Watch videos of the following DU and GSSW events:
GSSW Lectures and Seminars
On January 17, 2012, noted civil rights attorney Morris Dees spoke at the University of Denver. His lecture, entitled “And Justice for All,” was co-sponsored by GSSW and the Sturm College of Law. To see a video of this event, click here.
On April 20, 2011, Renee Rivera, Executive Director of NASW's Colorado Chapter, gave a seminar about the new DORA requirements for continuing competency and the Skolnik Act for LSWs and LCSWs. The complete video of this event can be seen here.
On March, 22, 2011, Daniel Herman, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, gave a lecture entitled "Critical Time Intervention: An Empirically Supported Model for Preventing Homelessness in High Risk Groups." To see the video of this event, click here.
80th Anniversary Events
On March 8, 2011, Charles Payne, PhD, the Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor at University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Urban School Improvement; a Faculty Affiliate at the Consortium on Chicago School Research; and a Faculty Affiliate at The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, visited and gave a lecture entitled "Mobilizing Urban Communities on the Behalf of Children." To see the video if this event, click here.
On February 18, 2011, GSSW celebrated Black History Month with a performance by Sankofa, an ensemble of The Spirituals Project Choir.
On January 27, 2011, Barry Rosenberg, Executive Vice President of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, visited and gave
a lecture entitled "Social Work and the Jewish Community: Renewing the Partnership."
To see the video of this event, click here.
On October 21, 2010, James Garbarino, PhD, the Maude C. Clarke Chair in Humanistic Psychology at Loyola University, visited
and gave a lecture entitled "Pathways from Childhood Trauma to Adolescent Violence."
To see the video of this event, click here.
University of Denver Graduate Commencement Ceremony
Click here to watch the video of the 2011 University of Denver Graduate Commencement Ceremony.
TEDxDU, May 2010
The TEDxDU event in May 2010 featured18 speakers and artists, including two speakers from GSSW:
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Click here to see the video of Prof. Philip Tedeschi discussing the role that animal abuse plays in domestic abuse cases.
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Click here to see the video of Regan Linton (MSW '10) describing how it is in discovering ourselves that we can effect change in the world around us.
Advances and Challenges in Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work Education
Click here to view videos from the Graduate School of Social Work forum on Advances and Challenges in Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work Education (November 20, 2009). Keynote speakers included Dr. Tonya Edmond from Washington University in St. Louis and Dr. Aron Shlonsky from the University of Toronto, internationally-known experts in the field. They addressed critical issues and recent developments in evidence-based practice, social work education and social intervention as they apply to academic, agency and policy settings. A luncheon session featured an address by Colorado Senator Moe Keller, Vice Chair of the Joint Budget Committee. Todd Saliman, Director of the Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting, also spoke at the luncheon. Two panels of social work educators, policy experts, administrators and practitioners discussed critical issues in evidence-based practice at local, state, national and international levels.
Answering the Carnegie Initiative Call to Action: Rethinking Social Work Doctoral Education
The Graduate School of Social Work celebrated the 40th Anniversary of its Doctoral Program by hosting a seminar entitled "Answering the Carnegie Initiative Call to Action: Rethinking Social Work Doctoral Education" on May 2, 2009. This all-day event included presentations by three national scholars, discussions led by former GSSW Doctoral Directors and GSSW's first Notable Scholar Award. Video excerpts of the conference can be viewed here.
