SSW Alumni, join Dean Laura Lein and fellow School of Social Work alumni for a complimentary CEU workshop and an update on the School, followed by a reception. Stay for the entire afternoon or just a portion.
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - CEU Workshop: New Poverty in the United States: Implications for Social Work
Presenter: Dean Laura Lein, PhD
This course will provide a qualitative picture of the meaning and experience of poverty in the United States over the last three decades from the perspective of the lived experience. It will explore such topics as the welfare experience, life on a minimum wage job, the changing nature of United States employment, services for families that are unaffordable on a modest income (child care, medical care, urban housing), and the increasing prevalence of extreme poverty in the United States. In each of these areas we will explore: (1) the implications for the individual and family in both a community and policy context and (2) the implications for social work practitioners working with impoverished clients.
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Conversation with Dean Lein
Hear what's new at the School of Social Work and enjoy Q&A time with Dean Lein.
4:30 - 6:00 p.m. - Reception
Network with fellow SSW alumni in the Grand Rapids-area at this special reception. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options will be available.
No cost to attend. Registration is required.
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106