{"id":20,"date":"2024-10-07T23:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T04:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:38:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--video\"><video id=\"banner-video\" loop preload=\"auto\" muted><source src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/videos\/socialwelfare\/20251216_HBS_Banner.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><button aria-controls=\"banner-video\" id=\"uwm-video-control\" class=\"uwm-p-banner--video-control\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pause video<\/span><\/button><button aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-video-description\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-video-description\" data-modal-title=\"\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--white uwm-c-button--banner-video-desc\">Video Description<\/button><div id=\"uwm-modal-video-description\" class=\"hidden\"><h2 class=\"size-h3\">Video Description<\/h2><p>A fast-paced montage showcases hands-on learning at the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. A student and professor talk and examine research. Students attend lectures, work as crime analysts, socialize on campus with friends, work with research mentors on data projects, engage in community outreach activities and collaborate with social work students. Aerial views show students entering a historic red-brick UWM campus building and downtown Milwaukee as seen from Lake Michigan.<\/p><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/12\/uwm-social-welfare-student-instructor-walking-on-campus.jpg\" alt=\"Carter Jenson, a UWM criminal justice student, walking on campus with an instructor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"650\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--gradient\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--content uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--column uwm-u-text--center uwm-u-flex--center-y\"><h2>Shaping Our Society<\/h2><p>The Helen Bader School improves lives and strengthens communities through research, education and community partnerships<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 id=\"h-improving-lives\" class=\"wp-block-heading size-h1 heading-separator\">Improving Lives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg wp-block-paragraph\">Educating social work and criminal justice students since 1965<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg wp-block-paragraph\">Essential to social welfare in Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee&#8217;s Helen Bader School of Social Welfare promotes excellence in its degree programs and develops well-rounded, thoughtful individuals who can positively impact society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg wp-block-paragraph\">The school supports an array of community-based research initiatives through collaborations with local agencies and offers extensive experiential learning opportunities for students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/\" rel=\"\">All Academic Programs<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock uwm-p-gridblock--3\"><div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  uwm-p-gridblock--stretch\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/about\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/11\/CCEP-Recognition-Ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"Group of diverse criminal justice &amp; criminology graduating university students posing beneath a black and gold balloon arch.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Explore Social Welfare at UW-Milwaukee<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/criminal-justice-practitioner-scholarship\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/06\/UWM-police-officer.jpg\" alt=\"UWM police officer sitting in his car using the CB radio.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Apply for the Criminal Justice Practitioner Scholarship<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/social-work-bs\/social-work-wctc-transfer-students\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2026\/03\/wctc-bsw-advisor.jpg\" alt=\"BSW academic advisor smiling in front of UWM University Center at WCTC wall signage.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Transfer from WCTC into the Social Work BSW Program<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center heading-separator size-h1\" id=\"h-your-social-welfare-experience-at-uwm\">Your Social Welfare Experience at UWM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock uwm-p-gridblock--7\"><div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-engagement-professions\/about\/student-advising-support-services\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2024\/10\/preview-day.jpg\" alt=\"Three students (LatinX, Black and White) walking together and smiling through the UW-Milwaukee campus.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Meet with Academic Advisors<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/research-impact\/current\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2026\/07\/social-work-researchers.jpg\" alt=\"Joshua Mersky, Dimitri Topitzes and Colleen Janczewski walking beneath a tree on the UWM campus.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Explore Current Research<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--stat uwm-p-block--gray-dark-gold-text \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/events\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><span>Attend<strong>2027<\/strong>Info Sessions<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/social-work-bs\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/01\/UWM-Social-Work-Class.jpg\" alt=\"Senior Lecturer Matt Steigerwald chatting in a classroom with a female student who is sitting at a desk with a laptop.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Discover Your Social Work BSW<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--stat uwm-p-block--gold \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/research-impact\/current\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><span><strong>$15<\/strong>Million in External Awards<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/students\/study-abroad\/#Austria\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2026\/02\/Costa-Rica-experience.jpg\" alt=\"Students and instructors standing on a lawn with Costa Rican mountains in the background.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Study Abroad<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  uwm-p-gridblock--stretch\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/criminal-justice-field-program\/#jump\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/09\/East-Side-Milwaukee.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial drone photo of the East Side of Milwaukee showing green park, water tower, and the city stretching off into the horizon.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"800\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Earn Credits for Current Criminal Justice Experience<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 id=\"h-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator default\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/innovative-helper-program-connects-students-to-community-members-and-criminal-justice-leaders\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2026\/08\/Kimberly-Hassell-Helper-Program-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology Associate Professor Kimberly Hassell with a black and white aerial shot of the UWM campus in the background.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/innovative-helper-program-connects-students-to-community-members-and-criminal-justice-leaders\/\">Innovative HELPER+ Program Connects Students to Community Members and Criminal Justice Leaders<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-26T10:13:13-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">By Al Dickenson During the Fall 2025 semester, Criminal Justice and Criminology Associate Professor Kimberly Hassell &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/uwm-institute-marks-10-years-of-providing-solutions-to-help-children-in-crisis\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2026\/08\/UW-Milwaukee-Research-ICFW-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Social Work Professors Josh Mersky, Dimitri Topitzes and Colleen Janczewski on the UW-Milwaukee campus.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/uwm-institute-marks-10-years-of-providing-solutions-to-help-children-in-crisis\/\">UWM Institute Marks 10 Years of Providing Solutions to Help Children in Crisis<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-21T14:19:51-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">By Al Dickenson Ten years ago, a shared concern brought leaders at Children\u2019s Wisconsin and University &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/kavanaugh-quoted-in-new-york-times-article-about-young-carers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2026\/03\/melinda-kavanaugh-news-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Social Work Professor Melinda S. Kavanaugh with a black and white aerial shot of the UWM campus in the background.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/kavanaugh-quoted-in-new-york-times-article-about-young-carers\/\">Kavanaugh Quoted in New York Times Article about Young Carers<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-05T15:07:42-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 5, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Social Work Professor Melinda S. Kavanaugh was quoted in The New York Times article, &quot;The U.S &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/malle-interviewed-on-real-milwaukee\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2026\/08\/livy-malle-news-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Social Work Senior Lecturer Livy Malle with a black and white aerial shot of the UWM campus in the background.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/malle-interviewed-on-real-milwaukee\/\">Malle Interviewed on Real Milwaukee<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-04T10:49:35-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Social Work Senior Lecturer Livy Malle was interviewed on Real Milwaukee about supporting kids through separation &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/bo-receives-r21-grant-from-national-institute-on-alcohol-abuse-and-alcoholism\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2026\/07\/Ai-Azen-News-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Social Work Assistant Professor Ai Bo and Educational Psychology Professor Razia Azen with a black and white aerial shot of the UWM campus in the background.\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/bo-receives-r21-grant-from-national-institute-on-alcohol-abuse-and-alcoholism\/\">Bo Receives R21 Grant from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-31T14:41:59-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 31, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Social Work Assistant Professor Ai Bo received an R21 grant from the National Institute on Alcohol &hellip; 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