Showing events starting from February 1, 2015 up to February 28, 2015

February 7, 2015 - 9:00am to 5:00pm

This mini course will explore contemporary issues in spirituality and social work focused on what it means to competently integrate spirituality into one’s social work practice. In adopting a holistic perspective to guide practice, spirituality will be viewed as a dimension in the bio-psycho-social assessment and treatment planning process. This course will explore the rationale and need to integrate assessment and interventions related to spirituality in social work in a manner that supports culturally competent practice. It will examine how spirituality is rooted in the history of social work practice as well as exploring how to best define, integrate, and use spiritual assessment and interventions in addressing presenting client issues in clinical setting today. The relationship between spirituality and issues of race, gender and social class as well as spirituality across the life cycle will be addressed. Spiritual assessment related to specialized areas such as trauma, addiction/recovery and chronic...

Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.

February 9, 2015 to 1:00am

The Leadership in Community Benefit Organizations Porgram will offer a workshop on the topic of time management and time budgeting presented by Su Crabb. With the semester in full swing, join us for a discussion about time management skills for success. As leaders and managers of organizations, projects, and ourselves, time management skills and resources are crucial to maintaining balance and overall effectiveness of the work we do.

Please bring your lunch.

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February 9, 2015 to April 14, 2015

This exhibit features a breadth of projects showcasing engaged learning opportunities at Michigan. Engaged learning foregrounds authentic, participatory, problem-based learning and community engagement in academic settings, such as service learning, academic internships, undergraduate research, education abroad, and civic arts engagement. From weaving in Peru to building a low-cost book scanner in the engineering classroom to combatting plant blindness through creative expression, these projects enable students to put theory into practice, integrate their learning across contexts, take greater ownership over their education, and create positive social change in very “real” ways.

For more information on this exhibit and other programming related to engaged learning see the library web site page Learning in Real Life Event Series .

February 9, 2015 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm

The Peer Consultation Group offers a seminar-like experience where students can come to consult each other with field-related issues/support. The groups are open and drop-in. You can come to as many or as little as you like. 

February 9, 2015 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm

There are many moments where the idea of "keep on keepin on" may be easier said than done. To try and help process some of those thoughts, feelings, emotions, deeper learning, new insights, frustrations; talk about current social issues, national or global topics; keep the momentum going from some of the really powerful forums and panels and discussions last week; share best practices about self-care and how you're getting through; or just force yourself to take time to engage with some of the other amazing people in the SSW that you may or may not know yet and haven't been able to hang out with in the way you want to - consider dropping by the next VIBES Session.

If you are unable to make it but want information, have questions, suggestions, comments, or a strong desire to send an email just because, you are absolutely welcome to send an email to Lloyd Shelton (lloydsh@umich.edu) or Sarah Emeritz (semeritz@umich.edu), or Phyllis Shelman (pshelman@umich.edu) if you have specific event or social related ideas. You are also invited to stop in and visit members of the Student Union during their office hours or set up an appointment.

Food will be provided by the Office of Student Services and the Dean's Office.

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February 10, 2015 - 9:30am

Admissions representives will be prenting at the University of Michigan Detroit Center to share information about U-M's MSW and PhD programs.

February 11, 2015 (all day)

Educational Agreement is due to the Office of Field Instruction for review.

For this due date, the student must complete and submit their Identifying Information (Tab 1) and their Assignments (Tab 2). The Field Instructor must review and approve Tabs 1 and 2. 

The Educational Agreement must be fully approved by the Field Instructor before it is ready for your Field Liaison's approval. Therefore OFI suggests submitting the form to your Field Instructor one week prior to the deadline. This gives the Field Instructor time to review and approve your work before the deadline.

Questions or concerns? Contact ssw.ofi@umich.edu.

February 11, 2015 (all day)

2nd Year Field Placement Application Form due for 2nd year 20-month students. 

Students planning to stay at the same placement must still fill out this form to verify their plan with the Office of Field Instruction.