Black Leadership Initiative

BCSSW receives $2.5M grant from Mass. Department of Mental Health

The grant will fund a paid internship program that will match students with Boston community-based providers offering behavioral health services to Black and Latinx populations.

Join BCSSW to tackle complex social challenges in Black communities

The school offers a suite of academic programs that center the cultural experiences and values that connect people of African descent.

11 BCSSW students, faculty, and staff to give presentations at the Council on Social Work Education’s 68th Annual Program Meeting

Topics of discussion will include Afrocentric social work, harm reduction training, and trauma-responsive field advising.

Four new full-time faculty members to work closely with Black and Latinx communities

The professors bring a combined total of more than 50 years of experience to teaching, research, and clinical practice.

How do rates of exposure to police violence that is perceived to be motivated by racism vary among young Black and Latinx people?

Researchers in the School of Social Work have received a two-year, $395,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Evidence for Action program to find out.

Four BCSSW students receive fellowships from the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Melissa Bustillo, Musa Kamara, Aanandita Shrestha, and Vincent Sweeney will work for state and local agencies in Boston this summer, helping public officials tackle key issues such as education, immigration, and substance use disorder.

BCSSW graduates urged to ‘inspire,’ ‘listen,’ and ‘disrupt’

“We need you now more than ever,” keynote speaker Desmond Upton Patton told the newly minted social workers in their diploma ceremony. “The time for justice is always right now.”

BC School of Social Work partners with Boston Public Schools

A two-year, $500,000 grant from Boston Children’s Hospital will fund a partnership between BCSSW and Boston Public Schools to provide mental health services and support to Black and Latinx children.

BCSSW honors social work pioneer at annual lecture

The School paid tribute to Professor Emerita Elaine Pinderhughes, whose seminal research revealed that race, ethnicity, and power strongly influence how social workers interact with clients.

BCSSW to expand suite of academic programs to better prepare students to work with Black communities

The school will launch the Afrocentric social work field of practice and the Black Leadership certificate in fall 2022.

Social Work Library doesn’t say ‘shhh’ to important issues

Over the past several years, the library has hosted art exhibits that have shined a light on pressing social problems. “We like to complement whatever is happening in the School of Social Work,” says Hannah Ha, the head librarian.

A platform to empower

As Miss Massachusetts, MSW student Elizabeth Pierre is using her crown to help young people find their voice.

‘I think programs like the Black Leadership Initiative should be everywhere’

Students reflect on why they chose to join the BLI, a new program that prepares social workers to tackle some of the biggest problems facing Black communities.

BCSSW creates program to prepare social workers to tackle issues faced by people in Black communities

The Black Leadership Initiative, cofounded by assistant professor Samuel Bradley, Jr., will launch this fall. It aligns with the school’s mission to promote equity, justice, and inclusion on campus, in the community, and around the world.
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