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inside Lila Lazarus to Emcee 75th Anniversary Dinner June 10 at Detroit Golf Club 2 Message from the Dean ila Lazarus, well-known news health 3 Doctoral Candidate Wins Prize reporter and news anchor, will 4-7 News from the Center for L emcee the School of Social Work’s Social Work Practice and 75th Anniversary Celebration dinner and Policy Center program Thursday, June 10 beginning at 6:30 PM. The event will be held in the 8 Brendro Delivers Diversity Lecture historic clubhouse of the Detroit Golf Club, 17911 Hamilton Road, in Detroit. 9 Hill and Rivera Honored by Lila Lazarus leads her life at a pace that Alumni Association is breathtaking, invigorating and fulfilling 9-10 Publications in Print - and that’s just in the morning. She is an award-winning journalist who has anchored 11 Alumna Hinton Works with the news in The setting for the celebration is one Ft. Hood Soldiers , of America’s great golf and country clubs, 12 Message from Association Maryland, and uniquely located in the middle of the city. President Edwards Massachusetts. The beautifully wooded two hundred and Best known nineteen acres, rambling Old-English style 14 Alumni Updates from All Over as the always clubhouse and two 18-hole golf courses are 15 Weisz Discusses Sexual Assault smiling, a fitting legacy to the prominent group of Prevention energetic and forward thinking Detroiters who formed the effervescent Club over one hundred years ago, in 1899. anchor In 1916, famed architect Albert Kahn was and health commissioned to design a new Clubhouse. Celebration Emcee Lila Lazarus reporter, Although wartime problems hampered when she construction, the Clubhouse was finally isn’t running around town with a camera completed in May 1918. crew, she’s likely running a marathon, The Celebration, hosted by Dean Phyllis taking part in a triathlon or teaching a yoga Vroom, costs $75 per person and will Visions is published by the class. In 2007, Governor feature a cash bar. All alumni are cordially Wayne State University School of Social Work and the WSU Office of appointed Lazarus to the Governor’s Council invited to join the festivities and can Marketing and Publications. on Physical Fitness. An avid motorcyclist, Lila register online at www.alumni.wayne.edu/ Dean: Phyllis I. Vroom, PhD was recently named Michigan’s Ambassador events or call Special Events at 313-577- Editor: Al Acker of Motorcycle Safety. 0300 before May 26. n Photographers: Rick Bielaczyc, M. J. Murawka Tina Abbott Eugene Driker Annetta Miller Wayne State University is an equal Wayne State University Richard Bernstein Diane L. Dunaskiss Gary S. Pollard opportunity/affirmative action employer. Board of Governors Deborah Dingell Paul E. Massaron Jay Noren, ex officio S P R I N G 2 0 1 0 www.socialwork.wayne.edu

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events, especially the major celebration were able to cover. One of our PhD of the year the June 10th dinner at the students, Jessica Lucero, who will receive Detroit Golf Club, which comprises the her Doctorate in May, won 1st Prize for lead story in this issue. her poster presentation at the university’s But there’s another cause for first ever Graduate Exhibition. In addition, celebration. It hardly seems possible, but two faculty members have achieved The Center for Social Work Practice special recognition. Assistant Professor and Policy Research is celebrating its Debra Patterson has been awarded a 2nd Anniversary. Director Dr. Joanne University Research Grant for her project Sobeck and her staff have put together Understanding Online Help-Seeking by a series of articles that give you a Sexual Assault Survivors. And Assistant fascinating look at how the Center has Professor Shawna Lee is being recognized Dean Phyllis Vroom met its goals and what the plans are in by the journal Pediatrics for an article she the future to make it an even more vital co-wrote on corporal punishment. t seems this issue of Visions has a community and academic resource. All in all, an issue chock full of good focus on anniversaries. As most of In this anniversary year we are also news at a time in our lives when I you already know, 2009-2010 marks making a special effort to encourage good news is especially welcome… the 75th Anniversary of the founding alumni to get in touch with us and let as is spring. Enjoy! n of the WSU School of Social Work. So us know what is happening now in their it is very appropriate that several stories professional lives. You will notice several Sincerely, here are about anniversary events, some responses in this issue…but we’d like to Dean Phyllis Vroom of which have already occurred and have yours as well. others which are planned for the rest of As we were about to send this issue the year. We hope you will be able to to the printer, I was pleased to receive celebrate with us by attending upcoming several pieces of good news, which we

School of Social Work Board of Visitors

N. Charles Anderson Phyllis Edwards Paul L. Hubbard Lillie Tabor Detroit Urban League, Inc. Class of 2002 Class of 1971 Retired President, C. Patrick Babcock Angela G. Kennedy Alumni Association John H. Talick Class of 1969 Class of 1966 Retired W.K. Kellogg Foundation Annette S. Freedman Guadalupe G. Lara Class of 1969, Retired Alice G. Thompson Michael Brennan Class of 1976 Class of 1981 United Way for George D. Gaines, Jr. Mohamed Okdie Black Family Development, Inc. Southeastern Michigan Class of 1964, Retired Class of 1985 Jacquelin E. Washington Juanita Doss Allan Gelfond President, Mental Health Board Class of 1965 Class of 1972 Class of 1961 V. Lonnie Peek, Jr. Board of Governor Emerita Burdette and Doss American Technion Society Class of 1969 Psychological Clinic Eloise C. Whitten Shirley Mann Gray Strategic Solutions Retired Michael S.Earl Class of 1976 Susan H. Rogers, Chair Class of 1980 Children’s Hospital of Michigan Angela B. Wilson Class of 1977 Oakland Family Service Class of 1985 Louise Guyton Birmingham Public Schools Communities In Schools Comerica, Inc. Lenora Stanfield Of Detroit, Inc. Class of 1966, Retired

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Doctoral Candidate Jessica Lucero’s Poster Takes 1st Prize at Inaugural Graduate Exhibition

essica Lucero, whose poster took first prize and choosing the best of the over 150 for the Social and Behavioral Sciences at presentations must have posed a significant Jthe Wayne State University’s inaugural challenge for the judges.” Graduate Exhibition on Sunday March 28, In addition to Lucero, other winners of will be among the first four PhD students to the awards in Social and Behavioral Sciences, be awarded their doctorates next month by Education and Information Technology were the School of Social Work. Ambika Mathur, 2nd prize winners Levi Nieminen, Psychology, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Kelley organizer of the event said, “We had an Unger, Instructional Technology Program, extremely high caliber of student presentations College of Education. n Jessica Lucerno

University Research Grant Awarded to Assistant Professor Debra Patterson

On March 24, Provost Nancy S. popular form of communication and utilize the Internet to cope with their Barrett announced the awarding of a source of information among Americans. victimizations. In addition, the knowledge University Research Grant to Assistant The literature suggests that many adults gained from this study could be used Professor Debra Patterson for her project are seeking online information and to develop online interventions that Understanding Online Help-Seeking by support for many medical and mental are responsive to the needs of sexual Sexual Assault Survivors. Reacting to health concerns, especially for conditions assault survivors. the news, Patterson said, “this funding that involve stigma. Patterson came to Wayne State provides a great opportunity to begin Given the under-examined nature of University from Michigan State University, understanding if and how the Internet can this topic, this grant will fund a pilot study where she completed her doctoral degree help foster the healing process of sexual using an online survey to explore several in Community Psychology in 2008. She assault survivors.” key areas to understand who is seeking completed her MSW in 1996 at Wayne Many survivors do not disclose their online help, the online needs of survivors, State University and subsequently worked victimizations to informal or professional and the experiences of those seeking at a domestic and sexual violence agency support because they fear being blamed. online help. This study will provide data to for eight years as an advocate, therapist, The Internet has become an increasingly begin understanding if and how survivors and director. n

Dean Vroom Appointed Acting Provost

April 2nd, President Jay Noren announced provost. In announcing the appointment, every confidence that her considerable that Dean Vroom was appointed acting President Noren said, “ Dean Vroom is experience and dedication to the highest provost of Wayne State University, admired and respected throughout Wayne standards of scholarship will make Phyllis effective April 8. She will serve until State for her leadership and scholarly Vroom an invaluable asset to the university conclusion of the search for a permanent contributions to the university… I have in her role as acting provost.” n

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The Center for Social Work PracticeCenter and Policy Research Celebrates Two Years of Study and Collaboration

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These synergistic professional interactions practitioners and researchers together to would then provide opportunities to share their experiences and learn from jointly address and develop an action one another more openly. We also realize agenda that would subsequently advance that there are other audiences who are social work knowledge by making it more open to new experiences and research relevant and producing more powerful collaboration. And we are just beginning solutions to complex social issues than if to offer students an opportunity to we attempted to do this on our own. engage in research for non-credit to apply What we have learned, however, their classroom learning and participate is so much more! in hands-on research projects. Our first Our vision for collaborative research two years of operation have provided us is informed by the many lessons and with many issues to think about and act

The Center has learned that each setting offers Center Director, Joanne Sobeck opportunities for growth for all partners n 2008 the Center for Social Work Practice and Policy Research was Iestablished by the School of Social Work and chartered by the university. the literature on university-community upon to strengthen our impact in the Three primary goals provide the focus partnerships, but as is often the case, we future. The following stories highlight with an underlying theme of promoting find the experience somewhat different. some of the collaborative endeavors collaboration. We set out to establish We find some partners just starting to that demonstrate the many facets of our relationships with agencies that would test the waters, learning about research work so far. We hope you will continue create long-term partnerships among and collaboration while others are fully to follow the Center’s development and faculty, staff and practitioners. We engaged in trying to create knowledge support our efforts in advancing social anticipated that these partnerships would and transforming their system of change. work knowledge to benefit our clients, enable practitioners to learn more about The Center has learned that each setting neighborhoods and communities. n social work interventions as well as offers opportunities for growth for all new approaches to working with multi- partners. We learned that collaboration Sincerely, problem consumers. While we, in turn, with faculty can occur at all phases of the Dr. Joanne Sobeck, Director would have access to these populations research enterprise, from idea generation in order to develop new theories and to dissemination strategies. For example, learn about their priorities for research. we piloted a new strategy of bringing

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ver the past two years, we Human Services is building capacity developing logic models and case engaged in collaborative for the conduct of mutually beneficial statements in an effort to clarify goals and Opartnerships with several research. An agency analysis was consider outcomes for programming. This Detroit area social- service organizations. conducted last year by the Center as a process is now driving New Detroit Inc. Our primary goal is to develop and step toward writing a National Institute departments to re-evaluate their work and evaluate best practices in social work of Mental Health Interventions and think about next steps for organizational interventions with a focus on building Practice Research Infrastructure Proposal growth and development. multi-faceted relationships. These (IP-RISP). If funded, this grant will build Finally, we provided consultation and collaborations will increase the ability of faculty and students to engage in applied research, while also growing the ability of community agencies to test new program models and evaluation strategies. Here are a few examples of these efforts. We consult with Oakland Family Services (OFS) executives and board members on how evidence-based practice and organizational learning through evaluation can move an organization beyond sustainability to a thriving organization. We are currently evaluating the Alliance of Family Service organizations comprised of OFS, Macomb Family Services and Family Services of Detroit-Wayne County. We are charged with evaluating the effectiveness of collaboration around evidence-based practices as they relate to administrative functions. In addition, strategic thinking is underway with executive staff and board members on structural factors affecting the capacity of Matrix Human Services technical assistance to The Children’s service delivery and quality. The second and The School of Social Work to conduct Center of Detroit. By serving on evaluation is being conducted on“For research that will lead to effective mental- the agency’s Quality Assurance and Offenders in the Community Under health practices and the achievement of Program Committee, we consult on client Supervision,” or the FOCUS program, evidence-based outcomes. utilization data, quality measures, and in an effort to provide intensive case In addition, over the past year we how to improve client outcomes. Three management to adult criminal justice partnered with New Detroit Inc. in strategies are now being implemented clients engaged in substance abuse organizational development planning as a result of this partnership including treatment. efforts. In group and individual sessions, literature reviews, focus groups and a Further, our partnership with Matrix New Detroit Inc. staff focused on clinical training assessment. n

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N e ws f r o m t h e Faculty Collaboration Center primary goal of our work in the Center is to expand and the homeless in Detroit. support the research portfolio of the school’s faculty. Dr. Arlene Weisz and Center Research Coordinator, Neva Nahan, A As a result we work with our colleagues on numerous have been assisting the Detroit Police Department Domestic projects. For example, we are assisting Dr. Poco Kernsmith in a Violence Unit and the 36th District Court by evaluating domestic project that evaluates nurse examiner programs for First Step, a violence programs, including “Looking for my Sister”, “YWCA’s domestic violence shelter located in Wayne County. Dr. Kernsmith Interim House,” and “LaVida.” The team is also working to develop conducts needs assessments related to sexual assault cases. She a comprehensive database to track the program activities and also conducts process evaluations of the Sexual Assault Task Force, outcomes. and is performing an outcome evaluation Finally, Dr. Faith Hopp collaborates with the School of Medicine for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program. and Sinai Grace Hospital to discover barriers to heart failure care in We support Dr. Bart Miles, who conducts research on urban settings, as well as available supports for those experiencing , heart failure. Drawing on the chronic care model, this study is in his work with gathering information about how persons with advanced heart Neighborhood failure experience their illness, their perceptions, and their use Services Organization of formal and informal services. The study also gathers data on (NSO) for which he attitudes towards research and explores the willingness of persons revised a SAMHSA with heart failure to participate in interventions and randomized grant. The grant was trials. Finally, her research examines the role and potential for successfully funded to social work to address the health and psychosocial needs of this Dr. Faith Hopp studies research results. provide services for population, with a goal of developing effective interventions. n

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

We believe that interdisciplinary collaboration provides the opportunity for researchers in different disciplines to network, share knowledge, and pool resources and approaches. This kind of interaction can effectively and creatively link various fields in addressing society’s most pressing issues, many of which cannot be fully understood through the lens of a single discipline. To this end, the Center works with colleagues from the Business School and the Department of Psychology. Dr. Douglas Barnett, of the Psychology Department, during our information exchange Dialogue in December of 2008, presented on evidence-based interventions for fathers in child welfare and detailed such issues as the absence of fathers in intervention planning and information collection. Dr. Victor Wooddell, of the Business school, lent his expertise in strategic leadership and the management of Barnett at the Dialogue on Father’s complex organizations to the Center in our work with the Detroit Area DAAA workshop participants hear Victor Role in Child Maltreatment Agency on Aging. n Wooddell on strategic alignment planning.

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Dissemination of Knowledge through Center Community Resource Exchange Network

major goal of the Center is to create mechanisms of please visit our website at www.research.socialwork.wayne.edu to exchange and information-sharing between faculty learn more about research at the School of Social Work. A and the social work practice community. Our main On, December 12th 2008 we hosted our first dialogue on “The tool for this endeavor is Community Resource Exchange Role of Fathers in Child Maltreatment.” Social work practitioners Network (CREN). The goals of CREN are to: generate and Roy Wilds of Don Bosco Hall and Benjamin Hoskins of Spectrum share information for public dissemination; improve access to Family Services along with researchers Dr. Shawna Lee and Dr. social work knowledge to maintain competence in practice and; Shirley Thomas of the School of Social Work and Dr. Doug Barnett translate field experiences into bodies of knowledge. We support of WSU’s Department of Psychology led a discussion on current these goals through offering educational and collaborative treatment and research. Participants included twenty practitioners opportunities such as research brown bags, summits, dialogues and twenty researchers who engaged in a facilitated discussion and an enhanced webpage. If you have not already done so, about the role each plays in building knowledge. This experience provided an opportunity for practitioners and researchers to learn something new. Most notable was the finding that fathers want to be involved in the treatment process, as well as information suggesting that fathers are sometimes ‘over-looked’ in treatment. We look forward to hosting our second dialogue in 2010. The proposed topic is to examine how research informs social work practice and conversely, how social work practice knowledge informs and guides social work research. This upcoming dialogue will be structured to facilitate discussion and an open exchange Roy Wilds of Don Bosco Hall, left, at the Dialogue on Father’s Role in Child that is critical to facilitate the mutual learning necessary to Maltreatment with Center staffer Elizabeth Agius and faculty member improve social work practice and interventions. n Jozefowicz-Simbini.

Collaboration with Students We recently addressed the need to collaboration among BSW, MSW, PhD interactions among fellow students, include students in all areas of the students, and faculty/academic staff to faculty and academic staff. n research process. We proposed and promote learning, critical thinking, and developed a “Learning Community” discourse around the stages of research. titled “Applied Research Together” (ART). To that end, the Center will soon begin This learning community is designed to hosting monthly research ‘brown bag’ offer social work majors (BSW through presentations that highlight faculty as PhD) the opportunity to participate in well as student research projects. This all stages of the research process, an learning culture will provide students experience they would not otherwise be with additional opportunities to partner able to access as part of their curriculum. with faculty for professional and career The broad mission and long-term goal of development, as well as providing ART is to build a sense of community and supplemental resources for collaborative Dr. Cassandra Bowers with social work student.

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Fourth Annual Dean’s Diversity Lecture Delivered by Larry K. Brendtro, PhD

“From Controls from Within (1952) and will share findings from his latest serving 5,000 children, families and to Deep Brain Learning (2009) The book Deep Brain Learning: Pathways professionals. Dr. Brendtro has broad Wayne State Legacy of Fritz Redl and to Potential with Challenging Youth. experience as a youth worker, educator, David Wineman and Current Best Brendtro spoke about the exciting new administrator, researcher, and author. Practices with Challenging Children research showing that children are born He holds a Ph.D. in Education and and Youth” was the title of the Fourth with brain pathways to develop trust, Psychology from the University of Annual Dean’s Diversity Lecture, which talent, self-control, and empathy. While Michigan, is a licensed psychologist, was delivered by Dr. Larry Brendtro. trauma and toxic environments impede and has taught in the area of behavior Brendtro’s presentation celebrated the positive growth, neuroplasticity enables disorders at the University of Illinois, The legacy of Wayne State University School healing and change. Drawing evidence Ohio State University, and Augustana of Social Work pioneers Fritz Redl and from resilience research, neuroscience, College. Editor of the journal Reclaiming David Wineman. In the 1950’s, they and child-rearing in diverse cultural Children and Youth, he has published co-authored classic studies of aggressive traditions, Deep Brain Learning identifies widely in the fields of social work, children. Strongly challenging punitive key principles for building strengths with special education, and psychology. With practices, Redl and Wineman advocated vulnerable children which are applicable colleagues he has authored twelve books new methods to build Controls from to all social work practice settings. and 200 articles on challenging youth. Within. Recent advances in neuroscience Larry Brendtro is former president of He serves on the Coordinating Council validate their own ground-breaking work Starr Commonwealth serving troubled on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and open exciting new possibilities for youth in Michigan and Ohio, and he Prevention, chaired by the U.S. strength-based social work practice with currently heads Starr Commonwealth’s Attorney General, and has trained youth children and families. Circle of Courage Institute which professionals worldwide. All attendees Dr. Brendtro, who early in his career publishes the journal Reclaiming Children received a complimentary on-line was mentored by David Wineman and Youth. Starr Commonwealth (Albion, copy of the journal Reclaiming Children and taught by Fritz Redl, has wide Michigan) is a non-profit organization and Youth. n experience with troubled children with nearly 100 years of history, annually

Publications (in print)

Braciszewski, J.M., Jozefowicz- Simbeni, D.M.H., Fowler, P., & Brandell, J. (2010). Theory and practice in clinical social work: Toro, P. (2009). Transitions in a transient population: Prevention Second edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. and intervention efforts for the homeless. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 37(2), 83- 85. Brunhofer, M., Weisz, A., Black, B., & Bowers, C. (2009). Welcome to our world: Evaluation of a workshop to orient students Brandell, J. (2008). Attachment in dynamic child psychotherapy. to social work education. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 29(4), Bulletin of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Council, 4, 67-103. 383-399.

Brandell, J., & Varkas, T. (2009). Narrative case studies. In B. Campbell, R., Patterson, D., Bybee, D., & Dworkin, E.R. (2009). Thyer (Eds.), Handbook of social research: Revised edition. Thousand Predicting sexual assault prosecution outcomes: The role of medical Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. forensic evidence collected by Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs). Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36(7), 712-727. Brandell, J. (2008). Using self psychology in clinical social work. In A.R. Roberts (Eds.), The Social Worker’s Desk Reference (Revised Comartin, E., Kernsmith, P.D., & Kernsmith, R.M. (2009). Edition). Oxford University Press, Inc. Sanctions for sex offenders: Fear and public policy. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 48(7), 605-619.

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Publications (in print) cont.

Heinze, H., & Jozefowicz-Simbeni, D. M. H. (2010). Intervention for homeless and at-risk youth: Assessing youth and staff perspectives on service provision, satisfaction, and quality. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 4(3), 210-225. Hutson, R.A., & Kolbe, A.R. (2010). Survey methods. In Thayer B. (Eds.), Handbook of social work research methods. (2nd Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Hutson, R.A., Kolbe, A.R., Haines, T., Springer, B., Shannon, H., & Salamey, I. (2009). Testing received wisdom: Perceptions of security in Southern Lebanon. Small Arms Survey. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Cunningham, R.M., Resko, S.M., Zimmerman, M., Rohen Kernsmith, P.D., & Craun, S.W. (2008). Predictors of weapon Harrison, S.T., Ilgen, M., & Walton, M.A. (2010). Screening use in domestic violence incidents reported to law enforcement. adolescents in the emergency department for weapon carriage. Journal of Family Violence, 23(7), 589-596. Academic Emergency Medicine, 17(2), 168-176. Kernsmith, P.D., & Kernsmith, R.M. (2008). A safe place for D’Orio, L.B., Rogers, S., Kernsmith, R.M., & Kernsmith, P.D. predators: Online treatment for recovering sex offenders. Journal of (2009). Sex offender registration is not the answer for juvenile sex Technology in Human Services, 26(2-4), 223-238. offenders with and without disabilities. Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal, 12(2), 2-10. Onolemhemhen, D. (2009). Meeting the challenges of urban ageing: Narratives of the poor, elderly women of Detroit, Goldstein, A., Walton, M.A., Cunningham, R., Resko, S.M., & Michigan. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 52, 729-743. Duan, L. (2009). Correlates of gambling among youth in an inner city emergency department. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Patterson, D. (2010). Evaluating the effectiveness of SANE-SART 23(1), 113-121. programs. In L. Ledray & A. Burgess (Eds.) Medical response to adult sexual assault. Creve Coeur, MO: GW Medical Publishing. Gonzalez-Prendes, A.A. (2009). Reviewer for Chapters 9 & 10. In Cormier, S., Nurius, P. S., & Osborn, C. J. (Eds.), Interviewing Resko, S.M. (2010). Intimate partner violence and women’s and change strategies for helpers: Fundamental skills and cognitive- economic insecurity. In M. McShane & F.P. Williams III (Eds.), LFB behavioral interventions (6th edition). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/ scholarly: Series on criminal Justice: Recent scholarship. New York: Cole-Thomson Learning. University of Houston.

Gonzalez- Prendes, A.A., & Jozefowicz-Simbeni, D.M.H. Vroom, P. I. (2010). An unplanned, though predictable, (2009). The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on trait pathway to leadership. In H.F.O. Vakalahi, & W. Peebles-Wilkins anger and paranoid ideation. Research on Social Work Practice, 19, (Eds.), Women of color on the rise: Leadership and administration 686-693. in social work education and the academy. New York: Columbia University Press. Gonzalez- Prendes, A.A., & Thomas, S.A. (2009). Culturally sensitive treatment of anger in African American women: A single Vroom, P. I., Stanfield, L., & Barzone, R. (2010). Clinical social case study. Clinical Case Studies, 8(5), 383-402. work in urban school settings. In J. Brandell (Eds.), Theory and practice in clinical social work: Second edition. Thousand Oaks, Guterman, N.B., Lee, S.J., Taylor, C.A., & Rathouz, P.J. (2009). CA: Sage. Parental perceptions of neighborhood processes, stress, personal control, and risk for physical child abuse and neglect. Child Abuse Waites, C. (2009). Building on Strengths: Intergenerational & Neglect,33, 897-906. Practice with African American families. Social Work, 54(3), 278-287.

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Alumni Association Announces 2010 Honorees: Hill and Rivera

he School of Social Work Alumni with the demands of higher education. of Human Services he oversees Special Association president, Phyllis However she earned both her BSW and Projects for Wayne County’s Children and T Edwards, recently announced MSW degrees here. Following graduation, Family Services. the organization’s 2010 Alumna of the she also became a foster parent. Rivera was honored for his many cultural Year and Citizen of the Year awardees. Hill completed her doctorate in 1995 contributions to the Detroit metropolitan Odeather Allen Hill and Osvaldo “Ozzie” at the Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio. area and the State of Michigan. For over Rivera were honored at the Association’s Her doctoral dissertation and subsequent 25 years he has been enriching the cultural Annual Meeting Luncheon on Friday, professional work focuses on the study life of the community with his musical March 26 at 11:30 AM at the McGregor of African-American young men and the talents, sharing his love of Latin-Caribbean Memorial Conference Center. In addition challenges they face making transitions and Afro-Hispanic music. As director of to presentations to and by the honorees, toward independent living. the salsa band, La Inspiracion, he and Saunteel Jenkins, newly elected member Hill has served on the City of Detroit his group have performed throughout of the and alumna of Youth Advisory Committee and Board of Michigan. He uses musical performances the school, was the invited guest speaker. Zoning Appeals, and, by gubernatorial and lectures to teach and bring people Jenkins spoke about the important role appointment, served on the African- together. Annually Ozzie Rivera helps of social work and contribution of social American Male Health Steering organize the Concert of Colors, a free, workers in improving the quality of life for Committee. For three years she was the three-day-long, music festival held at citizens, especially in southeast Michigan. executive producer of the WDTR radio Detroit’s Orchestra Hall, which features Odeather Allen Hill (MSW Class of 1982) show titled, Young, Gifted and Black. many performing artists from around the is the founder and president of the Youth Citizen of the Year Osvaldo “Ozzie” U.S. and the world. The Detroit Council Advocacy Program, Inc., a non-profit Rivera was born in Puerto Rico and of the Arts has commissioned Ozzie to organization that provides college lived in southwest Detroit most of his develop study guides on African-Hispanic scholarships to high school seniors, and life. A graduate of the Chicano-Boricua music, for instructors at different levels of recognizes adult volunteers who enhance Studies program at Wayne State and educational instruction. For 19 years he the lives of young adults. She is also the the University of Michigan School of has been the producer and host for the founder and director of Professional, Social Work, Rivera has more than three radio program Caribe Serenade on Detroit Preventive, Restoration and Consultant decades of involvement in community Public School’s radio WDTR and he was Service (PPRCS), a social service agency advocacy and human services. He has formerly program director for El Grito de that serves children and families to prevent served as mental health director for Arab mi Raza, a Latino music and affairs radio abuse and neglect and sustain family Community Center for Economic and program aired on Wayne State public connections. For 15 years, Allen has served Social Services (ACCESS), president of radio, WDET. Ozzie Rivera also serves the school and its students by providing Latino Family Services, dean of students on the New Detroit High School field work placements at her agency. Like at Wayne County Community College, Innovation Task Force and the Community many Wayne State social work students and director of Multicultural Affairs at Impact Cabinet of United Way for today, Hill had to balance the roles of Madonna University. In his current role Southeastern Michigan. n housewife and mother of four children with the State of Michigan Department

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Alumna Juanita Hinton Working with Soldiers at Ft. Hood, Site of Shooting Rampage

for the soldiers on her case load. She And she also mentioned that the soldiers also assists them to prepare for hearings she is helping now often have some of at the Medical Board, which determines the same problems she has encountered when soldiers may be released from duty in other populations with which she has for medical reasons. In addition, Hinton worked with. co-coordinates a therapy group of soldiers Visions also spoke with Janique Parnell, suffering from PTSD. her supervisor. Parnell calls Hinton, In addition, beginning in June, Hinton “well-prepared, spirited, energetic and will be teaching ethics in the school of motivated.” She also spoke in more detail social work at the Killeen branch of Texas of the Battalion and Brigade that have A&M University. She plans to make use the mission to provide exemplary medical of the syllabus she still has from a similar care and a healing environment for the course here. soldiers under its care…with a goal of When Visions asked how her restoring them to the maximum possible preparation here has helped her rehabilitation, whether that ultimately fulfill both those assignments, Hinton means a return to active duty, a modified reminisced that studying in the middle assignment or a successful retirement. of an urban area and obtaining both a Parnell also said that Juanita Hinton has Juanita Hinton diverse education and field work with adjusted well to the new populations she diverse populations prepared her well. She serves at Ft. Hood and has the warmth to fter 20 years as a State of Michigan employee, alumna A Juanita Hinton was looking for a career change and a fresh start. After applying through USA Jobs Today, Studying in the middle of an urban area and she was hired by Fort Hood’s Warrior Transition Brigade (WTB) where today obtaining both a diverse education and field work she is a Clinical Social Worker for Soldiers assigned to AlphaCompany, 1st Battalion, with diverse populations prepared her well. WTB, in Killeen, Texas. Hinton has been residing in Texas for 14 months. Hers is the largest Warrior Transition Battalion in the U.S. Army, and Alpha remembered that her first faculty advisor connect easily and thoroughly with her Company is the designated as the “Purple was Dean Vroom, and the supervisor at soldier/clients. Heart Unit”, so she is constantly working her first field assignment (Franklin Wright (Editor’s note: Although Hinton with soldiers who have been injured. Her Settlement) was Cece Dumbrique, “where is assigned to Fort Hood where in case load typically numbers about 40 and I was green as an apple,” she recalled. November an Army psychiatrist is alleged many suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Hinton also stated that without the to have killed 13 people and wounded Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain encouragement, guidance and support many, she could not talk about that event Injuries (TBI). Hinton’s assignment is to that Cece Dumbrigue gave her she would because of the ongoing investigation.) n help coordinate mental health services not be where she is today professionally.

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M e ssag e f r o m N e w A l u mni A ss o cia t i o n P r e sid e n t Phyllis Edwards Ferry Street. Please take time to register for this evening dinner event by calling 313-577-0300, or register online by going to www.alumni.wayne.edu/events. Attending will be a source of pride and pleasure as we celebrate the growth and progress of our school, which gave each of us a foundation to build our individual career path. Throughout this 2009-2010 anniversary year your association has helped co-sponsor several social work continuing education opportunities, at a reduced rate or for no fee at all, as a way of supporting our members, especially during this difficult economy. Now we would like your help raising funds in support of student scholarships. We are selling ad space and publishing a 75th anniversary souvenir program booklet titled: Celebrating 75 Years: Advancing--Knowledge, Community Engagement and Social Alumni Association President Phyllis Edwards Justice. Consider having you your business card printed ($50), or purchasing a one line patron ad ($25). Larger full page and half t is a special honor to serve as president during the School’s page ads are available for organizations and agencies. For more 75th anniversary year. Counting this year’s graduating information about placing an ad call the school at 313-577-4464 I“Class of 2010” we number over 9000 living alumni, with or visit the School of Social Work website: www.socialwork. over 1000 alums demonstrating loyalty as dues paying members wayne.edu of the association. Consider becoming member during this Thanks for responding to my prior invitation to hear from anniversary year, and please plan to attend our 75th anniversary you and letting us know about professional milestones since dinner celebration at the Detroit Golf Club on Thursday, June completing your social work education at Wayne State. I am 10th. We have already heard from a number of alumni around looking forward to seeing you on June 10th. n the country who are planning to use the occasion to return for a visit, and reconnect with classmates. Some are staying at The Atheneum Hotel in the vibrant Greektown area, others choosing Sincerely, a quieter bed and breakfast like setting on campus—The Inn on Phyllis Edwards, President

2009-2010 Alumni Association Board Members

Kimberly Adams ‘89 Tia Cobb ‘94 Sia R. Maturi, Secretary ‘07 Sarah Ann Barlow ‘08 Larmender A. Davis ‘94 Delores May, Vice President ‘82 Donald W. Berry ‘01 Phyllis Edwards, President ‘02 Faiza Najar ‘01 Joanne S. Brogdon, ‘01 Pamela Hopkins ‘93 Geneviev Rattray, ‘08 Sherry E. Brown ‘03 Maxine G. Hudgins, Treasurer ‘99 Jerry Caughey ‘78 Nicole LeTrent ‘06

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75th Anniversary Alumni Updates from All Over

n our last issue, satisfying.” Ms. we encouraged Marcenko is also Ialumni, in The education I received set me on a career path that Senior Research celebration of Fellow of Partners the school’s 75th has been exciting, interesting and deeply satisfying.” for Our Children anniversary, to let us and parent of 17 know what they have ~ Maureen Marcenko MSW ‘78 year-old Olivia. been up to. Here are Norman a few replies we’ve Olshansky gotten since. MSW ’71 In James R. Lewis 1970 Norman MSW ’72 After being the Director of Lutheran Adoption Service Olshansky was the founding director of Common Ground, Inc. for 25 years, Jim Lewis now works for the State of Michigan as an in Oakland County Michigan, an organization that continues adoption consultant in the MCI Ward Division of the Department in operation, providing crisis intervention, health care, mental of Human Services. health and community programs. He has held several executive Maureen Marcenko MSW ’78 Maureen Marcenko earned positions and for the past 13 years has been owner/president her PhD in 1988 and is currently the Ballmer Endowed Associate of NFP Consulting Resources, Inc. a consulting firm that focuses Professor at the University Of Washington School Of Social Work on board development, fundraising, capital campaigns and in Seattle. She says, “I have very fond memories of WSU and endowment development for non-profits. Olshansky states, the School of Social Work. The education I received set me on “The school played an important part in my professional a career path that has been exciting, interesting and deeply growth and education.” n

Article on Corporal Punishment Co-Authored by Faculty Member Shawna Lee Featured by Pediatrics

An article co-authored and subsequent risk for child at WSU. She was co-recipient by Assistant Professor aggressive behavior, the piece of a grant (2006 - 2009) from Shawna J. Lee is to be was co-authored by Catherine the Centers from Disease featured in the April 12, Taylor. In addition to her faculty Control and Prevention, and 2010 issue of Pediatrics. appointment at the school, Lee one of her recent studies links Entitled Maternal use is a faculty affiliate at the Merrill- community variables to maternal of corporal punishment Palmer Skillman Institute for parenting behaviors and child Shawna Lee for 3-year-old children Child and Family Development maltreatment. n

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November Discussion on Dating Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Featured Co-author Arlene Weisz

n another event celebrating the programs nationwide that are geared School of Social Work at the University of School of Social Work’s 75th toward reducing teen dating violence and Texas at Arlington. They combined the IAnniversary event, faculty member sexual assault. The event, entitled “What’s results of interviews with 52 prevention Arlene Weisz presented information from Happening in Youth Prevention? Lessons educators with knowledge from research her newly published book, Programs to Learned from Programs to Reduce Teen literature. Reduce Teen Dating Violence: Perspective Dating Violence and Sexual Assault,” was The discussion presented information on What Works, which examines held November 13th at the Community on the format and content used by Arts Auditorium. successful teen dating violence and Weisz, who also sexual assault prevention programs across directs the school’s the country. New trends in prevention PhD program, programming for youth, as well as the developed the major rewards and challenges revealed by 300-page book the experienced practitioners were also over five years discussed. along with Weisz has been a faculty member co-author Beverly since 1995. Prior to that, she spent M. Black, a former time working as a psychotherapist in Wayne State several different settings in Chicago. University faculty She completed her MSW and PhD Attending the Weisz lecture, back row: from left, Associate Dean Cheryl Waites, member and the degrees at Jane Addams College of Social Assistant Professor Shirley Thomas, Assistant Professor Fayetta Martin, Assistant current director of Work, University of Illinois at Chicago. Professor Stella Resko and Elizabeth Agius, Manager of Community Partnerships. the master’s degree Information on the book is available by Front row, from left Assistant Professor Debra Patterson and speaker, Arlene Weisz. program in the contacting www.cup.columbia.edu. n

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