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School of Social Work offers second Community Forum

3/19/2008

The School of Social Work hosted the second Community Forum, Investing in Communities:  The Importance of Collaboration & Partnership, which was attended by nearly 200 participants.  The March 12 event featured a keynote address by Dr. King Davis, who is Executive Director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Services, Research, Policy, and Education and the Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work.  Dr. Davis’ address was titled, “Keeping the Wells Full:  A Metaphor for Understanding Community Partnerships.”

In addition, four workshops were offered for participants.  The topics included evaluation techniques for partnerships, model academic/community partnerships, the impact of gentrification on community, and restorative justice models within the community.  A final panel session invited participants to dialogue about ways to foster and enhance academic and community partnerships through the school’s emerging Center on Collaborative Social Work.