UB School of Social Work to Hold 2006 Alumni Day

Release Date: April 14, 2006 This content is archived.

Print

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo School of Social Work will hold its fifth annual Alumni Day from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 20 in the Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Hwy., Amherst.

The event, held each year to reconnect alumni with the UB School of Social Work as well as each other, and to encourage social workers to remain connected to UB, will begin with a luncheon at noon featuring remarks by UB President John B. Simpson.

The luncheon will be followed by workshops from 1:15-3:15 p.m. focusing on:

* "Program Evaluation: Demonstrating What Works by Incorporating Evaluation into Everyday Practice," which will provide an overview of methods to ensure practitioners are able to assess program outcomes, collect data and use existing date in an agency setting to demonstrate program needs and successes.

* "Rural Practice: Making the Most in the Face of Limited Resources," which will examine the nature of creative strategies that are effective in communities with limited resources.

* "Address Significant Behavioral Needs in Schools: Rural and Suburban Program Approaches," which will focus on two school-based program initiatives, and highlight interdisciplinary involvement and unique social work opportunities and interventions.

The workshops will by followed by a keynote address from 3:45-4:15 p.m. by Jeannette Jennings, associate professor and director of the Tulane Center on Aging, Tulane University, who will discuss "Vulnerabilities of the Most Vulnerable," older adults who provide care to family members, including a significant number who continue to parent adult dependent children, troubled grandchildren and/or other young relatives while also providing ongoing care to spouses, partners and elderly parents.

The final program of Social Work Alumni Day will be an introduction to the History Project, an effort by the school to document its history of educating social work professionals and its impact on

countless lives, to be presented by Susan Green, clinical assistant professor of social work, Denise Krause, clinical associate professor of social work, and David Coppola, project coordinator.

A reception will follow the day's presentations.

Registration is $25 in advance and $30 at the door for UB social work alumni; $35 for non-alumni and $10 for students. For more information, contact Amy Ng at 645-3381, ext. 277 or email sw-info@buffalo.edu.

Media Contact Information

Christine Vidal has retired from University Communications. To contact UB's media relations staff, call 716-645-6969 or visit our list of current university media contacts. Sorry for the inconvenience.