Spotlight on Service-Learning: Dr. Nandita Bezbaruah

Q & A with Dr. Nandita Bezbaruah Dr. Nandita Bezbaruah has taught 4 years in the Social Work Department. Courses taught with SL component: SW 250: Social Welfare and Social Work course, COMH 315: Health Agencies and Services, COMH 301: Women and Children Health What is your background in service-learning? I started incorporating service-learning component in several of my courses […]

Social Work students participate in forensic interview training

Child Welfare Scholars in the MSUM School of Social Work participated in forensic interview training on November 13th, 2014 at Cornerhouse in Minneapolis, MN. Founded in 1989, CornerHouse is an accredited Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) that coordinates multi-disciplinary teams to assist each child and family and offers services that are designed to minimize trauma to child victims of abuse, to […]

MSUM Child Welfare Scholars Attend Forensic Interview Training

Students from the School of Social Work attended forensic interview training at Cornerhouse in Minneapolis, MN on November 13th.  Founded in 1989, CornerHouse is an accredited Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) that coordinates multi-disciplinary teams to assist each child and family and offers services that are designed to minimize trauma to child victims of abuse, to provide support and assistance to […]

Jeremy Carney and Janelle Miedema, School of Social Work, presented an ethics workshop at the Long Term Care Conference

Jeremy Carney and Janelle Miedema, School of Social Work, presented an ethics workshop at the Long Term Care Conference in Bismarck, ND on May 1st for over 100 social worker’s, chaplains, nurses and activity directors. The workshop was entitled: “I Can Live How I Choose: Ethical Considerations Regarding Client Self-Determination and Rural Practice”