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SUMMER SEMESTER

The first 5-week session is May 28-June 28, second 5-week session is July 1-August 2, full 10-week session is May 28-August 2, and special shorter term classes continue through the semester. Click here for more information: http://www.umt.edu/ce/summer/.

BSW Student Wins $1000

Laura Fendrick, BSW student, won the $1000 Montana Gerontology Society (MGS) Scholarship. Laura has a gerontology minor and will be presenting her research on the circumstances of elderly prison inmates at the April MGS conference.

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FACULTY NEWS & KUDOS

  • Professor Janet Finn will be giving a presentation on her new book, Mining Childhood, at the Fact & Fiction Annual Book Club luncheon on Tues., Jan. 15, 11:45am-1pm at Holiday Inn Parkside. Reservations required. Click here for more details.
  • Adjunct Instructor Bart Klika's article, "Going upstream to stop child abuse and neglect," appeared as a guest opinion in the Great Falls Tribune on December 28, 2012. Click here to access the online article.
  • $450,000 grant awarded to Professor Catherine O'Day to fund rural critical care hospitals with behavioral health services.  Pre-licensed MSW & post-doc psychology students will serve as providers with provider recruitment & retention as a goal.  
  • $3.2 million grant awarded to Professor Jim Caringi to create trauma informed child welfare systems in Native communities. Click here for NPR interview.
     

Welcome to the School of Social Work

The University of Montana School of Social Work invites you to join us in a dynamic, challenging, and satisfying profession that is committed to the empowerment of individuals, families, and communities and the promotion of a more just society.  The University of Montana offers both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Social Work (BSW and MSW).

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Student Stories

International Practicum Experience in Ireland

Amie Thurber ventured to Ireland in summer 2012 for an exciting practicum experience in peace building. She spent five weeks studying and traveling in Northern Ireland, a country with a history of violent conflict and a wealth of knowledge in the area of conflict resolution. Click here for her story.

MSW Program's 10th Anniversary Celebration a Big Success!

An estimated mix of 200 MSW alumni, current students, faculty, family, and friends gathered on Friday, November 30 to celebrate the program's 10th anniversary. Highlights of the evening were current student, Patrick Shannon's amazing fiddle playing and Professor Janet Finn's romping Irish jig.  Where's the camera when you need it?!  Great food was provided by Burns Street Bistro and libations were served by the bartending dynamic duo of Dept Chair, Ryan Tolleson Knee, and MSW Program Director, Jim Caringi.  A great time was had by all!!

The University of Montana-Missoula
School of Social Work
Jeannette Rankin Hall 004
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812-4680
Phone 406.243.5543 Fax: 406.243.5275
Email: socialwork@umontana.edu

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