Department of Social Work

Applications open for NSU’s Master of Social Work

March 25, 2025

NATCHITOCHES – Applications for the graduate program in social work at Northwestern State University are now open for the Fall 2025 semester for part-time students. The university received approval last year to offer the program, an on-line degree with affordable tuition, flexible learning options and a focus on advanced […]

March Lunch and Learn to focus on fostering patient relationships in telehealth

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Social Work will host a Lunch and Learn titled “Practical Approaches to Patient Engagement and Rapport Building in Telehealth” starting at noon Friday, March 21 in the NSU Student Union’s Cane River Room.  The deadline to register is March 14.

In person and virtual attendance […]

NSU Social Work Dept. will host alumni event to announce Triche Endowment

Feb. 27, 2025

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Social Work will host an inaugural Social Work alumni gathering for all graduates, former students, faculty, friends and working professionals from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 6 in Orville Hanchey Gallery.

The social is an opportunity for Social Work alumni to network […]

NSU gets approval for Master of Social Work degree

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University received approval from the Louisiana Board of Regents to offer a Master of Social Work degree.  The program will be offered completely online and will build upon NSU’s existing Bachelor of Social Work that graduates about 50 students per year.

“The MSW program will help address the dearth of the mental […]

Social work students inducted into Phi Alpha honor society

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Pi Delta Chapter of Phi Alpha Honor Society for social work students welcomed new members during an April 22 induction ceremony.  The purpose of Phi Alpha is to provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideals.  Phi Alpha fosters high standards of education […]

College of Education & Human Development honors students, faculty in spring awards program

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern state University’s Gallaspy College of Education and Human Development hosted a spring Honors Convocation April 17 to recognize the academic accomplishments of students and faculty in the School of Education, Department of Health and Human Performance, Department of Military Science, Department of Psychology and Department of Social Work.

 

School of Education honor recipients […]

Social Work Dept. will co-host opioid symposium

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Social Work and the Louisiana Department of Public Health will host the in-person and virtual Spring Opioid Symposium on Maternal Health on Friday, April 26 at NSU.  Lunch will be from 11:30 a.m.-noon with the program going from noon-3 p.m. The event is open to faculty, staff, students […]

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