Ruth Fizdale Program

Previous Award Recipients

2010 - 2011— Fizdale Award not given. 

2009 - 2010: Massachusetts Chapter, Hospital Social Workers: The Needs They Address and the Services They Provide.

The grant will be used to document the value of social work intervention in hospital settings and determine the cost-effectiveness of social work services in the hospital setting. The supporting team includes directors of social work departments in the major Greater Boston, Massachusetts teaching hospitals and researcher and professor Dr. James Drisko from Smith College School for Social Work.

Results of the study will be published and presented at professional conferences.

2008 - 2009—Iowa Chapter, "Provide opportunities for social work professional issues to be researched, analyzed, and utilized to develop goals for the social work profession
Final Report

2005, 2006, and 2007— Fizdale Award not given.  The Award Panel determined no proposals meeting all of the criteria and guidelines were received during these program years.

2004 - 2005—Pennsylvania Chapter, "Strengthen the evidence in support of the need and right to universal health coverage for all Pennsylvania residents

2003 - 2004—Texas Chapter, "Determine the relationship between U.S. Department of Labor and Texas Workforce Commission social work job classifications, and social work salaries in the state of Texas" 

2002 - 2003 —North Carolina Chapter, "Advancing Social Work Salaries: North Carolina as an Advocacy Model"

Fizdale Program Guidelines