Welcome to The School of Social Work here at the Main Campus of Temple University located in the heart of Philadelphia! Here we are dedicated to the societal transformation of our community to eliminate social, political and economic injustices for the poor and oppressed populations and to advancing the quality of life for all.
Social Work Mission Statement
The School of Social Work(SSW) is dedicated to societal transformations to eliminate social, political, economic injustices for poor and oppressed populations and to advancing the quality of life for all through:
Education emphasizing the discovery of knowledge, use of critical inquiry, and exertion of professional ethics to guide solution seeking and action taking to effect social change among professional social workers in front-line, supervisory, managerial, and leadership positions.
Research and scholarship to advance applied knowledge and generate evidence based strategies to resolve problems occurring between people and their social environments at local, state, national, and global levels.
Public service to aid the dissemination of knowledge and evidence based strategies.
Responding to the needs of constituents through collaborations and partnerships with communities, agencies, and organizations.
SSW News
Congratulations to Mark Schmitz for the acceptance of his recent manuscript in the American Journal of Psychiatry. This is an outstanding journal with high impact factor. Congratulations to Mark for this wonderful accomplishment.
The paper title is "Does the DSM-IV Clinical Significance Criterion for Major Depression Reduce False Positives? Evidence from the NCS-R" The authors are Wakefield, JC, Schmitz, MF, and Baer, JC.
Congratulations to Dr. Donna Wang congratulations on her new appointment - Associate Professor at Touro College in New York City, New York. Please join me in wishing her the best of luck and great success!
Congratulations to Dr. Marsha Zibalese-Crawford on having her Abstract entitled "Girls violence in Philadelphia: A Community Assessment" selected for Oral presentation during the 137th APHA Annual Meeting (November 7-11, 2009) in Philadelphia, PA. Her presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:30 PM.
Congratulations to Dr. Cheri Carter on receiving a grant to develop an interdisciplinary Gen. Ed HBSE course with a colleague from Tyler School of Art Ms. Tamsen Wojtanowski! Students will be encouraged to explore human behavior in the social environment using photography.
Congratulations to Yookyong Lee for having 2 articles accepted for publication:
Guterman, N.B., Lee, Y., Lee, S., Waldfogel, J., & Rathouz, P. Fathers and maternal risk for physica; child abuse. Child Maltreatment
Lee, Y. Early motherhood and harsh parenting: The role of human, social, and cultural capital. Child Abuse & Neglect.
Check out Jonathan Singer´s Social Work Podcast Series with Cynthia Conley regarding "Social Work Salary Negotiation"Episode 47
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