The University of Georgia School of Social Work

Presents

The Fourth Annual Conference on African – American Families
Public Policy and Practice Issues:
Implications for African-American Children

Co-Sponsored By:
Clark Atlanta University School of Social Work

Friday, March 31, 2000 • 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia

Program Overview

The Fourth Annual Conference on African-American Families will focus on public policy and practice issues and the implications for African-American children and adolescents. The presenters will provide information on current research, policy, and practice and will examine how these issues impact African-American children. Centering around primary areas of public policy and practice, the roundtable presentations will provide for an interactive exchange of ideas and information and will focus on identifying effective interventions and strategies that promote positive outcomes for children. This conference brings together social work practitioners and educators, alumni, and the community at large. Program participation will support the building of partnerships between and among these constituencies.

Keynote Speaker

Robert B. Hill, Ph.D.
Dr. Robert Hill is currently Senior Researcher at Westat, a research firm in Rockville, Maryland. Previously, he served as Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University, Senior Research Associate at the Bureau of Social Science Research, and Director of Research for the National Urban League. Dr. Hill has served on several high-level panels including: the U.S. Bureau of the Census Advisory Committee on the African-American Population in the 1980 and 2000 Census and the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy. Dr. Hill’s publications include: “The Strengths of Black Families” (1972), “The Strengths of African-American Families: Twenty-Five Years Later” (1997), and “Social Welfare Policies and African-American Families” (1997). Dr. Hill received his B.A. in Sociology from the City College of New York and his Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University.

Luncheon Speaker

Aaron Smith, Ph.D.
Dr. Aaron Smith is an Associate Professor of Social Work and chair of the graduate program in the School of Social Work at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Dr. Smith also served as an Adjunct Professor of Social Work at San Jose State University and was a member of the clinical faculty at Stanford University Medical School where he served in several different capacities. Dr. Smith’s primary scholarly writing and research interests include: high-risk mothers who are addicted to crack cocaine and the impact of this addiction process on their children and the intergenerational care-giving tasks of grandmothers as parents to their crack cocaine addicted/exposed grandchildren. Dr. Smith received his MSW from Howard University and his Masters in Public Health and Doctorate in Medical Sociology from the University of California.

Concurrent Roundtables –
Led by Distinguished Faculty, Researchers, and Practitioners

As a result of attending this conference participants should be able to. . .

• Demonstrate an understanding of current public policy and practice issues related to services for African-American children and adolescents.
  
• Demonstrate an understanding of the social worker’s role in positively affecting public policy.
  
• Identify effective treatment options and interventions for African-American youth.

Preliminary Agenda

Conference Registration

Registration is limited. To register, complete the enclosed registration form and mail it to the address as shown. You may also use fax or phone, or you may register at www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/index.html. Prepayment by March 17 is required to guarantee your registration.

Agencies paying for participant registration with an agency check or purchase order may fax registrations with a notation that purchase order and/or check will be forwarded. Please include purchase order number if known. Registrations received by March 17 will be confirmed. After that date, call Nancy Breme at 706-542-1272 for directions and additional details.

Continuing Education Credits

The University of Georgia School of Social Work has approved (5) core hours for social workers. The University will also award .5 Continuing Education Units. The University of Georgia is approved provider #4050 for the National Board of Certified Counselors.

Program Cancellation Policy

The Georgia Center will gladly issue full refunds for cancellations made by 5 p.m. ET, March 28, 2000. No refunds will be issued thereafter. Substitutions are encouraged. In the event a program is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any cancellation changes/charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies.

We want to help

If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations to support your participation in this program, please call Nancy Breme at 706-542-1272.

General Information

The Georgia Center for Continuing Education is a full-service, residential adult-learning facility on the campus of The University of Georgia. The Georgia Center conveniently combines a modern 200-bedroom, full-service hotel, dining services, conference rooms, auditoriums, a library, and computer labs in one facility. We offer a full-service Business Center, complete with computers and printers, Internet and e-mail access, photocopying and fax services, as well as instructional and office supplies – all for a nominal fee.

The Georgia Center is located at 1197 South Lumpkin Street adjacent to the South Campus Parking Deck. The Georgia Center is a smoke-free environment. The University of Georgia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.

A block of rooms is being held for your conference until 5 p.m. ET, March 16, 2000. Indicate your lodging preference in the appropriate spaces on the registration form. If your choice is unavailable, the best alternative will be confirmed. If lodging at the Georgia Center is unavailable, we will make every effort to arrange for your accommodations at a local hotel. Room rates at local hotels may vary. Hotel reservation guarantees are required at the Georgia Center and local hotels. Your credit card will be charged one night's lodging if you do not cancel by 4:00 p.m. the day before your arrival date. Non-guaranteed reservations will be released at 4:00 p.m. the day before your arrival date.

Transportation: A map, parking information, and further details will be provided with your conference confirmation. Directions to the Georgia Center may be found at www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/about/directions.html.

Continuing Education Information

The University of Georgia School of Social Work’s Office of Continuing Education and Outreach is committed to providing quality continuing education programming that supports the ongoing professional development of social work practitioners throughout the state, region, nation, and world. For further information about the School’s continuing education program, contact: Dr. Jeanne Werner, Interim Director of Continuing Education and Outreach, 706-542-5442, e-mail: jwerner @arches.uga.edu, or Deidre Carmichael, Continuing Education Specialist, 770-339-5305, e-mail: dcarmich @arches.uga.edu.

Clark Atlanta University School of Social Work’s Continuing Education Office is designed to further the mission of the School in its effort to educate and serve. Workshops, seminars, and special training opportunities are facilitated for social workers and related human service workers. For more information, contact: Dr. Dorcas Bowles, Dean, or Claudette Rivers King, Administrative Assistant to the Dean, 404-880-8548, or Dr. Robert Waymer, Director of Continuing Education, 404-880-8561, e-mail: rwaymer@cau.edu.

How to Register for the Conference You have four registration options: 1. Payment for on-line registration must be made by credit card. 2. Call either 1-800-884-1381 or (706) 542-2134 to register by telephone. Please mention you saw this web page. 3. Download a registration form and FAX it to the number on the form or mail it to the address below. You need a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this application form. 4. Mail the form to: African-American Familes Conference (#42118) Attn: Conference Registration, Room 129 Georgia Center for Continuing Education The University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-3603 Payment of Fees The Georgia Center for Continuing Education accepts payments for registration by cash (on-site), check (payable to the University of Georgia), and credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover).

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