CASW 2012 Educational Webcast

CASW is again pleased to offer a free one-hour National Educational Webcast for social workers who are members of CASW partner organizations and individual members of CASW.

When:                  Thursday, March 29, 2012
Time:                    1:00pm to 2:00pm (EST)
Registration:       Please click here and follow the step-by-step instructions.
Presenter:           Michael Ungar, Ph.D.

Michael is a Killam Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University where he directs the Resilience Research Centre that coordinates more than five million dollars in funded research in a dozen countries. That research is focused on resilience among children, youth and families and how they together survive adversity in culturally diverse ways. He has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on this topic and is the author of eleven books including The Social Worker, his first novel. In addition to his research and writing, Michael maintains a family therapy practice in association with Phoenix Youth Programs, a prevention program for street youth and their families, and was the recipient of the Canadian Association of Social Workers Distinguished Service Award for Nova Scotia in 2010.

Presentation Synopsis:
Why Social Workers are so Good at Nurturing Resilience:  (and why we should have our own television show to prove it) --- In his presentation, Michael will show how social workers are particularly adept at nurturing resilience among individuals and families who face complex problems. He’ll argue that because of our ecological perspective and clinical, case management and community development skills, we are ideally suited to creating the conditions that make resilience more likely to occur.  Michael will show that social workers deserve recognition for the very unique skills we bring to helping people overcome adversity and live fulfilling lives. He’ll use examples from clinical practice and studies of resilience across many different cultures and contexts to demonstrate the practical strategies we can use to help clients cope with the marginalization that results from their socio-economic status, ethnoracial background, sexual orientation, level of ability, gender, or age.