A Simmons School of Social Work Student Wins a Prestigious National Award

Natalie Hill, SW09, is a winner of the 2009 Judith Holm Memorial Award. A National panel of educators and advanced practitioners select each year's winners for the award which is sponsored by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (ABE).

The award is given to second year master's students who demonstrate excellence in preparation for clinical social work practice. This very prestigious annual award is given to only five students nation-wide. Competitors must submit papers based on clinical work done in field placement. Natalie's award winning paper is titled "Helping Clients Navigate the Coming Out Process: A Person in Environment Approach".

Her two field placements while at Simmons School of Social Work were at Big Sister Association of Boston and The Wentworth Institute of Technology Counseling Center.