Spring 2012

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Faculty Profile: Kathy Heltzer County Social Services as an ―Adolescent Shelter Worker‖, then in child protection for Carlton County Human Services and later as a social worker for the Professional Association of Treatment Homes (PATH) for twelve years prior to coming to UMD.

including the Human Development Center, the Duluth Area Family YMCA, the Northcountry Women‘s Coffeehouse and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth. Other civic engagement activities have included serving as a mentor through the YWCA, YMCA and later Kathy has assumed a variety of Mentor Duluth program for 30 leadership roles in the Departyears and being a licensed fosment, mostly because she agrees ter parent. You may even hear to do ―almost anything‖. She has Kathy on Sunday afternoons on served as the Director of MSW KUMD radio announcing and Field Education since 2000 and as playing music on the Women‘s Kathy Heltzer has been on the the Department Technology Coor- Music Show. faculty of the UMD Department of dinator for the last three years. Social Work since 1996 when Additionally, Kathy was the Coor- While Kathy primarily teaches she started as an adjunct faculty dinator of MSW Distance Educa- courses in the areas of field and member teaching in the field pro- tion from 1999-2007 when the micro practice, she has great gram. In 1998 Kathy left her reg- Department delivered MSW cours- passion for community organizular ―day job‖ and became a es via Interactive Television (ITV) ing, systems change and politifulltime Instructor. Kathy is a to sites in Hibbing, Grand Rapids cal activity. She agrees with Licensed Independent Clinical and Bemidji as well as weekend anthropologist Margaret Mead Social Worker and received her courses on the campus of Bemidji who is famously quoted as sayMSW from the University of Wis- State University. ing, ― Never doubt that a small consin Madison in 1986. Kathy‘s group of thoughtful, committed social work background has been Kathy is a ―community activist‖ citizens can change the world. primarily in working with families who has served on numerous Indeed, it is the only thing that and children, first for St. Louis Boards for non-profit organizations ever has.‖

Inside this issue: Department Head 2 Day at Capitol

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Field Award

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ACE Project

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Scholarships

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Faculty Highlights 8-9 Summer Institute 9 The Center

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Linh Scally

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Alumni News

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Field News

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Campus and Community Join Together For Take A Stand Rally This past semester students, staff, faculty, and community members from UMD and the Twin Ports joined together at Malosky Stadium to take a stand in support of diversity and inclusivity on campus and in our community. Students from the Department of Social Work helped promote the Take A Stand rally by hanging posters, networking, and raising awareness about the impact of racism on campus and in the community. The rally offered speakers and performers the opportunity to speak out about how systemic oppression has impacted them and how it is detrimental to our community. Participants who attended the rally also raised their voices in support of Goal #2 of UMD‘s Strategic Plan: To create a positive and inclusive campus climate for all by advancing equity, diversity, and social justice.

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Message from the Department Head—Melanie Shepard Those of you who have been part of the UMD Social Work community for many years might be wondering…wait hasn‘t she been the Department Head before? Yes, and I am back for this year as the department goes through a leadership transition. We appreciate the many dedicated years of leadership that Mike Raschick provided during his 8-year tenure in that role. His commitment and dedication to our program has been wonderful and he continues to serves as Director of Graduate Studies this year as he begins a part-time phased retirement. Luckily, we have so many wonderful staff and faculty that our MSW program runs like a well-oiled machine (at least, most of the time). In this newsletter you will see how we engage as a community through many points of transition beginning with our welcome barbeque for new students featuring fun activities facilitated by returning students, followed by ongoing opportunities for student involvement (e.g., NASW Day at the Capitol and the Take a Stand Rally), our annual graduation reception with students and their families, the fall Field Supervisors training and the alumni luncheon where we have the chance to reconnect. In the summer time, we are beginning to offer continuing education opportunities, which allow for more opportunities for us to reengage with colleagues.

Melanie Shepard

I am very pleased to report that we were accredited this fall for another 8 years! This process involved developing a competency-based curriculum. We have also added more clinical content to our program to allow students to meet the requirements for clinical licensure. Our mission remains much the same but has been refocused to say the following: The mission of the Department of Social Work at the University of Minnesota Duluth is to promote human wellbeing and advance social justice through teaching, research, and service. We prepare competent and effective advanced generalist social workers who are leaders both in expanding the profession's knowledge base and in developing socially just service delivery systems. Our graduates are committed to pursuing culturally competent practice with an emphasis on working with American Indians, especially in rural communities. The education we provide is based on the knowledge, values, and skills of social work; and is grounded in the profession's history, purposes and philosophy. Thanks for being part of our community!

Strengthening African American Content

MSW Faculty & Staff: L to R, Back Row: Kathy Heltzer, Karen Nichols, Lynn Bye, Evie Campbell, Rita Ohman, Melanie Shepard, Muskadee Montano, Susie Smalling Front Row: Bree Bussey, Dennis Falk, Anne Tellett, Jackie Heytens, Erin Geary, Mike Raschick, John Day Not Pictured: Priscilla Day, Janet Haynes, Carina Barker, Leslie Chaplin, Mark Snyder, Mary Ness, Johanna Garrison

Since last spring we have been working to strengthen the African American content in the MSW curriculum. This is an ongoing process as we work to respond to the needs of the Duluth community. Faculty have reviewed syllabi and met in small groups to discuss teaching strategies and share resources on diverse populations, particularly African Americans. We have moved a section of ―Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations‖ to the fall semester so that advanced standing students will take this course earlier in the curriculum. We have also begun work with a consultant from a culturally diverse advanced generalist program in Texas who will provide recommendations to us about how to improve the integration of African American content.

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Department Events

Fall Orientation & Barbeque September 2011

Alumni Luncheon October 2011

Graduation Reception, May 2011

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American Indian Projects: Reciprocal Respect Respect is an important value in Indian country. When it is used too broadly in reference to individual beliefs, community practices, and tribal sovereignty it can lose some significance. So as AIP carries out its work in the Tribal Communities the first step we take is to ask the tribal elected leaders for their permission and sanction for that work. This may seem to be a minor step, but tribe‘s do take notice of this important act and demonstration of ―respect‖ afforded to them.

Through the efforts of the American Indian Projects, the Department‘s outreach activities into American Indian communities and reservations have increased over the past dozen years. The American Indian Projects serves as a contributing partner at the tribal leader‘s official meetings, events, and celebrations and at tribal organizations trainings, conferences, and fact-finding explorations. Our contributions are especially apparent in the areas of tribal, child welfare, social service practice, research,

NASW – Minnesota Day at the Capitol, April 4, 2011 A group of 18 students participated in the Day at the Capitol event held April 4, 2011. UMD MSW students led the march from the Minnesota History Center to the State Capitol carrying the NASW and UMD Social Work banners. The rally in the Capitol Rotunda included Governor Dayton welcoming everyone and reminding the crowd that the Capitol is their house and they need to lobby and be a voice for the people they work with and the issues they are concerned about. UMD MSW students met with seven elected leaders: Lt. Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Sen. Roger Reinert, Rep. Tom Huntley, Rep. Mary Murphy, Rep. Kerry Gauthier, Rep. McElfatrick, and Rep. Frank Hornstein. Meetings were held outside the House chambers, in hallways, offices, and conference rooms. UMD students wore black t-shirts with ―Support Tribal Sovereignty‖ on them and handed out flyers aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of tribal sovereignty. NASW student liaison Rosie Loeffler-Kemp worked with Cecilia Bloomquist, Joseph Bonfoey, Tory White, Liz Siebenaler, Bryana Cook, Amy Mallam and Toni Troumbly to organize the program‘s participation in this annual event as part of a class project.

Bottom row: (L to R) Bryana Cook, Amy Mallum, Joseph Bonfoey

L to R: Rosie Loeffler-Kemp, Jennifer Martineau

and curriculum development and training projects. Our contributions to tribal social service agencies are a direct result of our meeting the needs as described by our tribal partners and evidenced in our facilitation, coordination, and sponsoring of tribal critical issues/critical conversations gatherings, conferences, and institutes.

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Bunny Jaakola Receives Outstanding Field Supervisor Award The Department of Social Work at the University of Minnesota Duluth is pleased to announce the 2nd annual "Outstanding MSW Field Supervisor and Civic Engagement Award". This is an award that recognizes a field supervisor who has demonstrated outstanding personal and professional civic engagement. "Civic engagement" includes providing quality supervision to students completing their field placements, and encouraging students' involvement in their communities both in their fieldwork and outside of field activities. The Department seeks to recognize field supervisors who go "above and beyond" in their work with MSW students and

in their communities.

model in the field of Social Work and described her as someone who has provided The recipient for 2011 is Julia "Bunny" valuable life-long lessons and knowledge. Jaakola, MSW. Bunny began her career as She was honored at the annual Fall Field a Project Director of a Diversion from Court Supervisor Training Luncheon on Monday, Program for adolescents. She also wrote September 19, 2011. and implemented prevention curriculum for elementary students in Cloquet Public Schools. Bunny has been employed by the Fond du Lac Reservation since April of 1987. She spent the first sixteen years as the Department Coordinator, in 2002 transferred to the position of Coordinator of Program Development, and since 2008 has served as the Behavioral Health Department Coordinator. Bunny currently oversees the mental health and out-patient chemical treatment program. Bunny was nominated by alumni and current Masters of Social Work students as an outstanding MSW Field Supervisor. Several students noted her as a positive role-

L to R: Kathy Heltzer, Field Director; Bunny Jaakola, Outstanding Field Supervisor; Melanie Shepard, Department Head

The 2011-2012 MSW Student Association about the program and the realities of bewould like to extend a warm greeting to all ginning graduate school. In September, it MSW Alumni and community members. was again the MSW Student Association My name is Hannah Pierre and I am the who greeted incoming students and led the current MSW group in yard games and ice Student Associbreakers as a way to begin ation President. building relationships among Our other faithful new and returning students. officers this year Since the beginning of the are Danette academic year, the MSW Kimball, Vice Student Association has President, remained busy. In October, Bryana Cook, the MSW Student AssociaSecretary, tion partnered with employRandy Bryant, ees at the Government SerTreasurer, Laura vices Center in Duluth Brandt, Self-Care L to R: Hannah Pierre; Danette (GSC) to collect new and genRepresentative, tly used children‘s books in Kimball; Bryana Cook Rebecca Soldner, order to stock the shelves of Advanced Standthe GSC with materials for ing Representative, and Nicole Vaineo, families to take home as they wish. This First-Year Representative. With such a project seemed to resonate throughout the large number of officers, and a dedicated department, and after only a couple of group of MSW Student Association memmonths, we were able to donate over 100 bers, we have been fortunate to undergo a books to the cause. In addition, the MSW number of exciting projects as the year has Student Association members had the progressed. opportunity to meet with Tim Holst, Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate ProThe current members of the MSW Student grams, to discuss the formation of a UMD Association began their duties last spring, graduate student organization as deassisting with the new student orientation scribed in UMD‘s Strategic Plan goal 3. by facilitating aspects of the material that seemed to be best delivered by fellow stu- At the turn of the semester, the MSW Students. In addition, The MSW Student As- dent Association again developed a partsociation led campus tours and spoke with nership, this time with UMD‘s Student Legincoming students over lunch, dialoguing islative Coalition, to participate in a post-

card campaign in order to show our support for the new American Indian Learning Resource Center building. The over 150 postcards we managed to get signed by students, faculty, staff, and community members were then mailed to our state legislature to advocate for the allocation of the additional funding needed to begin this important project.

MSW Student Association

Although we are now full-swing into our spring semester, the MSW Student Association does not seem to be slowing down! We will soon be holding elections for our new officers, maintaining information for all students regarding volunteer and community service projects, participating in a program recruitment video, and sending students to the MSW Day at the Capitol. As you can see, the MSW Student Association continues to value our program mission and we hope that incoming students will participate in our organization as it has been a valuable part of the learning experience here at UMD. Thank you for your continued support and for your interest in staying informed about the University of Minnesota Duluth Masters of Social Work Program and the MSW Student Association. If you have any ideas, issues, projects, or interesting experiences that you wish to share with future Masters of Social Work, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

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Social Work Department Partners with North Country Independent Living on ACE Project The University of Minnesota Duluth Department of Social Work participated in a project along with the University of Wisconsin Superior Social Work Program and North Country Independent Living, Superior, WI, to train BSW and MSW students to work with people with disabilities in the area of integrated employment. This federally-funded grant program allowed for paid field placements and graduate assistant positions for Summer 2010, the 2010-2011 academic year, Summer 2011 and Fall Semester 2011.

The Project also focused on integrating content on working with people with disabilities and person-centered planning into the BSW and MSW curriculum at the University of Wisconsin Superior and the University of Minnesota Duluth. Suggested readings, videos, guest speakers and powerpoints are available on the department website:

http://www.d.umn.edu/sw/ACE.html

Mission Statement: The mission of the ACE Program is the empowering of people with disabilities in partnership with universities and service learning programs. ACE also has a secondary mission, which is the education and introduction of new professionals into the worlds of integrated employment and disability civil rights.

News from the Director of Graduate Studies—Mike Raschick This semester we have approximately 62 MSW students taking classes, and about 25 additional students are maintaining their active status without being enrolled in any class. Thirty students received their MSW degrees during 2011, one less than during 2010. We have a large, seemingly strong pool of applicants for next year‘s class. Our numbers vary from year to year, but this year we have 18% more applications than last

year. We hope to admit 26-28 in our Standard Program and the same number in our Advanced Standing Program, with the goal of about 20-24 students matriculating in each. This allows us to keep nearly all of our class sizes less than 25.

We continue to address the quality of student writing. This fall we offered two hourlong workshops introducing students to the elements of graduate-level writing. Additionally, on an ongoing basis we identify students who need one-on-one work on improving their writing skills, and refer them to the Department‘s writing teacher .

In addition to providing ongoing individual academic advisement for our current students, we offer group advising sessions for As usual we are pleased with the high them throughout the year. quality of our students, faculty, and staff!

Congratulations MSW Graduates: September 2010 – September 2011 Kelli Bodie-Miner Timothy Bohrer Julie Christensen Lori Closson Mike Dickinson Lindsay Guinee Lindsay Guthrie Sigurd Haller Heather Halonie Melissa Harry

Heather Krause Shannon Kroenke Karie Kroon Cheryl Lagergren John Lowe III Rebecca Maki Polly McGlauflin Shelia Miller Andrea Nelson Wendy R. Olson

Emily Orum Amy Petrovich Bobbi Jo Potter Lindsey Rice Rebecca Rutherford Melissa Smith Linh Scally Wright, Kathleen

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Congratulations to Scholarship Recipients Peggy L. Scheller Memorial Scholarship Kirstina Ostrowski was the recipient of the Peggy L. Scheller Memorial Scholarship for spring semester 2012. This scholarship was established by Peggy‘s family to support MSW students who are committed to providing outreach services in rural areas. Kirstina is an Advanced Standing Program student, attending full-time. Kirstina grew up in a small rural farming community 50 miles west of the Twin Cities. She obtained her BSW in 2006 and since that time held several positions in rural areas. After receiving her MSW degree, Kirstina plans on practicing within the foster care and adoption systems in the Brainerd/Baxter area of Minnesota.

Kirstina Ostrowski

Dr. Donald & Mary Jane Maypole Graduate Level Social Work Fellowship Cecilia Bloomquist is the recipient of the Dr. Donald & Mary Jane Maypole Graduate Level Social Work Fellowship for spring semester 2012. This fellowship was designed to support a student committed to international social work, social work with American Indians, or human service administration. Cecilia is a Standard Program student finishing up her concentration year. She has had past experience as an HR coordinator and is currently doing her Field II placement at Fond du Lac Human Services. Cecilia is originally from Brazil; her ancestors were from Portugal and Portuguese is her first language. After receiving her MSW degree, Cecilia would like to work with the American Indian population.

Cecilia Bloomquist

Will Dodge Memorial Scholarship Cecilia Bloomquist was awarded the Will Dodge Memorial Scholarship for spring 2012. The Will Doge Memorial Fund was established to support students in their efforts to develop grass roots community organizing skills. Cecilia came from Brazil three years ago as an international student worker in the Grand Marais area. Cecilia‘s community project will involve engaging, supporting and preparing newly arrived international student workers in the Grand Marais area. With this project Cecilia hopes to increase the awareness of community members about the challenges international students face, welcome international students to the area and to connect this population with local resources.

Recipients of Graduate School Block Grant Awards: Bartel, Alicia Hines, Bridget

Havrilla, Megan Kimball, Danette

Olson, Wendy Ostrowski, Kirstina

Child Welfare Scholars Fall 2011—Spring 2012 Bartel, Alicia Bloom, Nicole Bloomquist, Cecilia Brandt, Laura Bryant, Randy Carlson, Michelle Caya, Brenda

Clark, Chandra Dreiling, Anjenette Giancola, Heather Gurno, Hannah Hughes, Bonnie Humphrey, Lisa Ideker, Bridget

Kimball, Danette Legarde, Amelia McEntyre, Chaquana Norenberg, Matthias Ostrowski, Kirstina Pierre, Hannah Robinson, Earl

Stark, Lisa Sundell, John Siebenaler, Elizabeth Tuve, Ashley Wojciechowski, Erin

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Faculty Highlights Carina Barker: Carina Barker is thrilled to be teaching a ―ProblemBased Approach to Clinical Assessment and Intervention‖ for the MSW program this spring semester. She enjoys this class for the clinical focus and allowing students to explore evidenced based practice research in mental health. She also works at St. Luke‘s Hillside Center as an LICSW providing out patient mental health counseling. As a former graduate of the program (2000) it is wonderful for her to be back on campus.

Evie Campbell: Evie Campbell is a tenured-track faculty member in the Department of Social Work hired in the Fall of 2007. Evie graduated from the program in 2005. As an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Evie is knowledgeable about traditional American Indian culture, values and way of life. In her work with the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, she has helped families who faced multiple barriers. Her research interests include school issues, particularly as they impact American Indian students. She is a contributing author on a book addressing truancy.

Leslie is currently the Mental Health Coordinator with Duluth Public Schools where she has worked to earn certification for Duluth schools to provide 3rd party billable mental health services (CTSS) and continues to provide program development, clinical supervision and training across the district. She‘s a member of the National Health Service Corps, ―Minnesota Kids‖ Steering Committee, and an elected delegate to the NASW MN Chapter representing the Lake Superior region. Leslie also teaches Advanced Practice in Mental Health as an Adjunct Professor with UMD‘s MSW program. When not at work, she is an avid gardener, dog lover and beekeeper.

John Day: John ―JD‖ Day is an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. He has 35 years of experience working in Indian education, Health and Human Service areas. JD is a pipe carrier, lodge and Big Drum society member and follows the Anishinaabe tradition. To become fluent in the Ojibwe language is a life long project and goal. JD‘s significant other is Dr. Monica Roth Day, Associate Professor in the Social Work Program, University of Wisconsin Superior.

UMD. Last year the campus plan was developed, and this year it is being implemented. Denny‘s research activities include working with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the New York Times to update a faculty toolkit for educating globally competent students and to create an online ―textbook‖ that includes text, graphics, audio, and video that undergraduate students can use to learn about global issues.

Muskadee Montano: Muskadee Montano has been with the department since 2005 and continues to serve as a coordinator for the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies. This year she is teaching Health in American Indian Communities in the Spring semester and Alcohol Problems in Social Work in the Summer. She is also pursuing her Doctorate of Education at UMD with a focus on Teaching and Learning in Indigenous Communities. When she is not working or attending classes Muskadee serves as a full-time personal assistant, chef and motivational speaker to her five and a half year old daughter Maria.

Mary Ness:

After eighteen years JD is an adjunct instructor with primary working in the battered responsibility of teaching Dynamics of women's movement, American Indian Families class. JD states Mary Ness graduated ―I am a member of one of the largest Amerfrom UMD's Master ican Indian families in the State of MN and of Social Work proa family that is very dynamic. Family memgram in 2002. She has Leslie Chaplin: bers have reached positions as college worked as a Child Propresidents, court judges, police chiefs, protection Social Worker Leslie Chaplin gram directors, to those that have been for St. Louis County for the last 10 years. has 20 years of incarcerated for criminal activity. ― Mary has been a frequent presenter at the experience in the St. Louis County Conference, on topics field of children‘s such as Mandatory Reporting, Safety OrDenny Falk: mental health ganized Practice and the newly formed including work as Peer Support Program, designed to assist Denny Falk continues to program director, social workers with the impacts of secondteach the Advanced Rechild/adolescent ary trauma. Mary is a member of the LGBT search course with MSW psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and affinity group at St. Louis County, working students and courses on program consultant. She holds a MSW as an ally to improve the recruitment, reGlobal Issues to underfrom the University of Minnesota Duluth tention and work experience of Lesbian, graduates. For the seand earned her LICSW in 2002. Her pasGay, Bi-sexual and Transgender workcond year, Denny is sion is the development of new programers. Mary has taught as an adjunct instrucworking half time with ming to better serve children with mental tor in the First Year Experience and MSW Chancellor Lynn Black health needs across disciplines. on strategic planning for programs since 2002.

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Karen Nichols: Karen Nichols is teaching what she does at the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies. As the Associate Director, Karen‘s responsibilities include all stages of grant management, including proposal writing. She enjoys teaching students the fine art of proposal writing, knowing first hand what an important a skill grant writing is for working in the human services. Karen has a master‘s degree in intercultural administration and worked for 9 years as the Executive Director of the Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific in Port Vila, Vanuatu where she wrote more proposals than she cares to remember. In December 2011, she completed her doctorate in education from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, with her dissertation, ―Fostering intercultural competence through study abroad: A gender-based analysis of individual and program factors influencing development‖.

part of his ―phased retirement‖ (this year, he‘s 50% and next year he‘ll only be 25%). In respect to research, he continues to work with Dave Glesener (one of our alumni) and Don Ferguson on ground-breaking research the two of them are leading on the use of psychotropic meds by children in foster care. He‘s also working with Don Maypole, a department emeritus professor, on collaborative research with Kazakh-Russian International University in Kazakhstan. A group of Kazakhstan scholars is interested in replicating research that Don, Priscilla Day, and he did years ago on using results of the Kolb Learning Style Inventory to improve university education.

dom Council with the National Center for Cultural Competence developing best practices for mentoring students of color in the health professions. In her spare time, she provides assisted living services to Butch the 19 year old wonder cat while his owner enjoys a semester in England. In her spare spare time, she is finishing the final touches on her dissertation, ―American Indians and social work education: Addressing issues of recruitment, retention and inclusion‖ and plans to defend this spring.

Mark Snyder:

Mark Snyder has taught Child Welfare Law courses for the UMD Department of Social Work for many years. As a long time Susie Smalling: resident and employee of St Louis County, Susie Smalling is curMark has many years rently teaching four experience practicing classes for the departwithin the child welfare system. Students ment including Field II always appreciate the depth of knowledge Seminar, Introduction to combined with real world practice experiResearch and AdMike Raschick: ence that Mark brings to the classroom to vanced Community enhance the academic material. Practice. She is also Mike Raschick continues to enjoy teaching, teaching an undergraduate course on globadministration, and research although he‘s al issues. Susie currently serves on a Wisspending less time with the department as

2011 Summer Institute in American Indian Child Welfare Brings Together Students & Practitioners on Leech Lake Reservation The Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies in the UMD Department of Social Work successfully presented the 4th Annual Summer Institute in American Indian Child Welfare in July of 2011. With support from tribes across northern Minnesota, the Center held a no-cost, four day seminar for tribal child welfare workers, administrators, and students. Over 100 tribal child welfare workers and administrators spent three days at the Northern Lights Hotel and Casino in Walker, Minnesota. In addition, approximately 20 undergraduate and graduate child welfare students attended the Summer Institute from the University of Minnesota Duluth, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, as well as undergraduate social work programs across Minnesota.

can Indian scholars and professionals across the region. UMD alumni, partners of the Center including: Terry Cross, the Executive Director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association; Minnesota tribal child welfare program administrators; and tribal elders and spiritual leaders shared their expertise throughout the week. The Institute ended with a drum and dance celebration that included youth from the Leech Lake reservation. New to the Summer Institute this year was the addition of the Tribal Child Welfare Directors Summit, consisting of tribal leaders from around the state who gathered to discuss contemporary tribal issues and accomplishments.

The Institute was a resounding success. Participants reported 100 percent overall satisfaction with the speakers and presenters, as well as 100 percent agreement that Participants were able to learn from Ameri- the content was relevant to their practice.

The Summer Institute was an important step in improving the capacity of tribal child welfare programs. Videos and other resources from the 2011 Summer Institute can be found at: http://www.d.umn.edu/sw/ cw/2010video/index.html Center staff members are hopeful that this year‘s Institute will build on last year‘s success and help create a child welfare system that is responsive to the needs and strengths of American Indian families. The next Summer Institute in American Indian Child Welfare will be held July 23th-25th, 2012 in Walker, MN. For more information on the 2012 Summer Institute, contact Jackie Heytens at [email protected] or visit: http://www.d.umn.edu/sw/cw/ SummerInstitute.html

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The Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies The Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare studies provides child welfare stipends to MSW students planning to work in public or tribal child welfare, and develops curricula that prepares students to become effective child welfare practitioners. The Center has a particular focus on tribal child welfare, and works with tribal human service agencies in the region to develop and implement education and training programs for tribal child welfare workers and MSW students. Twenty-six students were awarded child welfare stipends this year, bringing the total number of students who have received stipends since the program began to 240. UMD child welfare graduates are working in public and tribal child welfare agencies across the state and region, and a recent study by the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities showed that over 50% continued to work in public or tribal child welfare for 2 years or more after their required job payback obligation was complete. Many others continued to work in private child welfare agencies. The Center‘s focus on tribal child welfare and partnerships with tribal child welfare agencies in the region has led to the continuation of several community programs,

and the initiation of new programs this year. The Center‘s longstanding involvement with Lakota Oyate Wakenyeja Owicakiyapi, or LOWO, on the Pine Ridge reservation has resulted in a model of tribal child welfare practice that is first of its kind in the nation. The Center provided evaluation and other technical assistance to the Bush Foundation funded project, which ended in December 2011. Lessons learned and relationships developed from the Center‘s work with LOWO are crossing over into work with the Leech Lake Child Welfare Program. The Center provides technical assistance to the Leech Lake program, through funding from the Leech Lake Band, Casey Family Programs, and the Bremer Foundation. As described in the newsletter article on this page, the Leech Lake Child Welfare Program is creating a culturally appropriate child welfare practice model, based on the Minnesota Practice Model developed by the Department of Human Services, which will guide the development of their policies, procedures and staff training. Once completed, the Center and Leech Lake will document the process of developing a tribal practice model, providing a framework for use by other tribal agencies.

The Center and American Indian Projects are working together on several projects, one of which involves asking American Indian families living in Duluth, ―What are you doing to raise healthy children in an urban area?‖ Financial assistance from the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation is helping the Center to ask that questions to families in urban areas, and develop a booklet and on-line materials to disseminate the answers to this important question. The American Indian Projects Advisory Council provides essential input into all Center projects and activities. One of the main activities sponsored by the Center is the annual Summer Institute in American Indian Child Welfare, which is held in July of each year. The Summer Institute offers tribal child welfare workers the opportunity to learn from tribal experts in the field, and from each other through this 4-day conference. Each year the Summer Institute continues to attract more tribal child welfare practitioners from around the region and we are looking forward to the 5th annual Summer Institute being held this July in Walker, Minnesota. Further details can be found in the newsletter article on page 9.

Center Collaborates with Leech Lake Child Welfare Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies staff memyear: bers are currently working with the Leech Lake Child Welfare program in an ongoing program development and capacity buildLeech Lake Child Welfare Program Practice Model: ing effort. The Center began working closely with the Leech Lake This project involves creating a tribally based child welfare Child Welfare Program in 2007. Since that time, work has includpractice model that weaves the 7 traditional teachings of Aned researching and writing a historical overview of both the reserishinaabe people into the child welfare program. vation and the birth of the Child Welfare Program, the development of a pipeline for Leech Lake Child Welfare staff to enroll in Leech Lake Child Welfare Program Policies and Procethe MSW program while remaining in their jobs, the creation of a dures Manual: This document is being created in conjuncresource booklet that describes the seven Anishinaabe values, as tion with the Practice Model, also incorporating the 7 teachwell as other capacity building projects. ings. The Leech Lake Band is one of two Minnesota tribes to enter into a IV-E agreement with the State of Minnesota to take over all child welfare and foster care cases with their tribal children. The program has nearly tripled in size upon the implementation of the 2009 IV-E agreement with the state, now employing more than 60 people and providing child abuse/neglect prevention, family strength and solution-based services, family preservation services, and truancy prevention and intervention. There is also an urban based program in the Cities that provides case management and services to enrollees in the Metro area. The Center, in partnership with Leech Lake and Casey Family Programs, will be working on the following projects over the next

Leech Lake Workforce Core Training: A tribally based six-month core training is currently being developed for Leech Lake child protection workers; this training will eventually replace the current core training offered by DHS and will be implemented by Leech Lake members.

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Alumni Profile: Linh Nguyen Scally On May 12, 2011 Linh Nguyen Scally received her master‘s of social work degree from UMD‘s College of Education and Human Service Professions (CEHSP). Last summer, she began a new phase in her career. She interned at Northland Counseling and Recovery Center in Grand Rapids. She is prepared. She knows that she will work with clients who are struggling. Many will be individuals whose family and friends have given up on them, and many will be very close to giving up on themselves. In working with her clients, Scally will draw upon all that she‘s learned in the master‘s of social work (MSW) program. She‘ll also draw upon lessons she learned when it seemed as if there was only one person in the world who still believed in her.

a number of prerequisite courses. ―Deep down, I always felt I wasn‘t dumb, but low scores didn‘t make me feel smart.‖ The prerequisite classes proved to be just what she needed. ―I had a lot of great teachers,‖ she said. ―I started getting good grades.‖ Mr. Powers‘ degree in social work peaked Scally‘s interest in that field. Eventually she transferred to Bemidji State University and graduated with a bachelor‘s degree in social work and a minor in chemical dependency.

Soon after being accepted into UMD‘s MSW program, Scally was at a conference and spoke with a UMD MSW graduate who told her about some scholarships that were available, including the Diversity of Views and Experience (DOVE) scholarScally, her parents, and siblings came to ship. After doing some research, she conthe United States from Vietnam when she tacted the MSW department and exLinh Nguyen Scally was seven years old. Initially they lived in pressed her interest in being nominated for New Orleans in a community rife with pov- the DOVE scholarship. Her eloquent narraerty and crime. In search of a better life, tive statement and support from faculty they moved to Duluth, and while crime and and staff, who recognized her accomplish- One course with a cultural competency violence were no longer a part of her eve- ments and her commitment to serving vul- component was the Learning Circle. In that class, a small number of individual‘s enryday life, Scally had to nerable members of society, rerolled in the MSW program met once a face a new daily assulted in her receiving a full sault – one of racism scholarship. Additional finan- month to share their perspectives on a “When you know variety of topics including culture, discrimiand discrimination. cial help from the Departnation, and racism. Scally said it was ―nice who you are and ment of Social Work lightened Scally‘s financial load. to have a safe environment‖ in which to accept yourself, you In her Duluth class―I really appreciate all of the confront these issues and challenge each can accept others” other‘s assumptions. rooms, Scally was help I have received,‖ she the only minority stusaid. ―It‘s been wonderful to be dent. ―There wasn‘t the in graduate school and not have it Another safe environment for Scally was at home with her husband. "My husband was awareness of other cultures then,‖ she be a financial burden.‖ there for me emotionally," she said. "More said. And while she doesn‘t describe than once I came home at night and had a teachers as being mean, she noted, ―It Scally was impressed with the amount of melt down. Sometimes I wanted to quit, was more a case of neglect, of pretending service learning inherent in the program. but my husband always encouraged me to I wasn‘t there, and not addressing prob―We‘ve been very engaged in the keep going. I lems.‖ community,‖ she said. Students wouldn't routinely took what they ..it was “nice to have a safe have Learning English as a second language learned in the classroom and environment” in which to been was difficult, and writing did not come easy applied it to real life situations able to confront these issues and for her. She began to skip school and in social service organizations get this challenge each other’s when she did attend, she wasn‘t always around the region. She has degree assumptions. ―there.‖ Over time, she began to abuse worked with a wide variety of without his alcohol and drugs. By the time she populations, which will be an support." reached high school, Scally admitted, ―I advantage in her career. was struggling.‖ That‘s when her high She described her professors as ―more like school counselor, Mr. Powers, became her One of the things that Scally liked about a support system, than a teacher-student mentor. ―He provided a lot of guidance. He UMD‘s MSW program was its focus on relationship.‖ She found the program very believed in me. At that point, he was the cultural competency. In gaining cultural flexible, accommodating, and geared to only one that did.‖ With his help, Scally competency skills, ―you learn about your what interested the students. ―If we wanted graduated from high school. own culture. You find your identity in your to learn about a certain intervention, they culture and come to value it.‖ Scally points brought in a speaker about that. When we After high school, she obtained her maniout that this has been an important part of had questions about licensing, they curist license and worked in her parent‘s her training as a social worker. ―When you brought in an expert.‖ nail salon while she attended Itasca Com- know who you are and accept yourself, munity College. Because she didn‘t score you can accept others,‖ she said. Continued on page 12 well on the entrance exam, she had to take

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Linh Nguyen Scally continued Scally has earned the respect of her instructors. "Linh has taken her graduate education seriously by organizing herself and keeping herself (and others) on track. I have seen her determination to graduate in a timely manner and to do so with high grades. She cares very much about her performance, and I have no doubt that she will carry that into whatever social work she does," said Priscilla Day, professor, in the Department of Social Work. Other instructors have valued the contributions Scally has made. "Linh brought enthusiasm and energy into the classroom. We all benefited from her ability to weave her cultural background and family stories into the academic material. Her integration of personal and professional information helped others broaden their understanding and ability to work with

people," said Mary Ness, instructor, Department of Social Work. Kathleen Heltzer, field director and instructor in the Department of Social Work, described Scally as "an inspiration to students and faculty alike" adding, "Linh has been a pleasure to have in class, demonstrating her willingness to share her story with other MSW students."

start where they are at and work with them,‖ she said. ― Everybody has the capacity for change. If they are able to have a vision, they can strive to obtain that.‖ She sees her role as a provider. ―Sometimes it's important to give someone just a glimpse of what is possible: ‗why don‘t you look at this?‘ not ‗you should do this‘. Giving them a choice is empowering them. That‘s what happened to me – by choosing to study, I discovered I could learn.‖ Over and over again, she‘s proved to herself what she is capable of accomplishing. She hopes to instill some of that optimism in the people she works with who are seeking to change.

Scally was able to do considerable independent study during graduate school. One area that she focused on was dual diagnoses. During her internship, Scally will work with individuals with the dual diagnoses of mental illness and chemical dependency. She is realistic. She doesn‘t talk about changing the world, but she does talk about making a difference. ―I Note: This article was originally posted on can‘t change someone who doesn‘t want the UMD website to be changed, but for those who do, I can

News from the Alumni 70s Dan Grinstead (1975) After 35 years of working at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Dan joined the Iowa Army National Guard and was deployed to Afghanistan as a Behavioral Health Officer. The NBC nightly news did a great story about Dan in August of 2010: http:// www.nbc.com/news-sports/msnbc-video/ from-social-worker-to-citizen-soldier/ . This is truly a very impressive story.

80s Jenny Peterson (1983) has worked primarily in health care (25+ years) in many capacities. Most recently she is the executive director for Generations Health Care Initiatives, a foundation that addresses health issues and currently focuses on access to health care and reducing the number of uninsured.

90s Jodi Anderson Leonidas (1999) continues to work at Carlton County in children‘s mental health, where she worked throughout grad school. She enjoys time with her husband and 9 year old son.

00s Susan Cebelinski (2002) works at Aitkin County Health and Human Services. Previously she worked for St. Louis CountyVirginia in child protection for 4+ years. In Aitkin she supervises adult mental health, adult protection, chemical dependency, developmental disabilities and long term care. She started teaching for St. Scholastica in the social work program in Brainerd. Cynthia Halbach Shypulski (2003) currently works as a program administrator for MN DHS, Child Safety and Permanency – SSIS Training. She previously worked for Washington County Community Services. Robin Wold (2004) and Hope House of Bemidji received the 2011 Gloria Segal award. This award is given to honor the memory of Rep.Gloria Segal. She worked tirelessly to change the way people with mental illnesses are treated in Minnesota. As Executive Director of Hope House, Robin employs practices that empower individuals living with mental illness and listens to the input from clients to strengthen services. Dawn Peterson (2005) is a clinical supervisor at Woodland Hills. She received her LICSW and has helped Woodland Hills become licensed to provide mental health services. She provides field supervision for the UMD MSW program.

Jaclyn Cook (2006) continues to work at St. Louis County PHHS. She is working on testing for the LICSW and loves to travel whenever she can. Katie Danielson (2006) works at Carlton County as a child protection investigator. She is a board member at Rural Women‘s Advocates, FDL Early Head Start and Head Start. She enjoys spending time with her 3 daughters and husband. She is interested in teaching in a MSW program. Britt Miller (2006) is currently working at St. Louis County HHS, Chemical Health Unit. Since graduation she has also worked at Douglas County in child protection and at Carlton County in MH/CD case management. Cindy Lee Thomas (2006) was the director of North Homes Adoption from 20002009. She worked as a medical social worker at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital from 2008-2011. She is currently at Northland Counseling Center as a therapist. She has been a White Earth Band of Ojibwe adoption consultant since 2008. She is a clinical specialist for MN adoption since July. Tom Berrigan (2007) is a social worker at St. Louis County PHHS. He enjoys playing bass, running, arguing with his dog, and limping towards getting his LICSW!

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News from the Alumni continued Emily Larson (2008) was elected to the Duluth City Council in 2011 and began a four year At-Large term January of 2012. She has been active in the community the entire 20 years she's lived here. She has served on various boards and committees, and has a special interest in issues relating to poverty, homelessness, workforce and economic development. After 11 years serving homeless families as a staff person at CHUM, Emily entered UMD's MSW Program, and upon graduation launched a consulting practice focusing on the opportunities of non -profits to provide employment and training services. A parent to two sons, Emily spends much of her free time playing legos, swimming in Lake Superior, snowboarding and running the beautiful trail system of Duluth.

work in giving back to the community and making Duluth a great place to live and settle for young adults. Kyle is an on-going Child Protection Case Manager at St. Louis County PHHS for children in need of protective services due to abuse or neglect. Kyle is involved in the community as a co-chair on the board of directors for Lake Superior Writers, manager for the Duluth Women's Soccer League, yoga instructor at Yoga North, coordinator for Duluth's Homegrown Poetry Showcase, on the Duluth Running Company's Running Team, and also involved with the planning committee for the St. Louis County HHS Conference.

University of Toronto and preparing for her comprehensive exams. She will be ready to do her research soon! Teri Nugent (2010) has worked at Northland Community Support in Wisconsin the past two years. Everyday is a new experience and challenge, but she can say she was prepared for it in her education. She finds the work rewarding and humbling.

Leah Zook (2010) lives in Duluth with her son Tristan who is now 8. She is employed at The Women‘s Health Center as a patient educator and abortion counselor. She also does family planning education in Two Harbors. Women‘s health and reproductive justice have always been major passions of hers – and she loves what she is doing. She is an active member in the local grassroots organization HOTDISH militia, workTim Kresien (2009) is employed at Fort ing with other women to raise money for an Frances Tribal Area Health Services, Inc, abortion fund for low-income women who Counseling Unit, providing mental health need procedures, engaging in regular legservices to the people of the 10 First Naislative lobbying in support of matters surJessica Lewerke (2008) moved to central tions in the Fort Frances/ Rainy River Dist. rounding reproductive justice, and particiArizona following graduation. She was of NW Ontario. This has been an interestpating in general community advocacy and initially employed with Arizona State Child ing and exciting opportunity to utilize the education on issues encompassing reproProtection Intake Unit in Prescott AZ. After skills of an advanced generalist! He is also ductive justice and abortion rights. that, she accepted a contract with the VA working towards his LICSW with supervimedical center doing home based primary sion completion in February 2012. Lindsay Guinee (2011) works at St. Louis care with a team of nurse practitioners and County PHHS, Adult Protection. Since Robert Baxton (2010) is currently working graduation she has been developing the RN‘s. Following this contract, she took a job doing Nephrology Social Work with as a school social worker. He has also county adult protection program and taking patients on chronic dialysis treatment. She worked as a mental health social worker. a break! has found her experiences to be quite reJosette Church (2010) is a clinical super- Sigurd Haller (2011) is a case manager at warding and challenging in rural Arizona. visor at the Center for Alcohol and Drug Woodland Hills. He is interested in being Liana McDonald (2008) is working as a Treatment. She has also been working involved in class lectures and advising stusocial worker in child protection at St. Louis towards her LICSW. She is interested in dents. County. She enjoys spending time with her working with returning vets with chemical Cheryl Lagergren (2011) is a full-time family, reading for enjoyment, and having dependency issues. fun! mental health therapist at Woodland Hills. Sandi Davis (2010) is working at Carlton She enjoys spending time were her beautiSarah Reitmeier (2008) is working as a County as a children‘s mental health case ful children. clinical supervisor for Bridge House Crisis manager. Amy Petrovich (2011) is a Dialysis RN. Residential Stabilization. She has also worked on the crisis response team. Sarah Melissa Harry (2010) received a doctoral She worked in child protection probation for received her LICSW in May 2011. fellowship from Boston and started her first 7 years then got her nursing license. She year as a social work PhD student at BC. is currently working towards her masters in Ida Watson-Souther (2008) is currently She plans to focus on conducting research nursing to become a family nurse practiworking for St. Louis County IIU/ Family relating to program evaluation and policy tioner. Outreach Services. She is completing her outcomes for people with all forms of disaKathleen Wright (2011) recently secured a masters in management from CSS and bilities. anticipates graduating in 2013. full time day job at Leech Lake as a behavMary McClernon (2010) has been working ioral health unit counselor under superviKyle Elden (2009) was recently nominated as a psychotherapist and supervisor at sion of a psychologist and LICSW/PhD. and selected for Duluth's "20 Under 40" Essentia Health Adult Partial HospitalizaShe had been working at Northern Pines award. She was chosen for the award tion and Intensive Outpatient Programs. Mental Health in Brainerd doing evening inalong with a group of 20 young professionhome. She recently received her LGSW. als under the age of 40. The group of proTamara Miskovic (2010) is finishing the fessionals was selected for their excellent second year of her PhD program at the

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Field News The UMD Department of Social Work continues to work with area human service agencies in the placement of MSW students for their Field I and Field II internships. This academic year we have 41 students completing their field requirements including 16 through the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies. We are proud of the work our students do in their community field placements and appreciative of the support they receive from field supervisors and agencies. If you are interesting in becoming a field supervisor of having your agency approved to work with MSW students, contact Kathy Heltzer, MSSW,LICSW at 218-726-8935 or e-mail [email protected].

PAVSA, Duluth

If you are interested in being approved as an MSW Field Supervisor, please contact Kathy Heltzer, Field Director, at 726-8935 or [email protected] Human Development Center, Grand Marais, MN

Accend Services, Duluth

We want to thank the following agencies and supervisors for working with our MSW students this academic year: Accend Services: Julie Wicker, Trevor Swoverland Arrowhead Regional Corrections: Colleen Arras, Jen Wright Barron County Health & Human Services: David Hensley Carlton County Public Health & Human Services: Kim Munoz, Annie Napoli Children‘s Mental Health/REACH: Katie Rubesh, Beth Prewett College of St. Scholastica Academic Support Services: Melissa Watschke Duluth Denfeld High School: Shane Erickson Duluth Public Schools: Leslie Chaplin Duluth Schools ISD 709: Tracy Litman Essentia Health: Rebecca Hoversten-Mellem

First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center: Beth Olson Fond du Lac Social Services: Bunny Jaakola, Carol DeVerney Hubbard County Social Services: Julie Terdan, Greg Remus Human Development Center: Casey Ladd, Saprina Matheny Leech Lake Child Welfare: Ted Waukey, Erin Geary Lutheran Social Services Truancy Action Project: Dawn Shykes, Diane Hartley North Country Independent Living: Tom Wondolkowski, Linda Burhans Northwood Children‘s Services: John Ek, Ed Whemas, Jacqueline Blomstrom North Homes Children & Family Services: Rochelle DelGreco PAVSA: Mari Trine

Planned Parenthood: Gina Farrell Proctor School District: Phyllis Cook Sawyer County Health & Human Services: Julie Glynn St Louis County Commissioner‘s Office: Steve O‘Neil St. Louis County Public Health & Human Services: Holly Church, David Vukelich, Deborah Karkinen, Jaclyn Cook, James Ellingson St. Mary‘s Grief Support Services: Patricia Sigford, Ben Wolfe UMD Multicultural Center— International Student Services: Trisha O‘Keefe, Bonnie Keeling UMD Office of Student and Community Standards: Cat Riley, Erin Geary Woodland Middle School: Tracy Litman

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UMD MSW Alumni Make a Difference in the Lives of Students “The Peggy Scheller Scholarship was the help that I needed to keep going to school. It was more than 1) the money; the scholarship gave me hope. It helped me to believe that I could graduate from my MSW program at UMD while living in a rural area.” - Cecilia Bloomquist

The Will Dodge Scholarship tion‖. It is based primarily on Fund was established in need, and is designed to ―honor memory of an esteemed profesAmerican Indian communities‖. sor of Social Development who 3) The Peggy L. Scheller Memorial Scholarship is given in taught courses on administration and social planning and who memory of the sister of one of promoted grass roots community our graduates, Sue Kirby. Peggy ―The Will Dodge Scholarship helped me to become development. Will Dodge comwas a distinguished scholar and fully aware of the dedication and commitment to the bined strong values of social human service public servant social work profession shown by our UMD Departjustice with a practical sense of who died in an auto accident at ment of Social Work colleagues through their developing skills to work effecthe young age of 42. Her family giving. They set the stage so that my cohort and I tively for organizations on behalf wanted her memory to live on are able to give back with our own social work proof their clients. The Will Dodge ―through the work of that scholarfession legacies.”- Sigurd Haller Scholarship Fund is ―to support ship recipients provide to those students in their efforts to develwho serve.‖ This scholarship is Each year MSW students contribute significantly to op grass roots community organawarded to ―non-traditional stuthe region through internships and class projects ization skills‖. dents providing outreach serthat promote well-being and social justice. They go vices in rural areas‖. on to pursue successful careers in human services 2) The Don and Sylvia Schmid American Indian Child Welfare 4) The Donald and Mary Jane and become community leaders. Nationally, we Leaders Scholarship was doMaypole Fellowship was estabare among the top schools in graduating American nated by Mr. and Mrs. Schmid in lished in the spring of 2010 by Indian MSW students. recognition of ―the importance of his daughter Kristin. This Felhaving highly trained American lowship was designed to support Contributions from alumni can make a critical differIndian Social Workers who can a student committed to internaence in helping students fund their education. You serve as leaders working with tional social work, social work can donate by making a contribution to one of the tribal families and communities. with American Indians or human four scholarship funds described on the right or by It is given to American Indian service administration. Dr. Maymaking a general donation for special projects. Social Work students who plan pole was a social work professor to work in child welfare setting at UMD for 14 years, seven as If you are interested in making arrangements for an and who ―have the potential of Department Head, retiring in estate gift or stock transfer, please contact Bob acquiring the leadership position 2000. Sherman, Director of Development, CEHSP Develin serving primarily American opment Office at 218-726-6692 or Indians, on or off the [email protected]

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