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Spring Quarter 2009 News & Events

Honorable Mention goes to MSW Student

June 2009- Congratulations go to Elisabeth Himmelman for winning an honorable mention paper award from the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work which supports clinical aspirations of students. Elisabeth has won a one year free membership to the Washington State Society of Clinical Social Work. Congratulations Elisabeth!

Accepting Advanced Standing MSW Applications

June 2009- The Social Work Program welcomes your application for admission to the Masters in Social Work Advanced Standing Program. The MSW Application Packet will be available through June 30, 2009. No applications will be accepted after this date. For more information on how to apply or if you have questions, please contact tsocial@u.washington.edu.

BASW Student receives Fellowship

April 2009-Kenny Bruemmmer(BASW '06; MSW candidate '09) is the recipient of the Interprofessional Fellowship in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery-oriented Services with the Veteran's Administration Palo Alto Health Care program. This highly competitive fellowship will give Kenny a year's continued study in chemical dependency recovery under the supervision of a multidisciplinary team of recovery professionals. Congratulations to Kenny, both on his upcoming graduation and next year's fellowship. We're very proud of you!

Accepting BASW Applications

April 2009—The Social Work Program welcomes your application for admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare program. This professional program offers a cohort model which effectively combines classroom and experiential learning preparing learners for generalist social work practice. Please visit the Information Session site for a complete list of dates and times. For additional information visit the How to Apply page.

2009 Faculty Highlighted for Service

April 2009- Dr. Marian Harris a has been appointed to serve as a Consulting Editor for the Journal of Social Work Education from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011 as well as the Editorial Board for the Smith College Studies in Social Work. In addition, she also received a Certificate of Recognition and Official Thank You Letter on March 2, 2009 from Mayor Bill Baarsma-City of Tacoma for her service as the Vice Chair of the Citizen Review Panel-Tacoma Police Department for the past two years. We congratulate Dr. Harris on her achievements.

Dr. Janice Laakso recipient of 2008-2009 Distinguished Teaching Award

March 2009-We are pleased to announce that Janice Laakso, Associate Professor for the Social Work Program is the recipient of the 2008-2009 Distinguished Teaching award. This honor was given to Dr. Laakso for the numerous ways in which her work and dedication has exemplified the qualities of excellence associated with this award. Congratulations to Dr. Laakso!

Editorial Board Appointment

March 2009-Congratulations go to Dr. Charles Emlet. He has recently been appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Gerontological Social Work for the period of 2009-2012.

Spring 2009 Registration

Feb 2009—Spring quarter 2009 registration will begin on February 20th. The Social Work program graduate and undergraduate offerings including available courses for the minor in criminal justice can be viewed here for your convenience. Spring quarter 2009 class schedule

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