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2017 Race & Child Welfare Summer Institute: National & Local Perspectives on Immigrants, Human Trafficking & Social Services
June 7, 2017 - June 8, 2017
2017 Race & Child Welfare Summer Institute: National & Local Perspectives on Immigrants, Human Trafficking & Social Services
Wednesday, June 07, 2017 8:00 AM – Thursday, June 08, 2017 1:30 PM (Eastern Time)
2017 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Center on Race and Social Problems
412-624-7382
1.5 Day, 6 CE Continuing Education Summer Institute.
$150/attendee.
Click here to learn more and to register.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 7, 2017 : Immigration, Refugees & Human Service System
Yolanda Padilla, PhD, MSSW
Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Child Welfare, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work Director, Center for Diversity and Social & Economic Justice, Council on Social Work Education
“Providing Social Services for an Invisible Community – A Medical-Social Work Partnership – Salud Para Niños Celebrating our 15th Anniversary.”
Diego Chaves-Gnecco MD, MPH, FAAP. SALUD PARA NIÑOS Program Director & Founder Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician; Assistant Professor.
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
“Welcoming Immigrants: Understanding Culture and Fostering Well‐Being,”
Dawn Brubaker, MSW
Refugee and Immigrant Lead Service Coordinator & Trainer
Immigrant Services and Connections (ISAC)
Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Pittsburgh
Kheir Mugwaneza
Director of Refugee Resettlement, Northern Area Multi-Services Center
THURSDAY JUNE 8, 2017: Human Trafficking
Focus on vulnerabilities of immigrants and refugees to human trafficking; Discussion of local resources
Opening remarks: Rich Fitzgerald
Allegheny County Executive
Rowena Fong, EdD
Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor Fellow, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work
Mary C. Burke, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology & Counseling
Carlow University Executive Director, Project to End Human Trafficking
Discussion of Local Resources