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February 2, 2016 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

This session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work MSW programs. Topics covered will include: Curriculum Options, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more. 

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February 4, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

Join the Making of a video and written collage documenting what solidarity means to you and enjoy free pizza!

How to work and support the community

The benefits of the ID

Information on future events

How to get involved

February 5, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

This course will include a comprehensive review of cognitive-behavioral therapy for major depression and other related mood disorders. Behavioral activation, problem solving, and cognitive restructuring techniques will be reviewed and practiced in an interactive format. Live CBT interventions will be presented throughout the course. Training in intervention related homework related exercises and techniques for enhancing adherence to outside of session exercises will also be an integral part of the course.

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February 5, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

Distrust based on a history of unsatisfactory experiences with human service professionals and low retention in, and premature termination of services can reduce successful outcomes for members of African American communities. Participants in this course will examine racial microaggressions in practice as a source of these outcomes. Participants will define and identify racial microaggressions and their impact on clients and on the professional relationship. Attention will be given to the cultural context in the way racial microaggressions are experienced and dilemmas about how to respond. The effect of power differentials on the interpretation of racial microaggressions will be examined. Using an African-centered perspective, the course will be knowledge-, skills-, and values-based and will include assigned readings, power point presentations, video-clips, case studies, and small-group problem-solving. Participants will practice alternative methods of intervening when in the presence of racial...

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February 5, 2016 - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET

This year's Face Off Blood Challenge will run from 1/18 through 2/25, pitting Michigan against Michigan State University. Whether you have never donated before or donate every year, your help is needed! Please make an appointment to donate on the American Red Cross website, using the sponsor code "goblue". There you will be able to view all of the drives in the Ann Arbor area. The American Red Cross will give all presenting donors a Face Off t-shirt, while supplies last. 

Due to blood donation eligibility requirements set by the Food and Drug Administration and the American Red Cross, not everyone will be able to donate. However, all of our drives aim to provide an inclusive atmosphere. To learn more about blood donation requirements, please visit the website. 

Please eat iron rich foods and drink plenty of water before you donate blood so that you are healthy on the day of your donation! Thank you once again for giving the gift of life. Please contact blooddrivesunited@umich.edu with any questions, and keep bleeding maize and blue!

February 5, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM ET

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 5, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 4:15 PM ET

Infants and toddlers mourn the loss of primary caregivers in ways that are often overlooked and/or misunderstood. This workshop will address the ways infants and toddlers show their stress and distress, and ways that child welfare professionals, including caregivers, can reduce the negative impact of separation.

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February 7, 2016 - 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET

A mini retreat for CASC student board members to set goals and plan events for the upcoming semester while building community.

February 8, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

This course is open to the public and will feature student conversations with faculty.

This speaker for this session will be Professor of Social Work John Tropman.

February 10, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Interested in understanding nontraditional settings where social workers can have impact?

Come hear from SSW alumna, Gabrielle D'Angelo about how she uses social work as a Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch. 

She will provide tips about navigating non-traditional settings and how students can think about communicating their strengths to non-traditional employers. 

Lunch will be served.

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February 10, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

This session seeks to support SSW faculty in considering and facilitating discussions regarding religion and diversity with students in the classroom. The session will explore grounding concepts from the NASW Code of Ethics and the recently revised NASW Standards and Indicators of Cultural Competency in Social Work Practice with opportunities to consider one’s own beliefs and values. Classroom facilitation and teaching strategies will be explored through discussion of relevant class examples.

Differentiate concepts of religion and spirituality.

Identify 2 concepts from the NASW Code of Ethics relevant to the intersection of religion and diversity in Social Work practice.

Identify 2 concepts from the NASW Standards and Indicators of Cultural Competency in Social Work Practice (2015) relevant to the intersection of religion and diversity in Social Work practice.

Identify 1 teaching strategy to use in facilitating faith and ethics discussions in social work student education.

With the goal of using our limited time most efficiently and effectively, we ask you to consider (4) questions in preparation for our time together. Click here to download the pre-workshop discussion/reflection guide. Please bring this guide with you to the session.

12-12:15pm: Welcome & Introduction

12:15-12:30pm: Providing Context

12:30-1:45pm: Classroom Case Examples & Discussion

1:45-2pm: Student Case Examples & Discussion

Debra Mattison, LMSW, ACSW | Shari Robinson-Lynk, LMSW, ACSW | Leigh Robertson, MA, LMSW, ACSW

Open to all SSW faculty. This session is designated as a professional development opportunity for SSW faculty only. 

(2) free ethics CEUs offered to participants. (pending, subject to change)

Lunch will be served.

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We look forward to your participation! 

Sponsored by the Office of the Associate Dean for Educational Programs.

February 10, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Michelle Woods, Director of Career Services, will discuss how to plan a strategic job search. Discussion of social media will be presented. 

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February 10, 2016 - 5:00 PM ET

Online Educational Agreement due to OFI for review. It is suggested you return your Educational Agreement to your Field Instructors a week prior to this due date.

February 11, 2016 - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM ET

In honor of Black History Month and co-sponsored by the UM Social Work Community Organization Learning Committee, the #UMBlackout: Mobilizing Black Communities for Radical Transformation in the Digital Age symposium invites your participation in a working session about contemporary black activist leadership for transformative change through digital forums. Through workshops, lectures, and a panel discussion, a wide variety of scholars, campus and grassroots organizers will engage in diverse reflections about the role of the internet in social change efforts through strategic mobilization. Join us in a collective discussion to advance discourse and direct action in community practice in the digital age.

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February 11, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM ET

On Thursday, Feb 11th, Ashenhafi Hagos, Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, will be visiting the SSW as part of a conference held by the Africa Studies Center on the theme "Building Community Health." An objective of the conference is to develop interests here for faculty collaboration and exchanges around social work in Ethiopia. 

 
Below is information on Dr. Hagos' work and interests. 

In addition to work in urban areas, Dr. Hagos is particularly interested in rural social work since the majority of Ethiopia's population still reside in underdeveloped rural areas and in the north of the country there is a very severe drought at present.  He is also interested in social work with homeless populations in urban areas who have migrated from depressed rural areas.  At present in Ethiopia, the national government is providing substantial support for education and health care as national priorities.  Dr. Hagos is familiar with the Univ. of Michigan, having spent a summer here attending two Survey Methodology Summer Institutes. 

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February 11, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM ET

The Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop on Racism presents a panel discussion workshop: "On the Study of Racism". 

Opening Presentation: James S. Jackson (U-M)

Closing Presentation: Philomena Essed (Antioch University) 

Panel Discussion Workshop Members:

Chandra Ford (UCLA)

Tene Lewis (Emory University) 

Ellis Monk (University of Chicago) 

Sponsored by the Institute for Social Research, Rackham Graduate School and the Survey Research Center. 

February 11, 2016 (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.

February 11, 2016 - 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

CASC seniors interested in connecting with alumni and thinking through life after graduation are welcome to attend this connections event! Get advice from CASC alumni, ask questions, or simply hangout. As always, food will be provided!

February 12, 2016 - 12:00 PM to February 15, 2016 12:00 AM ET

As part of the university-wide initiative to improve diversity, equity and inclusion, the School of Social Work is in the middle of a year-long planning process to address and improve these issues at the School within the context of our social work heritage, as expressed in our vision, mission and goals.

Student input and ideas are critical to this process and thus the SSW Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee needs to hear from YOU!

From February 3-15 MIDNIGHT we are asking students to take part in an open Call for Ideas. The goal of this Call for Ideas is to get input and feedback from SSW students related to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in three specific areas:

What is your vision for the School of Social Work??;
What do you see are the strengths/barriers that exist?; and
What are your ideas that will help the School of Social Work get there?

The Call for Ideas is open to all SSW students. We encourage students to submit individual ideas and responses, but also to meet as groups to brainstorm and generate ideas. Students can submit responses to one, two or all of the prompts. We also encourage students to be aspirational when considering possible solutions.

The SSW Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is committed to including ideas and solutions submitted through this Call for Ideas. Submitted ideas will be presented and discussed during the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion All School Meetings taking place Feb 24th and March 16th at noon in the ECC. Please plan to join these decision making meetings.

Learn more about the university-wide initiative, the SSW process, timeline, and the Diversity Committee and attend associated SSW events.

If you have any questions, please email ssw-diversityequityinclusion@umich.edu

Please click on the link below found under "Event Details" for the google form (right under "Relevant Website")

February 12, 2016 - 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM ET

The Poverty and Inequality Learning Community is hosting a discussion with Lawrence M. Berger, MSW, PhD, Professor, Doctoral Program Chair, and Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His work informs public policy in order to improve its capacity to assist families in accessing resources, improving family functioning and wellbeing, and ensuring that children are able to grow and develop in the best possible environments. Associate Professor Shawna Lee will led the discussion.

Lunch will be provided.

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February 13, 2016 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

Interested in learning more about Detroit? Curious about the role of innovation, entrepreneurship and industry in social change work in Detroit? Join students from across the University as we engage with the city through dialogue with community members and activists, explore city businesses and organizations, eat delicious, locally catered food, and learn more about Detroit. *Note, this trip includes some walking. Please contact amishkin@umich.edu with questions about accessibility. 
Email cascminor@umich.edu to learn more about the trip.

February 15, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

This course is open to the public and will feature student conversations with faculty.

This speaker for this session will be Professor and Associate Dean of Social Work Jorge Delva.

February 15, 2016 - 7:00 PM ET

The Office of Greek Life, Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, and the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies will be hosting Mr. Lawrence Ross as a guest lecturer. 

Ross is the author of several books about African American culture – namely The Divine Nine: History of African American Fraternities and Sororities – and he will be coming to the University of Michigan to discuss the research found in his new book Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on Americas Campuses. This interactive and multimedia lecture will bring light to commentary about campus race relations across America, as told by the experiences of students of color at several predominant institutions.

The event will take place on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 7pm in the Michigan League Ballroom. It is FREE and open to the public! Copies of his book will be sold and autographed after the lecture. It is also an official part of the University of Michigan MLK Symposium.

February 16, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Organizations, institutions, and individuals are at their best when gratitude, mindfulness, positivity, and strengths are valued. A special interest group (SIG) is interested in meeting to explore ways to create a more positive, transformative, hopeful, and empowered environment for all SSW community members - students, faculty, and staff. We are interested in meeting with like-minded individuals to work toward this goal!

Are you interested in getting involved in the SSW?

Do you enjoy talking about the culture, climate, and narratives of the spaces you find yourself in?

Do you appreciate strengths-based projects, initiatives, and environments?

Do you wish to create intentional learning spaces?

Are you interested in strengthening community within the SSW?

Join this new special interest group at the U-M SSW! This SIG was formed in response to students, faculty, and staff voicing vibrant ideas for making the SSW a more strengths-based, resilient, compassionate, and connected space. A place where we focus on deficits AND strengths; challenging realities AND hope; ideas AND action.

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Lunch will be provided! Please RSVP so that we may have an accurate count for lunch.

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This SIG is co-sponsored by the Office of Student Services, the Office of the Associate Dean for Educational Programs, and the Leadership in Community Benefit Organizations program. 

February 16, 2016 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM ET

How different are millennials from their grandparents in religion?  How are religious values passed down across generations in America today—if at all?  In this lecture, Professor Vern L. Bengtson will address these questions from his 35-year study of 400 multi-generation families.  His book based on this project, “Families and Faith:  How Religion Is (and Isn’t) Passed Down Across Generations” will also be discussed.

Event is complimentary. Registration is required.

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February 17, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Come learn the best ways about applying for federal jobs and how to increase your changes of getting your application noticed.

Janice Williams Miller, Program on Leadership in Community Benefit Organizations, and Michelle Woods, Director of Career Services, are presenters.

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February 17, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

The School of Social Work Dean's Initiative on TBLG Matters is proud to announce the first of two lunch events this semester exploring and discussing the intersection of TBLG Identity and Christianity! 

The Dean's Initiative will be hosting the TBLG+Christianity Ministry Panel Luncheon on Wednesday, February 17th from Noon-1:30PM in Room B780 of the School of Social Work Building. 

*Lunch will be provided*

With Ministry panelists Jonathan Vanderbeck (MSW '16 and M.Div '16) and Reid Hamilton (Chaplain of Canterbury House), we will deconstruct the relationship and history between conservative Christianity and heterosexism, as well as explore alternative narratives on the relationship between Christianity and queerness.

More on Jonathan: Seminarian Jonathan Vanderbeck (he/him/his) is currently pursuing degrees from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI (M.Div) and the University of Michigan School of Social Work (M.S.W.), and seeking ordination in the Reformed Church in America (RCA) as the first openly gay candidate for ministry, anticipating ordination in May 2016. Jonathan identifies as a Korean-adopted person-of-color, and is passionate about studying intersectionality between Korean and LGBTQ identities, developing a theology of queer liberation in the realm of Reformed Calvinism, and how to make the best cocktail of vodka, gin, and white tears.

More on Reid: Reid Hamilton is the Chaplain of Canterbury House because he loves everything the University environment has to offer, from bright and interesting people to ivy-covered libraries to smoky dives. Poet, musician and scholar, he is most interested in things he has not seen before. Before becoming a priest in 1998, Reid jumped out of airplanes, practiced law, got married, got divorced, and got married again – permanently this time! Reid has two children and has spent nearly half of his life in one school or another. He is passionately committed to justice and civil rights. His wife, Deb (originally from Detroit), also loves music and social activism. Reid and Deb enjoy cooking together and conducting bold culinary experiments on their friends. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Reid has lived in Nashville, in North Carolina, in Atlanta and Kansas City before at last making his way north. In his life as a priest he has served as Assistant Rector of St. Paul’s Church, Kansas City, Missouri, and as Rector of Christ Church in Kent, Ohio – home of Kent State University – where he encouraged a parish-based campus ministry.

February 17, 2016 - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

Join us to discuss upcoming events and initiatives.

February 18, 2016 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

This online session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work MSW and PhD Programs. Topics covered will include: Curriculum Options, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more. 

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February 19, 2016 - 10:00 AM to February 20, 2016 3:00 PM ET

The Michigan Journal of Race & Law presents, “Innocent Until Proven Poor: Fighting the Criminalization of Poverty” Symposium.

Day 1: Keynote: Vanita Gupta, (Asst. Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice)

Day 2: Keynote: Sarah Geraghty, (Managing Attorney, Impact Litigation, Southern Center for Human Rights)

The symposium will bring together scholars and practitioners from multiple perspectives to explore the interaction between poverty and the criminal legal system and strategize solutions. Issues include: aggressive policing of poor neighborhoods, prosecutorial discretion, legal categorization of crimes, debtors’ prisons, excessive bail, civil asset forfeiture, court fees and fines, and collateral consequences. In addition to keynotes and panels, the symposium will engage attendees in skill-building workshops.

February 19, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Larry E. Davis, MA, MSW, PhD, is the dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is the Donald M. Henderson Professor. He is the director and founder of the Center on Race and Social Problems, which conducts applied social science research on race, ethnicity, and color.  Davis earned his MSW '73 and PhD '77 from the University of Michigan School of Social Work.  His new book, Why Are They Angry With Us? Essays on Race, addresses the unresolved questions and conflicts about race in America from both the author's personal and a professional perspective. Davis relates racial incidents, observations, and issues to explain the workings of race and racism in America; confronting taboo topics such as race and prison, immigration, and internalized racism.

Discussants include Professor Rogerio Pinto and MSW student Danae Ross. Book will be available to purchase for $28 (cash or check) at the talk.  Lunch will be provided.

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February 19, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET

The focus of this skill-based mini course is on the concepts, theory, principles and procedures appropriate to the assessment and effective cognitive-behavioral therapy of children and adolescents with anxiety problems. The course content reflects advanced material of current relevance for effective clinical practice. Specifially, this course will provide updated training in the cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety discorders in children and youth.

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

February 19, 2016 - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM ET

Join panelists from Flint, Detroit, and Muskegon Heights as they discuss issues around water access and management and the impact these issues have on communities of color.  

Sponsored by Multi Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) in recognition of Black History Month.

February 22, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

We continue to hear how Social Work is a mobile profession, but what does that mean? 
 
Marvin Parnes, a distinguished alumnus, will talk with us about the different paths you can take with your social work training that can lead to high-impact leadership roles. Marvin began his career as a clinical social worker and has served as the Associate Vice President of Research for the University of Michigan. He currently is the Managing Director of the University's renowned Institute for Social Research. 
Mr. Parnes credits his social work training, especially in group-dynamics and innovation, in his ability to create a shared vision and lead successful organizational change.
 
Come have lunch and hear how your social work skills can lead you to successful leadership roles!
 

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February 22, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

This course is open to the public and will feature student conversations with faculty.

This speaker for this session will be Associate Professor of Social Work Shawna Lee.

February 22, 2016 - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM ET

Ferguson, Cleveland, Baltimore, Chicago... Cities across America are in crisis, grappling with the need to enact meaningful reforms in the wake of a growing spotlight on the use of deadly force by police officers.

Cincinnati, once synonymous with broken policing, has been put forward as model for reform in all of these cities and more--thanks to more than a decade of hard, sustained work by a broad array of community organizations, police leaders, federal officials, academics, and many others.

We've convened a discussion with some of the key participants in Cincinnati's reforms. With others, they worked together to develop and implement the new approach to policing that has garnered such national attention. They'll be joined by a leader from the Detroit Police Department for reflections on what the lessons of Cincinnati might hold for communities here in Southeast Michigan and elsewhere.

Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. The event will be live web-streamed. Please visit this page on the day of the event for viewing access information.

February 23, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

As the final event in the Washtenaw ID Project’s Solidarity in Action campaign, we are organizing a march down to the County Clerk’s Office (220 N. Main St.) for anyone who wants to support the initiative by getting their own County ID card!

We will meet in the School of Social Work’s McGregor Commons at 12pm, and will march down to the County Clerk’s Office together

If you’re interested in getting your own County ID card, please remember to bring the necessary documents – a cell phone or utility bill with your name, your Washtenaw County address, and a date within the past 30 days; and two identity documents, such as a state ID, driver’s license, or passport (or if you only have one of these documents, come with a friend and they can vouch for your identity!)

A full list of eligibility criteria and additional details can be found in the link to this event – please note, you must:

1) provide identity documents that add up to at least 300 points,

2) have at least one identity document from column A, and

3) be able to prove County residency.

Please dress warmly!

February 24, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

The School of Social Work invites students, staff, and faculty to provide feedback on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan that is developed by the DE&I Committee.  

Information will be updated as the event nears its date.

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