12/9: Explore Social Work, Criminal Justice & the Overdose Crisis with PhD Candidate Greer Hamilton
Get a social work perspective on the overdose crisis and the criminal justice system at a panel discussion moderated by BUSSW doctoral candidate Greer Hamilton.
The virtual event, “Criminal Justice & The Overdose Crisis,” is hosted by NIH’s HEALing Communities Study as part of a two-day series called Social Work & Responding to the Overdose Crisis. Alongside speakers from the University of Denver, Billerica House of Corrections, and Vancouver Coastal Health, Hamilton will discuss changes in the relationship between the social work and criminal justice fields, particularly in relation to drug use, and will explore the benefits and challenges of their collaboration.
Hamilton joins the panel as the recipient of a supplemental award through the HEALing Communities Studies which she used to explore how municipal policies impact the implementation of evidence-based harm reduction strategies addressing the opioid crisis. As a doctoral candidate in BUSSW’s PhD in Social Work program, Hamilton has received awards from the Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA) and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. She is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Buffalo School of Social Work.
Event Date & Location:
Thursday, December 9, 2021
1:00–2:00 p.m. (ET)
Virtual
Details & Registration:
1 CEU credit will be available to licensed social workers in all U.S. states except New York and New Jersey.
Register here.