Project Description

Date: Monday, September 15, 2008
Time: 8:00 am–4:30 pm
Location: Coffman Union Theater, University of Minnesota East Bank

Presenters

Ron Rooney

Author, Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients (2nd Ed. available Fall 2008)

Chris Trotter

Author, Working with Involuntary Clients—2nd Edition (2006)

Afternoon Breakout Sessions with Experts

Breakout Session 1

  • Oppressed Groups and Involuntary Status – Glenda Dewberry Rooney
  • Applying the Involuntary Perspective to Supervision – Carol Jud and Tony Bibus
  • Methods for work with Involuntary Clients in Child Welfare – Debra Gohagan
  • Working with Involuntary Clients in Corrections – Chris Trotter

Breakout Session 2

  • Work with Men in Domestic Abuse Treatment – Michael Chovanec
  • Work with Involuntary Clients on Public Assistance – Tony Bibus
  • Work with Teen Aged Parents in Foster Care – Ron Rooney

 

Funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the President’s Initiative on Children, Youth, and Families, University of Minnesota. This seminar is being offered under the auspices of the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, and The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota.