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"Field Education Agency of the Year" selected
The director, management, and staff of Buncombe County Department of Social Services gathered on June 26, 2007 to receive a plaque honoring them as Field Education Agency of the Year. The agency was nominated as a result of the number of students they have guided successfully through their field experiences throughout the agency. The nomination specifically spoke about one field instructor, Tracy Engh, who -- while being treated for breast cancer -- was still interested in meeting and guiding her student through to the end of the academic year. Along with the award, a luncheon was provided by the Chapel Hill Child Welfare Collaborative.
Pictured, from left to right: Alisha Davis, MSW '03; Angela Pittman, MSW '98; Bill Moore, MSW '95; Becky Kessel, MSW '96, Services Program Manager; faculty member Joanne Caye from the Chapel Hill Child Welfare Collaborative and presenter of the award; Mandy Stone, MSW '94, Director of Buncombe DSS; John Hudson, MSW '99; Catherine Prather, MSW '02; Brandy Bowman, MSW '06. Two other Collaborative grads attended but are not pictured: Carey Shira, MSW '04; and Tara Chandler, MSW '06.
Thanks to Joanne Caye for contributing this news item.
Fall lecture dates announced
Mark your calendar for the upcoming Clinical Lecture Series events:
September 17, 2007 - Motivational Interviewing: From Resistance to Self-efficacy. Speaker: Worth Bolton, MSW. October 15, 2007 - The Role of Spirituality in SA and Other Counseling. Speaker: Stan Yancey, MSW, LCSW, MDiv. November 12, 2007 - Children and Bereavement. Speaker: Tonya D. Armstrong, PhD, MTS. All lectures take place on Mondays in the auditorium from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.; two contact hours. For more information on the Clinical Lecture Series, please contact Debbie Barrett.
September 29, 2007 - Health Care for Everyone: How Do We Get There? Public forum, free of charge. Three contact hours. 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the auditorium. Pre-registration is required; contact Evelin Brinich.
Kristen Huffman just created a MySpace page for the School of Social Work, and invites all alumni with a MySpace account to join our page as a friend. The page is new, so there's not a lot on there yet, but she's in the process of posting info and photos and will be online daily. Join us today - it's a fun way to connect!
Alumni: a student needs you as a mentor
The School of Social Work Alumni Council is calling for alumni volunteers who would be interested in mentoring an enrolled student during the 2007-08 academic year. This program is designed to match students with alumni who are practicing in an area of the students' interest. It is an informal way for students to network and receive real world knowledge without being graded. If you are interested, please e-mail your job title and agency, the best way to contact you, and a short paragraph about what you do to Kristen Huffman.
Peer Support Specialist certification available through BHRP
The Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program at the School of Social Work is now offering Peer Support Specialist certification. For more information or to apply, visit the BHRP Web site.
Thanks to Ron Mangum for contributing this news item.
The National Research Council appointed Oscar Barbarin to the Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics. The first committee meeting will be held in Washington, DC on August 9 and 10.
Michal Grinstein-Weiss received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Dr. Grinstein-Weiss was awarded $750,000 to study the long-term impact of Individual Development Accounts and asset building on social and economic well-being. Her research team includes co-principal investigators Michael Sherraden from Washington University, William Rohe from UNC, and William Gale from Brookings Institute.In Memoriam
Beloved retired professor Albert W. King, 81, died on Saturday, July 14, 2007 at the Twin Lakes Retirement Center in Burlington, NC. Al served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After completing his graduate education in Social Work at UNC, he practiced in the North Carolina mountains, was a DSS administrator, and came to the School where he pioneered Family Centered Social Work Practice. Al taught direct practice and family practice for years, served as chair of the direct practice concentration, and eventually became Associate Dean of the School and Director of Graduate Studies. He and his wife Catherine were mainstays of the School's community.
"Al King was a wonderful teacher, administrator, and mentor to students and faculty. He was a gentle man who helped to establish the direction and upward trajectory of the UNC School of Social Work. I know that everyone here who knew Al will miss him," said Dean Jack Richman.
He is survived by his children, Susan King Miller and Laura Bennett King, and sister, Marguerite Marie King Dean. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 21 at Twin Lakes Chapel in the Health Care Center, 100 Ward Coble Dr., Burlington. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
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Ebon C. Freeman, MSW '02, received a License for Clinical Social Work (LCSW) in Virginia. Ebon is the Palliative Care Social Worker for Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk.
Diane Gramann, MSW '76, returned as Area Director of the Alzheimer's Association of Middle Tennessee. After receiving the Marvin Runyon Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management and the Nashville Business Journal Award for Excellence in Communications during her tenure as Executive Director of the Community Resource Center, Diane was a member of the National Association of Social Workers delegation to the Republic of China and part of a holistic team of healthcare professionals visiting Peru to study the influence of the Inca culture on today’s society there. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Council on Aging and the External Advisory Board of the Vanderbilt-Reynolds Geriatrics Education Center in Nashville.
Marcella L. Hamilton, MSW '97, was elected to the South Carolina Social Work Board.
Kathryn Keicher, MSW '05, received a $5,000 award from the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund to help clients in UNC's BRIGHT program (Bridges to Good Health and Treatment). The program supports female inmates -- many living with chronic diseases such as HIV -- in a successful and healthful transition back into the community.
Zell Setzer, MSW '69, and his wife Cindy have retired, sold their insurance business, bought a motorhome, and are currently serving as activity co-ordinators at Yogi in the Smokies Campground and RV Resort in Cherokee, NC. After October, they are headed for Florida, or some other warmer clime.
If you have received an award, promotion, taken a new job, gotten married, or added a new member to the family, let us know. We would love to share your news with other alumni and the School of Social Work community. Please e-mail your alumni news to sswalumni@unc.edu.