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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE recognized as leader in interprofessional education at national social work conference

Shelley Cohen Konrad

This year, the 2016 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting in Atlanta focused on advancing collaborative practice, and the University of New England was acknowledged as a leader in the field. The CSWE is one of the newest institutional members of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC), which put teamwork and interprofessional education and practice on everyone’s agenda.

Opening plenary speaker Barbara Brandt, Ph.D., director of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, rallied social workers to become key collaborators with other health professions to promote quality and accessible healthcare. In her rousing talk, Brandt identified UNE and IPE Collaborative Director Shelley Cohen Konrad, Ph.D., LCSW, FNAP, as national leaders in integrating interprofessional culture in social work and across the University.

Cohen Konrad also participated in a pre-conference workshop on social work leadership for interprofessional education and practice. The workshop served as a proper introduction to the main conference, which highlighted aspects of collaborative learning and practice throughout the 3-day workshop presentations. 

To learn more about the University of New England’s Interprofessional Education Collaborative visit www.une.edu/wchp/ipec

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions

Shelley Cohen Konrad poses for a group photo with Barbara Brandt (center)
Shelley Cohen Konrad poses for a group photo with Barbara Brandt (center)

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.