In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
A new essay collection, the result of a collaboration by the Child Welfare League of America and the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research, addresses the need for more substantive research and increased awareness around child maltreatment within underrepresented and isolated populations.
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Bob Schoenberg, a double alumnus from Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), was recently honored with the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Association of Social Workers Pennsylvania Chapter.
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The Advanced Certificate in Oncology Social Work is a 12-month program, which includes monthly sessions taught at the Perelman School of Medicine, that trains social workers to specifically respond to cancer patients with guidance, advocacy, and support in coping with their diagnoses.
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Is universal basic income the solution to economic instability and inequality? That’s what the city of Stockton, CA plans to find out, with the support of local leadership, the Economic Security Project, income equality experts like Amy Castro Baker, and the residents of Stockton.
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The School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) has officially launched OpenSP2, a new academic program designed to complement the School’s existing masters and doctoral programs, including non-credit and certificate programs offered on Penn’s campus and fully online.
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Azahara Palomegue, the associate director of the Master of Science in Social Policy Program at the School of Social Policy & Practice, penned a blog about her collaboration with SP2 faculty to launch a global seminar on Cuban contemporary social policy and her experience in Cuba.
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At the School of Social Policy & Practice's 2018 Commencement, 12 outstanding students, staff, and faculty will be recognized with awards highlighting their contributions to social justice, research, and the Penn community.
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Ezekiel Dixon-Román from the School of Social Policy & Practice will receive an Outstanding Book Award at the AERA’s awards luncheon, April 15. Through analyses of empirical data and cultural artifacts, his book reconsiders how we conceptualize inheritance and approach social inquiry to address the reproducing forces of inequality.
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