Community Highlights
Train-The-Trainer
The Train-The-Trainer Certification Program in Child Protection Special Investigation is designed for experienced child protection trainers who will be providing training program for child protection interviewers in their own locale. The TTT Program is available to Social Workers in Hong Kong.
Learn More at Train-the-Trainer Certification Program
Contact TTT
Dr. Monit Cheung
424 Social Work Building
Phone:713-743-8107
Email:mcheung@uh.edu
PeaceJam
PeaceJam is a year-long, on-going educational program for youth. It is built around Nobel Peace Laureates who work personally with youth to pass on the spirit, skills and wisdom that they embody.
Contact PeaceJam
Jamie Parker
110HA Social Work Building
Phone:713-743-8039
Email:PJam@central.uh.edu
Protective Services Training
Protective Services Training Institute PSTI was established in the year 1991 as an innovative partnership between the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS) and four graduate schools of social work in Texas.
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Contact PSTI
Email: psti@central.uh.edu
Complete Listing of PSTI Staff
Continuing Education
Continuing Education Courses at the GCSW are designed to provide the human services community with opportunities to build practice knowledge and skills by offering courses which are responsive, dynamic and up-to-the-minute. Courses are designed for social workers, pychologists, psychiatrists, educators, nurses, counselors, and other human service professionals.
All courses are accepted for Social Work Continuing Education Units and LPC Credits. Other disciplines should verify CEU acceptance with their licensing board.
Learn More at
• Continuing Education
• CE Course Schedule
• Register for Online Courses
Contact CE
Phone:713-743-8143
Email:gsswce@central.uh.edu
Office of Community Projects
American Humanics
Vision, Passion, Growth, Leadership
The American Humanics Program is an innovative course of study that equips college and university students to become skilled professionals and leaders in America's nonprofit organizations.
Learn More at
http://uh.edu/humanics/
Contact American Humanics
Lori Godwin
Phone: 713-743-8018
Email: lgodwin@uh.edu
Child Welfare Education Program
The Child Welfare Education Project (CWEP) prepares master's level social work students for the challenging and rewarding work found in children's protective services.
• Apply to CWEP
• CWEP Program Overview
• Recent Issue of Newsline
• Resources for Current
Students
• Criteria for Title IV-E CWEP Stipend
• Title IV-E Resources
Contact CWEP
• Dr. Monit Cheung, Principal Investigator
mcheung@uh.edu / 713-743-8107
• Joe Papick, LCSW-AP, Director
jpapick@uh.edu / 713-743-1394
• Brunessia Wilson, MSW, Student Affairs
bwilson3@uh.edu / 713-743-8147
Complete Listing of CWEP Staff
Center of Drug and Social Policy Research
As a university research office, the overall objective of the Office of Drug and Social Policy Research is the development of new knowledge in substance abuse and related social problems from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Learn more at
http://www.uh.edu/cdspr
Contact CDSPR
Phone: 713-743-8098
Email: jcodd@uh.edu
Community Projects at the GCSW
The University of Houston’s growing challenge is to enhance its institutional commitment to improve the quality of life in Houston. Throughout its 40 year history, the Graduate College of Social Work has been committed to community engagement through continuously connecting for sustained collaborative relationships with the larger local, regional/state, national and global communities.
The Graduate College of Social Work has a vital program of curricular engagement in which students supervised Faculty Projects committing themselves to field placements in a large number of community-based and governmental agencies to work and learn. Through its community research and collaboration programs administered by its Office of Community Projects, the Graduate College of Social Work provides institutional resources for community use for the mutual benefit of both the university and its collaborators.
A leading force in the University of Houston’s strategic objective of obtaining a Tier 1 status in the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s ranking for community advancement, the Graduate College is providing quality education for an internationally diverse student body, applying its research expertise to examine issues affecting communities and engaging in public service that takes advantage of Houston extensive resources and strategic location as global hub.
Nobel Women's Initiative
The Nobel Women's Initiative was established in 2006 by sister Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Wangari Maathai, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan Maguire. These six women, representing North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, decided to bring together their extraordinary experiences in a united effort for peace with justice and equality. The Vision of the Nobel Women's Initiative is a world transformed, a nonviolent world of security, equality and well-being for all.
Learn More at
http://www.nobelwomensinitiative.org/
Contact NWI
Demetri Lopez
Manager, Events & Operations
Phone: 713-743-8119
Email:dlopez@nobelwomensinitiative.org
Community-Based Research
The Office of Community Projects provides opportunities for GCSW faculty, staff and the community to collaborate on needs assessments and program evaluations for social service agencies throughout the state of Texas.
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Contact Information
Cache Steinberg
Phone:713-743-8142
Email: csteinberg@uh.edu
