New Boston College Program Brings Social Entrepreneurship to Social Work

Social Innovation Lab a first to blend entrepreneurship with social work practiceCHESTNUT HILL, MA (9/14/2011) – In an effort to transform the traditional yet outdated model of social work, Boston College has launched the nation’s first program to train social workers in the entrepreneurial practices of social innovation. The Social Innovation Lab, developed in BC’s Graduate School of Social Work, blends social work and entrepreneurship in a new approach considered critical during an era where government funding cuts have forced human and social service agencies to serve more clients