Alicia Chatterjee, PhD candidate and MSW graduate at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), won a Pennsylvania Society of Clinical Social Work (PSCSW) award.

The PSCSW Awards for Clinical Excellence were established by the Clinical Society to acknowledge the outstanding clinical work of students. The awards are presented annually to students who submit a case study paper for review by distinguished judges chosen from the membership of the Clinical Society. The awards program is open to all graduating Masters of Social Work students in Pennsylvania.

Ms. Chatterjee’s paper, entitled, “College Counseling Social Work: A Case Study in Social Justice and Person-In-Environment Practice,” overwhelmingly impressed the judges and ultimately earned her the award. The winners of the award receive a cash prize, as well as a one-year membership to the Clinical Society.

Ms. Chatterjee’s areas of work include trauma-informed care, feminist and anti-racist practice, and embodiment-based healing modalities. Her research interests explore similar areas, including thinking about politicized healing work in queer communities and communities of color who have been impacted by intimate violence.