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Tulane brings one-of-a-kind Disaster Resilience Leadership degree online
Tulane School of Social Work is excited to launch an online modality for its unique master of science in Disaster Resilience Leadership (MS-DRL), housed within the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy. Designed to equip future leaders with the skills necessary to address and manage the complex challenges posed by disasters and crises, this pioneering program is accepting applications for its inaugural cohort this fall.
As the frequency and intensity of disasters continue to rise globally, the need for trained professionals in disaster resilience has never been greater. The MS-DRL program aims to cultivate a new generation of leaders who can strategize, implement, and assess effective human-centered disaster preparedness and recovery initiatives to strengthen resilience.
The program is the latest in a series of disaster leadership initiatives from Tulane, including the School of Professional Advancement's master of professional studies in homeland security and the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine's department of environmental health sciences. Read the full story.
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MSW student practices equine therapy at practicum site
Drayton Doyle may have loved horses as a child, but they never thought equine therapy could be a career path. When their practicum placement advisor recommended Equine Healing Collaborative in their hometown of Monterey Bay as a Master of Social Work (MSW) practicum placement site, everything changed.
“I stepped onto the ranch, and I was like, this place is incredible,” Doyle said. “It's 56 acres, with over 40 horses and donkeys, chickens, pigs, and goats. There were goats bleating while I was doing my placement interview. It was just perfect for me.”
A far cry from the case management job they had been hoping for, Doyle says the experiences they’ve had at the ranch – from hosting support groups to practicing equine-assisted psychotherapy – have made them a better social worker and broadened their horizon. Read the full story.
The 1953 MSW grad who changed Louisiana social work history
Seventy years ago, New Orleans looked much the same. Cars lined thin cobblestone streets; music spilled into every corner of the city; streetcars brushed past tourists on wrought-iron balconies.
“I remember enjoying the big, beautiful oak trees, listening to jazz at nice bars on Bourbon Street, eating beignets for the first time at Café Du Monde. I recall taking Mississippi River tours to look at the skyline,” said 103-year-old Elvera Sue Oppliger, who would go on to organize in the Civil Rights movement, make waves in the Louisiana feminist movement, and lead the process of transitioning Shreveport and Bossier City psychiatric patients from asylums to community centers. “The skyline has changed some, but not too much. Even the apartments I lived in in the French Quarter are still there.” Oppliger graduated with a Master of Social Work degree from Tulane University in 1953.
“In many ways, New Orleans is still the same, and that’s what makes it unique. A lot of the places I went to while in school are still there – Pat O’Brien’s, Galatoire’s, even my old hat maker,” said Oppliger. Then, she echoed what many transplants today still say after their first year in the city: “There were a lot of things that I had never experienced before – Mardi Gras, po’boys, raw oysters. That’s part of the charm of New Orleans.” Read the full story.
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TSSW ViewBook.pdfProfessor projects impacts of Ryan White funding cuts
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) is the largest federally funded initiative dedicated to supporting low-income and uninsured Americans with HIV. As questions loom about continued funding for the program, Professor Scott Batey, PhD, MSW, has co-authored a new report on the quantitative implications of federal budget cuts.
His study, “The Potential Impact of Ending the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program on HIV Incidence: A Simulation Study in 31 U.S. Cities,” suggests that HIV incidence would steeply increase if RWHAP funding were interrupted or ended.
Of the cities in the study, New Orleans is expected to see the second-highest percentage of excess HIV infections if RWHAP is halted. On average, the city can expect a 91% increase in HIV infections from 2025 to 2030 if the program is stopped completely. Read the full story.
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