School News
New and In-depth: SP2 Spring Continuing Education
The Spring Continuing Education & Professional Development schedule has been announced, and there are more reasons than ever for alumni to take advantage of these courses. In addition to the full-day workshops, the CE program now includes a Clinical Supervision Series and a special Nonprofit Leadership Workshop Series. With session topics ranging from immigration law to the special education system to cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders (and everything in between), the topics serve social workers in all areas of practice. As always, alumni receive a special discount when registering for courses. In most cases, the registration fee includes lunch and convenient, free parking.
Click here for course schedules and more information.
Penn “Invades” Pearlington, Mississippi
On January 3, thirty-two members of the Penn community arrived in Pearlington, MS, to aid in the ongoing recovery efforts for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. The group, which included students, faculty, and staff from Penn SP2, Engineering, Dental, and Nursing, was in Pearlington as part of Penn’s ongoing Penn in the Gulf: Feldman Initiative. Throughout the week, the group worked on projects ranging from testing water potability to assessing mental health needs. The trip culminated with a health fair on Saturday, January 12. Over a dozen agencies, including the Red Cross, University of Southern Mississippi Nursing and Social, and the Hancock Medical Center, participated in the fair. The group’s visit received a lot of press, and in-depth coverage appeared in the Sun Herald and Picayune Item.
Institute on American Racism and Social Justice Launches website
This January, The Institute on American Racism and Social Justice (IARSJ) at SP2 launched a new website: www.iarsj.org. The IARSJ was founded in 2004 as a national grassroots movement to recruit one million people across America to participate in a dialogue on American Racism. Walter Palmer, social activist and SP2 lecturer, founded the IARSJ with the conviction that to eradicate racism in America, we must launch a national grassroots dialogue on racism and establish a permanent research institution for serious study of social justice, as seen through the lens of racial experience.
Click here to learn more about the Institute on American Racism and Social Justice.
NPL Program Organizes SP2 Food Drive to Benefit The Salvation Army
Led by the Nonprofit/Non-governmental Leadership Program, SP2 is conducting a food drive to benefit The Salvation Army-Philadelphia Social Service Ministries for the entire month of February 2008. Canned and package food items can be dropped off in Caster between February 1 and February 29. The Salvation Army is one of the larger social service organizations in the greater Philadelphia area that provides meals and food assistance, shelter, clothing, energy assistance, day care and camps for children and Christmas toys for children and youth. In 2006, the Salvation Army provided 8,584 people with food assistance and distributed 6,676 items of clothing and furniture to needy individuals and families in the city of Philadelphia. Let’s aim to make a sizeable contribution to help our neighbors in need! For more information, contact Eric Ashton, Associate Director of the NPL program, at ashtoned@sp2.upenn.edu.
Wish List of Items for the Salvation Army
Soup (cans and instant) |
Jelly |
Potatoes |