Dr. Holly Oxhandler, School of Social Work professor and associate dean for research, is involved with research having to do with the connection between faith and mental wellbeing. She wrote a book titled “The Soul of the Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It in Others,” which relates to how social workers must train to look out for their own needs, as well as those that they are serving.
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Scales stated that historically, women were on the front lines of social work, while the head social workers or supervisors at the top were men, but she believes that this has improved in recent generations.
“What we can do is educate the people who aren’t on the campus and let them know,” she said. “We have some signage out that lets people know the cats are part of a monitored colony.”
Luci Ramos Hoppe, who serves as the bachelor’s of social work program director, was one of 12 professors to receive an outstanding faculty award for the 2022-2023 academic year. She said one thing that stands out to her when reflecting on her teaching career is that for her, teaching is a vocation, not just a job.
Baylor researchers have been awarded $2.5 million across five years to pursue mental health opportunities for students in the Waco area. The program, Partnering for Heart of Texas Mental Health, will also assist Baylor students working toward master’s degrees in social work as it funds their education.
A group of 20 Baylor social work students took the trip to the legislature Tuesday in Austin as part of the annual Social Work Advocacy Day.
The goal was to lobby bills that advocate social work services and the profession itself.