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Social Work Day at the Capitol
With a fantastic turnout, and fabulous weather, the 18th Annual Social Work Day at the Capitol was one of the largest SWDAC gatherings ever. About 780-plus students faculty, supporters (and staff)...
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2014 Field Appreciation Luncheon
Once again the Social Work Field Appreciation Luncheon was a hit! The event was well attended, the food was superb and the speakers were engaging. Thanks to ALL of our field instructors – we already...
View ArticleSocial Work professors receive research grants
Congratulations to our Social Work Professors for receiving 2014-2015 research grants! Internationalization Grants Nancy Rodenborg, Bibiana Koh, and Christina Erickson – Cuernavaca Mexico Summer...
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“Forgiveness and Healing within the Family” Hosted by Augsburg College Department of Social Work on November 7, 2016 This event featured film-maker Gayle Kirschenbaum and her new film: Look at Us Now,...
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Advanced Workshop 6.5 CEU’s, led by graduate of Augsburg’s MSW program
Michael Borowiak, MSW, LICSW, Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way: Advanced Strategies for Working with Highly Distressed Couples February 10, 2017 Advanced Workshop 6.5 CEU’s Couples with high levels...
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One more reason to study social work at Augsburg!
MSW STUDENTS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO STUDY IN THAILAND AND LAOS Applications now open for Diversity and Inequality in Global Professional Practice: a global study Social Work course offered in 2018....
View ArticleHurricane Harvey – An open letter to our students, staff, faculty, and alumni
Hurricane Harvey continues to pummel Southeast Texas and now Western Louisiana. Images of families in boats, or wading through waist deep water move us to ask, “how can we help?”. We are told that the...
View ArticleNASW Code of Ethics
Last August, the National Association of Social Workers approved several updates to the NASW Code of Ethics. These changes go into effect January 1, 2018. See below for a quick summary of what’s new...
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MSW students travel from Minneapolis to Slovenia, a report by Michael Schock,...
Constructive Social Work as the agent of co-creative dialogue: An international perspective. Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana, and Augsburg University, June 26 through July 8, 2017 Our...
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The Social REFORM of the REFORMation, by Mary Simonson Clark
In honor of the Reformation SWK 301B, History and Analysis of Social Policy, developed this 72 Social Policy REFORMation. Hanging in Hoversten Chapel. The Social REFORM of the REFORMation The students’...
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ADDRESSING FOOD SECURITY IN URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS: A SYSTEMS THINKING APPROACH
By Nishesh Chalise, PhD LGSW Dr. Chalise is an Assistant Professor in the department of social work at Augsburg University. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk with Campus Compact’s Newman...
View ArticleTEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL PRIVILEGE IS INTEGRAL TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
By Christina L. Erickson Privilege has become a serious area of inquiry in recent years. White privilege and male privilege have hit the spotlight, as has racial disparities in police brutality and the...
View ArticleThe Camp of Forgotten Natives
Mike Schock, Ph.D., LICSW, Chair, Department of Social Work Augsburg University On my way to campus each day, I drive by the intersection of Cedar avenue and Hiawatha avenue. It was late June, I...
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Same Same, but Different: Social Work in the U.S., Thailand, and Laos
Augsburg MSW students and faculty visit Bangkok,Thailand by Steve Dahl, MSW, LGSW (Augsburg ’18) On July 1st, twenty-three Augsburg MSW students and two brave professors boarded the first of three...
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Teachers Often Experience ‘Moral Injury’ on the Job, Study Finds By Sarah Schwartz on May 23, 2019 4:48 PM Teachers have long had to comply with what they see as wrong-headed mandates—implementing...
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AUGSBURG FACULTY PUBLISH NEW BOOKS FOR KIDS, PARENTS Dr. Christina Erickson’s book Spanked: How Hitting Our Children is Harming Ourselves was recently published by Oxford University Press. Spanked: How...
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