news & trends FROM THE U-M SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
WELCOME! This newsletter offers a window into the vibrant
community at the U-M School of Social Work. We are a community of scholars, students, and alumni who share a commitment to excellence and work toward positive change around the world. This is a small sampling of the many contributions our community makes every day. Lynn Videka Dean and Professor of Social Work
Alumnus Laurie Carpenter Awarded 2016 Public Citizen of the Year Laurie Carpenter, MSW ‘05, was awarded the NASW-Michigan’s 2016 Public Citizen of the Year award, along with her Co-Director Michael Hood, for their work in Flint, Michigan during the water crisis. They founded Crossing Water, a volunteer-run NGO. Crossing Waters deploys Rapid Response Service Teams (RRST) to the hardest hit and underserved neighborhoods and communities in Flint to ensure that the most vulnerable individuals and families get the critical assistance and relief they need. RRST are interdisciplinary units are made up of social workers, EMTs, RNs, plumbers, and other technicians. Crossing Waters has volunteer opportunities for social workers in Flint helping families who are struggling due to the water crisis.
Interest on How to Raise Kids is Universal Associate Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor from SSW and Elizabeth Gershoff, University of Texas, conducted a meta-analysis of more than 50 years of studies focused on the issue of corporal punishment, which included more than 160,000 children. Grogan-Kaylor’s meta-analysis of corporal punishment received extensive media coverage including 100 media hits in Spanish, 60 in Chinese, 43 in Portuguese and 23 in India.
New Cooperative Headquartered at SSW Will Improve Quality of Cancer Care Professor Brad Zebrack is leading a new Patient-Centered Research Cooperative Group for Psychosocial Oncology headquartered at SSW. The cooperative group will develop a sustainable community of cancer patients and survivors, oncology care providers and researchers devoted to the delivery of psychosocial care for cancer patients. “I am excited about the opportunity to engage oncology social workers and patient advocates in a process that will support their efforts to influence and improve the quality of cancer care in the United States in ways that are meaningful and relevant to patients and their families. Our community-building approach to psychosocial research and the use of research to influence health care delivery systems is innovative in the cancer world,” said Zebrack.
SSW Develops First Social Work Massive Open Online Course in USA SSW faculty have partnered with U-M Academic Innovation and the edX platform to develop Social Work: Practice, Policy and Research MicroMasters certificate. This is the first social work Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in the USA and one of three MOOCs offered by U-M. MicroMasters equips learners from around the world with a framework to understand social work core theories and practices. The social work MicroMasters includes six courses which cover practice, policy, research, diversity, social justice and work with individuals, families, small groups and community organizations. The faculty team of Professor Mary Ruffolo, Clinical Assistant Professor Barb Hiltz, Assistant Professor Jamie Mitchell, Associate Professor Brian Perron, and Assistant Professor Katie Richards-Schuster created the MicroMasters program. In addition to the team, an advisory board of professionals, staff, students and alumni offered advice for the certificate.
Luke Shaefer Leads New U-M Multidisciplinary Poverty Solutions Program U-M President Mark Schlissel announced a new multidisciplinary program, Poverty Solutions, headed by Associate Professor Luke Shaefer. Poverty Solutions aims to become a leader in informing, identifying and testing new strategies for the prevention and alleviation of poverty in Michigan, the nation and the world. “One out of eight Americans live in poverty, and some Michigan cities are sometimes three times higher than that,” President Schlissel said. “The aim is to translate research into actionable interventions and rigorously assess their effectiveness.”
Some Black Men Face Discrimination on a Weekly Basis Instances of everyday discrimination are experienced by a broad cross-section of black men. Everyday discrimination might include others being afraid of you as you walk by because of the color of your skin, or shopping in a store and being followed by an employee. According to the study, black men who have had contact with the criminal justice system are especially likely to report these events. Everyday discrimination, in contrast, represents less overt forms of intolerance and unfair treatment (e.g., being treated with less respect) that occur during commonplace social encounters. “Everyday discrimination represents less serious forms of discrimination but are still common and impactful on individuals,” said Robert Joseph Taylor, the Harold R. Johnson
Professor of Social Work and the study’s lead author. The findings will appear in a future issue of the scientific journal Race and Justice.
Lorraine Gutierrez and Linda Chatters Ranked High Impact Female Social Work Scholars Professors Lorraine Gutierrez and Linda Chatters were ranked high impact female social work scholars in the article, “Citation Impact of Women in Social Work: Exploring Gender and Research Culture” which was published in Research on Social Work Practice. “We applaud these 25 women for their exemplary leadership, scholarship, and research which has advanced the profession of social work for years to come” the authors said. “All have overcome historical, systemic barriers, and challenges and have not just ‘negotiated them’ but have leapt over them.”
Indian Health Service Partners with SSW on a Behavioral Health Residency Program The Indian Health Service is collaborating with Washington University in St. Louis and U-M SSW Associate Professor Sandra Momper to advance the recruitment, retention and development of behavioral health clinicians in Indian Country. The collaboration brings American Indian and Alaska Native social work students and highly qualified graduates to health facilities for internships and clinical residencies, as well as supporting the areas of education, research and evaluation.
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
by the numbers COMMUNITY DIVERSITY
6+13+11565A 7+11+376A 7+13+3752A
FACULTY ETHNICITY
LEO ETHNICITY
STAFF ETHNICITY
N=55
N=92
N=68
n Asian 5.5% n Black 12.7% n Hispanic 10.9% n Native American 3.6% n White 67.3% n 2 or More Selected 0%
n Asian 6.5% n Black 10.9% n Hispanic 3.3% n Native American 3.3% n White 76.1% n 2 or More Selected 0%
n Asian 7.4% n Black 13.2% n Hispanic 2.9% n Native American 0% n White 75% n 2 or More Selected 1.5%
15+24+10249A 4+10+916547A
PhD STUDENTS ETHNICITY
N=52
n Asian 15% n Black 24% n Hispanic 10% n Native American 2% n White 49% n 2 or More Selected 0%
MSW CLASS PROFILE
N=397
n Asian 4% n Black 10% n Hispanic 9% n Native American 1% n White 65% n 2 or More Selected 4% n Not indicated 7%
RESEARCH
NUMBER OF PROPOSALS PER FISCAL YEAR 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
n Submitted n Funded
RESEARCH EXPENDITURES IN THOUSANDS ($K) 5,000,000 4,500,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 FY07
FY08
n Federal n Non Federal
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY3
FY14
FY15
FY16
ENROLLMENT MSW APPLICATION V. ENROLLMENT 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200
FALL 2009
FALL 2010
FALL 2011
FALL 2012
FALL 2013
FALL 2014
FALL 2015
FALL 2016
n Applications n Enrollment
MSW PRACTICE METHOD CONCENTRATIONS Community Organization Interpersonal Practice
NO. OF STUDENTS
40 230
Management of Human Services
30
Social Policy & Evaluation
20
MSW PRACTICE AREA CONCENTRATIONS Aging in Families and Society Children and Youth in Families and Society Community and Social Systems
NO. OF STUDENTS
18 121 63
Health 31 Mental Health
87
PhD STUDENTS SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINE
22+4+1032A N=59
n Anthropology 22% n Economics 3% n Political Science 10% n Psychology 32% n Sociology 32%
OPERATING BUDGET
14+66+1334A
24+17+10268312A
FY2016 SOURCES
FY2016 USES
n General Fund Supplement 14% n Tuition Fees 66% n Federal/Non-Federal/Indirects 13% n Gifts/Endowments 3% n External Unit Review 4%
n Faculty Salaries 22% n Staff Salaries 17% n Fringe Benefits 10% n Scholarships/Financial Aid 26% n Supplies/Travel/Misc. Expenses 8% n Facilities/Utilities 3% n Provost Tax 11%
SSW ENDOWMENT HISTORY 60,000,000
50,000,000
40,000,000
30,000,000
20,000,000
10,000,000
0 FY1994
n Endowments
FY1996
FY1998
n Quasi-Endowments
FY2000
FY2002
FY2004
FY2006
FY2008
FY2010
FY2012 FY2014
FY2016