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November 19, 2014 - 8:15am to 5:00pm

The 2014 Fedele F. and Iris M. Fauri Memorial Conference will address issues of children, adolescents and gun violence, focusing on youth as both victims and offenders. The day-long conference featuring national and local speakers is organized by the School of Social Work’s Child Welfare Learning Community. A primary objective of the conference is to discuss critical issues related to gun violence and identify promising solutions. 

Presentations

Desmond Patton, University of Michigan School of Social Work
The digital contagion of youth violence on Twitter

Andrew Papachristos, Yale University
Connected in Crime: How Network Science can Help Address the Youth Gun Violence Epidemic

Patrick Carter, University of Michigan Injury Center
Emergency Department Interventions for Youth Firearm Violence

Conference Video

November 19, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

This brown bag will feature a presentation by Su Crabb and John Tropman called "Suddenly I'm a Manager." The presentation is very relevant for both macro and micro concentrators. Many interpersonal practice or clinical social workers find themselves in a managerial position shortly after graduating from the program. Tips and tricks to navigating this process will be presented and discussed.

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November 19, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

There are many different approaches in the field of program evaluation.  Utilization-focused evaluation, highlighting the usefulness of the evaluation for the clients and users, fits well within the social work framework.  At the end of this Evaluation Lunch 'n Learn Series, particiapnts will be able to: (1) identify the core components of utilization-focused evaluation; (2) explain the applicability of utilization-focused evaluation in the field of social work; and (3) begin to implement the key strategies of utilization-focused evaluation.

Feel free to bring your own lunch.

This event is sponsored by the Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group.