The BYU School of Social Work Alumni Association presents:

Alumni Conference - MSW 25th Anniversary

Please join us for the annual Social Work Alumni Conference, this year celebrating the 25th anniversary of the MSW program.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

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Tailgate Party from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Helaman Field prior to the BYU vs. TCU Football Game.  Free food, games, music and prizes.  Helaman field is directly south of LaVell Edwards Stadium, and west of Miller Park Baseball/Softball Complex.

The tailgate party is free - but please register through the web site so we can order the right amount of food.

To order football game tickets in the social work reserved block, go to www.byutickets.com, then click on 'group window.'

Sign-in: social work        (two words, lower case)

Password: 25 MSW       25(space) MSW (upper case)

Of course, you can buy tickets on your own as well.

Friday, November 9, 2007

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Alumni Conference at the new Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni Building

How Firm a Foundation: Strengthening Families and Children in Crisis

9:00 AM - 12:00 noon

Jed Ericksen, Director, Division of Psychiatric Crisis, and School of Social Work Alumnus.  Jed, who is a leader in the field of crisis intervention, facilitated the crisis intervention efforts following the Trolley Square shootings in Salt Lake City in February 2007.

Lunch provided.

1:30 PM to 5:00 PM Afternoon breakout sessions:

1:30 PM   Don Koenig               Family Search and Engagement

               Cindy Lee                 Experiential Interventions for the Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (2

                                               hours)

2:45 PM   Cindy Lee                 Experiential Interventions continued

               Erin Vasquez            Filial Groups with Children and Substance Abusing Moms (2 hours)

               Doug LeCheminant    The Original Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Restored Gospel of  

                                               Jesus Christ

4:00 PM   Erin Vasquez            Filial Groups continued

               Mindy Woodhouse    Confronting Guilt and Shame with Rape Victims

               Wendi Christensen    Suicide Prevention

Total of six CEU credits for the all-day event.

5:00 PM See what changes have happened on the campus since you graduated. Take a tour of the Minerva Teichert "Pageants in Paint" exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art, or tour the new Hinckley Center Building.

6:00 PM Dinner in the Skyroom $25 per plate, entertainment provided by Vocal Point.  This will make a great date!

For BYU Social Work Alumni: $60.00 for six CEUs, and $25.00 for dinner at the Skyroom, or $75.00 discounted price for both dinner and CEUs.

For non-BYU Social Work Alumni guests: $90 for six CEUs, and $25.00 for dinner at the Skyroom, or $105.00 discounted price for both dinner and CEUs.

25th Anniversary Shirts - $25 each. Classic style, long sleeve, light stone color, 55/45 cotton/poly. "BYU School of Social Work" in blue embroidery on the left-chest. Ladies shirts are traditional ladies fit; men's shirts are button down collar and single patch pocket. Pay on-line with your registration, but e-mail socialwork@byu.edu with your size request, gender, to see a photo, and to get more details.

25th Anniversary Book - $25 each.  Hardbound book containing full color photos and narrative of the first 25 years of the MSW program.  A great memory book, and all proceeds will be donated to the scholarship fund.

Visitor's parking is located directly east of the Hinckley Center, the BYU Museum of Art, and the Marriott Center  Shuttles will run from 8:20 to 9:00 AM from the Marriott Center parking lot.