NASW is pleased to report that Congressman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) held a congressional briefing on the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act (H.R.795/S. 686) on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Speakers and their remarks can be found below.
Congressional Briefing
Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Room
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
10:00am-12:00pm
2203 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC
Agenda
- Introduction: Vincent Lau, Howard University Social Work Fellow, Office of Congressman Ed Towns
- Welcoming Remarks: Mr. Albert Whiltshire, Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Ed Towns
- Moderator: Dr. Tricia Bent-Goodley, Howard University, National Association of Black Social Workers
Speakers:
- Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, Executive Director, National Council of Negro Women
- Dr. Elizabeth J. Clark, Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers
- Ms. Mildred Joyner, President, Council on Social Work Education/Department Chair, West Chester University Undergraduate Social Work Program
- Dr. Jeane Anastas, Professor, New York University/President-Elect, National Association of Social Workers
- Dr. Richard Barth, Dean, University of Maryland School of Social Work
- Dr. Joan Levy Zlotnik, Director, Social Work Policy Institute
