Finalists for Dean of Social Work to Meet Campus Nov. 9-12
Candidates will engage with student, staff and faculty groups and make a Zoom presentation to the campus community from 9-10 a.m. CST each day.
School of Social Work
UA Team to Build Opioid Prevention, Recovery Network in State
A University of Alabama-led team of researchers is ready to implement a robust opioid prevention, treatment and recovery network in the state.
UA Researcher’s Tech-Focused Dementia Care Projects Funded
A University of Alabama social work researcher’s work in advancing technology to improve dementia care receives boost from NIA, NSF.
UA Kick-Starts Six Projects Related to COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
Six projects designed to deepen understanding of the coronavirus pandemic and future pandemics and positively influence society will receive seed funding from The University of Alabama.
UA Researchers to Develop Mental Health Training for Police
Law enforcement officers throughout Tuscaloosa County will soon be better equipped to interact with citizens with serious mental illness and substance abuse.
UA Offering Courses on Coronavirus
Three courses offered this summer at The University of Alabama will allow students to understand issues stemming from the coronavirus pandemic while exploring solutions to a PPE shortage.
From Homeless as a Child to Working with Homeless Vets
Rebecca Koen, who experienced homelessness as a child, will soon begin working with homeless populations and military veterans in Washington, D.C.
Q & A: Staying Emotionally/Mentally Healthy in Virtual Academia
The one constant in these changing times is exactly that, change.
UA to Host Opioid Overdose Training, Free Narcan Kit Giveaways
A March 25 community event at The University of Alabama will provide free Narcan kits and training on how to administer the opioid overdose reversal drug.
Social Work Receives $3.2M Grant to Address State’s Opioid Overdoses
The University of Alabama School of Social Work and the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s efforts to stem opioid use and rates of overdose deaths in Alabama have a new focus: first responders.