Race and Child Welfare - June 7 and 8
1.5 Day Continuing Education (10.5 CE Units) Summer Institute
National & Local Perspectives on Immigrants, Human Trafficking and Social Services
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
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
Jewish Family and Children’s Services Refugee & Immigrant Service presents Immigrants and Refugees: An In-Depth Look.
An acknowledged leader in helping immigrants and refugees resettle and successfully build new lives in the Pittsburgh community.
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
Panel discussion with representatives of Allegheny County DHS and FBI
Police and Community - June 28
We are hosting the second annual Chief's Institute with the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety and Bureau of Police. A follow-up to last year's Chief's Institute on Procedural Justice for the Police and Community, this year's topic is Tactical Perceptions for the Community: Recognizing Bias. This Institute will explore the concept of implicit bias, its effects on interactions between law enforcement and the public, and strategies for mitigating it.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017
8:00am - 5:00 pm in 2017 Cathedral of Learning.
Segregation - July 19 and 20
2 Day Continuing Education (12 CE Units) Summer Institute
National and Local Perspectives on Residential Segregation Issues, including housing, health, the law, and education