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These community college grads are headed to universities. A basic income program helped make it happen

These community college grads are headed to universities. A basic income program helped make it happen

Stacia West of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice says that purchases like beds, shoes, and housing, which many middle- and upper-income people take for granted, speak to the dignity of participants in a basic income program.

Want juvenile incarceration rates to drop? Hire more social workers for defenders

Want juvenile incarceration rates to drop? Hire more social workers for defenders

Cheryl Bettigol of the Perelman School of Medicine and Tamara J. Cadet of the School of Social Policy & Practice argue that funding an increase in the number of social workers in the Defender Association of Philadelphia could reduce the economic and human toll of incarceration on the city’s communities.

Aiming for a ‘holistic representation’ career as dual-degree Law and SP2 grad
Christina Bartzokis sits outside Penn Carey Law.

Christina Bartzokis is earning dual degrees from Penn Carey Law and the School of Social Policy & Practice, and is headed to Louisiana to start her practice as a public defender.

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Aiming for a ‘holistic representation’ career as dual-degree Law and SP2 grad

Christina Bartzokis worked as a Child Protective Services case worker for three years in rural Oregon. Now she’s set her sights on Louisiana, where she’ll serve as a public defender.

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Graduating student veteran makes use of a Yellow Ribbon award
Alice Wu, a Yellow Ribbon award recipient graduating from SP2's Master of Social Work program

Alice Wu, a Yellow Ribbon award recipient graduating from SP2's Master of Social Work program.

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Graduating student veteran makes use of a Yellow Ribbon award

Alice Wu, a Navy veteran graduating from the School of Social Policy & Practice in May, used support from the Yellow Ribbon Program to make a principled, impact-driven career change.

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The intersection of storytelling and social work
Jacqueline Corcoran and her book cover, What do Social Workers Do All Day?

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The intersection of storytelling and social work

A new book edited by School of Social Policy & Practice professor Jacqueline Corcoran highlights the day-to-day reality of social work through social workers detailing their experiences in the style of creative nonfiction.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice

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