If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. This is the 13th of 15 videos of this conference, which was held on May 13, 2014, at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA). It was a first-of-its-kind forum for innovative economic strengthening research dedicated to improving health, education, and well-being outcomes of vulnerable children,...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. This is the 12th of 15 videos of this conference, which was held on May 13, 2014, at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA). It was a first-of-its-kind forum for innovative economic strengthening research dedicated to improving health, education, and well-being outcomes of vulnerable children,...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. This is the 14th of 15 videos of this conference, which was held on May 13, 2014, at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA). It was a first-of-its-kind forum for innovative economic strengthening research dedicated to improving health, education, and well-being outcomes of vulnerable children,...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. This is the 15th of 15 videos of this conference, which was held on May 13, 2014, at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA). It was a first-of-its-kind forum for innovative economic strengthening research dedicated to improving health, education, and well-being outcomes of vulnerable children,...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Students at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration conduct fieldwork and attend classes at the same time, experiencing constant interplay between theory and practice while they develop their professional social work identity. This video features Connor Williams, AM '14. His second-year Clinical Practice...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The Employment Instability, Family Well-being, and Social Policy Network hosted a policy forum, “Employment Instability and the Safety Net,” on November 15, 2013, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center. The Employment Instability, Family Well-being, and Social Policy Network (EINet) is housed at the University of Chicago...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The Employment Instability, Family Well-being, and Social Policy Network hosted a policy forum, “Employment Instability and the Safety Net” on November 15, 2013, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center. The Employment Instability, Family Well-being, and Social Policy Network (EINet) is housed at the University of Chicago...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The Employment Instability, Family Well-being, and Social Policy Network hosted a policy forum, “Employment Instability and the Safety Net,” on November 15, 2013, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center. The Employment Instability, Family Well-being, and Social Policy Network (EINet) is housed at the University of Chicago...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Benevolent was founded in 2011 by Megan Kashner, AM '95. Benevolent created a new model for philanthropy, fostering a direct connection between the giver and the recipient. Eligible recipients post brief videos discussing their specific needs (less than $700) to the Benevolent website (www.benevolent.net) and donors can choose...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Stars Gala was held during Reunion Weekend on Saturday, October 19, 2013. The Gala raises money each year for student scholarships. This video features SSA students thanking our donors.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Nathan Linsk, AM '74, PhD '82 is a recently retired professor (UIC/Jane Addams College of Social Work) and a founder of the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC) and the Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center. He is a pioneer in the field of HIV/AIDS research. His reach is international, working in both...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The Pastora San Juan Cafferty Lecture on Race and Ethnicity in American Life is presented once a year by the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and the Cafferty Lecture Committee: William Brodsky, Frank M. Clark, Neil B. Guterman, Jeanne C. Marsh, and Alan McNally. Funding for the Lecture has been...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Students at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration conduct fieldwork and attend classes at the same time, experiencing constant interplay between theory and practice while they develop their professional social work identity. This video features Claire Schu, AM’13, who completed her second-year Social...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The heart of learning to become a social worker involves field education. The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA) continues to improve an intensive field education model that began taking shape a decade ago. Learn more about SSA excellence in field education and how you can donate at...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. The 2012 Pastora San Juan Cafferty Lecture on Race and Ethnicity in American Life featured William Schneider, the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. It was held on October 18, 2012, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago. Schneider is a foremost authority on...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Evelyn Brodkin, associate professor at the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, leads a discussion on the politics, practices, and possibilities of the government's involvement and impact on poverty and inequality.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Ann Marie Lipinski, Vice President for Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago, leads the second Community Summit, which featured roundtable discussions among many community activists and organizers on the South Side of Chicago. The summit was held in the University's School of Social Service Administration, and discussions...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Scott Allard, Associate Professor at SSA, discusses the rise in suburban poverty and challenges facing social service agencies

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. Waldo E. Johnson Jr., Associate Professor at the School of Social Service Administration, discusses the book "Social Work With African American Males: Health, Mental Health, and Policy."

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. To be successful, urban schools must attend to the developmental and social needs of children from vulnerable and disadvantaged families. From the unique and successful Community Schools Program and preparing the next generation of school social workers, to scholarship in the areas of practice, policy and research informing...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. To be successful, urban schools must attend to the developmental and social needs of children from vulnerable and disadvantaged families. From the unique and successful Community Schools Program and preparing the next generation of school social workers, to scholarship in the areas of practice, policy and research informing...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. To be successful, urban schools must attend to the developmental and social needs of children from vulnerable and disadvantaged families. From the unique and successful Community Schools Program and preparing the next generation of school social workers, to scholarship in the areas of practice, policy and research informing...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. This conference, hosted by the School of Social Service Administration, brought together population researchers, community leaders, and policymakers to discuss population trends over the past 10 years and their implications for policy in the next 10 years. Bookended by recession, the last decade has seen dramatic shifts in...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. This conference, hosted by the School of Social Service Administration, brought together population researchers, community leaders, and policymakers to discuss population trends over the past 10 years and their implications for policy in the next 10 years. Bookended by recession, the last decade has seen dramatic shifts in...

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. This conference, hosted by the School of Social Service Administration, brought together population researchers, community leaders, and policymakers to discuss population trends over the past 10 years and their implications for policy in the next 10 years. Bookended by recession, the last decade has seen dramatic shifts in...