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Awardees of MHARI’s First Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship
Rhode Island College ImpactRIC students are helping to diversify the field of mental health in Rhode Island.
Meet Our B.P.S. Students: Her Path to a Bachelor's Degree Came Unexpectedly
Rhode Island College ImpactThe next chapter in Ruth Soares’ story has yet to be written but she believes the B.P.S. program is a link to her future.
Alumna Sarah Cote Works to Heal a Community
This year’s national theme for Women’s History Month is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” Social worker Sarah Cote ’18 exemplifies that maxim in her work with Cranston residents.
RIC, RI Foundation Partner to Develop Pipeline of Diverse Fundraising Professionals
Rhode Island College ImpactThe new Fundraising Apprenticeship Program is a collaboration between the RIC School of Social Work, the Rhode Island Foundation and the Rhode Island Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals
Working with Individuals in Crisis: Alumna Alicia Ead
Alicia Ead is a busy professional. Her specialties are twofold: autism education and working with high-risk, crisis-level psychiatric patients.
First-Gen Grad Leans on Supports and into Opportunities on Path to Success
Rhode Island College ImpactPauline managed to find help in some of the unique supports RIC provides, like Learning for Life and Project ExCEL
RIC School of Social Work Receives $1M-Plus Grant to Fund School-Based Mental Health Interventions
Rhode Island College ImpactThe School of Social Work will train 64 master’s-level social workers over four years in Providence public schools
Class of 2021: RIC Social Work Grads Help Trace the Pandemic's Curve
As contact tracers, this trio of pending Rhode Island College graduates were part of an 18-person School of Social Work team that assisted thousands of vulnerable people caught in the wave of COVID-19.
A Legacy of Social Justice
Rhode Island College ImpactFor the past 40 years, the School of Social Work has dedicated itself to social justice.
News Brief: A Seminal Work by Prof. Frederic Reamer
In this book, Reamer tackles the effect on social workers of witnessing unsafe, incompetent and unethical behavior.