New intervention for ‘aging out’ youth from foster care New intervention for ‘aging out’ youth from foster care Caring Adults R Everywhere (C.A.R.E.), a social support program for young adults aging out of foster care, has released a new treatment manual designed to help practitioners build effective mentoring programs.
SP2’s One Book pick will foster months of discussion on race and social justice Photo: SP2 News SP2’s One Book pick will foster months of discussion on race and social justice This summer, the School of Social Policy & Practice community will collectively read and address “Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements.”
Survey examines emergency department management of deliberate self-harm Survey examines emergency department management of deliberate self-harm SP2’s Steven Marcus’ new study examines how routinely emergency room staff members properly provide help to individuals who present for self-harm, and how to improve emergency care for high-risk patients.
Does your agency reflect the diversity of the community it serves? Why not? Chronicle of Social Change Does your agency reflect the diversity of the community it serves? Why not? Raekwon Burton, a grad student in the School of Social Policy & Practice, wrote about the lack of diversity in the field of social work. Can closing homeless encampments help Philadelphia’s opioid problem? A report authored by Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice and David Metzger of the Perelman School of Medicine shows that shuttering two camps led to many new addiction-treatment slots and some successful placements in permanent or temporary housing. (Photo: City of Philadelphia) Can closing homeless encampments help Philadelphia’s opioid problem? According to a new report, the city’s recent effort opened up treatment spots for people with opioid addiction and offered permanent and temporary housing options. Negotiating a truce in the war on drugs Ethan Nadelman, founder and former executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Penn political science professor Marie Gottschalk, Evan Anderson, a senior lecturer in the School of Nursing, and Roseanne Scotti, the New Jersey director of the Drug Policy Alliance, discussed their policy ideas. (Photo: Gwyneth K. Shaw) Negotiating a truce in the war on drugs A Penn Law symposium brought together experts from the legal, law enforcement, social work, and policy camps to discuss how to refocus the decades-long fight to be less punitive and more protective. Can music improve anxiety and depression for people with memory disorders? Mary Javian, chair of career studies at the Curtis Institute, Tempy Small, a program participant, and Adam Pangburn, coordinator of community performance at Curtis, participated in a drum circle to close out the final “Creative Expression through Music” session. Nick DiBerardino (not pictured) lead the classes, which were coordinated by Penn graduate students Sarah Bujno and Matt Volpe (in the background). Can music improve anxiety and depression for people with memory disorders? That’s the aim of a recently completed pilot program connecting Penn Memory Center patients, Penn graduate students, and Curtis Institute musicians. Healing with words, through writing workshops for cancer patients Deborah Burnham of the English department leads each Writing a Life workshop held at the Kelly Writers House. Healing with words, through writing workshops for cancer patients Writing a Life, organized by the Abramson Cancer Center and held at Kelly Writers House each month, provides such patients the opportunity to creatively examine and express their experiences. Staging the plague Gathered in Fagin Hall for a daylong disease outbreak symposium, students worked across disciplines to devise strategies for containing a fictionalized infection. Laurel Redding, a School of Veterinary Medicine faculty member and event facilitator, writes up her group’s thoughts during a brainstorming session. Staging the plague Eighty-one students training in a diversity of health professions worked with regional and federal agencies to confront an imagined outbreak scenario centered around bubonic plague in Philadelphia. Sara Bachman named dean of Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Sara Bachman named dean of Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Bachman, an acclaimed scholar, epidemiologist and expert in social welfare policy, will lead the school beginning January 1st.
Can closing homeless encampments help Philadelphia’s opioid problem? A report authored by Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice and David Metzger of the Perelman School of Medicine shows that shuttering two camps led to many new addiction-treatment slots and some successful placements in permanent or temporary housing. (Photo: City of Philadelphia) Can closing homeless encampments help Philadelphia’s opioid problem? According to a new report, the city’s recent effort opened up treatment spots for people with opioid addiction and offered permanent and temporary housing options.
Negotiating a truce in the war on drugs Ethan Nadelman, founder and former executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Penn political science professor Marie Gottschalk, Evan Anderson, a senior lecturer in the School of Nursing, and Roseanne Scotti, the New Jersey director of the Drug Policy Alliance, discussed their policy ideas. (Photo: Gwyneth K. Shaw) Negotiating a truce in the war on drugs A Penn Law symposium brought together experts from the legal, law enforcement, social work, and policy camps to discuss how to refocus the decades-long fight to be less punitive and more protective.
Can music improve anxiety and depression for people with memory disorders? Mary Javian, chair of career studies at the Curtis Institute, Tempy Small, a program participant, and Adam Pangburn, coordinator of community performance at Curtis, participated in a drum circle to close out the final “Creative Expression through Music” session. Nick DiBerardino (not pictured) lead the classes, which were coordinated by Penn graduate students Sarah Bujno and Matt Volpe (in the background). Can music improve anxiety and depression for people with memory disorders? That’s the aim of a recently completed pilot program connecting Penn Memory Center patients, Penn graduate students, and Curtis Institute musicians.
Healing with words, through writing workshops for cancer patients Deborah Burnham of the English department leads each Writing a Life workshop held at the Kelly Writers House. Healing with words, through writing workshops for cancer patients Writing a Life, organized by the Abramson Cancer Center and held at Kelly Writers House each month, provides such patients the opportunity to creatively examine and express their experiences.
Staging the plague Gathered in Fagin Hall for a daylong disease outbreak symposium, students worked across disciplines to devise strategies for containing a fictionalized infection. Laurel Redding, a School of Veterinary Medicine faculty member and event facilitator, writes up her group’s thoughts during a brainstorming session. Staging the plague Eighty-one students training in a diversity of health professions worked with regional and federal agencies to confront an imagined outbreak scenario centered around bubonic plague in Philadelphia.
Sara Bachman named dean of Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Sara Bachman named dean of Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Bachman, an acclaimed scholar, epidemiologist and expert in social welfare policy, will lead the school beginning January 1st.