Study Abroad to Bangladesh (Micro-finances in Bangladesh)
Deborah Jacobson,
dxj@case.edu
The 3 hour course and program for alumni and friends is being offered through Southern
Illinois Carbondale School of Social Work with the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case
Western Reserve University. The program to Bangladesh will take place December 27 through
January 11 and will focus on the role of Micro-credit and Micro finance to alleviate poverty,
empower women and facilitate social development and nurture social entrepreneurship in a developing
country. Students and alumni and professionals will have a chance to meet the 2006 Nobel Peace
Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus, as well as the president of Bangladesh.
El Salvador: Women and Community Development
Soad Mansour,
soad.mansour@case.edu
Participants will have an incredible journey experiencing the
Salvadoran culture and history visiting Mejicanos, San Salvador, and Zaragoza. By visiting the
martyr sites of the civil war and spending time with the children, women, and youth of IPM’s
Project Partners, this experience provides a profound understanding of this beautiful country. The
trip will help the participants understand the country's intriguing political, economic, and
religious history.
Spring Break Study in Israel: Modern Israel: Women's Health Issues
in a Multicultural Society
Deborah Jacobson,
dxj@case.edu
This 3 hour course and program for alumni and friends during Spring Break is being offered
through The Mandel School of Applied Social Science is partnering with the Jewish Community
 Federation of Cleveland and
the Jewish Agency. Participants will have a chance to meet with and learn about ISHA: ISRAEL HEALTH
ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN which is a vital initiative launched in 2001 by the Jewish Community
Federation of Cleveland and the Jewish Agency as a dynamic model for change. It is a unique
multi-organizational, international program which brings together and trains primary health care
professionals, lay leaders, women health advocates, academics and researchers in partnership with
major organizations to significantly advance women's health in all sectors of society in Israel.
Spring Break Study in the Netherlands
Deborah Jacobson,
dxj@case.edu
The 3 hour course during Spring Break in the Netherlands for Undergraduate and Graduate
students is an annual trip to Amsterdam and surrounding areas. This experience is designed to
familiarize students and faculty with Dutch social policies for homelessness, prostitution, drug
use, substance abuse, social services, adoption research and policy, schools, neighborhood social
control, multicultural aspects of healthcare, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. The trip
includes guided tours of neighborhoods and social institutions and daily lectures by government
officials, practicing social workers, and many of Holland's most prominent scholars. The experience
will challenge students to compare Holland with the United States and help students understand the
strengths and weaknesses of social policies and human services in both countries. The three-credit
course concentrations include health policy, mental health, and an undergraduate survey course.
Spring Break Study in Guatemala: Travel and Study of Child
Welfare
Zoe Breen-Wood
zoe.wood@case.edu
Victor Groza,
victor.groza@case.edu
This 3 credit hour graduate and undergraduate course and 30 hour CEU program is designed to
familiarize participants with child welfare issues, social services, and indigenous
community-development, particularly women cooperatives. The plan is that some time each morning
participants will learn Spanish, followed by guided tours of programs. The experience will
challenge participants to compare Guatemala with the United States, and understand the strengths
and weaknesses of social policies and human services in both countries. The program is an intense
small group experience in living, learning, traveling and studying.
Spring/Summer In China:An International Study in Health and
Human Services
Deborah Jacobson, dxj@case.edu
This 3 hour course and program for alumni and friends (mid May, 2009) takes an integrated
approach to the study of health and human services in China. Students can sign up
for Spring or Summer semester. Components of the study include the following: 1) present-day
life, lifestyle and living conditions of people in urban and rural China, including their economic
and social problems; 2) an analysis of how these factors influence the development and functioning
of individuals, families, groups or communities; and 3) an analysis of global issues, including
globalization as they affect life in various parts of the world including North America and China
and 4) an analysis of health and social welfare in China, including policy, the structure and
organization of institutions and services. The purpose is to facilitate a deepened awareness
of the profound local, national and international forces that impede progress toward more rapid
patterns of health, social and economic development for all, especially the historically
disadvantaged population groups (women, poor, seniors, tribals, and disabled persons) and to
identify concepts and practices that work well in individual settings and those such as
empowerment, social development and participatory research that work well in community
settings.
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