2008 Woodie Awards
Social Work students turn out for lectures
Jennifer Bacchus
Issue date: 3/17/05 Section: News
Social Work majors had an opportunity to learn more about their chosen field during the 24th annual Social Work Day, held at the Houston Cole Library on Wednesday, March 9.
Students were allowed to choose which workshops to attend based on their chosen area of interest or personal preference.
Workshops ranged from hospice care and AIDS information to diagnosing and working with adolescents
A new type of workshop at the event, "Spiritual Renewal for Social Workers," drew the interest of many students.
The lecture focused on spirituality in social work as well as how workers could use their spirituality, their own inner strength, to combat burnout and to manage stress.
"I loved it," said participant Julie Lowman. "They focused on spirituality, not religion, so people could apply whatever they wanted to it."
The event also doubled as an awards ceremony for the National Association of Social Workers Coosa Valley Unit.
Robyn Snider, an instructor at JSU who volunteers her time to many community programs and sits on the board of directors of three different social work groups, earned Social Worker of the Year.
Sandra Arthur, a member of Coosa Valley NASW, took the Lifetime Achievement Award for her service in implementing the federal Safe and Stable Families legislation. This program has been responsible for the allocation of $30 million to Alabama family and children service programs.
Kelli Lee, the Vice President of the JSU Social Work Club, received Social Work Student of the Year and Joe Estep, an attorney in Anniston, received the award for Public Citizen of the Year.
Social Work Day included a silent auction. Local business donated various items from hair products and pedicures to purses. Kim Womack, an instructor for the department of social work, donated a print of a landscape.
The Coosa Valley chapter of the NASW and the JSU department of social work sponsored the daylong event.
Students were allowed to choose which workshops to attend based on their chosen area of interest or personal preference.
Workshops ranged from hospice care and AIDS information to diagnosing and working with adolescents
A new type of workshop at the event, "Spiritual Renewal for Social Workers," drew the interest of many students.
The lecture focused on spirituality in social work as well as how workers could use their spirituality, their own inner strength, to combat burnout and to manage stress.
"I loved it," said participant Julie Lowman. "They focused on spirituality, not religion, so people could apply whatever they wanted to it."
The event also doubled as an awards ceremony for the National Association of Social Workers Coosa Valley Unit.
Robyn Snider, an instructor at JSU who volunteers her time to many community programs and sits on the board of directors of three different social work groups, earned Social Worker of the Year.
Sandra Arthur, a member of Coosa Valley NASW, took the Lifetime Achievement Award for her service in implementing the federal Safe and Stable Families legislation. This program has been responsible for the allocation of $30 million to Alabama family and children service programs.
Kelli Lee, the Vice President of the JSU Social Work Club, received Social Work Student of the Year and Joe Estep, an attorney in Anniston, received the award for Public Citizen of the Year.
Social Work Day included a silent auction. Local business donated various items from hair products and pedicures to purses. Kim Womack, an instructor for the department of social work, donated a print of a landscape.
The Coosa Valley chapter of the NASW and the JSU department of social work sponsored the daylong event.