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A lifelong desire to uplift those around her led Rochelle Vidinha '89 to a career of helping others through Hawai'i's criminal justice system.
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News and Stories | Social Work (BSW)
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51ºÚÁÏ's Bachelor of Social Work Program helped Celine Yip '16 discover her purpose in serving those experiencing homelessness in New York.
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Ana McAbee MSW '18 brings clients and community to better connection with nature through her counseling practice and the Eugene Environmental Film Festival.
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Over 100 current & incoming Pacific undergraduates have applied for a guaranteed graduate school spot through 51ºÚÁÏ's unique admissions program, Pacific Priority.
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Balancing the workloads of a varsity sport and graduate school can be tough. Rob Wood '22, MBA '23 and Isaiah Pitre '22 MSW '24 took on graduate programs to continue their dream of playing football for the Boxers.
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The university's Master of Social Work and Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology programs will split a two-year, $1.8 million grant from the Oregon Health Authority aimed to increase the capacity and diversity in the state's mental health workforce.
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Nancy Murakami may spend most of her time in Oregon, but the 51ºÚÁÏ social work professor is never far from trauma’s front lines.Â
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As a social worker, Maria Vasquez-Rodriguez ’22, MSW '23 aims to straighten and shorten the path of patients who are buffeted by the health system. She was awarded the social work scholarship named for Claire Argow.
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Daniel Altamirano Hernández ’19 wants people to know that he and his colleagues at Centro Cultural are serving with purpose.
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Claire Argow was a leader in social work and prison reform long before she began teaching at 51ºÚÁÏ in 1960. Today, the 51ºÚÁÏ social work program and social work scholarships are named in her honor.
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Chascity-Mae Sarmiento ’19 designed a social work project using animals to help kids.
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Autumn Davis MBA ’19, Breanne Davis ’16, OT ’19, and Carmel Nichol ’16, MSW ’17 completed a family triple play when Breanne was awarded her doctorate in occupational therapy. She was the third triplet in the family to earn a graduate degree from Pacific.