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Past Events
 

Conferences

2004: "The Power of the Strength-based Approach in Working with Women in Prison"
Jo-Z Powers and Margy Mayk
134th Congress of Corrections, Chicago, Ill.

2001: "Yo No Hablo Espanol:Facilitating a Group in Another Language"
Pat Merle
Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups Conference, Dayton, Ohio.

2001: "Celebrating Our Stories: Workshops for Women in Prison"
Pat Merle
Women's Resistance: From Victimization to Criminalization Conference, Ottawa, Canada.

1998: Keynote Address
by Margy Mayk and Pat Merle
Wellness Fair, Maguire Air Force Base, New Jersey



Awards

2004: ESL Jefferson Award: Jo-Z Powers

2004: Phoenix Award: LuEthel Tate

2003: NY AIDS Coalition Vanguard Awards: Jo-Z Powers

2003: Women of the Year Award: Margy Mayk and Pat Merle

2002: Albion Correctional Facility Volunteer of the Year: Jo-Z Powers

1998: 3WG Community Spirit Award: Margy Mayk and Pat Merle


Publications

2004: "Yo no hablo Espanol: Facilitating a Group in Another Language" by Patricia M. Merle in Growth and Development Through Group Work, eds: CLaudia J. Carson et al. Publisher: Haworth Press

2000: A Narrative Analysis of the Meaning of the Gifts and Strengths of Women in Prison As Expressed in Their Life Stories
Doctoral Dissertation by Patricia M. Merle
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 REV:3/9/2005