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March 1, 2019 - 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM ET

Doctors, nurses, psychologists, physical therapists, front office staff, and everyone else in the medical field interact with members of the LGBTQIA+ community on a regular basis, yet members of this community are more likely to be refused health care, be blamed for their medical issues due to their identities, and often choose to avoid health care settings due to these issues. This workshop supports providers on how to make health care settings more inclusive, providing training on the language relating to the LGBTQIA+ community, and help medical professionals optimize their workplaces into somewhere welcoming to all those needing health care.

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

March 2, 2019 ET

March 5, 2019 - 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 program. Topics covered will include: MSW Curriculum, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more.

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March 7, 2019 - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

This session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work's MSW & PhD Programs. Topics covered will include: MSW/PhD Curriculum, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Degree Requirements, and Financial Aid.  Stay for a reception immediatelly following to meet current students and alumni of the School of Social Work.

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March 7, 2019 - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET

Join us for a special reception to reconnect with alumni and meet current School of Social Work students interested in working in the DC area. 

March 11, 2019 ET

March 11, 2019 - 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM ET

The School of Social Work Research Office, in collaboration with the Joint PhD Program in Social Work and Social Science and the Office of Global Activities, invites you to the 2019 Research Day celebration.  As part of this celebration, accepted PhD students will have the opportunity to meet SSW faculty and students, and learn more about our community. We will also discuss interdisciplinary methods, approaches and theories we have used to conduct global research, and we will develop research plans for the future.

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March 11, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM ET

Happy Social Work Month!

“Elevate Social Work” 

Social Work Month is celebrated in March.  It's a time to recognize our work as leaders in making society a better place.

Our kick-off celebration will be held just before the Town Hall meeting on Monday, March 11th at 12 noon.

WHY?

Social workers are trained to examine and address life’s problems in a holistic way. They elevate and empower people, giving them the ability to solve problems, cope with personal roadblocks and get the resources they need to succeed.

Come join us there will be a welcome by the Dean and others along with food and giveaways! 

March 11, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

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March 12, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Wilson's presentation "Understanding and Treating the Condition of Poverty" brings a new understanding of poverty as an environmentally-based, diagnosable and treatable condition. This paradigm shift serves to undermine the character flaw mentality that promotes shame and stigma while promoting a science based approach to care. Using this framework, Dr. Wilson then presents the first evidence based standards of care to treat the condition of poverty that bring consistency in the screening, treatment and analytics associated with the condition of poverty.

Today, recognized as a Clinton Global Initiative, Dr. Wilson's work, Transition To Success has statistically significant outcomes in 5 independent evaluations and is implemented in healthcare, human services, government, education and faith based programs around the country.

Note: This webinar is free for U-M SSW alumni.

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

March 13, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 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! 

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March 13, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Michelle Woods, Director of Career Services, will discuss tips to conduct a strategic job search including how to search for macro jobs. Resume/Cover Letter Writing will be discussed as well.

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March 13, 2019 - 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM ET

Screening of Heather Booth: Changing the World and Discussion with Heather Booth

March 13, 2019 - 7:00 PM to March 17, 2019 5:00 PM ET

An admissions representive will exhibit at the Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Annual Conference in Jacksonville Florida to share information about U-M's MSW and PhD programs.

March 14, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

Symposium

Jewish Feminisms/American Visions will bring an array of pioneering and contemporary feminist activists to Ann Arbor to consider the role of Jewish identity in the framing and development of second wave American feminism. During this symposium, activists from the 1960s through today will explore the significance of Jewish identities in the development of the women's liberation movement and the impact of feminism on American Jewish culture, politics, and religion. In addition to conversations between veteran feminists and more recently-minted activists, the program will include a screening of the documentary Changing the World portraying the activist career of conference participant, Heather Booth, and a performance by violinist and klezmer music pioneer, Alicia Svigals.

8:30 - 9 AM: Registration and Continental Breakfast

9 - 10 AM: Welcome from Karla Goldman and Introduction to Symposium from Joyce Antler

10 -11:30 AM:  From Radical to Feminist with Heather Booth, Vivian Rothstein, Miriam Hawley, Marilyn Webb with Moderator Deborah Dash Moore

12 - 1:30 PM: Periphery and Core: The View from Ann Arbor with Karen Brodkin, Debra Kaufman, Elli Meeropol, Rayna Rapp with Moderator Marla Brettschneider

1:45 - 3:15 PM: Adding Jewish to Feminist with Rabbi Maralee Gordon, Clare Kinberg, Judith Plaskow, Martha Ackelsberg with Moderator Kate Rosenblatt

3:30 - 5 PM: Claiming Identities: Lesbian Jews, Radical Politics, and Secular Jewish Culture with Irena Klepfisz, Alicia Svigals, Elana Dykewomon, Evelyn Torton Beck with Moderator Alice Mishkin.

Jewish Feminisms/American Visions: Perspectives from Fifty Years of Activism

Wednesday, March 13

Screening of Heather Booth: Changing the World, and discussion with Heather Booth

Thursday, March 14

Symposium

#MeToo Panel and Performance from Alicia Svigals

Friday, March 15

Symposium

Sunday, March 17

Jewish Communal Leadership Program’s Annual Communal Conversation Event: The Jewish Future is Feminist 

Presented by the Jewish Communal Leadership Program and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan with support from the University of Michigan Office of Research and Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

March 14, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

The Office of Global Activities hosts bi-weekly coffee hour for all international students and visitors at the School of Social Work. It is a time to relax and get to know each other. 

Please join us! Boba tea will be provided if you RSVP before 10 AM on the day of the event. 

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March 14, 2019 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET

This mini-course is designed to familiarize students with the current theories of couple therapy. Selected empirically supported models utilized in couple therapy will be examined The course also looks at some of the key issues and challenges faced by therapists who provide couple therapy. This mini-course will be skill based and focus on helping students to learn effective approaches to working with couples in therapy.

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

March 14, 2019 - 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM ET

#MeToo Panel and Performance from Alicia Svigals

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March 15, 2019 - 8:45 AM to 12:00 PM ET

Symposium

Jewish Feminisms/American Visions will bring an array of pioneering and contemporary feminist activists to Ann Arbor to consider the role of Jewish identity in the framing and development of second wave American feminism. During this symposium, activists from the 1960s through today will explore the significance of Jewish identities in the development of the women's liberation movement and the impact of feminism on American Jewish culture, politics, and religion. In addition to conversations between veteran feminists and more recently-minted activists, the program will include a screening of the documentary Changing the World portraying the activist career of conference participant, Heather Booth, and a performance by violinist and klezmer music pioneer, Alicia Svigals.

8:15 - 8:45 AM: Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 - 10:15: Feminisms/Jewish Feminisms and the Complication(s) of Israel with Marcia Freedman, Joyce Antler, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Rabbi Ayelet Cohen with Moderator Judith Rosenbaum

10:30 -12: Contemporary Leaders Consider the Legacies of Feminism with Judith Rosenbaum, Rabbi Alana Alpert, April Baskin, Rabbi Georgette Kennebrae, Tilly Shames with Moderator Samira Mehta

Jewish Feminisms/American Visions: Perspectives from Fifty Years of Activism Events

Wednesday, March 13

Screening of Heather Booth: Changing the World, and discussion with Heather Booth

Thursday, March 14

Symposium

#MeToo Panel and Performance from Alicia Svigals

Friday, March 15

Symposium

Sunday, March 17

Jewish Communal Leadership Program’s Annual Communal Conversation Event: The Jewish Future is Feminist 

Presented by the Jewish Communal Leadership Program and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan with support from the University of Michigan Office of Research and Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

March 15, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

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.

March 15, 2019 - 10:00 AM ET

Join us on Wednesday March 27th from 6-9 in the School of Social Work building Room 1840 for the Know your rights: Understanding Immigration Policies to Support Clients event. This will be a panel discussion and workshop on a social workers role in supporting immigrant and refugee clients.

Come hear from the Jewish Family Services and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center on tangible ways to gain knowledge about immigration policy and procedures, how to implement the knowledge into your social work practice and how to best support clients.

To attend this event please RSVP by Monday March 25th at 5pm. This event is open to the public and there are only 30 available spots. If you have further questions please feel free to email the Office of Global Activities at: ssw.oga@umich.edu

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March 15, 2019 (all day)

This opportunity is being offered to students by past University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman who wanted to ensure that more students travel abroad to experience other cultures firsthand, seek solutions to world problems and learn to thrive in a dynamic global environment. To learn more about the Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman Student Global Experience Fund click here.

March 16, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

This mini-course, offered over two days, will focus on three or four key skills in the area of Managerial Supervision in the Human Services.

Day 1 begins with an introduction to Managerial Supervision and the differences between managerial supervision and clinical supervision. We also focus on the tensions between these two work modalities and the conflicts they can create. Issues of power, fatefulness, working to standard, and evaluation are considered as well. Supervisory role playing in triads, with a supervisor, a direct report, and an observer will be used.

In the afternoon of Day 1, the focus will be on Supervision for Retention, especially stressing areas, such as child protective service, where the supervisor and the supervisee are involved in fateful decision making but are not geographically proximate.

Day 2 will stress the effective Supervisory meeting, both dyadic and group based. The second day concludes with a discussion of decision making within the supervisory context.

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

March 17, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET

The world is changing and so is Jewish feminism. At this critical juncture, the University of Michigan School of Social Work’s Jewish Communal Leadership Program (JCLP) has brought together three unique individuals who center feminism as a Jewish value. Join JCLP and April Baskin, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann and Sarah Hurwitz as we relate the legacies of Jewish feminism to what it means to confront today’s opportunities and challenges. These pioneering women are bringing together traditional and innovative approaches in order to create communities that center women, Jews of Color, gender nonconforming people, and other marginalized peoples. Each build innovative Jewish communities, expand boundaries, open doors and break through ceilings.  As the Racial Justice Director for the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable, April Baskin centers voices of Jews of Color and the LGBTQIA+ community. The founder of Mishkan Chicago, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann, redefines and revitalizes Jewish congregational life. Sarah Hurwitz, former speechwriter for Michelle and former President Barack Obama, now works to empower women and build their voices in politics and beyond. April Baskin, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann and Sarah Hurwitz are critically thinking about the challenges facing Jewish feminism today. When united, their voices guide us in building the Jewish feminist future.

Presented as part of the Frankel Speaker series with generous support from: Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, The Covenant Foundation, Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, University of Michigan College of Literature Science and the Arts Women’s Studies Department, The Diversity Equity and Inclusion Office at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, The University of Michigan William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center, The University of Michigan Hillel, The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Beth Israel Congregation and Robert Aronson.

Please join JCLP on Sunday March 17, 2019 from 12-3pm at the Educational Conference Center at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Doors open at 12 pm, with light refreshments, and the program will be begin at 12:30pm.

Watch the Event Speakers

April N. Baskin is the principal of April N. Baskin Consulting and the Union for Reform Judaism's immediate past Vice President of Audacious Hospitality. Before founding and developing the URJ's exciting leading edge department, she happily served as the National Director of Resources and Training at InterfaithFamily. Dedicated to building a stronger, more inclusive Jewish community committed to social justice, April has spent over 15 years advocating for Jewish diversity inclusion throughout North America in a variety of ways, including facilitating LGBTQ educational trainings through Keshet and writing a thesis about the experiences and identities of Jews of Color in American Judaism. A graduate of Tufts University, she is a member of the Selah Leadership Network and an alumna of the Jewish community organizing Jeremiah Fellowship and The Schusterman Insight Fellowship for Jewish Community in Washington, DC. April is a past President of the Jewish Multiracial Network. She conducted research at the Kennedy School of Government and was an Americorps fellow for the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston. Most recently, April has proudly served on the Leadership Team of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable since 2016.

Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann is the founder of Mishkan, an independent, post-denominational spiritual community in Chicago whose mission is to reimagine and breathe new life into Judaism, leading people toward greater purpose, connection and inspiration. She was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, an alumnus of the Laboratory School, Stanford University and the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. She is excited to be joining this stellar panel.

From 2009 to 2017, Sarah Hurwitz served as a White House speechwriter, first as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and then as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. Hurwitz worked with Mrs. Obama to craft widely-acclaimed addresses and traveled with her across America and to five continents. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Hurwitz was the chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton. Prior to her career as a political speechwriter, Hurwitz was a lawyer at the Washington, D.C. office of WilmerHale. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and was a Spring 2017 Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

March 18, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

 

Come to have a free lunch, learn about an alum's exciting career and network. Jonathan Stern, a 1984 graduate of the School of Social Work, is currently working as a school social worker with the Ann Arbor Public Schools as he has for the past 24 years, the last 14 at Pioneer High School. Jonathan has worked in Child Welfare in Detroit and has done program evaluation research and has served on the Alumni Relations Committee and the Executive Committee of the Alumni Board of Governors.

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March 18, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

A space to come together to discuss and process the New Zealand mass shooting tragedy. 

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March 19, 2019 - 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM ET

The Leon and Josephine Winkelman Memorial Lecture Series was established at the University of Michigan School of Social Work by the Winkelman brothers - Stanley J., John, Frederick R., and Henry R. - as a memorial to their parents.

The lecture series provides a forum for the presentation of new and emerging knowledge from the social sciences and the helping professions in the field of gerontology, and for the discussion of the application of such knowledge to the development of social policy, the organization and management of social welfare services, and the delivery of social work services.

Event Recording

March 20, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Michelle Woods, Director of Career Services, will discuss tips to maximize impact during an interview and how to negotiate salary.

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March 20, 2019 - 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET

This event recognizes student award recipients and the donors who made these scholarships possible. 

March 21, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

School of Social Work Guest Lecture and Workshop by Nikkita Oliver

Join the Nikkita Oliver guest lecture and workshop on community participation, and grassroots organizing in policy and politics.

Co-sponsored by the School of Social Work, Community Action and Social Change Minor, and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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Lecture: Community Participation in Policy and Politics

Thursday, March 21st, 12:00 - 1:30PM, RSVP Required

Educational Conference Center, Lunch Provided

Inspired by the events of the November 2018 primary election, the lecture will provoke discussion on the role and importance of representation in the electorate, and strategies to engage community in the political process. Guest speaker Nikkita Oliver will share her story as the first political candidate of the Seattle People's Party, in her run for Mayor of Seattle in 2017. Through her story, participants will learn more about her journey as a political candidate, and the importance of continued community participation in social and political action. The program will present discussion about the role of community practitioners in political advocacy at the intersection of grassroots community organizing, and the use of politics and policy to promote social justice.

Workshop: Political Grassroots Organizing and Social Action

Friday, March 22nd, 9:00AM - 12:00PM, RSVP Required

Educational Conference Center, Breakfast Provided

Guest speaker Nikkita Oliver will lead an interactive workshop on community participation and grassroots political organizing and action. Participants will gain knowledge of tacit skills, tools and approaches to engage community through political education and advocacy in local governing structures.

In order to join each program, complete the online reservation form.

justice is just us being us

Nikkita Oliver is a Seattle-based creative/artist, community organizer, educator, and attorney. Working at the intersections of arts and organizing she strives to create experiences which draw us closer to our humanity. Her work asks us to engage what we see happening now and to imagine what we hope to see in the future. Nikkita holds a J.D. and Masters of Education from the University of Washington. She is also the case manager for Creative Justice, an arts-based alternative to incarceration, and has worked for arts organizations such as Writers in the Schools and Arts Corps. Nikkita is one of the Seattle Mets 2018 50 Most Influential Women in Seattle, the recipient of the 2018 UW Women's Center Women of Courage Award, 2018 UW Evan's School of Public Policy NOW (Network of Womxn) Award, 2017 City Arts Artists of the Year, Gender Justice Power Award (2017), Seattle King County NAACP President's Leadership Award (2017), Columbia Legal Services Imagine Justice Visionary of the Year (2017), the University of Washington Women's Law Caucus Outstanding Achievement as a Young Lawyer Award (2017), the Seattle Office of Civil Rights Artist Human Rights Leader Award (2015), and the 2014 Seattle Poetry Slam Grand Champion.

March 21, 2019 - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

March 22, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET

School of Social Work Guest Lecture and Workshop by Nikkita Oliver

Join the Nikkita Oliver guest lecture and workshop on community participation, and grassroots organizing in policy and politics.

Co-sponsored by the School of Social Work, Community Action and Social Change Minor, and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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Lecture: Community Participation in Policy and Politics

Thursday, March 21st, 12:00 - 1:30PM, RSVP Required

Educational Conference Center, Lunch Provided

Inspired by the events of the November 2018 primary election, the lecture will provoke discussion on the role and importance of representation in the electorate, and strategies to engage community in the political process. Guest speaker Nikkita Oliver will share her story as the first political candidate of the Seattle People's Party, in her run for Mayor of Seattle in 2017. Through her story, participants will learn more about her journey as a political candidate, and the importance of continued community participation in social and political action. The program will present discussion about the role of community practitioners in political advocacy at the intersection of grassroots community organizing, and the use of politics and policy to promote social justice.

Workshop: Political Grassroots Organizing and Social Action

Friday, March 22nd, 9:00AM - 12:00PM, RSVP Required

Educational Conference Center, Breakfast Provided

Guest speaker Nikkita Oliver will lead an interactive workshop on community participation and grassroots political organizing and action. Participants will gain knowledge of tacit skills, tools and approaches to engage community through political education and advocacy in local governing structures.

In order to join each program, complete the online reservation form.

justice is just us being us

Nikkita Oliver is a Seattle-based creative/artist, community organizer, educator, and attorney. Working at the intersections of arts and organizing she strives to create experiences which draw us closer to our humanity. Her work asks us to engage what we see happening now and to imagine what we hope to see in the future. Nikkita holds a J.D. and Masters of Education from the University of Washington. She is also the case manager for Creative Justice, an arts-based alternative to incarceration, and has worked for arts organizations such as Writers in the Schools and Arts Corps. Nikkita is one of the Seattle Mets 2018 50 Most Influential Women in Seattle, the recipient of the 2018 UW Women's Center Women of Courage Award, 2018 UW Evan's School of Public Policy NOW (Network of Womxn) Award, 2017 City Arts Artists of the Year, Gender Justice Power Award (2017), Seattle King County NAACP President's Leadership Award (2017), Columbia Legal Services Imagine Justice Visionary of the Year (2017), the University of Washington Women's Law Caucus Outstanding Achievement as a Young Lawyer Award (2017), the Seattle Office of Civil Rights Artist Human Rights Leader Award (2015), and the 2014 Seattle Poetry Slam Grand Champion.

March 22, 2019 - 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET

The purpose of the event is to look at social work/social science fields through the black struggle. We have come together to organize a community event to present social work beyond a white professional framework, and dive into exploring the Black Struggle and the optics of Our contribution towards liberation. This is a free event and all are welcome. 

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Sponsored by: Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, Black Radical Healing Pathways, University of Michigan's School of Social Work Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office, New Leaders in African Centered Social Work.

March 22, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

MSW Virtual Open House is focused on providing information for students admitted to or applying for the Fall 2019 MSW program. 

This online session will address many questions that students have before starting the MSW program. Faculty, staff, and students of the MSW program will be available to discuss the curriculum, field placement, career services, the student experience, and more. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the session. Join us!

Slides and a recording of the session will be posted on this page once it is complete.

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March 23, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

This introductory course will examine the principles of Infant Mental Health intervention with families of infants and young children. Using attachment theory as a foundation, we will examine best practices in supporting early developing relationships between infants and young children and their caregivers. Special attention will be given to understanding the processes through which practitioners can promote infant well-being and expand parenting capacity to nurture and protect their children.

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

March 24, 2019 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970's explore intersections of social justice, race and gender through the large scale, abstract works of the artists.

Join Larry M. Gant, Professor of Social Work for his take on the large-scale abstract works of Al Loving and Sam Gilliam. Gant explores the challenges and controversies experienced by the artists, suggesting ways that their approaches have and continue to generate, in the words of James Baldwin, “the evidence of things unseen."

The program is free, but registration is required.

March 25, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Come to have a free lunch and learn about macro social work. Michael has  worked in the field of housing and community development for 30 years.  Since 1993, he has worked at Avalon Housing, starting as Housing Development Specialist and later serving as Associate and then Executive Director. Currently he is the Senior Developer at Avalon.  Avalon is an Ann Arbor-based supportive housing provider that currently owns and manages 292 apartments in Washtenaw County with a focus on providing housing for persons experiencing homelessness.  Since 2016, Michael  has also been Senior Project Manager with Develop Detroit, which is a relatively new non-profit, real estate development organization that focuses on providing affordable and mixed-income housing in Detroit's neighborhoods.  He has been involved in these projects from site selection through operations with primary responsibility for securing financing for housing development, as well as ongoing operating grants, support services grants and rental assistance.  Beginning as a tenant organizer and housing advocate in his SSW field placement, Michael also has experience in organizing, advocacy and policy initiatives, as well as organizational development. He has taught Community Practice courses at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, led trainings and provided technical assistance.

 

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March 25, 2019 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET

Join us for an open dialogue about Masculine of Center (MoC) lesbians and how gender impacts our experience, wellbeing, and relationships. Following the documentary screening, we will have a panel of MoC lesbians who participated in the documentary to discuss the documentary and engage the audience in a dialogue about the gender binary and the challenges it creates.

This is event is co-sponsored by the School of Social Work Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, TBLG Matters, the Queer Advocacy Coalition, the Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG), and the Initiative on Gender Based Violence and Sexual Harassment at IRWG. Refreshments will be served.

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For those who cannot join in-person, LINK TO LIVESTREAM THE EVENT: https://bluejeans.com/725920477

*Use the CHAT feature to pose questions during the Q&A or for technical assistance.*

TO WATCH THE FILM: PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK TO THE YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/RX6R_jSelRY

After the film, please re-join the livestream to view the panel discussion.

March 27, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

This SSW Book Club meeting has been rescheduled from Wed Feb 20. 

We will discuss Kevin Boyle's book Arc of Justice; A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age. This book tells the "electrifying story of the sensational murder trial that divided a city and ignited the civil rights struggle." It won the 2004 National Book Award for nonfiction.

On Nov 7, 2018, Jamon Jordan of the Black Scroll Network spoke at SSW. He provided an excellent overview of history and of structural racism, and then told the story of Ossian and Gladys Sweet. His presentation inspired our choice of this book.

You are welcome to join us whether or not you have attended before, and whether or not you have finished the book.

All members of the SSW community are invited. Feel free to bring your lunch.

March 27, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

The New Leaders in African-Centered Social Work Scholars invites you to a discussion on African-Centered Social Work. This will be an introduction to African-Centered Social Work theory and practice, come gain tools as to how to engage in service in the Black/African-American community. 

"Afrocentricity is a concept that existed long before it was named and identified by scholars. The Afrocentric or African-centered way of living pre-exists Western knowledge and civilization (Asante, 1988; Akbar, 1984; Karenga, 1965; Mbiti, 1969; Schiele, 1994, 1996, 1997)...As a viable theory for social workers to use in practice, Afrocentricity utilizes African philosophies, history, and culture as a starting place of interpreting social and psychological phenomena to create relevant approaches of personal, family, and community healing and societal change (Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment)."

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP here

March 28, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

The Office of Global Activities hosts bi-weekly coffee hour for all international students and visitors at the School of Social Work. It is a time to relax and get to know each other. This week, we have invited Dean Lynn Videka to be our guest. She will share and have discussion with us on the School's global vision.

Please join us! Boba tea will be provided if you RSVP before 10 AM on the day of the event.

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March 28, 2019 - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

Let's celebrate! Join us for a special reception to celebrate social work and the impact it makes each and every day. 

March 28, 2019 - 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

The Red Light District of Amsterdam speaks to our imagination as a symbol of Dutch liberalism, pragmatism, and the normalization of the human experience. Bernice Severin will discuss how, behind the neon lights, hides a deeper, darker culture of exploitation. The audience will come away with an understanding of the history, culture, policy, and economics of Dutch prostitution, as it has expanded beyond canal-front windows to sex farms and storage rooms. Bernice Severin is a social worker with Veilig Thuis (Safe At Home), an advice center and hotline for domestic and child abuse. From 2011 to 2017 she worked for the Amsterdam Coordination Center Against Human Trafficking.

This event is sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, the De Vries - VanderKooy endowment, School of Social Work, Institute for the Humanities, Rackham Graduate School, International Institute, Center for European Studies, Netherlands Embassy, Washington D.C., Netherlands America University League

March 29, 2019 - 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM ET

Paving the Path: Diversity, Advocacy, And Research of Social Workers

The 2019 Student Learning symposium is both a celebration of knowledge and a professional opportunity for highlighting the excellence in learning we have come to associate with the School of Social Work. Students will present topics and issues they are passionate about through a variety of presentations (posters, data blitz, etc.). Everyone is encouraged to attend and see how students have used the knowledge obtained in the School of Social Work to develop their work and research.

Topics covered include:

Queer and Transgender Affirmation

Various Practice Styles/Methods

Children & Families

Education

Health Care

Community Engagement

and more

Refreshments will be served

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Sponsored by The School of Social Work