The Pitt School of Social Work students who graduated at yesterday’s ceremony are already putting their social work education to good use. Read about some of the exciting things our BASW and MSW students are doing after they graduate:
BASW
- Shawna Kaplan’s post grad plan is to stay at Pitt to obtain her MSW!
- Abby Rose will be starting her new part-time job as a Behavioral Health Therapist Associate at the Center of Excellence. She will then continue her education with Pitt in the MSW program in August.
- Priya Gupta will be attending University of Chicago’s Crown School in Social Work, Policy, and Practice to obtain her Advanced Standing M.A. in Social Work. She will be concentrating on Social Administration and participating in the program of study called Addressing Social Inequality through Innovations in Policy Practice. She will be completing her field work in the Illinois Department of Children & Families' Office of the Inspector General.
MSW
- Mackenzie Buday was selected to complete a one-year residency with VA Connecticut in West Haven as a PSR Fellow or psychosocial rehabilitation fellow. The Interprofessional PSR Fellowship Program is a state-of-the-art clinical training program that focuses on the theory and practice of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery. Individualized, mentored clinical and research training is combined with a curriculum that emphasizes a comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation approach to service delivery, education, and implementing change in a mental health care setting. The residency program is comprised of clinical, program development, teaching and/or research opportunities. During the program she will complete a primary clinical placement within an interdisciplinary team. Her secondary placement will include a yearlong serious mental illness assessment rotation with the early episode of psychosis intervention team, facilitating psychotherapy groups, and developing and implementing an Educational Dissemination Project to present at the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association's Annual Conference. The fellowship position also comes with a Yale staff affiliation. Because of this she will have the opportunity to also participate in seminars, elective courses, and rounds through the Yale School of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry.
- Rachel King will be working at UPMC McKeesport in their Palliative Care dept as their MSW starting May 6th!
- Seongbo Son has decided to enroll in and study for a PhD program in Social Work at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice starting in the 2024 Autumn Quarter.
- Annie Rummell will be starting a new job as an Outreach Coordinator with the Human Services Center Mon Valley