School of Social Work Events Calendar
November 3
Workshop
"Advocating for Mental Health Part I - Mental Health Reform"
1:30 -5:30 p.m.
A wine and cheese reception will follow the event.
Auditorium
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg.
Chapel Hill
November 13
Clinical Lecture Series
"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Difficult to Treat Clients"
Cathy Forneris, PhD, ABPP
12:00 -2:00 p.m.
Auditorium
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg.
Chapel Hill
Developmental Disabilities Training Institute Joins the School
On July 1, the Developmental Disabilities Training Institute (DDTI) joined the Jordan Institute at the School of Social Work, adding an important dimension to the scope of research and service of the School.
Founded in 1963, DDTI was formed at a time when community-based services for the developmentally disabled were nearly nonexistent, and evolved over 43 years to a leading North Carolina organization working to ensure the well-being and inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities.
Working with School of Social Work faculty and administration, DDTI plans to strengthen and expand its record of research and service. The School’s Assistant Professor Susan Parish will act as the principal investigator and Cynthia Wiford, an assistant clinical professor, will function as a co-investigator. The former interim director of DDTI, Christopher Egan, will serve as the project coordinator.
To read more about DDTI and its new role at the School, see the fall issue of "Contact" out in November.
Want to Study Abroad in China?
This summer the School of Social Work will
host a
summer study abroad program in
China May 18 –
June 4. The trip will include
visits to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing.
For more
information, view
the study abroad flyer.
Join the School of Social Work at UNC's 2006 Homecoming
The School of Social Work will be a part of UNC's 2006 Homecoming festivities Saturday, November 11. Click here to learn more.
Clinical Instructor Jodi Flick will give the keynote address at the Eighth Annual North Carolina Conference for Survivors of Suicide on Saturday, Nov. 18. The conference will be held at the Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building from 9:30am-4:30pm.
The National Demonstration Program for Citizen-Soldier Support received $3 million from the U.S. Department of Defense in June. Professor Dennis Orthner is the principal investigator of the Citizen-Soldier project, which is designed to build local community support systems for the families of National Guard and Reserve personnel.
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IN MEMORIAM
Vanessa Alston ’96, 35, of Alexandria, Va., died Feb. 25. She is survived by her mother, Theresa Fontenot Alston; her father, Leon Alston, Sr.; a brother, Leon Alston, Jr.; sister-in-law, Linda Alston; and two nephews, Adrian and Stephen Alston.
John Douglas (Doug) Dixon ’78, 56, of Creedmoor, N.C., died Oct. 7 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. after a courageous battle with mantle cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A native of Granville County, N.C., Dixon retired in 2002 from the Vance Granville Franklin Warren Area Authority after 31 years of service. Following his retirement, Dixon worked as a group home manager at the Granville County Intermediate Care Facility for a year. Prior to his death, Dixon worked for the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Creedmoor United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 368, Creedmoor, N.C. 27522 or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Eastern N.C. Chapter, 401 Harrison Oaks Blvd., Cary, N.C. 27513.
If so, we want to hear from you. The dual degree program is forming an alumni network to share news about maternal and child health, announce employment and research opportunities and share information about professional development opportunities such as conferences and seminars. To join the UNC-Chapel Hill MSW/MPH alumni network, please contact Kathleen Rounds, director of the MCH Public Health Social Work Leadership Training Program at the School of Social Work, at karounds@email.unc.edu or (919) 962-6429.
The School of Social Work has launched a new online job forum for its alumni. If you are looking for a job or have a job opportunity to share, please visit the new forum at: http://ssw.unc.edu/alumni/job_forum.htm. (This forum is also linked from the School of Social Work Alumni Home Page).
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You Have News To Share??
If you have received an award, promotion, taken a new job, gotten married,
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.
1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Mental Health Reform Workshop - Part I
Part I focuses on mental health reform as the most significant driving force of immediate change in North Carolina. This workshop aims to update clinicians on the latest developments and challenges of reform as it is being implemented throughout North Carolina, and identify key areas for collaboration and advocacy. This event will be held in the auditorium of the Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus. For more information, please visit http://ssw.unc.edu/jif/cls.
Monday, November 13
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Clinical Lecture Series
Cathy Forneris, PhD, ABPP, will present "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Difficult to Treat Clients" in the auditorium of the Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus. For more information, please visit http://ssw.unc.edu/jif/cls.