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Classroom experience
By teaching in Spanish, we open the door to changing the learning space in which students interact. For students, many for the first time, this change enables them to bring their authentic selves into academic spaces that have historically denied the full expression of their lived experiences. Secondly, we accompany each student on their journey to develop their professional identity and voice. Students become professionals with a full cadre of skills based on best practices to work with diverse Latinx populations.

Cohort model
This is a way to navigate academia together. With the cohort model, students support and guide each other, draw from their communal knowledge, and establish strong relationships that accompany them through their professional careers. In school, they work, study, and accompany each other as they meet academic and personal challenges. They become each other鈥檚 family, in a way, which is another cultural marker that has strengthened Latinx communities for centuries.听

Mentorship
Most of our faculty identify as Latinx and have extensive work and research experience. Our advising body also identifies as Latinx social workers who have practiced social work in greater Boston and beyond. Finally, our supervising social workers also serve as guides for students as they learn how to do the work on the ground. They understand the intricacies of providing services in two languages, with populations that are often not insured or underinsured, and who may be navigating complex situations.

Research
Communities are the experts on the main problems they face. We put at the service of the community our skill set and resources to collaborate in finding sustainable solutions to their most pressing social problems. This is another key component of our model, as many of our students are involved in these community processes and collaborate in a variety of research projects. Drawing on diverse disciplines, our faculty are recognized nationally and internationally for their research and practice.

听LLI students take classes and seminars in Spanish, complete internships in agencies that serve Latinx families and individuals, and use their cultural acumen to conduct cutting-edge research that builds systems capacity. Students develop a nuanced understanding of the barriers that prevent Latinx communities from accessing equitable education, social services, and healthcare.

Delivered in Spanish, the eight core LLI courses are Rethinking Diversity: Systems of Oppression and Privilege; Human Behavior & the Social Environment; Psychosocial Pathology; Social Welfare System;听Basic Skills in Macro Social Work; Basic Skills in Clinical Social Work; Advanced Clinical Practice with Latinx Populations; and Social Services with Latinx Populations in the United States.

Social work education is intentional in its integration of classroom instruction with experiential learning.听Students complete their field practica with agencies that serve Latinx communities and participate in monthly workshops developed in collaboration with community partners and alumni, learning best practices for working with Latinx populations.

BCSSW students can also tailor their MSW toward work with Latinx communities by completing the course Social Services with Latinx Populations in the U.S. Additionally, students can earn a certificate in Latinx Leadership by taking three specific courses.听

Our faculty are recognized nationally and internationally for their research and practice. They draw on diverse disciplines鈥攆rom social work and sociology to public health, epidemiology, and neuroscience鈥攊n their teaching and their work.

Our supportive and inclusive culture begins on our campus and extends to our alumni network, where more than 9,000 BCSSW grads continue to uplift one another after graduation, offering career guidance and networking opportunities.听

Five Behavioral Health Internship Pipeline Program Fellowships

2023

Roc铆o Calvo received the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award, for inspiring students to achieve greatness.

2022

Rocio Calvo was appointed to the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Advisory Commission.听

2022

Four students receive Rappaport Fellowships

2022