Showing events on March 22, 2013
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Social Work Education for Competent, Socially Just Practice with LGBTQ People: Opportunities and Challenges
March 22, 2013 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
This mini-conference will explore what social work faculty and field educators can do to better prepare students for competent and socially just practice with LGBTQ people. Content addresses indicators of competent practice (clinical and macro), teaching strategies, and educational determinants of readiness for practice.
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Pizza & Pontification Revival
March 22, 2013 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET
Professor David Tucker will be leading a discussion, "Pizza & Pontification" revival, on March 22, 12-1:30 pm in the Curtis Center. Professor Tucker will use his co-authored paper "Attachment theory and change processes in foster care," reviewers' comments and authors' rejoinder as a basis for beginning an important discussion on theory construction and testing in social work research, where it fits, and how researchers are being trained to use/evaluate it.
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Beyond the Playing Field: The Social Impact of Sport
March 22, 2013 - 12:30 PM to 5:15 PM ET
This will be an interdisciplinary conference aiming to integrate social science knowledge into sport culture. The Social Work and Sport Association (SWSA) is a student organization at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. The goal of the conference is to raise awareness and help coaches, athletic directors and social workers develop practical skills to use in coaching and counseling practices. Some of the topics and issues that will be covered include:
Coaching for Positive Youth Development
Parental Involvement
Team Building & Sportsmanship
Advocacy for College Athletes
Diversity & Gender in Sport
Long Term Outcomes of Sport Involvement
The conference is scheduled for Friday, March 22, 2012 from 12:30pm-5:15pm in the Hatcher Library at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. Please save the date! A light reception will be held afterwards in the School of Social Work. Please visit our events page below. Registration is open. Thank you!