Showing events starting from November 1, 2016 up to November 30, 2016
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Adventure/Experiential-Based Therapy/ Infusing Intentional Actions into your Clinical Practice
November 11, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET
This workshop will focus on the use of adventure-based activities in therapy with individuals, groups and families. Participants will be introduced to an adventure approach through lectures, discussions and demonstrations. This workshop is designed to provide the participant with a theoretical, philosophical and experiential understanding of adventure and experiential learning and its application to therapy. Course content includes the theoretical and philosophical foundations of adventure based practice, a discourse on the safe and appropriate use of adventure activities with different client groups, a demonstration on facilitating adventure activities, and use of adventure activities in assessment and intervention.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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Student Union Town Hall
November 11, 2016 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET
The SSW Student Union is holding a forum for candidates for their executive offices. Come support your peers; listen to each candidate and discuss any concerns.
Refreshments will be served.
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SSW Current Events Cafe
November 14, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
As a response to violence and social justice issues worldwide, the School of Social Work is hosting several Current Events Cafes. Cafes provide a reflective conversational space to process, (un)learn together, and move forward social justice work - micro, mezzo, and macro. To be responsive to current events, topics and resources will be announced via email a few days prior to each cafe.
Join us at the Current Events Cafe on Monday, 11/14, 12-2pm, in room 2202 of the School of Education for a space to process, debrief, and discuss the election results.
Professor Cristina Bares will facilitate hands-on reflective activities; such as origami, coloring, and journaling. You are also encouraged to bring a laptop or tablet as we will work together to create a list of local, national, and global actions.
Snacks provided.
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Job Talk - Tam Perry, PhD, MSSW
November 14, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM ET
Candidate: Tam Perry, PhD, MSSW, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University
Job Talk Title: Dis(place)ment amidst revitalization: Perspectives of older Detroiters
Application materials, livestream & recording link, and feedback survey can be found at
https://ssw.umich.edu/about/faculty-openings/job-talks.Lunch will be served.
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Islam Teach In
November 14, 2016 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET
Learn about the pillars of Islam, the dangers of Islamophobia and how social workers can be better allies and social change agents.
Please join us for a brief presentation, panel and small group discussion. Food will be provided!
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"The Next American Revolution": Detroit, Place and Space to Begin Anew
November 14, 2016 - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM ET
The Student Rights Project (SRP) in collaboration with SSW Reads invites students to join in on a discussion on advocacy and activism in Detroit.
Celebrate the legacy of Grace Lee Boggs through an interdisciplinary discussion on chapter four of The Next American Revolution "Detroit, Place and Space to Begin Anew". Receive a copy of chapter four upon RSVP. Food will be provided.RSVP for this event by Friday, November 11
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Expressive Arts / Dialogue Open Space
November 15, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
Open space for MSW students:
Dialogue on the election results and related current events
Expressive arts through collage - materials provided
Lunch provided.
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Expressive Arts / Dialogue Open Space
November 16, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
Open space for MSW students:
Dialogue on the election results and related current events
Expressive arts through collage - materials provided
Lunch provided.
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Alumni Lunch Session: Social Policy & Evaluation Panel
November 16, 2016 - 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM ET
This lunch panel will focus on highlighting specific skills, adapting your resume, suggestions on how to search and get job listings, marking trends for this sector and information about data visualization.
On the panel:
Sue Ann Savas: Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work. Sue Ann received her MSW and BA in economics from the University of Michigan. For the past 20 years, Sue Ann practiced as a program evaluator. She specializes in the areas of program design, logic modeling, evaluation planning, implementation evaluations, outcome measurement, and reporting for continuous quality improvement. She uses an interdisciplinary approach, collaborating with providers from the fields of social work, public health, environmental health, and education.
Sarah Beu: Evaluation Specialist. Sarah, MSW, leads several evaluation projects and coordinates professional and student trainings on evaluation skills. She gained evaluation experience at the U-M School of Social Curtis Center Program Evaluation Group. She also provided technical and evaluation consulting services to national grantees through the National Council for Behavioral Health, an organization based out of Washington D.C. Sarah's interest lie in participatory evaluation designs, data visualization best practices, and quantitative data analysis.
*Lunch will be provided. RSVP here
Event presented by the Office of Career Services and the Social Policy & Evaluation Student Group.
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John's Meeting Workshop
November 17, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Producing effective meetings, how to get as little done as you do now in half the time.