http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/ en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:49 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss December 1st from 1-2 pm in the Raleigh Building Room 112. ]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/bsw_junior_field_orienation_12.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/bsw_junior_field_orienation_12.html B.S.W. Program Field instruction Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:49 -0500 http://www.news.vcu.edu/vcu_view/pages.aspx?nid=3133 ]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/vcu_ssw_representatives_brief.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/vcu_ssw_representatives_brief.html School news Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:09 -0500 Job resources and demands and their effects on job satisfaction and job search behavior among certified nursing assistants (CNAs) working in nursing homes. The project is chaired by Dr. Ellen Netting with support from Drs. Pam Kovacs, Sarah Kye Price, and outside member, Connie Coogle, who is with the VCU Center on Aging. Nana's IRB proposal has already been submitted and she is on her way to a timely completion. On November 5th, Jessica Jagger, who just passed her comprehensive exam last month, successfully defended her proposal, Emergency management policy intent and experiences for people with disabilities: A comparative policy analysis in the US and Jamaica. Dr. Netting is also chairing this dissertation, this time with the support of Drs. Mary Katherine O'Connor, Sarah Kye Price, and outside member, Fred Orelove of the VCU Partnership for People with Disabilities. Jess is leaving today for her related Fulbright experience in Jamaica. ]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/ryosho_and_jagger_defend_disse.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/ryosho_and_jagger_defend_disse.html Ph.D. Program Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:37:19 -0500 Dr. Geraldine L. Meeks, who successfully defended her dissertation at VCU's School of Social Work on October 26, 2009. Dr. Meeks' title is Environmental and organizational factors influencing similarities and differences between nonprofit human service providers that are faith-based and those with no religious affiliation. Dr. Patrick Dattalo chaired the dissertation with support from committee members, Drs. Ellen Netting, Mary Katherine O'Connor and Kevin Allison, of the College of Humanities and Sciences. Dr. Meeks relied on Resource Dependence Theory and Neo-Institutional Theory to aid her analysis in hopes of building a conceptual model for understanding similarities and differences in faith-based versus non-affiliated service providers. Specifically she used data from a cross-sectional survey with 121 nonprofits in the Richmond area. Findings show that the most important differences are expected differences in funding sources: congregational/religious funding for faith-based organizations and government/contracts for non-affiliated organizations. She concludes that, as in previous research, "similarities outweigh differences, " and that instead of dialogue and decisions that place emphasis on which type of provider provides the most effective service, more attention should be paid to their community service delivery capacities, which she suggests would move organizations from competition to collaboration. Gerry was one of our first Council on Social Work Education Minority Fellows, and in 2006 received the Graduate School's Jesse Hibbs scholarship. Her dissertation was in part supported by a SAMHRP Dissertation Award. A former administrator with the local YWCA, Gerry received two previous degrees from VCU, an MSW and a MPA, and is now employed in a research coordinator position in VCU's new department of Social & Behavioral Health. Dr. Geraldine L. Meeks and Dissertation Chair, Dr. Patrick Dattalo Dr. Meeks with dissertation committee members, Drs. Kevin Allison, Ellen Netting, Mary Katherine O'Connor and Pat Dattalo ]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/congratulations_dr_meeks.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/congratulations_dr_meeks.html Ph.D. Program Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:11:19 -0500 The Evangelische Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit & Diakonie in Hamburg, also known as Das Rauhe Haus, established a Hans Falck Lectureship. Every year a renowned scholar in social work will deliver this lecture. The first lecture was given by Prof. Timm Kunstreich, a dear friend of Hans who has promoted and expanded Hans's Membership Perspective in Germany. The title of the lecture was "Membership und Dialogisches Prinzip als Basis einer partizipativen Sozialen Arbeit." Timm made an attempt to bring Hans's ideas together with some of Martin Buber's thoughts. Hans received a standing ovation and for a short while there he was his old self again - what a gift for everyone. http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/lectureship_honoring_emeritus.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/lectureship_honoring_emeritus.html School news Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:19:34 -0500 http://pd.startribune.com/sp?aff=3&keywords=baby%20broker]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/dr_karen_rotabi_quoted_in_star.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/11/dr_karen_rotabi_quoted_in_star.html School news Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:36 -0500 The BSW Student Organization (BSWSA) will begin collecting clothing and nonperishable goods at the next BSWSA meeting, on Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00 pm in Rodney's (Shafer Court). Afterward donation boxes will be placed in the Raleigh Building until November 20th. The clothing will be donated to the Daily Planet and the food will go to Central Virginia Food Bank. Questions should be addressed to BSWSA officer Mary-Kristin Lennox at lennoxmkc@vcu.edu http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/bswsa_clothing_and_food_drive.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/bswsa_clothing_and_food_drive.html School news Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:34:59 -0500 Mary Dunne Stewart and alumnus Marc Cheatham were recently profiled in Style Weekly's Top 40 Under 40. Read more... Marc Cheatham http://tinyurl.com/ylpx3ca Mary Dunne Stewart http://tinyurl.com/yfvar3h Congratulations to Marc & Mary!]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/ssw_alumni_profiled_in_style_w.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/ssw_alumni_profiled_in_style_w.html School news Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:22:56 -0500 Geraldine Lewis Meeks will defend her dissertation on Monday, October 26th from 1:00 -3:00 pm in the Raleigh Building, Room 101. Gerry's title is Environmental and organizational factors influencing similarities and differences between faith-based and non-religious human service providers. Dr. Patrick Dattalo is chairing the dissertation with support from committee members within the School, Drs. Ellen Netting and Mary Katherine O'Connor, and outside member, Dr. Kevin Allison, VCU's Associate Dean of Community Activities in the College of Humanities and Sciences. Gerry's draft is available in the Ph.D. office for loan until October 26th, and afterwards in the Ph.D. offices in the basement. Hsing-Jung Chen's dissertation defense will be held on Wednesday, November 18th from 10:00 AM - Noon, also in Room 101. Hsing-Jung's title is Robust protective factors that help youth with a parent experiencing depression achieve positive adjustment. Dr. Pamela J. Kovacs is chairing the dissertation with support from committee members here in the School, Drs. Patrick Dattalo and Sarah Kye Price and outside member, Dr. Gene H. Brody of the Center for Family Research at the University of Georgia. Hsing-Jung's draft will be available in the Ph.D. office two weeks prior to her defense date. Congratulations to both these women on reaching this final stage! You are invited and encouraged to attend these events, so please mark these important dates on your calendar ! ]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/meeks_and_chen_to_defend_disse.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/meeks_and_chen_to_defend_disse.html Ph.D. Program School news Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:57:15 -0500 October 19th. The application must be submitted electronically and can be accessed at http://www.socialwork.vcu.edu/field/index.html .]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/spring_2010_field_applications.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/spring_2010_field_applications.html B.S.W. Program Field instruction M.S.W. Program Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:37:04 -0500 Congratulations to Dr. Tony Mallon, VCU School of Social Work, Principal Investigator. The Jessie Ball duPont Fund has awarded a $190,580 grant to Virginia Commonwealth University on behalf of a coalition of several VCU educational units and Richmond groups working to prevent and reduce poverty in the Richmond region. The three-year grant will be used to create a VCU-United Way Financial Stability Alliance to develop a systematic and comprehensive approach for reducing poverty in the Richmond area. The effort is an extension of a planning grant from an earlier duPont Fund grant that assessed the needs and opportunities for collaborations in the Richmond region. In addition to the United Way, community partners have been The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Petersburg, the Greater Richmond Earned Income Tax Coalition and New Visions New Ventures. The alliance is working to expand the capacity of existing Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) organizations to provide free tax preparation services to low-income residents, while also linking them to asset building organizations and services in the area and evaluating the impact of the effort, according to Anthony J. Mallon, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Social Work and principal investigator of the effort. "It's an excellent example of a community-university partnership designed to address a pressing need," Mallon said. "This initiative involves multiple units within the university - the School of Social Work, the School of Business, the Department of Mass Communication and the Division of Community Engagement as well as several service organizations located across the Richmond-Petersburg area." The DuPont Fund grant also will support the implementation of a service-learning course in tax preparation, the development of an annual daylong "financial stability fair" to kick off tax season and the creation of annual community forums to discuss project outcomes. The Jessie Ball duPont Fund is a national philanthropic foundation that offers financial awards to promote community problem solving and accountability, asset-building and the independent sector. http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/vcu_and_community_partners_awa.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/vcu_and_community_partners_awa.html School news Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:55:18 -0500 http://runtotheriver.org/]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/ssw_professor_liz_cramer_to_wa.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/10/ssw_professor_liz_cramer_to_wa.html School news Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:33:48 -0500 Downloadable flyer - Monterroso Testimony Event.pdf Dr. Gladys Monterroso, a Guatemalan law professor, human rights advocate and torture survivor, will present her testimony at a special VCU event on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. The 1:00 PM discussion will be followed by Dr. Monterroso's testimony at 2:00 PM at the Pace Center on the VCU academic campus, 700 W. Franklin Street. Gladys Monterroso was victim to kidnapping and torture in the spring of 2009. During her April visit to the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission office, Dr. Monterroso said, "I had a normal life before March 25. I thought I understood the victims of violence in Guatemala. Now that I am a victim, I realize that I never understood fully what it means to experience that level of violence. Why me? What did I do to deserve this? My life is forever marked, divided into before and after March 25, 2009." Gladys is not a human rights worker. She is a lawyer, professor, party secretary, and mother of two. She is a victim of politically motivated violence. She is courageously speaking out in universities, churches and communities up and down the East Coast to bring attention to: *the horrific levels of violence in Guatemala *violence against women *impunity *politically motivated violence *violence as a push factor for migration to the US *victims of torture in present day Guatemala Dr. Monterroso is a law professor at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala City, and a licensed tax lawyer. She also holds a Master's Degree in Economics. Until she was attacked earlier this year, she worked as the secretary for congresswoman Nineth Montenegro of the political party Encuentro por Guatemala. In 2005 she was one of eight lawyers selected for recognition by the Guatemalan Constitutional Court and in 2007 she earned the "Valuable Literary Contribution and Academic Career Award" from the Dean of the Law and Social Sciences Faculty at the University of San Carlos. Dr. Monterroso's VCU speaking event is co-sponsored by the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission, VCU La Milpa: Guatemalan Interest Group, the Highland Support Project Club at VCU and the VCU Office of International Education, Institute for Women's Health, and School of Social Work. For additional information on the VCU Richmond Event, please contact Dr. Karen Smith Rotabi at ksrotabi@vcu.edu See Dr. Rotabi's photo journal about her meeting with Dr. Monterroso. ]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/09/school_of_social_work_co-spons.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/09/school_of_social_work_co-spons.html School news Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:20:52 -0500 Bio Until her recent nomination, Carmen Nazario was an Assistant Professor at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, where she taught social policy and coordinated the Social Work Practicum at the School of Social Work. Nazario has vast experience in public service with a focus on improving services to children and families within the United States and around the world, dating back to 1968. From January 2003 - December 2008, she served as Administrator of the Administration for Children and Families for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where she led an agency of 4,000 staff with a budget of over $220 million. Prior to that, she served as the Senior Resident Investigator for the Jordan Poverty Alleviation Program, where she developed and implemented a national poverty reduction strategy for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and advised leaders in the nation on the delivery of social services. During the Clinton Administration, she first served as Associate Commissioner for Child Care in the Administration on Children, Youth and Families and later became the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Nazario joined the Clinton Administration after serving as Secretary of Health and Social Services for the State of Delaware from 1993-1997, and, prior to that, she was the Director of Social Services in Norfolk, Virginia, and Loudoun County, Virginia. Nazario has held a number of national leadership roles, including Vice President of the Board of Directors of the American Public Welfare Association, President of the National Council of Local Public Welfare Administrators, and Secretary of the National Council of State Human Service Administrators. Nazario is from Bayamon, Puerto Rico. She received a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Sociology from the University of Puerto Rico in 1967, and was awarded her Master of Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work in 1973. ]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/09/carmen_nazario_msw_73_receives.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/09/carmen_nazario_msw_73_receives.html M.S.W. Program School news Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:32:16 -0500 Social Work, October 2009, Vol. 54, No. 4. The article discusses social work practice areas for civilian social workers who provide to military services members, veterans, and their families. ]]> http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/09/former_msw_students_published.html http://blog.vcu.edu/socialwork/2009/09/former_msw_students_published.html School news Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:56:55 -0500