Symposium

Department of Social Work

Juanita House and Jamie Scott

Professor Betty Brown-Chappell. Sponsor

Intergenerational Project

This Ypsilanti HUD funded grant undertaken by Eastern Michigan University social work interns provides youth and elders the opportunity to interact by participating in the Intergenerational Project. This project is based upon skill and relationship building that statistically improves the degree of respect and understanding between members of the community. This paper will demonstrate a model of elders and youth, in community cooperation.

Session C - Alumni Room - 12:00 p.m.~12:15 p.m.

Diana Krajewski

Professor Elvia Krajewski-Jaime, Sponsor

Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) Evaluation

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Eastern Michigan University a three-year COPC grant to promote effective relationships between EMU and Ypsilanti by working with community organizations and local governments to revitalize low-income neighborhoods and bring new opportunities to Ypsilanti citizens. The COPC Project has to be semi-annually evaluated to ensure that EMU is fulfilling their duties of the grant and to make necessary improvements. This applied research is based on the first evaluation, which surveyed both EMU and community partners.

Session B - Alumni Room - 10:30 a.m.~10:45 a.m.

Lisa Luderman

Professor Betty Brown-Chappell, Sponsor

Stop the Violence

Domestic violence is a societal problem that affects millions of women each year. The Violence Against Women Act was passed in 2000 and made available over $3 billion to combat the problem of domestic violence. This paper demonstrates a systematic analysis of the Violence Against Women Act. Included will be the historical problems leading to the formation of domestic violence legislation, the nature of domestic violence, description of the policy and the effects on the target population.

Session A - Alumni Room - 8:45 a.m.~9:00 a.m.

Lisa Neverdausky

Professor Bonnie Miller, Sponsor

Relational Aggression: A Study of the Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls

Recently, researchers have discovered that what they once considered to be arbitrary teasing, harmless pranks, and petty jealousies occurring within the social groups of girls are, in fact, precisely planned campaigns executed with cruel cunning and malicious forethought. In this paper, the author compares groundbreaking studies, demonstrates how this covert culture of aggression develops and explains why many healthy teenage girls become depressed and self-destructive upon reaching adolescence.

Session C - Alumni Room - 11:45 a.m~12:00 p.m.


			Department of Social Work Juanita House and Jamie Scott Professor Betty Brown-Chappell. Sponsor Intergenerational Project This Ypsilanti HUD funded grant undertaken by Eastern Michigan University social work interns provides youth and elders the opportunity to interact by participating in the Intergenerational Project. This project is based upon skill and relationship building that statistically improves the degree of respect and understanding between members of the community. This paper will demonstrate a model of elders and youth, in community cooperation. Session C - Alumni Room - 12:00 p.m.~12:15 p.m. Diana Krajewski Professor Elvia Krajewski-Jaime, Sponsor Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) Evaluation The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Eastern Michigan University a three-year COPC grant to promote effective relationships between EMU and Ypsilanti by working with community organizations and local governments to revitalize low-income neighborhoods and bring new opportunities to Ypsilanti citizens. The COPC Project has to be semi-annually evaluated to ensure that EMU is fulfilling their duties of the grant and to make necessary improvements. This applied research is based on the first evaluation, which surveyed both EMU and community partners. Session B - Alumni Room - 10:30 a.m.~10:45 a.m. Lisa Luderman Professor Betty Brown-Chappell, Sponsor Stop the Violence Domestic violence is a societal problem that affects millions of women each year. The Violence Against Women Act was passed in 2000 and made available over $3 billion to combat the problem of domestic violence. This paper demonstrates a systematic analysis of the Violence Against Women Act. Included will be the historical problems leading to the formation of domestic violence legislation, the nature of domestic violence, description of the policy and the effects on the target population. Session A - Alumni Room - 8:45 a.m.~9:00 a.m. Lisa Neverdausky Professor Bonnie Miller, Sponsor Relational Aggression: A Study of the Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls Recently, researchers have discovered that what they once considered to be arbitrary teasing, harmless pranks, and petty jealousies occurring within the social groups of girls are, in fact, precisely planned campaigns executed with cruel cunning and malicious forethought. In this paper, the author compares groundbreaking studies, demonstrates how this covert culture of aggression develops and explains why many healthy teenage girls become depressed and self-destructive upon reaching adolescence. Session C - Alumni Room - 11:45 a.m~12:00 p.m.