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One mile at a time, she is trying to spread the word. She is a social worker turned cyclist. Danielle Berman, an MSW graduate of Wurzweiler School of Social Work, founded Ride Away Stigma to honor her late father, who committed suicide in 1999. . "It is my mission to encourage open discussion on ...

Wurzweiler School of Social Work alumna Judy Strauss, LMSW, PhD, was recently quoted in a Reuters article "Financial 'Vicious Cycle' Traps Poor Women Caregivers", calling upon her experience studying women providing care to loved ones. " Women need to give themselves the space to give themselves ...

From March 14, 2014 edition of www.jstandard.com "Community Service" by Joanne Palmer There are times when a person’s background, training, aptitude, and passion —in fact, her entire life — make her a perfect fit for a job. And there is a time when an agency has to reevaluate, reorient, and perhaps…

Wurzweiler School of Social Work MSW student Temimah Zucker was recently interviewed as an expert for a story about Eating Disorders on NBC News. She is also featured on the Glamour.com guest blog, and will be featured in the April edition of Glamour Magazine as one of five "Recovered" women. The…

To bring in 2014 Social Work Month, JCC of Greater Coney Island hosts an Interactive Ethics seminar with Professor Emeritus Norman Linzer, PhD, at the Jewish Community Relations Council in NYC Dr. Norman Linzer (center) leads workshop As a proud Wurzeiler School of Social Work Alumna, and now ...

The Greenwich Times and other Connecticut papers in the syndicate recently published an article by Dr. Jonathan Fast, who is an expert on the subject of shame and bullying and the author of the book "Ceremonial Violence," which provides an analysis of a dozen school shootings. Below is an excerpt…

At the 2013 ÿÈÕ´ó¹Ï Hanukkah Dinner, President Richard M. Joel recognized eight Points of Light—students, faculty and alumni who embody the mission of ÿÈÕ´ó¹Ï—calling each one up to light a symbolic candle on the menorah. Savyon Lang honored (with President Richard Joel). Click image to see…

December has proven to be a testament to the quality of social workers Wurzweiler School of Social Work produces. The month holds high honors for two Wurzweiler MSW alumni who will both be recognized at high profile events in New York City, Elisheva Lock (2010) and Marleen Litt (2002). Elisheva…

On Wednesday November 20 Wurzweiler School of Social Work was again in Toronto, Ontario! Several events marked an interesting and informative day. In the morning current WSSW Block Program students met with Raesa Kaiteris, Associate Director of Field Education; Diane Harvey, Toronto Student ...

Wurzweiler is the newest New York School of Social Work to charter a chapter of Phi Alpha Social Work Honors Society. Phi Alpha is a society that acknowledges those students who have demonstrated high scholastic achievement as well as leadership in the social work field. The Tau Epsilon Chapter was…