A Membership Organization of MSW Students

Meet your new 2009-2010 Acolyte officers!

President Carolina Robbins	Carolina Robbins is a Florida State University Alumni with a BS in Elementary Education. Recently she has just become a MSW full-time concentration student. She has worked for Family Central for four years as a facilitator who provided individual and group sessions to children ages 3-5 and their parents. Through the MSW program she has held internship placements at the Lupus Foundation and will be interning at the Behavioral Health Center at Memorial Regional Hospital. Carolina is honored and delighted to serve as Acolyte President for the 2009-2010 school year. Get involved!
Vice President Susie Puhl	Susie Puhl is a Florida Atlantic University Alumni with a BA in Social Work.  She is a part time Advanced Standing MSW student.  Through the BSW program she has interned as a victim advocate for Palm Beach County Sheriffs office.  She has worked with children and families through Community Intervention Resource Center and South County Mental Health providing Therapeutic Respite Care for children with mental health diagnosis in danger of being removed from their home.  Susie is honored to serve as Vice –President of Acolyte.
Secretary Andria Como	Andria Como Rutgers Graduate with a BA is Psychology, she moved back to Florida in 2006 and began the FAU MSW program in Fall of 2008. She has worked at Kids in Distress for three years under the Kinship program, working in the community with relative caregivers. Andria also works for the Broward Regional Health Planning Council under the Healthy Families Plus program co-facilitating the Loving Couples, Loving Children Curriculum. She is working towards her Child Welfare Certificate and is interested in helping the School of Social Work implement global classes, activities and trainings through her position with Acolyte.
Treasurer Tom Centinaro	Tom Centinaro attended University of Connecticut and graduated with a BS in Psychology. He currently is a full-time MSW concentration student with a focus in children, adolescents, and families. He is in the Child Welfare program and is very excited to begin my internship at The Haven in Boca Raton. Tom’s foundation year internship was at the FAU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. He brings with him experience in participating in last year’s Lobby Day and cannot wait for Lobby Day 2010. Tom hopes to encourage and bring even more participants than 2009. “I am really looking forward to my final year at FAU. My experience has been great so far, and this year will be even better”.
	Faculty member will be announced on August 20

A message from the 2009-2010 Acolyte Officers

Welcome returning students and new students back to school! Acolyte is the School of Social Work student organization responsible for many events that promote the mission statements. Membership provides BSW and   MSW students an arena to become active members among the student body and the community. As future Social Workers, service is a major component to the working profession. Begin building skills now and join Acolyte today. E-mail acolytefau@yahoo.com for a membership form or check us out on Facebook under FAU Acolyte

Mission Statements

Acolyte is dedicated to:

1. Furthering academic excellence within the BSW and MSW program of the FAU School of Social Work,
2. Giving social support to the undergraduate and graduate social work student body,
3. Promoting the NASW Code of Ethics by example,
4. Increasing the understanding of the Social Work profession as well as promoting a positive image of Social Work as a profession, and
5. Providing members with a forum to foster advocacy for social change at university and community levels.

Acolyte’s strategic plan for the 2009-2010 school year will be history in the making. We want you to be a part of these plans and bring some of your own ideas!

• Reach an 80% membership enrollment of all BSW and MSW Students.
• Raise funds to provide the opportunity for more students to go to NYC and Dublin for Global Service learning.
• Provide social events such as, Professors & Lattes, Student Clinical Workshops, book clubs, and Social Work parties.
• Set the stage for BSW and MSW students to travel to Tallahassee for annual Lobby Day. Lobby Day is a learning opportunity, allowing students to put the social work values of social justice and commitment to clients into practice. In particular, students can apply what they are learning in their policy, community, and other classes.
• Acolyte provides community awareness throughout the month of March by hosting several events to promote National Social Work Month.
• Acolyte brings social service agency representatives to campus for “Career Day” to promote available jobs and discuss career opportunities for upcoming Social Work graduates.
• Acolyte provides all social work students with a peer support program. Classes and internships can become overwhelming call our student representatives for support.

Fall Acolyte Meeting are Scheduled on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm.

September 2, 2009 | View Minutes
October 7, 2009 | View Minutes
November 4, 2009
December 2, 2009

Newsletters

• October Newsletter

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