11th Annual Mental Health and Substance Use Recovery Training Conference IMPACTING THE FUTURE: PARTNERSHIPS FOR HOPE AND RECOVERY Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells, Wis. October 21 and 22, 2015 SOC 395/595 Sec. 881 Registration deadline is October 27, 2015 Dorothy De Boer, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Sociology and Social Work Department 450 Collins Classroom Center, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI 54481 715-346-3069 ddeboer@uwsp.edu Students have the option of taking a one-credit (graduate or undergraduate) independent study/special project in conjunction with this conference. The requirement for this one-credit course is to write a 3-6 page review of two workshops or forums you attend this conference. In both of these “workshop/forum reviews,” you need to include the following information. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Your name and contact information: phone number or e-mail address where you can be reached. Title of the workshop or forum you attended SUMMARY: This should be a comprehensive summary of the workshop/forum you attended. In this summary, please provide specific information covered. PROFESSIONAL RELEVANCE: In this review you need to connect the information you learned in this workshop/forum to specific aspects of your professional work. How will you use the knowledge you gained from this workshop in your work environment? Specifically, it is expected that in addition to a review you provide some level of professional application. Is the agency you work for currently using a similar program? Can some of the recommendations from this workshop/forum be used in your interaction with client, co-workers, students, etc.? PERSONAL REACTION: Discuss your personal reaction to the information provided in the workshop/forum. Do you agree or disagree with the basic premise or techniques suggested? Was the presentation style effective? When appropriate, you may wish to apply the information given in the workshop to personal experience. Both of your workshop/forum reviews are due on December 7, 2015. Please be sure to turn in both of these reviews at the same time. Send the reviews to the address listed above via mail or e-mail. You can also drop them off at the Sociology and Social Work Department office (488A CCC) on the UWSP campus. Tuition: Soc 395 Soc. 595 1 undergraduate credit 1 graduate credit Full payment must accompany registration form. $269.98 $437.20