The Golden Years and Grave Justice: The Social Safety Net — Whole or Full of Holes?
1:00 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, 2007
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Where have all the children gone, especially girls, and who will take care of me? The cradle to grave society and social security in the PRC, from Communism to Socialist Economy with five-year plans. Mao is not just turning over in his glass grave, he’s shrinking. How do Chinese citizens prepare for the future? In China, where is the future?

Christine Jorgensen, a licensed clinical social worker, and her husband, Professor James Jorgensen, have taught in China on four separate occasions. She lived in the work unit for the China Youth College of Political Science and taught various aspects of social work. Her travels in China include Harbin, Tibet, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Guilin, Xian, Chengdu, the Panda Research Center, Chengde, Tianjin, Chongqing, Yangtze River, Three Gorges, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macau. Ms. Jorgensen’s background includes casework experience in the Cook County Department of Welfare, Denver County Social Services and at The Children’s Hospital, Denver, as coordinator and co-director of the Child Advocacy Team as well as assistant director of clinical social work and adjunct professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work.