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June 6, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET

This course will focus on developing the group work skills necessary to implement evidence-based family psychoeducation interventions in work with adults, adolescents, children and their families. Special emphasis will be given to the family psychoeducation approach using multiple family groups in the treatment of severe psychiatric disorders. This course will examine the theoretical and empirical foundations for family psychoeducation, as well as, the practice of multifamily group treatment in schizophrenia, bi-polar illness, major depressive disorder, borderline personality disorder and with children and adolescents with serious mental illnesses.

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

June 10, 2020 - 5:00 PM ET

For all students currently enrolled in field, the Field Educational Agreement is due for review for the Spring Term.

This does not apply to incoming students. 

June 11, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET

Join us for a special session focused on prominent social justice activists helping to organize the protests in defense of Black lives around the state. Social worker and Executive Director/Founder of Survivors Speak Trische’ Duckworth will join us to discuss her role in organizing protests in Washtenaw County. Detroit activist, founder of “We Found Hip Hop,” model and artist Piper Carter will join us to discuss her role in organizing protests in Detroit and her general work disrupting racist institutions. We will discuss how this significant moment in civil rights history informs our work as social work leaders, advocates and anti-racist organizers.

Attending this session will count for field credit.

Resources from 6/11 ENGAGE Virtual Discussion.

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June 11, 2020 - 3:00 PM ET

In response to the latest events across the country and the world, on Thursday June 11 our guests will address COVID in the context of white supremacy and police brutality, major problems of pandemic proportions.  

We will discuss these issues with a focus on individual, peer and family relations, and community organizing. Our overarching theme, Identity and Vulnerabilities, will be used to frame the discussion. 

Guests:

Rashun Miles: MSW, Doctoral Student in Social Welfare, University of Mississippi
Justin Hodge: MSW, Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work, U-M Chair of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office's Community Advisory Board for Law Enforcement
Justin Woods: MBA/MSW Candidate, U-M, Founder, EQuity Social Venture
Darris Hawkins: Harm Reduction Specialist, North Jersey Community Research Initiative 
Charles E. Williams II: Pastor of Historic King Solomon Baptist Church, and President of the National Action Network of Michigan 

Please join us!
Now is the moment for action!

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June 12, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

Sport Social Work is becoming a powerful force in the field of sport and recreation. Social workers are leaders in infusing teams, parents, programs, and student athletes with empowerment, self development, and inclusion.

In this workshop, we will explore how social work values, theories, and interventions are applied on a micro and macro level to enhance sport and recreation services across the lifespan.

Content will include social work theory, interventions from behavioral psychology, and human development. Workshop participants will have the opportunity for small and large group discussions.

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

June 17, 2020 - 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET

This interactive webinar is open to SSW faculty, staff, and field instructors. This event will be hosted online via Zoom. Event join information will be distributed the day before the event. Please register by 4:30pm on Tuesday, June 16th.

This webinar aims to provide a foundation for building upon the ethical obligations of the social work profession and to engage participants in completing a self-assessment and develop an action plan for engaging in disrupting systemic structures that uphold the principles of racism.

This beginner-level synchronous interactive webinar has been approved for 1 ethics and 2 continuing education contact hours.

Daicia Price, LMSW

Describe social workers' ethical obligation to engage in activities that disrupt racism.

Identify three policies, procedures or practices that they currently engage in that perpetuate oppression.

Develop one action to actively engage in practices that interrupt racism.

8:30am - 9:00am | Ethical Obligation to Eradicate Racism

9:00am - 9:30am | Self Assessment

9:30am - 9:45am | Break

9:45am - 10:45am | Policies, Procedures, Protocols that Support Racism

10:45am - 11:00am | Break

11:00am - 12:00pm | Identifying Individual Role in Anti-Racism Work

The University of Michigan School of Social Work, provider #1212, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The University of Michigan School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/15/2020-5/15/2023. Social workers participating in this course will receive 1 ethics and 2 continuing education contact hours.

This beginner-level synchronous interactive webinar has been approved for 1 ethics and 2 continuing education contact hours.

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June 17, 2020 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

Please join us at the next Undoing Racism workgroup meeting to build collective community and continue our efforts to organize and implement anti-racist practice in the SSW. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome! A zoom link will be sent out before the meeting to those who register.

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June 18, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET

ENGAGE and the Undoing Racism Workgroup present a special virtual discussion featuring Detroit organizer, scholar, author and human rights activist Tawana Petty. Petty will lead us through a discussion on how we confront and work to dismantle historic racism and anti-Blackness in our society, without tokenizing or creating undo emotional labor for those most affected. Petty will share principles of anti-racist organizing from her book, “Towards Humanity: Shifting the Culture of Anti-Racism Organizing,” and discuss how non-Blacks can practice genuine non-performative collaboration with the movement for Black Lives. Discussions on how we can incorporate lessons learned from this significant moment in Civil Rights history into our practice as social workers, community leaders, and advocates will also take place. 

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June 18, 2020 - 3:00 PM ET

In response to the latest events across the country and the world, on Thursday, June 18 our women panelists will address COVID in the context of white supremacy and police brutality, major problems of pandemic proportions.  

We will discuss these issues with a focus on individual, peer and family relations, and community organizing. Our overarching theme, Identity and Vulnerabilities, will be used to frame the discussion. 

Guests:

Andrea B. Williams, JD: Director, Advocacy Training and Community Engagement; STEPS To End Family Violence Program; Rising Ground, NYC

Yatesha D. Robinson, LMSW, MA: Field Faculty and LEO Lecturer III; Social Work; University of Michigan

Marah A. Curtis, MSW, PhD.: Professor of Social Work; Institute for Research on Poverty; Center for Demography and Ecology; University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lauren Davis, LMSW: Assistant Director - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Adjunct Lecturer in Social Work; University of Michigan

Lady Carlson,  Lead Organizer at West Side Sponsoring Committee and Together Louisiana.    

Trina R. Shanks, PhD: Professor & Director of Community Engagement; Social Work; University of Michigan

Please join us!

Now is the moment for action!

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June 19, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM ET

Often times, professionals that have committed to working in social service fields feel they have a dedication and competence in being unbiased and non judgmental. When we find ourselves tired of attending trainings and workshops that focus on bias and culture, it is usually a sign that we need additional support. Professionals that work with individuals with different cultural and social identities are responsible for being knowledgeable about ways that their personal identities can impact their professional roles. Even with professionals have shared identities of the population that they work with,engaging in ongoing professional development supports professionals in delivering services that are intentional and strategic to reduce the impact of systematic oppression. This course will encourage participants to review and acknowledge their personal and professional values and beliefs and identify ways their bias' impact their daily professional decision making. Ethical considerations will be introduced...

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

June 19, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

Note: This course contains synchronous and asynchronous online content. Please see the agenda for the detailed schedule.

DBT is an empirically supported treatment for individuals with severe emotionally regulation problems. Part of the treatment consists of teaching individuals specific skill sets in mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Participants will learn an overview of these skills and how to integrate these skills into their clinical practice.

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

June 19, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Kathyn Colasanti, MS

This course is the first session in a new webinar series - The Nuts and Bolts of Evaluation for Community Organizations. Each session will focus on a practical aspect of conducting evaluation in community-based organizations. The first session will focus on collecting data through virtual engagement, an important skill in both the current pandemic and long-term. The session will offer tips and strategies for virtual data collection as well as compare different software platforms available without a paid subscription.

Describe strategies for virtual data collection and the benefits and limitations of freely available data collection platforms.

12:00pm - 12:30pm ET | Conducting Virtual Interviews and Focus Groups

12:30pm - 1:00pm ET | Choosing between Survey Platforms and Distributing Surveys via Text Message

The University of Michigan School of Social Work, provider #1212, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The University of Michigan School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/15/2020-5/15/2023. Social workers participating in this course will receive one synchronous online continuing education contact hour.

This beginner-level webinar has been approved for 1 CE contact hour.

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June 22, 2020 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

For incoming Fall 2020 MSW students. Hear from Dean Lynn Videka, Associate Dean Lorraine Gutiérrez, MSW Program Director Barb Hiltz, DEI Program Director Larry Gant, Director of Student Services Erin Zimmer, and more! 

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June 24, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

This course helps students increase their understanding of the legal issues frequently encountered by older adults and persons with disability, including estate planning, planning for incapacity, guardianship, elder abuse and exploitation, advocacy for quality long-term care and other services, eligibility for long-term care benefits and services, and elder abuse and exploitation. Students will discuss readings and case studies in small groups with other students and write short reflective pieces, as well as having the option to observe court proceedings.

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

June 25, 2020 - 2:30 PM ET

Our next virtual discussion is focused on clinical care during Covid-19, telehealth, and how to address and confront racism as clinical practitioners. Joining us include Social Worker and Director of Clinical Practice Improvement of Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority, Andrea Smith, SSW Assistant Professor Daicia Price, Social Worker and Clinical Practitioner, Richard Barinbaum, and MSW candidate Sophie Skochelak.

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June 25, 2020 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

For the past four months, we have met to discuss current events and life threatening issues affecting the country and our lives. This Thursday, June 25, our guests will address white supremacy within the social work profession and the latest suggestion by social work organizations that social work ought to join forces with law enforcement. White supremacy and police brutality are major problems of pandemic proportions, happening while we grapple with COVID-19. Where is social work in all of this? We will hold a two-part discussion (6/25 and 7/2).

 This week, two of our guests have submitted an Open Letter to NASW and Allied Organizations on Social Work’s Relationship with Law Enforcement. Our MSW and PhD students have also made public their deeply-held concerns about the state of social work education and the role of white supremacy within the social work profession. 

We will discuss these issues with a focus on individual, peer and family relations, and community organizing. Our overarching theme, Identity and Vulnerabilities, will be used to frame the discussion. 

Guests:

Laura S. Abrams, PhD, Chair & Professor, UCLA Luskin Social Welfare

Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD, Dean & Professor, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work

Jamie Simmons, MSW Student, Social Work, University of Michigan

Nina Jackson, PhD Candidate, Joint Program, University of Michigan

William D. Lopez, PhD: Clinical Assistant Professor, Public Health, University of Michigan 

Please join us!

June 25, 2020 - 5:00 PM ET

June 29, 2020 - 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 MasterTrack program. Faculty and admission counselors will present on the MasterTrack curriculum and pathway to pursuing the full MSW program following the MasterTrack certificate. Information on the application process and financial aid opportunities will be provided. Participants are encouraged to ask questions during the webinar.

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