Numerous Alumni Presenting at NASW-Massachusetts Symposium

A number of Boston University School of Social Work alumni will be presenting at the NASW-Massachusetts Chapter’s 10th Biennial Social Work Symposium. The symposium is being held at the Newton Marriott Hotel on April 10 and 11.

The alumni presenters include:

Gary Bailey (’80)
An UnDoing Racism Workshop: Transforming Communities and Agencies To Be or Not To Be: Classroom Diversity Perspectives and Dynamics

Mary Bennett (’90)
Anger Management: Making Peace From the Inside Out

Susan Berger (’75)
Helping Survivors of Relationship Loss Find New Identity

Mark Brenner (’80)
Mindfulness, Relationships, and the Brain

Sophia Chin (’89)
Child Welfare Supervision: Leadership in Practice

Micaela Cohen (’06)
Roles and Challenges for Emergency Room Medical Advocates in Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault

Sherry Cohen (’88)
Improvisation in Clinical Practice: Creative Tools for Change

Melanie Cohn-Hopwood (’03)
Vicious Circle: Untangling Mental Health Issues and HIV

Lauren Dever (’97)
From Homelessness to Housing: Overcoming Barriers

Eleanor Diethelm (’94)
Integration of Primary Care and Behavioral Health

Jenifer Firestone (’84)
Helping LGBT Families Affirmatively Manage Divorce and Child Custody
Coming Out of a Heterosexual Marriage

Mark Gianino (’83) and BUSSW Clinical Assistant Professor
Coming Out of a Heterosexual Marriage

Lisa Gravallese (’03)
Partner Violence in a Pediatric Hospital: Complex Roles/Difficult Decisions

Katherine Healey (’04)
Engaging Individuals with Chronic Mental Illness

Shuei Kozu (’97)
Disaster Preparedness for the Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities

Sarah B. Lange (’93)
Fundraising-Strategies for Success

Edna Lezotte (’90)
Spirituality and Social Work: Forgiveness – The Missing Peace

Joanne Peskowitz (’90)
Caring for Your Parents: A Conversation

Emily B. Saltz (’82)
Caring for Your Parents: A Conversation

Candace Saunders (’75)
The Neurobiological Costs of Attachment Trauma: Strategies for Promoting Self-Regulation & Relational Change

Lisa Schott (’92)
The Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care

David Selden (’79)
A Connecticut Yankee in Southeast Asia: Unique Issues in Cross-Cultural Behavioral Health

Shelley Steenrod (’89)
Supervising Social Work Students Around Substance Abuse Issues: Knowledge, Skills, and Values

Melinda Strauss (’75)
Coming Out of a Heterosexual Marriage

J. Patricia Thatcher (’87)
Transforming Lives with Innovative Mind/Body Techniques

Susan Tohn (’88)
Catch the New Wave: Solution Focused Supervision

Mary Ellen Williams (’84)
From Couch to Canvas: Creative Eating Disorder Treatment