Join us on September 13 for a day full of activities to celebrate Homecoming 2024! We look forward to welcoming guests, students and alumni to the School of Social Work for Homecoming 2024! The School is proud to present an engaging schedule offering insightful events, an alumni panel geared to discuss and answer questions on […]
We are excited to present a panel discussion of School of Social Work alumni that will provide opportunities for our alumni in attendance, as well as current School of Social Work students, to learn more about the many different career pathways available to social workers. We are grateful for all the panelists who are volunteering […]
Housing for Transition-Age Youth in DCFS Care and post-21 October 25, 20241:00-2:30pm CST1.5 CEs for LCSW/LSW and LCPC/LPC$15 for CEs/$10 for no CEsWebinar Youth aging out of care are more likely to experience homelessness after leaving care. Our programs seek to prevent homelessness through housing advocacy, cash assistance and housing choice vouchers. Less than 10% […]
Findings A study led by Liliane Cambraia Windsor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work has demonstrated significant reductions in alcohol and substance use among formerly incarcerated men. The study used a unique combination of critical dialogue and capacity-building projects, offering new hope for communities dealing with high rates of substance use […]
A new publication titled “Protection of Participants in Community-Engaged Research by Institutional Review Boards: A Call for Action,” co-authored by Liliane Windsor, PhD, MSW, and Kevin Tan, PhD, MSW, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work, highlights critical shortcomings in the current Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes that hinder community-engaged research (CEnR). […]
