TCU's Department of Social Work presents an "Evening with Gary Bailey"

Fort Worth, TX

1/16/2008

Gary Bailey, MSW, ACSW, the visiting Green Honors Chair for TCU's Department of Social Work, is speaking on "The Future of Social Work and the Need for Diversity within the Profession" at TCU on Thursday, Feb. 7. The event will take place at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni & Visitors Center, 2820 Stadium Drive on the TCU campus, with a reception at 5:45 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per person if reservation is received by Jan. 31, $15 afterwards. RSVP to l.runge@tcu.edu.

Professor Gary Bailey currently serves as the chairperson of the National Social Work Public Education Campaign and is a member of the NASW Foundation Board of Directors. He is the immediate past president of NASW having served as president from 2003-2005 and was the president-elect from 2002-2003. His tenure at NASW has also included serving as the NASW national 2nd vice president and the association’s treasurer. Bailey was a member of the NASW Insurance Trust Board of Trustees and was also president of the Massachusetts chapter of NASW from 1993 to 1995.

Bailey earned his BA from the Eliot Pearson School of Child Study at Tufts University and his MSW from Boston University School of Social Work. He is currently an assistant professor at Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work where he chairs the Dynamics of Racism and Oppression foundation sequence. Bailey is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including being named Social Worker of the Year by both the National and Massachusetts NASW in 1998. He was made a Social Work Pioneer by NASW in 2005, making him the youngest individual to receive this honor. Bailey also received the Boston University School of Social Work Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Social Work.

Bailey is highly sought after as a trainer and consultant on topics which include board development; international social work practice; elder and family housing program development; issues pertaining to diversity, social justice and human rights; and working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) communities.

For more information about TCU’s Department of Social Work, visit www.socialwork.tcu.edu.