Bridging the Gap in Health Care

It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon in November 2022, and about a dozen older Black women are gathered in a room in the Thelma Lovette YMCA in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Robin Sheffey, a program manager for the Pittsburgh nonprofit organization Steel Smiling, speaks with these women about their mental wellness every two weeks.
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School Updates

Library Social Work

Fellowship Offers Students Unique Opportunity for Community-based Training
Dr. Nev Jones
School Updates

Funding and publications

Read more about new grants, publications, and other recognitions for Pitt Social Work.
Child Welfare Event

CWEL Turns 25

On June 8, 2022, the School of Social Work and the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center celebrated 25 years of the Child Welfare Education for Leadership (CWEL) Program.
Dan’Talisha Deans

Deans Returns to Pitt in New Role

In October 2022, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work graduate Dan’Talisha Deans (MSW ’12) became the inaugural director of development for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in the University of Pittsburgh Division of Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement.
Elizabeth Mulvaney, LCSW

Why I Give

Hear from Elizabeth Mulvaney, LCSW, Direct Practice Chair and Clinical Assistant Professor at Pitt School of Social Work
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