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Working with Involuntary Clients: Advances in Theory
Date:
Monday, September 15, 2008
Time: 8:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Coffman Union Theater
University of Minnesota/East Bank Campus
300 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Featuring: Ron Rooney and Chris Trotter
Ron Rooney and Chris Trotter are the authors of the two most prominent books on work with involuntary clients in the world. Rooney’s Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients is coming out in a 2nd edition in the fall of 2008. Trotter’s Working with Involuntary Clients 2nd edition came out in 2006. This conference will present key ideas of the two approaches as well as presentations of adaptations to specific populations by co-authors of Rooney’s 2008 book. The conference will be end with a panel discussion among the presenters.
Afternoon Break Out Sessions with Experts:
Breakout session 1:
Oppressed Groups and Involuntary Status - Glenda Dewberry Rooney
Applying the Involuntary Perspective to Supervision - Carol Jud and Tony Bibus
Methods for work with Involuntary Clients in Child Welfare - Debra Gohagan
Working with Involuntary Clients in Corrections - Chris Trotter
Breakout session 2:
Work with Men in Domestic Abuse Treatment - Michael Chovanec
Work with Involuntary Clients on Public Assistance - Tony Bibus
Work with Teen Aged Parents in Foster Care - Ron Rooney
Funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the President’s Initiative on Children, Youth, and Families, University of Minnesota. This seminar is being offered under the auspices of the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, and The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs University of Minnesota