Social Work Spring 2019 Newsletter

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SPRING 2019

LETTER FROM ASSOCIATE DEAN CAROL E. BONNER To the Salem State School of Social Work Community and Friends, Creating this spring newsletter is bitter/sweet, as I have recently announced my departure from Salem State University School of Social Work on June 21, 2019. I want to thank all of you for the wonderful six years that I have served as associate dean at the School of Social Work. Together, with the amazing faculty and staff here, we embarked on a strategic plan in 2015 that has served us well as a roadmap to some new programs and initiatives. I will become the Founding Associate Dean at Bridgewater State University, continuing my passion for social work in public higher education. Leaving a place that I have loved, fills me with many different feelings—sadness being one of them. But, at the same time, I feel such pride in this School of Social Work, ranked this spring as #96 by US News & World Report, and its faculty, students and staff. I leave offering my deepest thanks to the administration of the University—President, Provost and our Deans, for their continued awareness of our needs. The Provost, Dr. David Silva, has named Dr. Lisa Johnson as Interim Director of the School of Social Work. Dr. Johnson will be leading the School through the coming year with hopes of searching for the next leader in the next year or two. Dr. Johnson has been a member of the SSW faculty since 2009 and she has, most recently, been Program Coordinator for the BSW Program. I know the school will be in great hands! In other comings and goings, we will be recognizing the retirement of Dr. Christopher Hudson at the end of this year, thanking him for his years of service to Salem State and his education of our students. We completed a search for an MSW faculty member this year and hired Dr. Katherine Walbam who has been a full-time temporary faculty member with us this year. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Walbam to the faculty. Molly Hogan-Fowler was named Director of Field Education this past January. Molly is well known to Salem State, as she was a graduate of the MSW program and she has been a member of our field education staff. We look forward to Molly’s leadership of the field education department and are excited that she accepted our offer! Our Council on Social Work Education reaccreditation site visitors arrived in January, 2019. We should receive a final answer on reaccreditation of both programs in June, 2019. Now that we completed major preparation by the faculty and staff, we can move on to new adventures. Your gifts to the School throughout the years have been greatly appreciated and have helped us pursue goals for the future. Please consider the School of Social Work in your giving this year at: https://participate.salemstate.edu/socialwork

Transformative Learning for Social Work Practice

SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

One of the great joys of this position is connecting with all the members of our wonderful community. Alumni, students, faculty, administrators and those in our great agency partners have given so much to us and our students. I am truly grateful to each and every one of you. Please know that your support and partnership is critical to the success of our students and the reputation of Salem State University School of Social Work within and beyond the social work community. My very best to all, Carol E. Bonner, Associate Dean 1


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