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George Warren Brown School of Social Work
M.S.W.- Social work is rooted in a fundamental commitment to helping people and communities solve their problems. In the future, as in the past, the ways of helping will differ from professional to professional and community to community, but the commitment to social change remains. At the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, we educate social workers to meet the challenges of this demanding and dynamic profession around the world.
Ph.D. Prog.- For nearly half a century, doctoral education at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work has provided the nation and the world with some of the profession's best scholars, teachers and researchers. This interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program prepares individuals for teaching and research careers through which they can advance the knowledge base of the profession and train the next generation of social workers. We invite you to join us in this mission.
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The fragility of the "American Dream"
New research reveals surprising lifetime risk of economic insecurity among Americans
April 30,
2008 -- Recent economic events have shaken the confidence of many Americans with respect to their ability to achieve the "American dream." "With rising numbers of home foreclosures, job cuts, and loss of savings, more Americans are encountering severe periods of economic risk and insecurity in their lives," says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., poverty expert and professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis.
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"What We Believe: A History of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work: 1909-2007"
New book looks at nearly 100 years of social work at the University and in St. Louis
April 30,
2008 -- To celebrate nearly 100 years of existence and a new era in social work education, the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis is publishing What We Believe: A History of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work: 1909- 2007. Author Candace O'Connor begins the book with a look at poverty in St. Louis and the early history of social work education locally, and concludes with an overview of more recent accomplishments and a glimpse at the Brown School's future. Threaded throughout the book are milestones and evolutions in social work education as well as first-person accounts from alumni and current and former faculty.
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Did you know?
Interesting facts about the George Warren Brown School of Social Work
April 22,
2008 -- To celebrate nearly 100 years of existence and a new era in social work education, the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis is publishing What We Believe: A History of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work: 1909- 2007. Read more for a list of interesting facts about the school.
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Ramesh Raghavan
Assistant professor of Social Work
Ramesh Raghavan's clinical, policy and administrative expertise in public health and psychiatry fuel his research interests in mental health services and policies for children in the child welfare system. Prior to joining the faculty at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the School of ...
Expertise: public health, mental health services, children in the child welfare system, health policy, Medicaid
Direct contact: 314-935-4469
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raghavan@wustl.edu
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Paul Shattuck
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Paul Shattuck's research and teaching focuses on autism, social policy, research methods, human behavior and the social environment, health and society, and disability studies. He has published a number of articles on the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. The Journal of Autism and ...
Expertise: autism, social policy, research methods, human behavior and the social environment, health and society, disability studies
Direct contact: (314) 935-7570
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pshattuck@wustl.edu
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Monica Matthieu
Research Assistant Professor
Matthieu's expertise centers on mental health services. She is available to discuss suicide prevention, mental health in the aftermath of disasters, the mental health impact of trauma as well as the mental health of veterans. Her current research focuses on provider and organizational change required ...
Expertise: mental health services, trauma, veterans, suicide prevention and disaster
mental health
Direct contact: 314-935-7516
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mmatthieu@wustl.edu
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Renee Cunningham-Williams
visiting associate professor of social work
Cunningham-Williams' expertise centers on the comorbidity of mental health disorders, particularly those relating to behavioral addictions, risk taking, and antisocial behaviors.
Expertise: gambling addiction, substance abuse, risk taking, antisocial behaviors, crisis intervention
Direct contact: (314) 935-4563
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williamsr@wustl.edu
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Yunju Nam
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Yunju Nam is available to comment on social and economic equality, poverty, welfare policy, domestic violence, child welfare, and asset-building policy for the poor. She is particularly interested in the effect of welfare reform on poor children and women.
Expertise: welfare, welfare police, domestic violence, child welfare, asset-building policy
Direct contact: 314-935-4954
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ynam@gwbmail.wustl.edu
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Autism Cases on the Rise; Reason for Increase a Mystery
WebMD.com
April 3,
2008 -- The number of children diagnosed with autism or related disorders has grown at what many call an alarming rate. Some of the increase in reported cases is because of "diagnostic substitution," says WUSTL social work professor Paul Shattuck, an autism researcher.
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Washington U. studies creation of public health school
St. Louis Business Journal
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Dec. 28,
2007 -- WUSTL is exploring the possibility of increasing its involvement in the health of the region by establishing its own school of public health.
As part of a strategic planning process currently under way at the university, WUSTL medical school dean Larry Shapiro and social work dean Edward Lawlor are investigating how the university can expand its focus on public health, according to Rob Wild, assistant to the chancellor.
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Autism Improves in Adulthood
WebMD.com
Sept. 28,
2007 -- Most teens and adults with autism have less severe symptoms and behaviors as they get older, a groundbreaking study shows.
Not every adult with autism gets better. Some -- especially those with mental retardation -- may get worse. Many remain stable. But even with severe autism, most teens and adults see improvement over time, find Paul Shattuck, who is now a social work professor at WUSTL, and his colleagues at U. Wisconsin.
Shattuck and colleagues report their findings in the October issue of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
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Autism symptoms can improve into adulthood
SpiritIndia.com (India)
and 2 others
Sept. 26,
2007 -- A U. Wisconsin-Madison report says that how the hallmark behaviors of autism change as individuals progress through adolescence and adulthood has, until now, never been fully scientifically documented. In a new study, published in the September Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, researchers have found that symptoms can improve with age.
WUSTL social work professor Paul Shattuck, who is the first author oof the paper, comments on the study.
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Retirement Cash: Will You Have Enough?
Readers Digest (NY)
Sept. 7,
2007 -- There's a gap between the dream of retirement and the reality Americans face. A recent study from WUSTL School of Social Work estimates that 4 out of 10 people over age 60 will fall below the poverty line at some point in their later years. Countless more will watch their dream retirement fade as they discover that their savings barely cover their immediate needs. But the prospect of fiscal free fall has yet to alter most Americans' behavior, and baby boomers are saving a scant third of what they'll need.
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