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2003 Whitney M. Young, Jr., Memorial Lecture and Tea

Whitney M. Young, Jr., Memorial Lecture and TeaCelebrating the life and legacy of civil rights leader, social worker,

and past NASW President, Whitney M. Young, Jr., MSW

William Lawrence Pollard, PhD, MSW, Keynote SpeakerPresident, the University of the District of Columbia

“Forty Years of Civil Rights – So What?”

Thursday, February 20, 2003

Kellogg Conference Center Gallaudet University

1 p.m. – 5p.m.

NASW BLACK CAUCUS

Whitney M. Young, Jr., Memorial Lecture and Tea

Whitney Moore Young, Jr., was the sonof a Kentucky educator. He graduatedfrom Kentucky State College at 18 andbecame a high school teacher andcoach. From 1942 to 1944, while inthe U.S. Army, he studied engineeringat the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. After his discharge, hereceived an MSW from the Universityof Minnesota (1947) and began towork with the Urban League inMinnesota. He became executivesecretary of the Urban League inOmaha, Nebraska (1950), taught socialwork at the University of Nebraskaand Creighton University, and becamedean of the Atlanta University Schoolof Social Work (1954).

In 1961, Young was appointedexecutive director of the NationalUrban League, remaining there untilhis death. (He drowned during a visitto Nigeria). He became president of theNational Conference on Social Welfarein 1965 and president of NASW in1969. [Young was elected a NASWSocial Work Pioneer in 1993]. A notedcivil rights leader and statesman, heworked to eradicate discriminationagainst blacks and poor people. Heserved on numerous national boardsand advisory committees and receivedmany honorary degrees and awards —including the Medal of Freedom(1969), presented by President LyndonJohnson—for his outstanding civilrights accomplishments. Young’s booksinclude Beyond Racism: Building anOpen Society (1969).

Peebles-Wilkins, W. (1995). Young,Whitney Moore Jr. in R.L. Edwards(Ed.-in-Chief), Encyclopedia of SocialWork (19th ed., Vol. 3, pp. 2618-2619). Washington, DC: NASW Press.

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WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR., MSW (1921-1971)BIOGRAPHY

WELCOMEDebra O’Neal, ACSW, NASW Black Caucus Co-ChairElizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH, President, NASW Foundation

Executive Director, NASW

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSSophia Manning, MSW, LCSW-C, NASW Black Caucus Co-Chair

REFLECTIONSDouglas Glasgow, DSW, ACSW

KEYNOTE SPEECH – MEMORIAL LECTUREIntroduction by Terry Mizrahi, PhD, MSW, President, NASW

William Lawrence Pollard, PhD, MSWPresident, the University of the District of Columbia“Forty Years of Civil Rights—So What?”

TEA & RECEPTION FOR DR. POLLARDVideo, “How NASW Mobilized for Civil Rights”

DISCUSSION

CLOSING REMARKS

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PROGRAM

Prior to accepting the positionof President of the Universityof the District of Columbia,William L. Pollard was theDean and Founder of theSyracuse University College ofHuman Services and HealthProfessions (HSHP). Dr.Pollard began serving SyracuseUniversity in this capacity inJuly 2001. As Founding Dean,he was responsible for

creating a new entity, uniting theCollege of Nursing, College of HumanDevelopment, and the School of SocialWork. Dr. Pollard also served as Deanof the Syracuse University School ofSocial Work starting in 1989.

Dr. Pollard has held leadershippositions in the National Associationof Deans and Directors of Schools ofSocial Work and the Council on SocialWork Education and has been veryactive in the New York State SocialWork Deans Association.

His research as a doctoral student atthe University of Chicago examinedwelfare activities among AfricanAmericans in the southeast between1890 and 1915. Through this, helearned the stories of “men and womenwho had so little and gave so much”and adopted this definition of socialwork: “to be a social worker means tobe meddlesome and inquisitive; topromote peace and eradicate violence;to be caring and to be a catalyst forempowerment, racial diversity, andtolerance among all peoples.”

Dr. Pollard received his PhD from theUniversity of Chicago in 1976, hisMSW from the University of NorthCarolina School of Social Work, and aBA from Shaw University.

Prior to his tenure at SyracuseUniversity, Dr. Pollard served as Deanand Founder of the Grambling StateUniversity School of Social Work,1984-1989. From 1980-1982, he wasthe coordinator of the communityorganization skills set at the Universityof Pittsburgh.


WILLIAM LAWRENCE POLLARD, PhD, MSWKeynote Speaker

In 1997, Governor Pataki nominatedDr. Pollard to the Mental HealthServices Council of New York state. Hewas reappointed and confirmed by theNew York State Senate in December1999.

Dr. Pollard’s publications include,“Residual Effects of CommunityViolence” in Removing Risks fromChildren, Shifting the Paradigm, 1997;“The Roots of Violence” in The Prideof Syracuse, Vol.2 No. 2, 1996; “CivilRights” in Encyclopedia of SocialWork, 1995; “Social Work: Job,Profession or Calling,” in Plumbline,1993; “Six Eggs: A Meal For MyCollege Success,” in The BlackStudents Guide to College Success,1992; “How Do We Get There:Strategic Planning for Schools of SocialWork” in the Journal of Social WorkEducation, 1992. Dr. Pollard is also theauthor of a Study of Black Self Help,1978, and has lectured extensively oncultural and racial diversity. He is listedin Who’s Who in Black America.

Dr. Pollard has or is serving in thefollowing organizations; Vice President,Board of Directors, Council on SocialWork Education; Board of Directors,National Association of Deans andDirectors of Schools of Social Work;President, National Network of SocialWork Managers.

Dr. Pollard is married to the formerMerriette Chance of Wilmington,North Carolina. They have two sons,William and Frederick.


WILLIAM LAWRENCE POLLARD

Printed with permission from the University of the District of Columbia,http://www.udc.edu/president/index.html


Sophia Manning, MSW, LCSW-C Co-Chair, Gywnn Oak, Maryland

Debra O’Neal, ACSW, Co-ChairNewark, Delaware

Regina Alston, MSW, Baltimore, Maryland

Mark Battle, ACSW, LCSW, Columbia, Maryland

Barbara Brown, MSW, Baltimore, Maryland

James Evans, ACSW, Chevy Chase, Maryland

Milton Grady, MSW, Mitchellville, Maryland

Ella Harris, MSW, Brooklyn, New York

Aminifu Harvey, DSW, Washington, DC

Charles Howard, DSW, Glenn Dale, Maryland

Sondra Jackson, MSW, LSWEllicott City, Maryland

Matthew Jones, Jr., ACSW, Detroit, Michigan

Melissa Littlefield, MSW, Baltimore, Maryland

Philip W. Lucas, MSW, New Carrollton, Maryland

Ruth Mayden, MSW, Baltimore, Maryland

Tonya Perry, DSW, Washington, DC

Eva Stewart, MSW, Washington, DC

Tawana P. Tucker, MSW, Capitol Heights, Maryland

Marianne Wood, MSW, Baltimore, Maryland

STAFFLeticia DÍaz, MS, Washington, DC

Rita Webb, DCSW, Washington, DC

Tracy Whitaker, ACSW, Washington, DC

NASW BLACK CAUCUS

The purposes of the Black Caucus are to assist in the identification and recruitment of AfricanAmericans to NASW, to support and publicize the contributions of African American social workersto the profession of social work, to organize a collection of literature regarding the historicalcontributions of African Americans and other social workers of color, to engage in research andwriting initiatives regarding social workers of color, to sponsor the Whitney Young Memorial Lectureand to support the Verne Lyons Scholarship Fund.

STEERING COMMITTEE


NASW FOUNDATION

Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH President, NASW FoundationExecutive Director, NASW

Terry Mizrahi, PhD, MSWPresident, NASW

STAFFRobert Carter Arnold

Director of Development

Kerri Criswell, MSWSenior Development Associate

Bonita WilliamsExecutive Assistant

Gary Bailey, MSWNASW President-Elect

James H. Akin, ACSWExecutive Director, Florida Chapter, NASW

Marie C. KennedyVice President of Corporate Communications,

Amgen, Inc.

Sandra J. McCormick, ACSW, LISWProject Director, LaCrosse International

Health Partnership

Camille Rodríguez, MS EDAdvisor, Institute for Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly

Daniel Tobin, MDDirector, Life Institute/VA Healthcare Network

Joan O. Weiss, LICSW, LCSWFounding Director, Genetic Alliance

The National Association of Social Workers Foundationis a charitable organization created to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through the advancement of social work practice. Founded in 2001 as a subsidiary of NASW, the Foundation’s goals are to:

• identify, develop and respond to social work policy and practice issues.• assist with rapid response to social crises.• support practice based research, so that practice and research are directly linked.• raise the visibility of social work and enhance public esteem for the profession.• support the development of cutting-edge continuing education that addresses critical issues.• promote the appropriate application of new technology to the practice of social work.


Education, research, and practice arethe three most valuable tenets of thesocial work profession. The NASWFoundation currently administersnational and local programs, each withits own unique history and mission.Foundation programs include doctoralfellowships, graduate school scholarships,chapter research grants, internationalprograms, national awards, lecturesand symposia, and special projects.

The Jane Baerwald Aron DoctoralFellowship Program provides partialsupport to doctoral students who areengaged in dissertation research inhealth care policy and practice. Thefellowship program was established in1987 as a tribute to Aron, who was aleader in health care policy andeducation.

The Eileen Blackey Doctoral FellowshipProgram provides partial support todoctoral students who are engaged indissertation research in welfare policyand practice. The fellowship program

was established in 1987 as a tribute toEileen Blackey, who was the dean ofthe University of California-Los AngelesSchool of Social Welfare and a pioneerin the planning and use of staffdevelopment programs in publicwelfare agencies and in the U.S.Veterans Administration.

The Consuelo W. Gosnell MemorialScholarships are awarded to master’sdegree candidates in social work whoare interested in working with AmericanIndian/Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino populations, or in public andvoluntary nonprofit agency settings.

The Verne LaMarr Lyons MemorialScholarship is awarded to a master’sdegree candidate in social work whodemonstrates an interest in, or hasexperience with, health/mental healthpractice and has a commitment toworking in the African Americancommunity. Scholarship recipients nowwork in hospitals, medical clinics, andsocial services agencies that providetreatment and specialized services toAfrican American patients.

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Fellowship & Scholarship Programs


The Knee/Wittman Awards recognizeindividuals and groups who are models ofexcellence and have made significantcontributions in the field of health and mental health. The Knee/WittmanAwards were established to recognize thosewho represent the values, ethics andapproaches exemplified by two dedicatedsocial work pioneers, Ruth Knee, ACSW,and Milton Wittman, DSW. The Knee/Wittman Awards are non-monetary awardsrecognizing outstanding achievements.

The International Rhoda G. Sarnat Awardis given to an individual, group, ororganization for making a significantcontribution to the public image ofprofessional social work. This monetaryprize is made possible through anendowment fund established by a generouscontribution in 1993 from Dr. BernardSarnat and Mrs. Rhoda Sarnat, LCSW.The purpose of the Sarnat Award is toincrease public awareness and recognitionof the value of professional social work.

The Eileen Kelly International Social WorkProgram builds strong relationships withinternational social work colleagues andorganizations. This program is a tribute toEileen McGowan Kelly, a dedicated socialworker and catalyst for NASW’s presencein the international social work arena.

The Disaster Preparedness Fund (whichgrew out of the 911 Fund: Social Workers’Response) was established just days afterthe September 11, 2001, tragedy in NewYork, Washington, and Pennsylvania. Ithelps the Foundation fulfill a keycomponent of its mission statement: toassist with rapid response to social crises.The goal is to prepare NASW to confrontdisasters, both natural and man-made,today, and in the future.

The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Project was created in2001 to preserve and promote NASW’srich history. The goal is to develop asustained strategy and hire a professionalarchivist to identify and preserve thephotographs, books, papers, and otherdocuments that will tell and re-tell theNASW story for decades to come.

Recognition & Awards Programs

Special Projects

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The Ruth Fizdale Chapter ResearchProgram underwrites research projectsthat link practice and policy issues withrelevant social issues. The objective isto facilitate effective service delivery.NASW Chapters are able to conductpilot research projects, which then mayserve as cornerstones for developingmore comprehensive research projects.

The Willard C. Wichers Ethics EducationProgram underwrites educationalinitiatives and presentations on socialwork ethics through symposia atNASW conferences and continuingeducation and training models forchapters. The program has sponsoredsymposia addressing topics such asethics and boundary issues and ethicalissues and managed care.

Partners In Program Planning For Adolescent Health (PIPPAH) NASW has received its second five-yearcooperative agreement with theMaternal Health Bureau of the HealthResources Services Administration(HRSA). This cooperative agreementwill enable NASW to continue

promoting adolescent health issueswith NASW members as part of alarger multi-disciplinary effort.

HIV/AIDS Spectrum: Mental HealthTraining & Education of Social Workers ProjectNASW has received its third three-yearcontract (2001-2004) with the Centerfor Mental Health Services, a divisionof the Substance Abuse and MentalHealth Services Administration, U.S.Department of Health and HumanServices. With this contract, NASWwill continue to provide training,education, and technical assistance tosocial workers dealing with the mentalhealth issues of living with HIV/AIDS.

Practice Research NetworkThe NASW Practice Research Network(PRN) seeks to expand the researchknowledge base about social workersand social work practice. The PRNproject conducts periodic surveys togather data on social work practice.The results of the surveys ofpractitioners fill gaps in knowledgeabout identification, treatment, andreferral of substance-abusing clients

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who present for treatment in private practiceand agency settings. Subsequent PRNinitiatives will be tailored to captureinformation on critical social work services or policy issues.

The Bereavement Practice Guidelinesfor Social Workers in the EmergencyDepartment Curriculum will be implementedagain in the coming year with a contractawarded by the Health Resources ServicesAdministration, Maternal and Child Bureau,and its Emergency Medical Services forChildren Program. The curriculum wasdeveloped in FY 2000-2001 with fundingfrom HRSA. The purpose of the curriculumis to prepare social workers in emergencyrooms to assist families who experience theloss of a child because of an accident orillness. This contract will enable NASW toprovide training in 15 NASW Chapters.

The NASW Foundation was also recentlyawarded the following grants: “BuildingSocial Work Practice and Policy Competenciesin End-of-Life Care” from Open SocietyInstitute’s Project on Death in AmericaAward; “Program in Trauma and Terrorism”from the Department of Health and Human

Services; and “Barriers of TranslatingOncology Research to Social Work Practice”from the National Cancer Institute.

The Carroll Kowal Memorial Program wasestablished through various fundraisingactivities spearheaded by the New York CityChapter. Support from the Fund enablesNASW’s New York City Chapter to awardsix cash grants to honor outstanding MSWgraduates. Colleges and universitiesparticipate with the Chapters to assist in theselection process.

The Learning Springboard Project promotesschool social work in San Francisco,California. Established in 2000, LearningSpringboard is made possible by anendowment fund established by a generouscontribution from Diana Ming Chan, MSW,her husband Clarence and son Dr. HarrisonLeong. The purpose of the project is toensure professional social workers in the SanFrancisco school system through salarysupport.

To make a tax-deductible contribution or for moreinformation, please visit www.naswfoundation.orgor contact the Foundation at 202-336-8298.

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SUPPORTERS & DONORS* List as of February 11, 2003.

EVENT SUPPORTERSBlack Administrators in Child Welfare, Inc.Sondra Jackson, Executive DirectorJulia Danzy, President

Gallaudet University, Department of Social WorkBarbara J. White, DSW, Chair

Howard University, School of Social WorkRichard A. English, PhD, Dean

Ohio State University, College of Social WorkTony Tripodi, ACSW, DSW, DeanMary Ellen Kondrat, PhD, MSW

Associate Dean and MSW Director

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Schoolof Social WorkMary Edna Davidson, PhD, Dean

Smith College, School for Social WorkCarolyn Jacobs, PhD, Acting DeanSusan Donner, PhD, Acting Associate Dean

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, School of Social WorkMizanur R. Miah, PhD, MSW

School and Graduate Program Director

Syracuse University, School of Social WorkNancy R. Mudrick, PhD, MSW

Director, School of Social WorkCollege of Human Services & Health Professions

University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane AddamsCollege of Social WorkCreasie Finney Hairston, PhD, DeanJerry R. Cates, PhD, Associate Dean

University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social WorkJesse J. Harris, PhD, ACSW, DeanGeoffrey L. Greif, DSW, ACSW, Associate Dean

University of Pittsburgh, School of Social WorkLarry E. Davis, PhD, Dean, Donald M.

Henderson ProfessorSandra Wexler, DSW, ACSW,

Director of MSW Program

University of the District of Columbia, Social Work ProgramJanet Burton, DSW, ACSW, Director


SUPPORTERS & DONORS

~ Robert Carter Arnold

~ Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH

~ Victoria M. Cofield-Aber, MSW

~ Becky S. Corbett, ACSW

~ Kerri Criswell, MSW

~ Weslia J. Holloway, MSW

~ Mary Kiernan-Stern, MSW

~ Lavolia P. Mack-Miller, MSW

~ Mary A. Sands, BSW

~ Janice Scott Thomas, ACSW

Donors

* List as of February 11, 2003.

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