First Thursday Program to Highlight Ongoing Haiti Struggles

In conjunction with the First Thursday Program, the School of Social Work Alumni Association will hold an event, “Observations of Haitian Social Workers: Prospects and Challenges in the Aftermath of the Earthquake,” on May 6 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the School’s Conant Lounge.

The program will focus on a discussion on the work that our graduates are doing with Haitian families in the Boston area, and the ongoing relationship between social work and current Haitian relief efforts. The event will take place in the form of a panel presentation where alumni, students, faculty and community members will have the opportunity to participate together in open dialogue on significant issues and priorities surrounding the Haiti earthquake.

Featured panel members at the event will be:
• Guy Apollon (MSW ’96), Director of Health Services at Catholic Charities, Dorchester
• Betty Bernier (MSW ’97, MPH ’99), School Adjustment Counselor, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, Cambridge
• Myrtise Kretsedemas (MSW ’97, MPH ’98), Consultant, MK
Consulting; Consultant, Haitian American Early Childhood Alliance and Haitian Mental Health Network

The First Thursday program is a series of educational programs sponsored annually by the School’s Alumni Association. Attendees can receive 1.5 free social work continuing education credits (CECs). Forms will be available at the lecture. This event is free and open to the School of Social Work community. For questions or to RSVP, please email sswrsvp@bu.edu or call 617-353-3761.