ACU School of Social Work

We are so honored to introduce Ellie Roberson as our newest faculty member! She will be starting in August.

Ellie is currently working on a PhD in Social Work and Social Research at Portland State University. Her clinical experience has been within various community mental health settings across Utah, Oregon, and Washington State, where she has practiced as a mental health therapist.

Ellie is most passionate about empowering social work students and early-career social workers to feel confident and healthy as they navigate the social work field. She is excited to return to Abilene this fall.

This is who…. with our amazing professors! 👶

Last Tuesday, April 14th, our policy practice students had the opportunity to showcase their posters at the library, where they shared local and state policy solutions to important community issues. We appreciate everyone who came by to learn more about their work!

The Housing Panel planned by the Macro Social Work Class was very impactful. 40 people showed up to support.
Rosten Callarman of Habitat for Humanity, Darrin Cox of Abilene ISD, Lauren Anderson of West Texas Homeless Authority, and Jamie Bearden of Graduate Student Services at ACU were all in attendance.
“It was amazing getting to see the community come together and learn more about Abilene housing. We are so grateful for everyone who came out and showed support. We are thankful for our panelists who took the time to help educate the community.” - Anna Chisholm

The students from the Policy Practice Class are hosting a candidate forum for those running for office. We invite you to attend and spread the word to the Abilene community so voters can make informed decisions in May!

The Social and Economic Justice students are having another Art Walk April 10th! Please come and see their artwork!

Please join us April 9th to learn about responses to the Abilene Housing Crisis. Our very own Macro Social Work class has planned this event!

The School of Social Work students represented well this weekend at ACU’s annual Sing Song!

Our policy class got the chance to visit the mayor on Tuesday!

Meet our SSWA Chaplain Anna Chisholm!

“Growing up I loved to help people, it did not matter who you were, I just wanted to help. During my teen years when I was dealing with a lot of my own issues, I got some much needed help from some amazing individuals. This led me into wanting to work with others and helping them find ways to advocate for themselves. “ -Anna Chisholm, SSWA Chaplain

Meet our SSWA President Lucy!

“I’ve always had a passion for working in a setting where I get to impact individual lives in special ways, especially with mental health and social justice. Social work offers new ways to practice competency and humility when people share their stories! -Lucy Wilkinson, SSWA President