Pitt's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Will Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Allegheny County's Department of Human Services With Sept. 28 Seminar

PITTSBURGH-The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Pittsburgh will join Allegheny County's Department of Human Services (DHS) in the celebration of the department's 10th anniversary. "Organizational Strategies for Community Services: Looking Back 10 Years, Looking Forward to the Next 50" is part of a series of seminars examining the design, delivery, and evaluation of performance of services for Allegheny County residents. It will include two panel discussions on the theme Continuity in Community Service Through Changing Times. The free public seminar will be held from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 28, in the Lower Lounge of the William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. A reception will follow.

The seminar will focus on three issues that challenge DHS: designing effective services for the aging population; developing more effective practices for the transition of incarcerated residents back into constructive lives; and utilizing information technology in the design, monitoring, evaluation, and redesign of all services.

The first panel, "Looking Back 10 Years," will feature key speakers from DHS; the second, "Looking Forward to the Next 50," will feature GSPIA scholars whose work focuses on the key issues confronting DHS.

For more information, contact Joyce Valiquette at 412-624-6614 or valiq@pitt.edu.

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