IU School of Social Work - IU Bloomington

Congratulations to our graduates for realizing a dream of earning their degrees. We are proud of your accomplishments, and though we as a school cannot gather in person, we can join together online to share this moment.

Each graduate has their own profile page! Comment on their page to send your congrats to our 2021 graduates.
https://socialwork.iu.edu/celebrate/

Tune into zoom on September 3rd to talk about Race on Several Levels with Dr. Tohoro Akakpo!

COVID-19 and Your Social Work Placement: 19 Ideas for Overworked, Anxious, Yet Determined Field Students and Supervisors From a team of seasoned social work educators, we hear you. Here are a few ideas for alternative activities to help both undergraduate and graduate social work students meet their field requirements during the COVID-19 crisis.

Some positive news during quarantine!

The Indiana University Social Work Student Association (SWSA) at Bloomington raised $750 to donate to Shalom Community Center, a local homeless shelter, through their apparel fundraiser. SWSA continues to strive to spread love virtually during this time. "Being a social worker means showing up for people in times of crisis and need" - SWSA.

Shana Remer, an IUSSW BSW grad, does hospital social work at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Working in the heart of the pandemic, she focuses on providing support to the families of patients as well as discharging patients safely. Social workers have increased their hours and days to cover the need. Shana is also in charge of requesting donated lunches from local restaurants to keep staff fed so they can keep working. Thank you to Shana and all of the other social workers on the frontlines! &socialworkon

The RAHC Directors were captured yesterday on the site of the RAHC and IU Health buildings (under construction). Directors represent the schools of Social Work, Nursing, Medicine, and Speech and Hearing. That's Tammi Nelson in the middle under that hard hat! The RAHC building is currently on target for classes to begin spring 2021 semester.

Students Layla Ortas and Vanesa Quiroga recently held a Self-Care Workshop on our IU Bloomington Campus!

Recently, Our MSW field coordinator Serretta Gordon and Our BSW Director atteded on the Health Focus Area Network Forum where they got to learn about funding opportunities, initiatives, Interprofessional Practice & Education (IPE) collaboration, and ways to get involved!

Faculty Spotlight:

Meet Assistant Professor Kristin Hamre, who has taught in policy, research, human development and theory across both MSW and BSW programs!

Background: Kristin moved to Indiana from Minneapolis, Minnesota (where she is from) nearly 4 yers ago with her husband and daughter. At the time of her move, she was pregnant with her son, born a Hoosier!

Advice for students who want to pursue Social Work: Learn everything you can to make a difference in people’s lives and to advance communities that are socially just. At the same time, realize you can’t know it all, and be willing to tap in to your networks, and the expertise of the people and groups you are trying to help—always remember to center them and their experiences.

Hobbies: Kristin says her kids have truly made her the luckiest mom on the planet—She tells them that every day. She really loves being with family. Recently, her family has been doing ice skating lessons—after all, mom and dad are from Minnesota, her kids need to know how to play hockey!