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

February 20, 2015 - 9:00am to 5:00pm

This mini-course focuses on the characteristics and competencies of the executive leader. After introduction s and a brief overview on elements of leadership as conceptualized by different authors, we will look at a number of assays which will help the individual student compile her or his own profile . These assays will include "temperament" assessments such as the Myers Briggs and the Emotional Intelligence Assay, on the characteristics side, and managerial assessments and Executive profile mapping from the competency sets The interaction between characteristic sets and competency sets will be discussed. We will also explore the social psychology and sociology of leadership-in-action, Various readings from the Harvard Business Review, including one from Manfred Kets DE Vries, an organizational thinker and trained psychoanalyst will be explored. The assignment will be to develop a personal learning/development plan.

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

February 20, 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! 

February 20, 2015 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

The U-M School of Social Work is hosting the University of Pittsburgh's Joyce Bell, who will give a talk on her book, "The Black Power Movement and American Social Work".

There will be 3 panelists reacting to the book talk:

Assistant Professor Desmond Patton (Social Work)

Assistant Professor Rachel Best (Sociology)

Graduate Student Grace Adofoli (Social Work and Public Health)

The talk is co-sponsored by the SSW's Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality and the Community Organizing Learning Community. Lunch will be served.

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February 21, 2015 - 9:00am to 5:00pm

This is an advanced methods mini-course focused on forensic interviewing of children. The mini-course is particularly relevant to interviewing children alleged to have been sexually abused, but also be relevant to gathering information from children about a spectrum of traumatic experiences. This mini-course will provide a critical review of the evidence/research that is relied upon in forensic interviewing of children and will provide information about best practice. The course takes a child-centered/social justice approach, will admonish professionals to take into account the child’s needs, developmental stage, and functioning, as well as the specifics of the allegations, when conducting forensic interviews. ...

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

February 23, 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 23, 2015 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm

Stages of the Soul: Opportunities in the Second Half of Life

The tasks for personal growth in the second half of life are different from those in the first half of life. In this slide-lecture, we look deeply at the "stages of the soul:" Call, Search, Struggle, Breakthrough and Return. These stages offer a "map" of psycho-spiritual development that incorporates ideas such as individuation (Jung), ego-integrity (Erikson), and gero-transcendence (Tornstam), offering a vision of positive aging in later life.

We begin our assessment with an overview of psychological development in the second half of life, illustrated by self-portraits of Rembrandt and selected dreams. This account gives a foundation for appreciating dimensions of positive aging, such as "successful aging" and "productive aging." The main message of the presentation is an account of what "conscious aging" might signify, with attention to implications for policy and practice in response to population aging.

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February 23, 2015 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm

The Leadership in Community Benefit Organizations Program is hosting our first Leadership Talk with Katie Doyle, Executive Director of Ozone House,  on the topic of Women in Leadership. Katie has an MSW and MBA from the University of Michigan and has held several management roles in various organizations throughout her career. She is a dynamic leader in the community with skills and experience relevant for social work leaders and managers.

Food will be provided.

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February 23, 2015 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

The event involves viewing of the documentary Dark Girls followed by a faculty panel discussion on the various perspectives of 'blackness' among women in society today. 

"Dark Girls is a documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color---particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture." (IMBD.COM)