Social Work Research and Engagement

Nov 2, 2017

American Cancer Society Appoints Chair of Research Committee on Oncology Social Work Training

Karen Bullock, Head of the Department of Social Work, has been appointed by the American Cancer Society to chair the Peer Review Research Committee on Oncology Social Work Training Grants, beginning January 1, 2108. This committee reviews applications and recommends recipients for master’s and post-master’s level Clinical Oncology Social Work research. It also advises the…

Oct 25, 2017

Social Work Receives $3.1M to Train Next Generation of Practitioners

NC State’s Department of Social Work has received two federal grants totaling $3.1M to train the next generation of integrated behavioral health and primary care providers.

Oct 5, 2017

Department of Social Work Awarded $3.1 Million to Educate and Train Behavioral Health Practitioners for Careers in Integrated Care

NC State Department of Social Work has been awarded $3.1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) to expand integrated health service through education and training in behavioral healthcare fields of practice. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the USDHHS is committed to developing the behavioral health…

Aug 8, 2017

Meet Our New Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences welcomes a dozen new tenured and tenure-track faculty to its ranks for the 2017-2018 year. Their scholarship and research interests range from race and immigration to organizational health psychology and urban food systems of the ancient world.

Aug 7, 2017

Social Work Department Head Appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Dr. Karen Bullock, Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work, has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology for a two year term (2017-2019). The Journal of Psychosocial Oncology provides the latest developments in the psychosocial care and treatment of cancer patients. The Journal—examines exploratory and hypothesis testing and presenting program…

Jun 29, 2017

NC State Group Pushing to Help Revamp NC’s Foster Care System

NC State's Center for Family and Community Engagement is helping revamp the state's child welfare system so that recipients of services have a voice. The state is establishing an advisory council of child welfare participants.

Jun 6, 2017

Giving Families a Voice in North Carolina’s Child Welfare System

NC State's Kara Allen-Eckard is helping lead an effort to better serve the most vulnerable among us in North Carolina: at-risk children and their families.

Feb 8, 2017

Research Gives Social Work Student New Perspective

Katherine McCallister’s interest in social work is clear: “I want to help improve the communities I’m a part of,” she says. Through undergraduate research at NC State, she is able to do just that.

Jan 5, 2017

Social Work Faculty Member Invited to Present in Seoul, Korea

During the summer of 2016, Dr. Casstevens attended the William Glasser Institute’s international conference. The organization is named in honor of Dr. William Glasser, who developed reality therapy and choice theory. This year, the bi-annual conference was held at the Grand Hilton in Seoul, Korea. The conference was titled “Hand in Hand for Happiness”. Dr.…

Dec 14, 2016

Trading ‘Academese’ for Plain English

One scholar argues: If we don’t seek to baffle and bewilder our readers, it should be worth investing a bit of time and effort in putting our messages across clearly and concisely. Why bother otherwise?