COLLOQUIUM
SECOND YEAR
FALL 1996
WEDNESDAYS 5-6 PM
1140 CUMBERLAND HALL
INSTRUCTOR: AMY BLANK

ASSIGNMENTS:
Conduct "The Village" Child Watch Site Visit
Read background materials as assigned
Complete in and out of class exercises
Follow current issues in the news
Participate in one of four DebateWatch '96
GRADING:
50% - "The Village" Child Watch Site Visits
50% - Attendance / Participation

PROGRAM:

September 4
Discussion: The News & What's in it for Children
Course Overview - Coalition Building
September 11
Becoming Members of the Village -
Training on "The Village" Child Watch Site Visits

UNIT I - ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
September 18
Living on Little: Welfare, Minimum vs. Living Wages
Small Group Exercise: Planning a Household Budget
September 25
Teen Pregnancy & Single Parenthood
Candid Discussions with Teen Parents

DebateWatch '96 - Presidential Debate - St. Louis
October 2
Daily Struggles: Housing / Homelessness / Hunger
SITE VISIT - Family Emergence Shelter

DebateWatch '96 Vice Presidential Debate - Hartford

UNIT II - HEALTH
October 9
Challenges: Physical and Emotional Disabilities
Small Group Exercise - Walking in Others' Shoes

DebateWatch '96 - Presidential - St. Petersburg
October 16
Internship Fair

DebateWatch '96 - Vice Presidential - San Diego
October 23
Checking Out: Substance Abuse
Candid Discussions with Clients
October 30
There's no Doctor in This House
SITE VISIT - Neonatal Care Unit and ER Rooms
November 5
ELECTION DAY: GET - OUT - AND - VOTE !

UNIT III - EDUCATION
November 6
A Threat to National Security: Deficiencies in Education
Briefing and Discussion
November 13
Getting a HEAD START
SITE VISIT - HEAD START

UNIT IV - SAFETY
November 20
Violence is a Black and Blue Issue: Abuse & Neglect
Candid Discussions with Survivors of Abuse
December 4
Life Imitating Art / Art Imitating Life: Media Violence
Training on the Children's T.V. Campaign
December 11
Gangs & Guns: Juvenile Delinquency and Prevention
SITE VISIT - College Park Youth and Family Services
December 18
OPEN FOR DISCUSSION



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