The Jamaica Association of Social Workers will host a three-day Training Conference from March 12 to 14 in the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWI, Mona Campus. Topics to be discussed include Treating Children who are Traumatized by Sexual Violence; Working with Survivors of Rape in the Jamaican Setting; Sexual Violence among Children: A Jamaican Perspective; and Signs of Depression and Treatment in Children and Adults. Presenters will include Dr. Joan Lesser, Smith College, Massachusetts; Dr Marlene Cooper, Fordham University, New York; Mrs. Maureen Little, Dr. Charles Thessiger and Dr. Gillian Lowe, of the Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, UWI, Mona and
Ms. Peta-Anne Baker, Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work UWI, Mona. The cost of the conference is $4,500 per person. There is also an early bird price of $3,500 if the conference fee is paid by March 3. Fees can be paid at Room 7, Social Welfare Training Centre, UWI, Mona. For more information on the Conference please contact the Social Welfare Training Centre at 927-2478.