Sara Bachman named dean of Penn School of Social Policy & Practice nocred 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.
Social work students help refugees in Europe Photo: School of Social Policy & Practice Social work students help refugees in Europe Doctoral students from the School of Social Policy & Practice shared their expertise with leaders at an NGO that provides trauma-informed services for refugees in Athens.
This Is Why Advocates Are Supporting LGBTQ Foster Parents in Court Penn In the News Generocity This Is Why Advocates Are Supporting LGBTQ Foster Parents in Court Sarah Wasch of the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Field Center spoke about the “dangerous message” foster-care agencies send to children when denying applications from LGBTQ potential parents. One-fifth of homeless youth are victims of human trafficking One-fifth of homeless youth are victims of human trafficking A new study highlights the pipeline from abuse to homelessness to sex trafficking among youth in Philadelphia, D.C., and Phoenix, the largest study to date on human trafficking and teens. Dispelling ideas about what social work is, and is not Dispelling ideas about what social work is, and is not To coincide with the annual "Shout Out" on Locust Walk, students and staff at the School of Social Policy and Practice highlight facts and dispel misinformation about the social work profession. When a loved one’s memory diminishes, these caregivers are here to help When a loved one’s memory diminishes, these caregivers are here to help A group of Social Policy and Practice interns provides social and emotional support for patients diagnosed with memory loss or other neurological or physical impairments. A 2021 Rhodes Scholar for Penn Penn’s 2021 Rhodes Scholar is Mackenzie Fierceton from St. Louis, who earned her bachelor’s degree in political science in May and is currently completing her clinical master’s in social work degree. A 2021 Rhodes Scholar for Penn May graduate Mackenzie Fierceton from St. Louis been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and is currently completing her master’s degree in clinical social work. Frameworks provide new paradigm for global health law Frameworks provide new paradigm for global health law Aiming to provide a new model for global health law, a recent essay in the Journal of Global Health Law by Jennifer Prah of the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and Perelman School of Medicine outlines comprehensive frameworks for attaining global health justice. 2 min. read
One-fifth of homeless youth are victims of human trafficking One-fifth of homeless youth are victims of human trafficking A new study highlights the pipeline from abuse to homelessness to sex trafficking among youth in Philadelphia, D.C., and Phoenix, the largest study to date on human trafficking and teens.
Dispelling ideas about what social work is, and is not Dispelling ideas about what social work is, and is not To coincide with the annual "Shout Out" on Locust Walk, students and staff at the School of Social Policy and Practice highlight facts and dispel misinformation about the social work profession.
When a loved one’s memory diminishes, these caregivers are here to help When a loved one’s memory diminishes, these caregivers are here to help A group of Social Policy and Practice interns provides social and emotional support for patients diagnosed with memory loss or other neurological or physical impairments.
A 2021 Rhodes Scholar for Penn Penn’s 2021 Rhodes Scholar is Mackenzie Fierceton from St. Louis, who earned her bachelor’s degree in political science in May and is currently completing her clinical master’s in social work degree. A 2021 Rhodes Scholar for Penn May graduate Mackenzie Fierceton from St. Louis been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and is currently completing her master’s degree in clinical social work.
Frameworks provide new paradigm for global health law Frameworks provide new paradigm for global health law Aiming to provide a new model for global health law, a recent essay in the Journal of Global Health Law by Jennifer Prah of the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and Perelman School of Medicine outlines comprehensive frameworks for attaining global health justice. 2 min. read