School of Social Work
Social work students and faculty play pickleball with positivity
A pickleball tournament between social work students and professors may be the least stressful sporting event you’ll ever witness. They may talk a big game about how they want to crush the competition but in the end it’s all kumbaya and kindness. After all, these are professional and soon-to-be professional social workers and they are […]
The cost of being dismissed: what my stroke taught me about advocacy
Editor’s Note: Kaitlin Ferguson is a first-generation college student who earned a Bachelor of Social Work in 2025 from UNC Charlotte and is currently pursuing a Master of Social Work at the University’s College of Health and Human Services. When she was 21 and working toward an associate degree, Ferguson suffered two strokes that left […]
Did TV hospital drama ‘The Pitt’ portray a social worker accurately? A social work lecturer weighs in
By Pam Davis Hailed as one of the most realistic portrayals of emergency medicine on TV, “The Pitt” has garnered high marks from medical professionals for its real-life depictions of medical procedures, language, and the challenges facing the health care industry. “The show offers audiences a raw glimpse into a health care system on the […]