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CU students to meet with legislators, attend rally in Frankfort

Large group, led by Campbellsville University Assistant Professor of Social Work Debbie Carter, will attend from main campus at Campbellsville and from campus at Somerset. Group will meet with Rep. John BAM Carney. Theme of rally is Social Workers Change Futures

News from Campbellsville University

Campbellsville University students will be participating in National Professional Social Work Month by attending a social work rally at the Capitol Rotunda, inside the Kentucky State Capitol, 702 Capitol AV (MAP), Frankfort, KY, starting at 1pmET/12pm noonCT, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The students will meet with 51st District Rep. Bam Carney, and participate in the "Lunch with Legislators" from 11:30amET to 12:45pmET and then continue to the 1pm rally, which is expected to last one hour.



The rally will feature comments from Gov. Steve Beshear; Janie Miller, Cabinet for Health and Family Services secretary; Pat Wilson, Cabinet for Health and Family Services commissioner; Rep. Susan Westrom; Rep. Jim Wayne; Margaret Hazlette, Kentucky Board of Social Work chair; and a social work student.

The theme of the month's celebration is "Social Workers Change Futures."

Debbie Carter, assistant professor of social work at CU, said there is a large group of students going to Frankfort from CU's main campus, as well as a group of CU students from Somerset Community College.

"This is a good example of how our two campuses are trying to work together to make sure the students get the same opportunities," she said.

Everyone is invited to attend this ceremony to show their support for the social work profession.

National Association of Social Work-Ky. Chapter leadership and members of the state board of directors will be available for comment before and after the rally.

The 2011 Social Work Month theme promotes the role of social worker as a positive change agent. NASW Executive Director Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH says that NASW and its chapters will use this theme as a cornerstone to promote the message that social workers improve the fabric of society by serving as advocates for people who need help addressing serious life challenges. She said there are 640,000 professional social workers in the United States who have dedicated their careers to either helping people transform their lives or improving environments that make such change possible.



This story was posted on 2011-02-25 09:55:50
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