By BEN MALCZYK Assistant Professor, Social Work KEARNEY - Graduating social work majors at the University of Nebraska at Kearney recently participated in the first-ever community scavenger hunt. The class was split up into two teams. Each team was presented a case scenario that a family in poverty may face. Students had to identify potential community resources and then go out and actually visit the agencies. UNK students visited the following locations: Community Action Partnership of … [Read more...]
UNK Child Welfare Conference aims to end bullying
KEARNEY – An upcoming event at the University of Nebraska at Kearney aims to end bullying. “Bullying: Prevention, Intervention and Strategies for Change” is the subject for the 10th annual Child Welfare Conference Thursday (April 5) in the Ponderosa Room at the Nebraskan Student Union on campus. “Bullying continues to be a prevalent issue affecting individuals of all ages, but it’s especially concerning among children and adolescents,” said associate professor Jody VanLaningham, chair of … [Read more...]
UNK social work class meets off campus to assess elderly
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The large clock on the wall reads 2:53 p.m. Outside, an elderly man takes his afternoon walk, greeting strangers as they enter the building. Inside, a spirited game of bingo is played. I-23. G-46. N-38. The numbers are called out. “Bingo!” shouts a man. “Bingo,” he repeats. You hear groans from others playing. It is a typical Monday afternoon at Kearney’s Cambridge Court senior living facility, with one exception. Upstairs, … [Read more...]
Social work students hosting poverty awareness event
What: Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) About the Event: Could you survive a month in poverty? Social work students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney are dedicated to improving the lives of those living in poverty as well as other marginalized populations. … This simulation will shed light on situations of families living in poverty, decisions they have to make and the fears and frustrations they feel. … Participants will be given the opportunity to identify real-life challenges … [Read more...]
Conference on Aging focuses on vulnerable adults, inclusion
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – An upcoming University of Nebraska at Kearney conference will examine how society tends to identify some groups of people as fundamentally different and of less value than everyone else. “Pathways to a Full, Meaningful and Inclusive Life” is the theme for UNK’s seventh annual Conference on Aging. The event, sponsored by UNK’s Department of Social Work and Cambridge Court Assisted Living, is from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Nebraskan Student … [Read more...]
