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05/21/2013

CSWE to Award Four Members for Their Contributions to the Social Work Profession

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ADVISORY WHO: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and its Board of Directors WHAT: Will recognize: 1. Two 2013 CSWE Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award Recipients Marion Bogo, professor at the University of Toronto, is being recognized ...

Contact: Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Manager, Marketing and Communications Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: lthomas@cswe.org
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01/31/2013

Documentary on Social Work Project in China Receives CSWE Audience Choice Award

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Montreal filmmakers Garry Beitel and Barry Lazar are the recipients of the CSWE Audience Choice Award for their film More Than Half the Sky: Building Human Capacity—Social Work With Rural Women in China , featured at the 2012 CSWE Film Festival . The film documents a 6-year project of ...

Contact: Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Manager, Marketing and Communications Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: lthomas@cswe.org
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01/08/2013

CSWE Gero-Ed Center Awarded Three-Year Hartford Foundation Grant

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The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to fund the CSWE Gero-Ed Center for the next 3 years. The grant will fund the Gero-Ed Center’s mission to sustain and advance visible, strategic, national social work ...

Contact: Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Manager, Marketing and Communications Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: lthomas@cswe.org
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07/03/2012

Darla Spence Coffey Begins Tenure as New President of CSWE

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- The Board of Directors of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has unanimously elected as the organization’s president Darla Spence Coffey, professor of social work, associate provost, and dean of graduate studies at West Chester University. She will assume her duties at ...

Contact: Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Manager, Marketing and Communications Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: lthomas@cswe.org
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06/21/2012

CSWE Gero-Ed Center Receives Retirement Research Foundation Funding to Implement Aging Network Workforce Competencies Project

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The Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE’s) Gero-Ed Center, in partnership with the National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services (NRCPDS )and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), was awarded funding from The Retirement Research Foundation to ...

Contact: Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Manager, Marketing and Communications Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: lthomas@cswe.org
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03/21/2012

CSWE to Honor Three Members for Their Contributions to the Social Work Profession

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ADVISORY WHO : Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and its Board of Directors WHAT : will recognize: 1. Two 2012 CSWE Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award recipients Charles D. Garvin - honored for his seminal influence as an educator, ...

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02/15/2012

SAGE Publications Partners With CSWE to Reward Innovative Teaching in Social Work Education

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Innovative Teaching Award Who : SAGE Publications in collaboration with the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) What : Launch of the inaugural SAGE/CSWE Award for Innovative Teaching in Social Work Education. For the 2012 award the SAGE Human Services Advisory Board has identified ...

Contact: Lydell Thomas Lydell Thomas Manager, Marketing and Communications Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: lthomas@cswe.org
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11/16/2011

CSWE's Leadership Institute Joins with the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) to Increase Support for Social Work Women in Higher Education Administration

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ALEXANDRIA, VA—CSWE and the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) will join efforts to increase the number of social work women in higher education administration who will apply for the HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute. This collaboration will begin with the June 17–July 1 ...

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10/30/2011

Congressman Lewis Recognized For His Significant Contributions to Social Work Education

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October 30, 2011—ATLANTA, GA––CSWE honored Congressman John Lewis (Georgia, 5th Congressional District) with the 2011 Presidential Award for his outstanding contributions to social work education during the 57th Annual Program Meeting in Atlanta, GA. Mildred Joyner, ...

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10/25/2011

Former Director of AID Atlanta to Speak to Social Work Educators

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October 25, 2011 – Media Advisory Former Director of AID Atlanta to Speak to Social Work Educators Who: Caitlin Ryan, director, Family Acceptance Project San Francisco State University and first director of AID Atlanta, the Southeast’s largest most comprehensive organization ...

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06/09/2011

CSWE to Award Three Members for Their Contributions to the Social Work Profession

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Advisory WHO: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and its Board of Directors WHAT: will recognize: 1. Two 2011 CSWE Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award recipients o Trudy Festinger - honored for her leadership and ...

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09/22/2010

CSWE Honors Katherine A. Kendall for Her Trailblazing Contributions

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Mitchellville, MD—CSWE will celebrate Katherine A. Kendall’s 100th birthday on Saturday, September 25, at her residence from 1:00 pm–5:00 pm. During her impressive career Kendall made trailblazing contributions to international social work, higher education, and CSWE. ...

Contact: Carrie Murdock deGuzman Carrie Murdock deGuzman Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: cmurdock@cswe.org
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09/20/2010

Five New Fellows for the 2010–2011 Minority Fellowship Program Cohort

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Advisory WHO : Five New Fellows for the 2010–2011 Minority Fellowship Program Cohort. WHAT: Fellowships funded by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services ...

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09/14/2010

Journal of Social Work Education Editorial Advisory Board Selects 2010 Awardees

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Advisory WHO : 13 Scholars Recognized by the Journal of Social Work Education in 2010 WHAT: The Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE) Editorial Advisory Board has selected the two Best ...

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08/31/2010

2010 Partners in Advancing Education (PIE) for International Social Work Awards Selected

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Advisory WHO : Frank Raymond, Florida State University College of Social Work, and Society for Haitian Arts, Culture and Social Support WHAT: CSWE’s ...

Contact: Carrie Murdock deGuzman, MA Carrie Murdock deGuzman, MA Marketing and Communications Manager Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: cmurdock@cswe.org
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08/09/2010

CSWE Releases Advanced Military Social Work Practice Guidelines

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Alexandria, VA—The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has released a set of educational guidelines specifying the specialized knowledge and skills that social work practitioners need to effectively serve military personnel, veterans, and their families. Directly addressing CSWE’s ...

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07/26/2010

Ten Programs Receive BSW Experiential Learning Program Cycle 2 Funding

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Advisory WHO : CSWE Gero-Ed Center WHAT: Ten Programs Receive BSW Experiential Learning Program Cycle 2 Funding WHEN: July 1, ...

Contact: Carrie Murdock deGuzman Carrie Murdock deGuzman Marketing & Communications Manager Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: cmurdock@cswe.org
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07/06/2010

Six New Chairs for CSWE Commissions Started July 1, 2010

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WHEN: Term began July 1, 2010 and extends through June 30, 2013.

Contact: Carrie Murdock deGuzman Carrie Murdock deGuzman Marketing & Communications Manager Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: cmurdock@cswe.org
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06/09/2010

Seven Educators Join CSWE’s Board of Directors and Mildred Joyner Begins 3-Year Term as President

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ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Council on Social Work Education welcomes seven new members to its Board of Directors on July 1, 2010. Denise Montcalm is CSWE’s new treasurer and offering new perspective on BSW and MSW programmatic functions are Ann Rosegrant Alvarez, Charlotte Goodluck, Maria ...

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05/17/2010

CSWE Commemorates the Accomplishments of Congressman Ciro Rodriguez, Barbara White, and Alberta Ellett

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ALEXANDRIA, VA––CSWE honors Congressman Ciro Rodriguez (Texas, 23rd Congressional District), Barbara White (University of Texas at Austin), and Alberta “Bert” Ellett (University of Georgia), respectively, for their outstanding contributions to social work education with ...

Contact: Carrie Murdock deGuzman Carrie Murdock deGuzman Marketing and Communications Manager Phone: +1.703.519.2057 Email: cmurdock@cswe.org