Category: Social Work

Student Civic Leadership Awards Recognize Two Future Social Workers

Eastern’s own Natalie Green has been named the new Assistant Secretary, Child Welfare Field Operations for Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).  Natalie graduated from Eastern’s Master of Social Work part-time program in Everett. Natalie has over 20 years of service working with DCYF and Washington’s most vulnerable citizens. The importance of this…

Spokane Public Library forming Social Work Welcome Team  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | February 22, 2022 For more information, contact:  Amanda Donovan, Director of Marketing & Communications, 509-444-5319  When the Central Library reopens after renovation later this year, it will include a recording studio, a business lab, the Inland Northwest Special Collections, a radio station, a café,…

Social Work Connections will spotlight a model of self-care launched in the Spokane region in early 2021 – the COVID Stress and Trauma Education Program (C-STEP). Join us to hear from the community and campus organizers/trainers, the community representatives who implemented C-STEP in their organizations, and the students who conducted workshops for peers. Event details…

Join the Social Work Program and Chicana/o/x Studies to learn more about all the ways a Social Work degree can help support the Latino Community. This panel discussion, consisting of a variety of professionals, happens on January 27, 2022, from 2 pm to 3 pm. Attend in-person in PUB 317 (limited seating) or via Zoom…

Graduating? Leave your legacy behind by donating your cap, gown, and hood to the School of Social Work. What is it? Pass the Cap is an annual donation drive that collects graduation garb from students currently graduating who do not wish to keep their items. The program allows future graduates to borrow the items if…

Watch for the Date! The EWU Iota Beta Chapter and the MSWSA co-host Social Work Connections for students, alumni, area social workers, and faculty in celebration of National Social Work Month. CEs are offered for social workers. Event Details Return here for upcoming event details. Social Work Connections Goals Connect social work students and early…

Allene Osborn doesn’t want to make the story about her. “I have been incredibly blessed to have family and friends who have supported me along the way and I would never be able to do all the things I do without my children and husband sacrificing their time for me as well,” she says about…

As you might have already heard, the School of Social Work lost a most important member of our social work team when Lu Brown passed away on Thursday of last week. Lu served the social work profession, our communities, and the EWU School of Social Work for over two decades as a Senior Lecturer and…