{"id":1645,"date":"2023-07-18T17:51:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T17:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/?page_id=1645"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:29:35","slug":"social-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/faculty-staff\/social-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Work Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2119\" alt=\"UM-Flint UCEN in the background with a blue overlay\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/52\/files\/2025\/03\/Blue.UCEN_.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" 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