A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
Mental Health Law and Social Policy
The USC Community is invited to part 1 of 4 interactive video teleconferenced seminars on Mental Health & Social Work. presented by USC School of Social Work China Program.
Thursday, March 29, 2007, 6-9 pm
USC Montgomery Ross Fisher Building, MRF 204
Presented by the USC School of Social Work China Program.
Dr. Iris Chi, Golden Age Association/Frances Wu Chair for Chinese Elderly, will be leading a course this spring at Peking University. Three sessions from this course will be conducted via video teleconference, allowing participants in Beijing, China and here at the USC Park Campus to interact during the seminar. The fourth will be Student Presentations on various topics on mental health and China, followed by a Q&A session, signifying the conclusion of this 10 session intensive course on Mental Health and Social Work at Peking University.
Instructors:
Ralph D. Fertig, U.S. Administrative Judge (Ret.) and Associate Professor, Teaching Faculty Madeleine Stoner, Ph.D. , Richard and Ann Thor Professor of Urban Social Development Iris Chi, DSW, Golden Age Association/Frances Wu Chair for Chinese Elderly
Brown Bag Seminar Convenor: Debbie Winters, MSW / LCSW, Clinical Instructor
To RSVP & more information, please contact: Suzan Luu, Program Coordinator for the China Program at suzanluu@usc.edu
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