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Associate Professor Clarke California State University Fresno Department of Social Work Education, USA will present on PLACE MATTERS: THE RETURN OF COMMUNITY IN SOCIAL WORK to Social Work students and faculty, as part of the Professional Development Day Program on Wednesday 27th February, 2013 at 2-4pm
Room 02/011 in the Peter Froggett Centre, QUB.
This workshop will provide an introduction to the concept of ‘place matters’ as policy, community action and a social justice intervention. Critiques of the ‘place matters’ movement will also be explored and debated. This course is intended for students and practitioners interested in equality and social justice issues, social work and social policy.
Kris Clarke, Ph.D is an Associate Professor at the College of Health and Human Services, Department of Social Work Education (DSWE). She grew up in Fresno, but lived in Europe for over 20 years where she completed her graduate studies in international relations/development studies and social work. Dr. Clarke served for seven years as the Finnish national representative for the European Union public health project AIDS & Mobility in the field of HIV/AIDS and immigrant rights. Her current research interests are in global social work, substance abuse and mobility. RSVP to Dr Janet Anand by email: j.anand@qub.ac.uk by the 26th February, 2013
