UBuffalo Social Work
@UBSSW
In the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, we are unified by our vision of a better society. #UBSSW #TraumaInformed
In the #UBSSW, we live our values and actively work to solve social problems we are passionate about. 🤘 Learn more about our academic programs and how we're making a positive impact. ➡️ youtu.be/-mHaYOBiWPs #UBuffalo #UBTrueBlue #SocialWork
From Peace Corps service to president and CEO of Western New York’s largest community-based behavioral health org, #UBuffalo alumna Elizabeth Woike, MSW ’04, has dedicated her career to empowering others. 💙 ms.spr.ly/6013s6jsL
A pawsitive impact! 🐶 A new course at #UBuffalo is teaching social work students how animals can help clients with topics like trauma, loss and more 🔽 ms.spr.ly/6011s1jvX
Strengthening domestic violence support. 💜 Through Survivor Link, #UBSSW student fellows learned from experts and domestic violence agencies — and then passed that knowledge on by training and sharing resources with other agencies. Read more: tinyurl.com/UBSSW-Survivor… #UBuffalo
Animal-assisted social work! 🐶 This spring, #UBSSW students learned how they could integrate animals into #SocialWork practice from adjunct instructor Rachel Zielinski, LCSW-R, BA/MSW ’08 — and her therapy dog, Maxwell. 🐕 Learn more: tinyurl.com/UBSSW-AASW #UBuffalo #Therapy
Happy #716Day! 💙 We #Buffalove getting to live, work and play in this vibrant community, the City of Good Neighbors. 🦬 #UBSSW #UBTrueBlue #Buffalo
Happy #716Day! 📍 Hear from some #UBuffalo students on what they #Buffalove about Buffalo 💙
"I hope that credible messengers/hospital responders have an impact and play a significant role with regard to increasing the uptake of services, especially among the black male demographic." Our latest member spotlight: Christopher St. Vil rockinst.org/blog/rgvrc-mem…
A moment for our 2025 #UBSSW grads and their creative caps. 😎 We hope our newest alumni are enjoying the summer — and our current and incoming students are getting excited for fall at #UBuffalo. It’ll be here before we know it! ☀️ #UBClassOf2025 #UBTrueBlue
Wishing you a safe and happy Fourth of July from #UBuffalo! 🇺🇸 #FourthOfJuly
Building person-centered workplaces! 🧑💼 Susan Green, #UBSSW clinical professor and co-director of @UBittic, recently spoke on #TraumaInformed organizational change during a national workshop hosted by @jfederations. Learn more about ITTIC: socialwork.buffalo.edu/ittic #UBuffalo
Christopher St. Vil, a #UBSSW associate professor, talks to @RockGunResearch about why he studies gun violence — and how his work is making an impact on this issue and within our community.⬇️ #UBuffalo #Up4TheChallenge
"I hope that credible messengers/hospital responders have an impact and play a significant role with regard to increasing the uptake of services, especially among the black male demographic." Our latest member spotlight: Christopher St. Vil rockinst.org/blog/rgvrc-mem…
New York's flagship is No. 1! 🥇 #UBuffalo is proud to be the top-ranked public university in the state in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Read more ▶️ ms.spr.ly/6017SI9r9
Includes commentary from #UBSSW Associate Professor Elizabeth Bowen, who said shelters — in contrast to hotels — are required to have enough qualified staff to meet residents' needs. Read more ⬇️ #UBuffalo #Up4TheChallenge
New: Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from accessing services like child care and help finding housing. propub.li/3HTbaoQ
Have you heard of tree equity? 🌳 For her dissertation, #UBSSW PhD graduate Nicole Capozziello asked East #Buffalo residents to reflect on their experiences with nature and envision their neighborhood in the future. Read more: socialwork.buffalo.edu/capozziello #UBuffalo #Up4TheChallenge
Looking for your next summer book? 📖 @UBLibraries has you covered! Check out their list of interesting reads and dive into something new! 🔽 ms.spr.ly/6012SvazQ
From #UBSSW to careers to marriage and kids, Meg and Mike Lynch are #UBTrueBlue. 💙🤘 They met as MSW students, and today, Mike is on our faculty and Meg is a #UBuffalo field educator and psychiatric social worker at @ECMCBuffalo. Read their story: tinyurl.com/UBSSW-Lynches
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and resilience — and we renew our commitment to racial justice and dismantling systems of oppression wherever we find them. 🤘🏿#Juneteenth #UBuffalo 📸: #UBSSW community members marching in Buffalo's Juneteenth Parade last weekend.
Commencement candids! 🎓 We know the #UBClassOf2025 is already on to big things, but don’t forget to take time this summer to celebrate your incredible achievements. 😎 📷: Onion Studio #UBSSW #UBuffalo #SocialWork
Authoritarians build walls. We build futures.🔮 Tonya Bibbs, PhD suggests social workers resist authoritarianism by designing liberatory alternatives to set agendas. 🎙️Hear how futures thinking helps us become creators, not reactors: insocialwork.org/our-current-mo…
In the #UBSSW, we are always proud to stand with, celebrate and support the LGBTQIA+ community. Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 📷: School of Social Work students and staff marching with the #UBuffalo contingent in Buffalo’s Pride Parade. 🤘 #UBTrueBlue
