April 19, 2002

Contact: Debbie McCord, KU School of Social Welfare, (785) 864-3804.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Bullies, capacity to help others are topics for Social Work Day at KU today

WHAT, WHEN & WHERE: About 400 alumni and students of the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas are expected to attend the 52nd annual Social Work Day events Friday, April 19, in the Kansas Union.

WHO: Oriah Mountain Dreamer, best-selling author of "The Invitation" and "The Dance," is a keynote speaker. At 9:15 a.m. in Woodruff Auditorium, she will present "What We Ache for: Exploring Our True Motivations and Our Deep Capacity to Help Each Other and the World." The afternoon keynote speaker is SuEllen Fried, who wrote "Bullies & Victims: Helping Your Child Through the Schoolyard Battlefield" with her daughter, Paula, in 1996. Fried will speak on "Bullies & Victims: Children Abusing Children" at 1 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium.

AWARDS: During lunch in the ballroom, the Social Work Alumni Society executive board and the school will present awards recognizing outstanding achievement.

The Social Work Alumni Society faculty award will go to Scott Harding, assistant professor, in recognition of his teaching ability in social welfare policy.æJan Jess, assistant director of practicum, will receive the alumni of the year award.

Each year the KU School of Social Welfare honors two social workers who serve as teachers on a volunteer basis to provide field instruction for students in social work practicums around the state and in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

This year's Margo Field Instructor Awards will go to:
 • Avis Smith, director of the School-Based Prevention Program at Crittenton Center, Kansas City, Mo.
 • Mary Ann Saul, KU Counseling and Psychological Services

Margo awards to recognize student excellence in the field will go to:
 • Courtney Roberts, Lawrence senior, Bachelor's of Social Work Award
 • Daphne Johnston, Lawrence graduate student, Master of Social Work Foundation Award
 • Myra Hyatt, Overland Park graduate student, MSW Clinical Award
 • Patti Kurche-Korinek, Overland Park graduate student, MSW Social work Administration Award

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