School of Social Work - The University of Alabama

First Annual National Conference on Social Work
With and For Men

“Caring, Sharing, and Preparing to Serve”

When: Monday and Tuesday April 28-29, 2008
Where: The Bryant Conference Center,
Tuscaloosa, AL

This interdisciplinary conference will convene educators, practitioners, and researchers to discuss challenges men face resulting from life-course transitions. Participants will examine strategies for addressing these challenges through best practice presentations and a plenary discussion by a panel of experienced practitioners.

Opening Session:

Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., M.P.H.
Executive Director, NASW

Plenary Speakers:

James R. Mahalik, PhD
Professor
Lynch School of Education
Boston College

Lenard W. Kaye, MSW, DSW/PhD
Professor
School of Social Work
University of Maine—Orono

Practitioner Panelists:

Alfonso R. Batres, Ph.D. MSSW
Chief Readjustment Counseling Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC

Kisha Braithwaite, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Director, Community Voices
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Blythe Landry, MSW, LCSW, MEd
Social Work Therapist and Enrollment Advisor
School of Social Work Graduate Programs
Loyola University
Chicago, IL

Click Here to Register for the Conference

Registration fee includes lunch the first day of the conference.

CEU Hours = 7.2

Additional Information:

Conference Coordinators:

First Annual National Conference on Social Work
With and For Men

“Caring, Sharing, and Preparing to Serve”

Additional Information:

Conference Coordinators:

First Annual National Conference on Social Work With and For Men

“Caring, Sharing, and Preparing to Serve”

First Annual National Conference on Social Work
With and For Men