Hosted by the University of Texas at El Paso College of Health Sciences Department of Social Work CONFERENCE AGENDA

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1 41 ST ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WORK AND HUMAN SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS: FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING: NEW PARADIGMS IN RURAL SOCIAL WORK Hosted by the University of Texas at El Paso College of Health Sciences Department of Social Work CONFERENCE AGENDA Registration call for proposals and posters opens January 20, 2016 Tomas Rivera Conference Center Union Building Room 308 On the Campus of The University of Texas at El Paso 500 W. University Ave - El Paso, TX July 6 th - 8 th, 2016 Community Tours (space is limited) July 8 th (afternoon) El Paso, Texas and Dona Ana County, New Mexico July 9 th (morning) Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua México Co-Chairs Dr. Eva M. Moya, PhD., LMSW emmoya@utep.edu Dr. Sam Terrazas, PhD., LCSW sterrazas@csumb.edu CEU s Social Work and Nursing available S 1

2 Preliminary Conference Program (Subject to change) Tuesday, July 5 th, :00 7:30 pm CRSW Editorial Board Dinner by invitation (TBD) Wednesday, July 6 th, :30 am to 8:30 am Registration and breakfast at Tomas Rivera Conference Center UTEP 8:45 am to 9:00 am Welcome remarks by Diana Natalicio, University of Texas at El Paso President (invited) 9:00 am to 10:00 am Keynote speaker (TBD) New Paradigms in Rural Social Work Practice 10:00 am to 10:15 pm Break 10:15 pm to 11:30 pm 11:30 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch Mariachis Los Mineros 1:00 pm to 1:15 pm 1:15 pm to 1:30 pm Break 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm Student Poster presentations 4:15 pm to 4:30 pm Pick-up CEU certificates at registration table 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Annual Business Meeting, National Rural Social Work Caucus Open to Caucus members S 2

3 Thursday, July 7 th, :30 am to 8:30 am Breakfast at Tomas Rivera Conference Center at UTEP 8:45 am to 9:00 am Daily Notes / Housekeeping 9:00 am to 10:00 am Plenary 10:00 am to 10:15 am Break 10:15 am to 11:30 am 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Lunch 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm Plenary 4:15 pm to 4:30 pm Pick-up CEU certificates at registration table 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dinner Cultural Evening at UTEP Intercultural celebration hosted by Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Diana Natalicio, UTEP President (Invited) Benjamin Alire Saenz, American poet, novelist and writer of children s books. Winner of 2013 PEN/Faulker Award for Fiction S 3

4 Friday, July 8 th, :30 am to 8:30 am Breakfast at Tomas Rivera Conference Center at UTEP 8:45 am to 9:00 am Daily Notes / Housekeeping 9:00 am to 10:00 am Plenary 10:00 am to 10:15 pm Break 10:15 pm to 11:30 pm 11:30 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch and closing remarks: Moving Forward 1:15 pm Participants that sign up for the community site visits board one of the four busses. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm Community Tours (Subject to change) Tour 1: La Fe Cultural and Technology Center, Villa Maria, Sin Fronteras Farmworkers Center, Boys and Girls Club of El Paso. Tour 2: Hope Border Institute, Border Human Rights Network, Paso del Norte Civil Rights, Annunciation House, Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Center, The Opportunity Center for the Homeless. Tour 3: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, Tigua Indian Cultural Center and Museum, Familias Triunfadoras and colonias (rural communities) in El Paso county. Tour 4: Clinica de la Familia in Mesilla New Mexico, The Women s Intercultural Center and La Semilla Food Center. 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Dinner: Tour participants convene at Café Mayapan S 4

5 Saturday, July 9 th, 2016 (Optional) Tour 5: Community tour in Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua México. This tour includes lunch in local restaurant. 8:30 am to 2:00 pm The tour includes visits to: Riveras del Bravo La Promesa A.C. Camino Real Comunidad Raramuri Las Hormigas, A.C. 2:15 pm Return to El Paso 1/14/2016 S 5