSW, of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work's Office of Continuing Education, and Michael Langlois, LCISW, discuss the phenomenon of "selfie" photographs and...

This online learning module is designed to facilitate skills for effective cross cultural communication and collaboration. The very important concept of cultural humility is a central focus. Cultural...

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Dean Faye Mishna, PhD, discusses her research on cyber bullying among youth, its prevalence, its effects, and what social workers...

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Janet Joiner, PhD, discusses cyberbullying and the ways that online technology can be used to harass others and the forms that...

SW 503, Diversity and Oppression, is a foundation level course designed to help students understand the interlocking and structural nature of oppression. Within this context, this curriculum module...

On this website, Ignatio Pacheco suggests best practices for maintaining and managing password security.

This website from SocialWorkLicensure.org explores and offers suggestions regarding ethical concerns that arise with the use of social media in social work practice.

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Kathryn Chernack, PhD, discusses the common ethical issues and dilemmas encountered by social workers when using social media...

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Dr. Allan Barsky, PhD, explores managing the ethical and practice issues related to online social work practice. His discussion...

This abstract provides an overview of an empirical study on the effects that internet searches have on brain activity in older individuals. The study compares different groups based on their level of...

This abstract provides a brief overview of a study that found that using the social media site Facebook produces physiological responses that suggest it is a pleasurable experience.

In this TED talk, researcher and game designer Jane McGonigal shares her personal story of depression and how she used games as a tool for healing. She shares her research into the scientific...

This article from The New Yorker discusses the research behind the Dunbar number - the measure of how many people humans are able to maintain relationships with at various levels of intimacy. It...

This article from forbes.com provides a series of five examples of ways that nonprofits and service agencies can use large pools of data to understand and respond to complex social problems.

This article from forbes.com provides a series of five examples of ways that nonprofits and service agencies can use large pools of data to understand and respond to complex social problems.

This slideshow from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life examines data on teen technology use and explores some of its implications for practice.

This free website provides a calendar of important civil liberties events in U.S. history, with links to further information and resources on events. The contents can be searched by date and by topic.

SW 520, Interventions I, is designed to integrate a Trauma-Informed and Human Rights Perspective in generalist social work practice.

SW 521, Interventions II, is designed to integrate solution focused techniques with a Trauma Informed and Human Rights perspective.

The first of a three-part podcast series from The Social Work Podcast on phone supervision, this podcast interview introduces the listener to phone supervision, its similarities and differences to...

The second of a three-part podcast series from The Social Work Podcast on phone supervision, this podcast interview examines the logistical details of setting up and participating in phone...

The third of a three-part podcast series from The Social Work Podcast on phone supervision, this podcast interview examines one practitioner's experiences using phone supervision. The themes and ideas...

This website from NASW's North Carolina Chapter provides links related to the use of social media in social work. It includes general links, social media in practice, Facebook, Linked In, Skype...

Living Proof. Reflections on 75 Years of Social Work Education is a documentary video on the history of the UB School of Social Work. The video was produced by the School of Social Work in conjunction...

On this website, Ellen Belluomini provides a review of the concept of microaggressions along with examples from and an emphasis on their prominence online.

This website lists the code of ethics for social workers, which helps to serve as a guide to their everyday professional conduct. It includes four sections, which cover the preamble, the purpose, the...

This pdf contains standards that professional social workers can use as a guide when they are working with technology. The standards are broken up into four sections that represent various areas in...

This article from NPR discusses research that examined how online avatars reflect their creators' personalities, even when the avatars are not designed to physically look like their creators. The...

This research article from the American Psychological Associate and Science Daily suggests that using online journaling technology is an effective means of helping adolescents.

This animated video from the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) explores the negative effects that internet technology can have on individuals and societies...

The website includes a list, compiled by Richard Byrne, of five free websites that practitioners and clients can use to create short animations which could be used to engage clients (e.g., as a form...

In this video from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Charles Syms, LCSW, and Michael Langlois, LICSW, discuss ways that psychodynamic theory in clinical practice can be applied to...

This PubMed article contains the full text of a peer-reviewed research article about the contributions that advancements in information and communication can play in social work. It provides an...

In this video from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Lesa Fichte, LMSW, and Michael Langlois, LICSW, discuss technology, how people relate to it, the roles it plays in people's lives...

SW 510 is a foundation level course designed to help students understand the importance of research to the field of Social Work. Within that context, this specific module is designed to help students...

In this video from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Lesa Fichte, LMSW, and Michael Langlois, LICSW, discuss the importance of setting healthy boundaries and maintaining effective...

SW 514 is a foundation level course designed to help students understand the importance of evaluating their practice, whether it be individual or group based. Within that context, this specific module...

In this podcast, social worker Jonathan Singer interviews Dr. Lambert Maguire about social networking and its applications to both research and social work practice. The discussion examines social...

Spent is a poverty simulator by McKinney and Urban Ministries of Durham where users go through a month making daily choices regarding how they earn and use their money. Organizations may find it...

On this website, Dawn Foster provides strategies and techniques for managing streams of information online. The website also includes a link to an audio recording of a presentation on this material...

This website by Digitally Speaking provides detailed information on how to effectively bookmark and annotate websites in order to develop and maintain your own online catalog of important or useful...

This blog post by Eric Blue provides a discussion of mind map techniques for visualizing and developing personal goals. It includes electronic tools that can be used to assist in the process of...

On this website, Dawn Foster discusses strategies and techniques for using the social media micro-blogging website Twitter as a tool for efficiently collecting information on a topic.

In this TED Talk, sociologist Zeynep Tufekci looks at the ways that social media and online platforms can help social movements to organize and grow. She also looks at the forces that often inhibit...

The latest National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Technology Standards (2017a) offer updated guidance for thinking about the use of technology in social work practice, with brief...

Join Nancy J. Smyth, LCSW, PhD, Dean of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, and Mike Langlois, LICSW, therapist and innovator in...

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, John Bricout, PhD, discusses his work and the powerful impact he believes that technology is having on persons with a disability...

In this podcast, Dr. Faye Mishna discusses her research examining social workers' experiences and how communication technology has entered their daily practice. Existing literature has highlighted the...

This website from the TeleMental Health Institute contains a chart listing websites that offer HIPAA compliant teleconferencing services that practitioners interested in online therapy may wish to...

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Poco Kernsmith, PhD, and Roger Kernsmith, PhD, explore the prevalence of sexting and discuss an appropriate and balanced approach...

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Michael Langlois, LCISW, addresses the pervasiveness of technology -- specifically video games -- in our clients' day-to-day...

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Dean Nancy Smyth, PhD, discusses podcasting at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work and the impact it has had. She also...

This video lecture by Paul Howard-Jones, PhD, looks at research on how modern technologies affect how our brains are wired and work. It presents an important person-in-technological-environment...

This abstract provides a summary on a talk given on the roles that technology plays in shaping the "drama" that teens may often engage in, as well as the significance that the "drama" plays in their...

In this TEDx Talk, clinical psychologist Jeff Snell discusses ways that technology can be used to support recovery and rehabilitation for people who have experienced traumatic brain injuries.

An expert in teaching, Professor Lawrence Shulman presents video recordings from seven one-hour sessions of an ongoing voluntary workshop on teaching. Professor Shulman has led or co-led invited...

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Alexa Smith-Osborne, PhD, and Jayshree Jani, PhD, discuss their work studying the impact of technological advances in...

In this TED talk, media maven Johanna Blakley shares data on how social media and online networking tools allow individuals to break out of traditional demographic categories and connect in ways that...

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study and its robust and far-reaching findings regarding the widespread prevalence of childhood abuse...

In collaboration with the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, the University at Buffalo School of Social Work has developed a Trauma Assessment Packet of self-administered questionnaires that...

On this website, Ellen Belluomini offers steps for utilizing digital resources to connect clients with self-advocacy opportunities.

In this video from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Charles Syms, LCSW, and Michael Langlois, LICSW, discuss gaming and gamification and explore ways they can be used in clinical...

This news article by Rebecca Joy Novell presents ways that social workers can use social media to improve public perceptions of what social workers do, and reasons why it is important to do so.

In this video from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Dean Nancy Smyth, LCSW, PhD, and Michael Langlois, LICSW, explore how social work and human service professionals can utilize social...

This research article, brought by Science Daily from the University at Michigan, suggests that utilizing text messaging technology facilitates truthfulness in answering sensitive questions. It...

This article from ScienceDaily and the American Psychiatric Association looks at the idea of 'video game addiction' as a clinical diagnosis.

This website discusses ways that the Chicago Department of Public Health is using data to drive effective decision making.

This article by Nicholas Carr in The Atlantic discusses some of the ways that using the internet affects how our brains function.

In this podcast, social work educator Jonathan Singer interviews journalist Maiken Scott about what she, as a journalist, looks for in a good interview and effective strategies for getting social...

In this podcast from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Claudia Coulton, PhD, discusses how social work practitioners, researchers, and students can use technology such as geographic...

This TED Talk looks at some of the ways that our uses of technology can limit our exposure to important ideas and contrasting viewpoints, as well as the importance of drawing from a wide range of...

In this video from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Dean Nancy Smyth, LCSW, PhD, and Michael Langlois, LICSW, discuss ways to integrate social media and technology into clinical...

In this New York Times article, Stephanie Rosenblum reviews some of the psychological research on how people react to negative comments and criticism online and suggests strategies for effectively...

This online PowerPoint presentation with accompanying audio provides from husITa an overview of some ways that technology can be leveraged to address the challenges for services providers arising for...