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Child Care Stars
How do you decide on the right child care facility? A star rating at a North Carolina child care facility can ease the minds of parents and caregivers. What’s more, it can help a facility learn about areas where it can improve – and how to support these changes.
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UNCG and GCSTOP target opioid epidemic and save lives
A woman drove into a Walgreens parking lot in High Point, parked, and walked over to a group of social work students. “Hey, how’s your car doing?” asked Marella Farrington, a student interning with GCSTOP.
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UNCG Alum Returns to Fight Guilford’s Opioid crisis
Amanda Clark ’14, ’18 looks forward to working with nonprofits like GCSTOP (Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem), which is a UNCG program that partners with Guilford County Emergency Services. GCSTOP is primarily manned by interns from UNCG’s social work and public health departments.
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Social Work Student Passes Along Life Lessons to Help Peers
Rajendra Roopchan says finding someone to talk to is more important to a college student than finding someone who has all the answers. “Having a person or a community to suggest, ‘You can do this’ or ‘These are your options’ is a phenomenal resource to have.”
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GCSTOP Saves Lives While Teaching Students Lessons
One of the most powerful resources that UNCG provides to the effort, Albright says, is students. Students in UNCG’s undergraduate and graduate social work programs are required to do internships to gain practical experience before they graduate. These internships allow GCSTOP to help more people.
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Social Work Alum Ensures Mental Health of NFL
Tyrance earned his master’s degree from UNCG in sports and exercise psychology. He was recruited by the Chiefs to be their clinician after working in private practice with college athletes in Charlotte for nearly a decade.
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UNCG Study to Examine Role of Kinship Care on Black Families
The African American Families and Kinship Care Lab at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is conducting two National Institutes of Health funded studies that will study kinship care and its impact on families. One study examines the strengths and resources of African American kinship care families (e.g., grandparents raising grandchildren) that influence the…
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A calling in life and a passion for social work puts Spartan on ballot for NASW
“I was scared to open up about my past, but as soon as I did, she said, ‘You’ll be a great asset to our Spartan Recovery Program.’ I felt wanted here at UNCG … If you have a whole community of people believing in you, you can do anything.”
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Social Work Students in Transformative SWK ‘Bootcamp’
These Congregational Social Work Educational Initiative (CSWEI) interns are participants in a unique collaboration between UNCG, NC A&T, and Cone Health’s Congregational Nurse Program, funded by the Cone Health Foundation. Pearson’s background includes both nursing and social work. A “double alumna,” she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her master’s degree in social…
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The UNCG Department of Social Work and Gerontology Program mourns the loss of Inaugural Department Chair- Professor Virginia Stephens
Professor Virginia Stephens was the first Director of the UNCG Social Work program, and an architect of The Joint Master of Social Work Program of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and UNCG. Ginny served as the Chair of the Social Work Department from 1976- 1979 and from 1984 – 1990.
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SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE: IMPACT BEYOND THE SCHOOL
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Social Work Professor: Health care workers also had pandemic challenges
“Income only tells part of the story,” said Mat Despard, Department of Social Work Associate Professor. “We’re talking about people who may be struggling with student debt, child care, and unaffordable housing.”
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GCSTOP Director Discusses New Overdose Concern
Michael Thull, who has seen an increase in xylazine in Greensboro, said the usage of the drug restricts the blood vessels and circulation, which causes wounds that can takes months to heal.
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Alumna recognized as 2023 Outstanding Americans by Choice Recipient
Liana Adrong recently received the 2023 Outstanding Americans by Choice award from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for her work. One of nine children who came to the U.S. from Vietnam, she is passionate about her Montagnard-Ede heritage.
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GCSTOP Researcher, Professor Stresses Need for Narcan in Triad
Have Narcan with you, have fentanyl test strips, ways to identify counterfeit anything. That will save a life. — Dr. Melissa Floyd-Pickard, licensed clinical social worker, lead researcher for GCSTOP, and Social Work Professor
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Department Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols
As a Department of Social Work and Gerontology Program, we are responsible for actively engaging in the values of our profession, including valuing the dignity and worth of people and fighting for social justice. Tyre is not only someone who was murdered by police but also a person who loved his family, whose mother remembers…
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Social Work Professor Discusses Lessons from US, UK Pandemic Responses
“While uninterrupted attachment to the labor force is a good thing, higher levels of job loss in the US may have benefited economic efficiency as workers had more incentive to consider better job opportunities whereas continuously receiving a paycheck while furloughed may have discouraged seeking more productive job matches.”
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Associate Professor Despard signs U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Social Work Associate Professor Dr. Mathieu Despard was one of 11 people associated with a university or policy institute who signed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting the appeal of President Joe Biden’s Administration to lift an injunction issued by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Dr. Adams Talks About the Impact of the Pandemic on Friendships
The more frequently we interact with people, the closer we feel to them. People on the wrong side of the digital divide–those who don’t have access to electronic communication or don’t know how to use it–are more deprived. Dr. Rebecca Adams, Professor and Gerontology Undergraduate Coordinator
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The Argument for Cancelling Student Debt Vs. Affordable Loan Repayments
This (income-driven repayment) system ensures that borrowers pay a fair share of their earnings with little friction and ample grace with respect to changes in income. It’s what IDR ought to look like in the U.S., which is theoretically possible, given that two major federal agencies–the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) … Continued
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Six Steps to Sustaining Lifelong Friendships
Rebecca Adams is a professor in the Department of Social Work, and also the Undergraduate Gerontology Program Coordinator. My friendship with Rosemary Blieszner, the subject of one of Beck’s wonderful interviews, illustrates the invisible hand of social structure really well.
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AG Stein Meets with GCSTOP Team
NC Attorney General Josh Stein was at the Guilford County Detention Center to discuss the treatment program at the facility.