{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112061","title":"The call to care","body":"Albert Einstein said, \u201cOnly a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.\u201dIt\u2019s a philosophy that Vanessa Seaney, \u201992 MSW, chief of behavioral health and integration at El Rio Health, practices every day as a social worker. Her career spans nearly four decades of service as a case manager, therapist\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-13T13:08:36-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/13\/2026-1:08pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From social work internships to nonprofit research and public manager training, ASU\u2019s Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions has been equipping students to serve southern Arizona communities for more than 50 years. Discover how this commitment to service shapes the region through the learners, alumni and faculty that call it home. 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