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As a welfare examiner for the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, Colleen Itzkowitz has spent the past 12 years of her career focused primarily on paperwork and eligibility. Now, as a graduate student in social work at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, she has an internship in addition to her job, spending late afternoons and evenings with the Emergency Unit at Child Protective Services.

Jillain Vanderneut speaks about how the Infant Mental Health-Developmental Practice (IMH-DP) Master’s program has helped further ignite her passion for working with children.

Nicole Stroke speaks about how she found the Infant Mental Health-Developmental Practice (IMH-DP) Master’s program and how it has changed her outlooks on her career and parenting.

How can women who face gender-based violence create conditions of safety and well-being in their lives? That is the question that animates the research efforts of Stavroula Kyriakakis, Ph.D., associate professor in the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ School of Social Work.

The Campus Recreation department is partnering with the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program for Breast Cancer Awareness Week.

The School of Social Work's upcoming Social Work Practice Fellows (SWPF) program is designed to heighten the teaching and leadership skills of participating M.S.W.-level social work supervisors. But the initiative aims to do more than that.

Several noteworthy postgraduate workshops are planned for the coming weeks and months as the School of Social Work continues its commitment to providing excellence in professional development and continuing education.

For the past three years, Carol S. Cohen, D.S.W., associate professor in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s School of Social Work, has served as principal investigator on a team of evaluators studying an innovative and unprecedented collaboration between seven U.S. schools of social work engaged, in pairs, with seven Chinese institutions.

According to Diann Cameron-Kelly, Ph.D., associate professor and B.S.W. program faculty chair, early paternal engagement can have life-changing results.

Jackie Sabatino speaks about her path to graduation from the Infant Mental Health-Developmental Practice (IMH-DP) Master’s program

Elizabeth Palley, J.D., Ph.D., professor of social work and an expert in family policy, took to the pages of The Hill on July 12 to advocate for universal childcare.

Social workers, therapists, counselors, and others learned how to administer CBT during the School of Social Work's annual Summer Institute.

New research reinforces the importance of that role, finding that children who have fathers—or father figures—in their lives do better, both academically and socially.

Revisiting Victoria Roberts, an MSW graduate of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­. She's been sober for 20 years, and recently was selected as coordinator of Nassau County Re-Entry Task Force Program.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has been playing an important role in Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling, Inc.'s efforts in Nassau County to provide integrated physical and mental health services to people with mental illness.

Interns from the graduate social work program at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s Hudson Valley Center are helping place overdose victims in treatment.

At Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, real-world experience is a vital part of college for many students. With New York City so close by, there are almost limitless opportunities to find work experience through an internship.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ offers personal attention from faculty members with international reputations. From Fulbright awardees to Pulitzer Prize winners, there are world-class scholars across the University.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s School of Social Work has long been seen as one of the country's top programs and recognized for its powerful impact on Long Island and the region.

When children have fathers who are engaged in their lives, they do better as students and as friends, says Diann Kelly, Ph.D., Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ associate professor of social work.

In honor of National Professional Social Work Month, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ hosted an assortment of workshops, information sessions and support groups during the month of March.

The Ammon School’s first campus-wide Conversations on Race event took place in 2014. Current news events have shown us that the need for such dialogue is probably greater than ever.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ theater, nursing and social work students and faculty, under the guidance of Autism Friendly Spaces, put on a performance for individuals on the spectrum and their families.

Miriam Arthur talks about her experiences with the Masters of Science in Infant Mental Health-Developmental Practice.

Jodette Rodriguez talks about her experiences with the Master's Program in Mental Health Counseling and the IMH-DP program.

With learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Hauppauge, more students are able to access Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s uniquely personalized approach to learning.

Nico Pérez Arboleda talks about her experiences with the Master's Program in Speech Language Pathology and the IMH-DP program.