ONGOING University of Michigan School of Social Work SpringSummer 2012 The Collaboration Issue 8 Winkleman Lecture Medicare Past, Present, and Future 10 What is Jewish Detroit 22 Alumni Profile Edmund Lewis, 09

FEATURES 12 FACULTY 12 Recent Faculty Publications 13 Social Work Innovates with Business 14 Accolades Faculty Honors Awards Spring 2012 Published biannually by University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 South University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 481091106 www.ssw.umich.edu 2012 UM Regents MMD 120185 DEAN, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Interdisciplinary Learning at SSW Advances in research, lifelong education, and the demands on service professions require social workers in ou

FEATURES 12 FACULTY 12 Recent Faculty Publications 13 Social Work Innovates with Business 14 Accolades Faculty Honors Awards Spring 2012 Published biannually by University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 South University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 481091106 www.ssw.umich.edu 2012 UM Regents MMD 120185 DEAN, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Interdisciplinary Learning at SSW Advances in research, lifelong education, and the demands on service professions require social workers in ou

FEATURE FEATURE Collaboration or SSW FACULTY, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS JOIN FORCES WITH UM SCHOOLS As a professional school, the University of Michigan School of Social Work has a dual responsibilityknowledge generation and knowledge application. Weve practiced this interdisciplinary approach for the past seven decades through our vision of social work and the resulting curriculum. This vision emerges in interprofessional collaboration with more emphasis on knowledge application, rather than

FEATURE FEATURE Collaboration or SSW FACULTY, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS JOIN FORCES WITH UM SCHOOLS As a professional school, the University of Michigan School of Social Work has a dual responsibilityknowledge generation and knowledge application. Weve practiced this interdisciplinary approach for the past seven decades through our vision of social work and the resulting curriculum. This vision emerges in interprofessional collaboration with more emphasis on knowledge application, rather than

COLLABORATION FEATURE COLLABORATION WITH THE ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND THE FORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY Nonprofit Management Center Participation in the Nonprofit and Public Management Center NPM and its activities are open to University of Michigan students from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, School of Social Work, and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, each of which is regularly among the topranked schools in its field. NPMs mission is to equip future leaders in the private, p

COLLABORATION FEATURE COLLABORATION WITH THE ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND THE FORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY Nonprofit Management Center Participation in the Nonprofit and Public Management Center NPM and its activities are open to University of Michigan students from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, School of Social Work, and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, each of which is regularly among the topranked schools in its field. NPMs mission is to equip future leaders in the private, p

COLLABORATION FEATURE COLLABORATION WITH THE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY Step By Step, Exploring the Options Professor Luke Shaefer is delighted to collaborate with the University of Michigan UM SOD and the University of Detroit Mercy UDM SOD schools of dentistry to examine the possibility of creating a pilot program at each school to train registered dental hygienists to provide an expanded scope of practice that includes limited restorative care teeth fillings and apply the social work skills needed

COLLABORATION FEATURE COLLABORATION WITH THE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY Step By Step, Exploring the Options Professor Luke Shaefer is delighted to collaborate with the University of Michigan UM SOD and the University of Detroit Mercy UDM SOD schools of dentistry to examine the possibility of creating a pilot program at each school to train registered dental hygienists to provide an expanded scope of practice that includes limited restorative care teeth fillings and apply the social work skills needed

FEATURE MEDICARE The Leon and Josephine Winkelman Lecture Series was established at the University of Michigan School of Social Work by the Winkelman brothers Stanley J., John, Frederick R., and Henry R. as a memorial to their parents. The lecture series provides a forum for the presentation of new and emerging knowledge from the social sciences and the helping professions in the field of gerontology, and for the discussion of the application of such knowledge to the development of social polic

FEATURE MEDICARE The Leon and Josephine Winkelman Lecture Series was established at the University of Michigan School of Social Work by the Winkelman brothers Stanley J., John, Frederick R., and Henry R. as a memorial to their parents. The lecture series provides a forum for the presentation of new and emerging knowledge from the social sciences and the helping professions in the field of gerontology, and for the discussion of the application of such knowledge to the development of social polic

FEATURE FEATURE What Is Jewish Detroit THE JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SPARKS A CONVERSATION On Sunday, April 1, 2012, more than 90 people, most of them members of the regional Jewish community, convened at the University of Michigan School of Social Work to discuss an evasive topic rooted in historythe relationship What does Detroit mean to you between the Jewish community and Detroit. During the daylong What Is Jewish Detroit symposium, attendees listened to a variety of narrative p

FEATURE FEATURE What Is Jewish Detroit THE JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SPARKS A CONVERSATION On Sunday, April 1, 2012, more than 90 people, most of them members of the regional Jewish community, convened at the University of Michigan School of Social Work to discuss an evasive topic rooted in historythe relationship What does Detroit mean to you between the Jewish community and Detroit. During the daylong What Is Jewish Detroit symposium, attendees listened to a variety of narrative p

FACULTY FACULTY John Tropman and Emily Nicklett had an article entitled Balancing the budget through social exploitation Why hard times are even harder for some published in Advances in Applied Sociology. John Tropman and Emily Nicklett had an article entitled Organizational theory in The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare. Daphne Watkins and S. Jefferson had an article entitled Online social support for African American males Findings and future directions published in Ps

FACULTY FACULTY John Tropman and Emily Nicklett had an article entitled Balancing the budget through social exploitation Why hard times are even harder for some published in Advances in Applied Sociology. John Tropman and Emily Nicklett had an article entitled Organizational theory in The Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare. Daphne Watkins and S. Jefferson had an article entitled Online social support for African American males Findings and future directions published in Ps

FACULTY HAPPENINGS Accolades The University of Michigan School of Social Work was ranked first in the nation by US News World Report out of the nations 153 social work graduate schools. Paula AllenMeares received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Letha Chadiha was elected a fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine. Barry Checkoway, has been awarded the 2012 Michigan Campus Compact Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the

FACULTY HAPPENINGS Accolades The University of Michigan School of Social Work was ranked first in the nation by US News World Report out of the nations 153 social work graduate schools. Paula AllenMeares received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Letha Chadiha was elected a fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine. Barry Checkoway, has been awarded the 2012 Michigan Campus Compact Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the

STUDENTS STUDENTS Bridging the Gap between Social Work Research and System Reform ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, PHD STUDENT SOCIAL WORK DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Change Supports the Elderly ... I knew this was the right place for me. KERRY RASTIGUE MSW CANDIDATE, MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND AGING IN FAMILIES AND SOCIETY, GERIATRIC SCHOLAR Abigail Williamss field placement with the Childrens Defense Fund in Washington, D.C., is the motivating factor that led her to doctoral work at UMs School of Soci

STUDENTS STUDENTS Bridging the Gap between Social Work Research and System Reform ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, PHD STUDENT SOCIAL WORK DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Change Supports the Elderly ... I knew this was the right place for me. KERRY RASTIGUE MSW CANDIDATE, MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND AGING IN FAMILIES AND SOCIETY, GERIATRIC SCHOLAR Abigail Williamss field placement with the Childrens Defense Fund in Washington, D.C., is the motivating factor that led her to doctoral work at UMs School of Soci

STUDENTS SpringSummer 2012 DONOR PROFILE DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI Dissertation Defense Larry Metzger, MSW 70 During the early 60s, Larry Metzger was a reporter and editor for Home Furnishings Daily. His fascinating career led to interviews with some of the most prominent artists, gallery owners, and designers in the country including Andy Warhol, Karel Appel, and Leo Castelli. However, in 1965, during the New York City financial crisis, Metzger decided to leave NYC to head west to continue to deve

STUDENTS SpringSummer 2012 DONOR PROFILE DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI Dissertation Defense Larry Metzger, MSW 70 During the early 60s, Larry Metzger was a reporter and editor for Home Furnishings Daily. His fascinating career led to interviews with some of the most prominent artists, gallery owners, and designers in the country including Andy Warhol, Karel Appel, and Leo Castelli. However, in 1965, during the New York City financial crisis, Metzger decided to leave NYC to head west to continue to deve

DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI DONOR PROFILE DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI C. Aaron McNeece, MSW 71, PhD 76 McNeeces field placements with the House Subcommittee on Human Services in Lansing taught him an invaluable lesson. Thats an overwhelming statistic. And most of them continued abusing drugs or alcohol while in prison. During my research while working in the justice system, there wasnt a day that went by that we didnt find drugs or alcohol inside a federal corrections institution, McNeece said. He reminisce

DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI DONOR PROFILE DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI C. Aaron McNeece, MSW 71, PhD 76 McNeeces field placements with the House Subcommittee on Human Services in Lansing taught him an invaluable lesson. Thats an overwhelming statistic. And most of them continued abusing drugs or alcohol while in prison. During my research while working in the justice system, there wasnt a day that went by that we didnt find drugs or alcohol inside a federal corrections institution, McNeece said. He reminisce

DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI ALUMNI PROFILE DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI Edmund Lewis, MSW 09 Edmund Lewis, Jr. had been an athlete during his high school years, but his mentor, who also happened to be his barber, was the man who encouraged him to focus on his grades, stay away from bad influences and get into college. He gave me the right amount of tough love, and he had high expectations of me...I didnt want to let him down. A first generation college graduate, he earned his undergraduate degree in social wor

DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI ALUMNI PROFILE DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI Edmund Lewis, MSW 09 Edmund Lewis, Jr. had been an athlete during his high school years, but his mentor, who also happened to be his barber, was the man who encouraged him to focus on his grades, stay away from bad influences and get into college. He gave me the right amount of tough love, and he had high expectations of me...I didnt want to let him down. A first generation college graduate, he earned his undergraduate degree in social wor

DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman, ex officio NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT The University of Michigan, as an equal opportunityaffirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and sta

DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman, ex officio NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT The University of Michigan, as an equal opportunityaffirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and sta

1080 South University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 481091106 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 144 ANN ARBOR MI School of Social Work Ranked 1 in US News World Report CONTINUING EDUCATION CONTINUING EDUCATION CATALOG IS NOW ON THE WEB CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES FREE FOR ACTIVE FIELD INSTRUCTORS The School of Social Work Continuing Education provides courses, workshops and certificate programs to help professionals stay current with new developments within the field upgrade their skil

1080 South University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 481091106 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 144 ANN ARBOR MI School of Social Work Ranked 1 in US News World Report CONTINUING EDUCATION CONTINUING EDUCATION CATALOG IS NOW ON THE WEB CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES FREE FOR ACTIVE FIELD INSTRUCTORS The School of Social Work Continuing Education provides courses, workshops and certificate programs to help professionals stay current with new developments within the field upgrade their skil

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