Meet VCU’s newest social work Ph.D. students
The Ph.D. Program in Social Work aims to develop scholars, researchers and educators who will, independently and collaboratively, contribute significantly to advancing social justice and human well-being within local, national and international contexts.
Q&A with Patrick Dattalo
Patrick Dattalo, Ph.D. is a tenured Professor at the School of Social Work and has been part of the School’s community since 1980.
VCU welcomes new social work faculty
The four newest faculty members in Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work are experts in the areas of child welfare and aging.
Child Welfare Stipend Program at VCU
After a 7-year-long hiatus, the Child Welfare Education and Support Program is back at Virginia Commonwealth University under a new name: the Child Welfare Stipend Program.
VCU awardees to be recognized at CSWE Annual Program Meeting
VCU's Kia J. Bentley was named Best Reviewer for the Journal of Social Work Education, and Ph.D. candidate Christopher Ward won the Student Teaching award from the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work.
VCU CSWE Annual Program Meeting presentations
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work is pleased to acknowledge the faculty and student scholars and researchers taking part in the 63rd CSWE Annual Program Meeting.
Meet this year’s VCU doctorate of social work candidates and recent graduates
Our 2017 Ph.D. candidates and recent graduates entering the market have interests ranging from mental health needs of incarcerated women to food justice.
Historical marker commemorating 1917 origin of VCU’s Monroe Park campus dedicated
A state historical marker commemorating the origins of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park Campus was unveiled outside Founder’s Hall. The marker recognizes the 1917 founding of the Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, which later became the Richmond Professional Institute and ultimately merged with the Medical College of Virginia to create VCU.
With ‘Richmond [Re]Visited,’ social work students get a close look at Richmond’s history of housing and racial injustice
The annual event was planned and implemented by School of Social Work students, faculty and alumni to introduce future social workers to Richmond.
Students advocate for affordable housing in D.C. as part of fellowship program
Social work students from Virginia Commonwealth University got a unique opportunity this past March to get some hands-on experience and further their careers in social work through the Federal Policy Fellows program.