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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

After my MSW, my goal is to work in the criminal justice system, practicing social work in a juvenile detention center. I have always been passionate about criminal justice reform and lowering our country’s recidivism rate through rehabilitative practices. Avery Smith, Bachelor of Social Work.

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Learning: Politics Matter

Gary Direnfeld

We can work with individuals, families and groups to facilitate well-being and relationships. My path was the latter, clinical social work. That meant I typically worked with people in distress be it from experiences endured, relationship woes and mental health. I settled with my regulatory body.