Showing events on January 9, 2015
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Social Workers
January 9, 2015 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
The goal of the GIS course is to provide a general introduction to the use of GIS software for social work practice. Students will learn the basics of practical mapping of data and information using a range of GIS software. Student will learn the basic strategies of securing data, securing map images, and integration of maps and data to create single and multi-layered data maps. Students will be presented with real time applications of this mapped information in clinical and community practice.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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CASC Info Session
January 9, 2015 - 12:00pm to 12:30pm
Interested in learning more about the Community Action and Social Change minor? Come to this info session to learn more about the CASC community, what CASC is and what it can offer you in your undergraduate program, the types of courses you'll take, and the available opportunities for CASC students after graduation!
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Curtis Center: Pizza & Pontification
January 9, 2015 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Join the Curtis Center for "Pizza & Pontification" -- a series of discussions, trainings and presentations on the second Friday of the month at 12 noon in the Curtis Center Conference Room. Pizza and salad lunch available at 11:45 am. All are welcome!
January 9: Elizabeth Thomason, PhD, University of Michigan, is a post-doctoral fellow with the Curtis Center working with the program evaluation group. Her research interests include maternal mental health and family well-being during the early childhood years. Her dissertation examined the relations between maternal cognitions and maternal depressive symptoms during the perinatal period. Through examination of individual-level and socio-contextual factors, Elizabeth will talk about her work which seeks to contribute to prevention and intervention programs aimed at improving maternal mental health and child outcomes.