Coker
College Holding Annual
Social Work Conference
For more information, contact James Jolly, director of marketing and communications, at 843.383.8018
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Keynote
speaker Dr. Frank Raymond, Distinguished Dean and Professor Emeritus, Director of International Programs, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina |
Hartsville,
S.C. — Coker College is holding its sixth annual social work conference,
“In Celebration of Social Work: Honor Our Past, Imagine Our Future,” on
Friday, October 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This year’s keynote speaker
will be Dr. Frank Raymond, Dean Emeritus of the College of Social Work
at University of South Carolina. Conference attendees with state social
work licenses can earn up to 5.5 re-licensure hours.
The conference includes three sessions of workshops addressing a variety
of topics, including “Equine Facilitated Therapy,” “Planning in Advance
for the End of Life,” “Slanguage, Imagery and Rap Music,” and “International
Social Work: AIDS in South Africa.” A final panel session will discuss
“Planning for the Future of Social Work.”
Raymond was Dean of the College of Social Work at the University of South
Carolina from 1980 until his retirement in 2002. Under his tenure, the
college became one of the highest rated social work programs in the country.
It quadrupled in size, expanded academic programs, pioneered study-abroad
and international educational partnerships, and lead the way in the use
of technology for social workers.
Prior to entering social work education Raymond held professional practice
positions with the Virginia Department of Social Services, the VA Hospital
system, the Federal Probation system, the Tulane Medical School, and the
Louisiana Narcotics Rehabilitation Commission.
Presenters at Coker College’s sixth annual social work conference include
Kathy Hunter, interim executive director of the South Carolina National
Association of Social Workers; Brenda Hyleman of Community Long Term Care,
Vanessa Sandsbury of the Darlington County School District, Carolyn Minor
of the Sumter County Department of Health and Environmental Control, Bonnie
Smith of Greenville Technical College, and Tina Outlaw of the S.C. VA
Hospital. Coker College social work students and Shirley McClerklin-Motley,
assistant professor of social work, will also conduct to workshops.
For more information about Coker College’s sixth annual social work conference,
contact Darlene Sikes, assistant professor of social work, at 843-383-8015
or dsikes@coker.edu. For more information
about Coker's Bachelor of Social Work degree program, contact Dr. Jeanne
Cook at 383-8098 or jcook@coker.edu
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photo courtesy of the University of South Carolina: http://cosw.sc.edu/faculty/raymondf.htm
October 4, 2005