Dr. Zell's Presentations
June 2006: Workshop presented at Social Work Action Alliance (SWAA) 2006 National Meeting and Conference “Returning to Our Roots, Social Justice Challenges in 2006”
Title: “What must we teach to prepare social workers to practice social justice?”
Abstract: This workshop critically examined the views and reflections of practitioners and educators who together explored the ways in which social work education can prepare social justice practitioners. A social justice matrix, adapted from Finn & Jacobson, is used to illustrate how to teach social work practice.
May 2006: Presentation at the Chicago Social Forum: Dr. Zell was a co-conveners of the III Chicago Social Forum, held in May 2006.
Like its counterpart, the World Social Forum, the Chicago Social Forum provides an alternative forum for discussion of social and environmental issues. It also focuses on the local realities of Chicago and their connections with other global contexts.
Title: The Movement of the Landless Rural Workers: Land Reform in Brazil
April 2006: Presentation at The Whiteside Forum, in Morris, IL, which sponsors presentations and discussions of issues that have an international dimension.
Title: “The Landless Workers Movement and Land Reform in Brazil”
February 2006: Presentation (with Dr. Gerri Outlaw) at the Council on Social Work Education’s 2006 Annual Program Meeting.
Title: “What must we teach to prepare social workers to practice social justice?”
Abstract: This paper examined the views and reflections of practitioners and educators who together explored ways in which social work education can prepare social justice practitioners. Social work educators and practitioner ideas about what ought to be taught and how to teach the next generation of social work professionals were reported.
Research paper: “The World Social Forum Movement in the U.S.: Chicago Activism," at the 14th Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development Symposium in Recife, Brazil (July 2005)
Panel Presentation: “Governance, Science, Cite´: Le Programme Milieux de Bien-Vivre – Communaute´s en sante´ a´Santos, at the CERB – Centre d’e´tudes et de recherches sur le Bre´sil, in Quebc, Canada (March 2005)
Panel presentation: “From Despair to Hope: Latinas in Education,” at the 31st Annual Third World Conference in Chicago, Illinois (March 2005)
Panel presentation: “The Plight of Indigenous People: Agrarian Reform in Brazil,” at the 31st Annual Third World Conference in Chicago, Illinois (March 2005)
Colloquium: “What is an International Curriculum?” at Globalization and Education: The University in the Interdependent World of the 21st Century, at Governors State University in University Park, Illinois (May 2004)
Workshop: “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: An Overview,” at Governors State University in University Park, Illinois (May 2004)
Colloquium: “The Challenges of Intercultural Research Projects,” at the First Brazilian International Conference on Qualitative Methodology in Taubate, Brazil (March 2004)
Research paper: “Child Welfare Caseworkers Views and Opinions: A Qualitative Approach,” at the First Brazilian International Conference on Qualitative Methodology in Taubate, Brazil (March 2004)
Panel presentation: “Displaced Urban Citizens and Landless Rural Workers: Lessons from Brazil and Colombia,” at the 30th Annual Third World Conference in Chicago, Illinois (March 2004)
Forum discussion: “Finishing your Ph.D.,” at the Jane Addams College of Social Work in Chicago, Illinois (January 2004)
Workshop: “Narrative Therapy: An Overview,” at Governors State University in University Park, Illinois (January 2004)
Panel discussion: “Democracia Participativa: Mobilizacao e Organizacao da Populacao,” at the Conferencia Metropolitana da Cidadania: O Poder da Sociedade Organizada e Participativa in Santos, Brazil (December 2003)
Research paper: “Child Welfare Caseworkers: Who They Are and How They View the Child Welfare System” presented at the National Association of Social Workers 3rd Annual Statewide Conference in Arlington Heights, Illinois (September 2003)
Research paper: “Child Welfare Caseworkers: Who They Are and How They View the Child Welfare System,” presented at the 11th Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children in Orlando, Florida (July 2003)
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