OSF Scholars Meet King Abdullah at WLF
On 23 September, 2011, the Columbia University World Leaders Forum (WLF) program featured an address by Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, titled "The Arab Spring - Time to Listen and Act" followed by a questions and answer session with the audience. The five Open Society Social Work Fellows from Jordan, along with other Columbia students from Jordan, met His Majesty after the lecture.
Jordan Social Work Education for Excellence Program (JSWEEP)
was established at the invitation of Her Majesty Queen Rania. JSWEEP represents a collaboration involving the Ministry of Social Development, the Jordan River Foundation, the National Council for Family Affairs, the Columbia Global Center | Middle East, and the Columbia University School of Social Work.
Ann Wasef Sleman Al-Twal
Police Officer, Family Protection Department
Population Served: abused women and children
“This course was very useful. The skill I most value which I learned from the Foundations for Social Work Practice course was the study of eco-maps [as they relate to casework]...I would like to take a specialized course on treating victims of domestic violence.”
Sahar Hammouri
Head of Child Protection and Abuse, Ministry of Education
Population Served: women & children
“Social work is our hope for the success of this department. It can change the procedures we use in order to reduce school and student violence…and this is what makes me more and more willing to be engaged in understanding the theories of social work, the skills and assessments used and other procedures in social work.”
Shorouq Abu Hamour
Case Worker, Jordan Hospital*
Population served at Jordan Hospital: Hospital patients
“The study of social work [through JSWEEP] is important for my job because I learned skills that helped with patients who refused recommended medical treatment or patients admitted for attempted suicide.”
* Ms. Abu Hamour was recently promoted to Director of Case Management at the International Medical Council
Muhammad Yusuf Shabana
Director of Family & Child Department, Ministry of Social Development
Population Served: abused women and children
“The skills I most value from the Foundations course were the theories of social work, EcoMapping, genogram, social work values, and interviewing and supervision skills.”
