On March 26th, 2013, at New York City’s Lincoln Medical Center, leadership joined the social work staff in a luncheon held in their honor. Dr. Rozetta Wilmore-Schaeffer, Professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, delivered an inspiring discussion on resiliency and advocacy that spoke to the heart of the profession. The address was considered “highly [...]

On Friday April 5th, 2013 the United States Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, offered a grant writing workshop to community-based social services agencies. Over forty representatives from various private and non for profit organizations from  Washington Heights, Inwood, the Bronx, and other areas of [...]

 For the first time, a law review article considers the question: Should a history of foster care involvement serve as a legitimate mitigating circumstance for a defendant in a criminal trial? Appearing in the Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review, the authors review the effects of abusive, neglectful and other traumatic experiences which have been [...]

Wurzweiler Alumni met October 25th 2012 to renew friendships, reunite with professors and network. Many expressed that it was gratifying to see nearly fifty alumni, with graduation years ranging from 1976 to 2012. The Wurzweiler Alumni Council appreciated the  opportunity to inform alumni about what is happening at Wurzweiler and to share ideas on ways [...]

The social work and human services communities are currently going through a dramatic transformation of leadership as a result of the retirement of 50% of human services executives and other leaders over recent years.  In response to this, NASW-NYC has made it a priority to encourage and give visibility to social work leadership. NASW-NYC, through [...]

On October 18th, 2012 Yeshiva University President Richard Joel joined a reception in Seattle, WA at which Wurzweiler graduate and prior scholarship recipient Joshua H. Gortler and Sarah B. Gortler – both pillars of Seattle social service – gave back to Wurzweiler School of Social Work with a generous scholarship award.   Read the full [...]

 With the debates over and the presidential election around the corner, YU News sat down with Dr. Richard Caputo, professor of social policy and research and the director of the PhD program in social welfare at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, to sort through all the campaign rhetoric. Breaking down each candidate’s stance on [...]

On September 10th, 11th and 14th, the Wurzweiler School of Social Work hosted a three-day training session in grant writing sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  The training started off with greetings from the School’s Dean, Dr. Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, and [...]

Adjunct Instructor Wendy Schudrich successfully defended her PhD dissertation this week at Wurzweiler, thereby assuming the title of “Doctor.”  The Faculty, Administration and Staff of Wurzweiler offer congratulations to Dr. Schudrich on this accomplishment.

August 30, 2012, New York, NY—Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work will offer a new Certificate in Social Practice with the Military this fall. The American military engagement in Afghanistan and Iraq has lasted over a decade, and advances in medical technology and Kevlar armor have led to unprecedented numbers of soldiers surviving battle [...]