UBuffalo Social Work
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In the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, we are unified by our vision of a better society. #UBSSW #TraumaInformed
Buffalo, NY
Joined August 2009
In the #UBSSW, we live our values and actively work to solve social problems we are passionate about. 🤘 Learn more about our academic programs and how we're making a positive impact. ➡️ #UBuffalo #UBTrueBlue #SocialWork
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RT @UBuffalo: A pawsitive impact! 🐶 A new course at #UBuffalo is teaching social work students how animals can help clients with topics lik….
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A new course teaches UB MSW students how to incorporate dogs and other animals into social work practice.
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Animal-assisted social work! 🐶 This spring, #UBSSW students learned how they could integrate animals into #SocialWork practice from adjunct instructor Rachel Zielinski, LCSW-R, BA/MSW ’08 — and her therapy dog, Maxwell. 🐕 Learn more: #UBuffalo #Therapy
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Happy #716Day! 💙 We #Buffalove getting to live, work and play in this vibrant community, the City of Good Neighbors. 🦬 . #UBSSW #UBTrueBlue #Buffalo
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RT @UBuffalo: Happy #716Day! 📍 Hear from some #UBuffalo students on what they #Buffalove about Buffalo 💙
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RT @RockGunResearch: "I hope that credible messengers/hospital responders have an impact and play a significant role with regard to increas….
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A moment for our 2025 #UBSSW grads and their creative caps. 😎. We hope our newest alumni are enjoying the summer — and our current and incoming students are getting excited for fall at #UBuffalo. It’ll be here before we know it! ☀️. #UBClassOf2025 #UBTrueBlue
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Building person-centered workplaces! 🧑💼 Susan Green, #UBSSW clinical professor and co-director of @UBittic, recently spoke on #TraumaInformed organizational change during a national workshop hosted by @jfederations. Learn more about ITTIC: #UBuffalo
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Christopher St. Vil, a #UBSSW associate professor, talks to @RockGunResearch about why he studies gun violence — and how his work is making an impact on this issue and within our community.⬇️. #UBuffalo #Up4TheChallenge.
"I hope that credible messengers/hospital responders have an impact and play a significant role with regard to increasing the uptake of services, especially among the black male demographic.". Our latest member spotlight: Christopher St. Vil.
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Includes commentary from #UBSSW Associate Professor Elizabeth Bowen, who said shelters — in contrast to hotels — are required to have enough qualified staff to meet residents' needs. Read more ⬇️. #UBuffalo #Up4TheChallenge.
New: Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from accessing services like child care and help finding housing.
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Have you heard of tree equity? 🌳 For her dissertation, #UBSSW PhD graduate Nicole Capozziello asked East #Buffalo residents to reflect on their experiences with nature and envision their neighborhood in the future. Read more: #UBuffalo #Up4TheChallenge
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RT @UBuffalo: Looking for your next summer book? 📖 @UBLibraries has you covered! Check out their list of interesting reads and dive into so….
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UB Libraries is also launching its first summer reading program, with five reading challenges across five literary categories.
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From #UBSSW to careers to marriage and kids, Meg and Mike Lynch are #UBTrueBlue. 💙🤘. They met as MSW students, and today, Mike is on our faculty and Meg is a #UBuffalo field educator and psychiatric social worker at @ECMCBuffalo. Read their story:
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On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and resilience — and we renew our commitment to racial justice and dismantling systems of oppression wherever we find them. 🤘🏿#Juneteenth #UBuffalo. 📸: #UBSSW community members marching in Buffalo's Juneteenth Parade last weekend.
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Commencement candids! 🎓 We know the #UBClassOf2025 is already on to big things, but don’t forget to take time this summer to celebrate your incredible achievements. 😎. 📷: Onion Studio #UBSSW #UBuffalo #SocialWork
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RT @SWpodcast: Authoritarians build walls. We build futures.🔮. Tonya Bibbs, PhD suggests social workers resist authoritarianism by designin….
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“Our task is to resist authoritarianism and to cultivate liberatory alternatives to set agendas as social workers. We need to be agenda setters.”
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In the #UBSSW, we are always proud to stand with, celebrate and support the LGBTQIA+ community. Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. 📷: School of Social Work students and staff marching with the #UBuffalo contingent in Buffalo’s Pride Parade. 🤘 #UBTrueBlue
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