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November 3, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

An admissions representative will speak to the University of Michigan Dearborn Health and Human Service Students virtually about the MSW program and the sub-plan at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. 

November 4, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Student Services & Enrollment Management as well as our very own CAPS Counselor, Alejandro Rojas for a Post Election Community Check-In.

This event is meant to be an informal space to come together and process emotions related to the election. Bring your lunch and let's chat :)

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November 5, 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 MSW program. Topics covered will include: Online Program, Residential Program, Curriculum Options, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more.

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November 5, 2020 - 8:00 PM ET

This session will focus on understanding the post-election context, debriefing the election day experience, and discussing future possibilities.  Professor Justin Hodge will lead the session with an overview of the post-election context, followed by breakout groups facilitated by students, faculty, and staff to debrief, reflect, and discuss.

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November 6, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET

This session shares results from the Meetings Masters/Decision Maestros Research Project intended to help social workers conduct more effective meetings. The first part of the session highlights practices from Meeting Masters, including the Menu Agenda, and the Agenda Bell. Principles of the Meeting Masters help social workers in the four phases of meeting - preplanning, facilitating/running the meeting itself, processing items for the next meeting, and follow up and implementation of decisions and actions. The second portion reviews several examples of "decision rottenosity" and outlines the process of decision crystallization.

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

November 9, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join the Office of Student Services & Enrollment Management as well as our very own CAPS Counselor, Alejandro Rojas for a Post Election Community Check-In.

This event is meant to be an informal space to come together and process emotions related to the election. Bring your lunch and let's chat :)

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November 10, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Interested in learning more about the Community Action and Social Change minor? Join an info session to learn more.

These informationals provide an opportunity to learn more about the minor, requirements, course offerings, the msw prefered admissions program, and other opportunities to get involved in programs, events, and other experiences in the minor. We invite you to join us for a virtual presentation Tuesday, November 10th, from 12 - 1PM. 

In order to join, complete the RSVP below. The zoom link and official invitation will be sent the day before the event, via email.

We look forward to meeting you!

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November 10, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Panel #1: Wednesday, 10/21 & Panel #2: Tuesday, 11/10 both 12-1:30 PM EST.

To give folks interested in pursuing higher education social work a chance to have conversation with and ask questions of a diverse group of folks who have established social work careers in higher education settings across the country.

Conversation will be facilitated by the U-M Social Workers in Higher Education Affinity Group's Central Organizing Committee member and Field Faculty + LEO Lec III, Rachel Naasko.

If you would like to participate as a panelist, please fill out this form.

If you would like to attend this event as a guest, please RSVP here.

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November 10, 2020 - 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET

What's the program really like? Where is your field placement? What do social work students do for fun? Join an MSW student as well as other prospective MSW students for a live webchat about the School of Social Work.  Our MSW students are excited to answer any questions that you have and share their feedback about the program. 

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November 11, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join us for a virtual talk with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of "Stamped from the Beginning" and "How to Be an Antiracist." This event is being sponsored by the School of Social Work, Rackham Graduate School, the Ross School of Business, and the School of Education.

Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News correspondent. Kendi is the 2020-2021 Frances B. Cashin Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. He is the author of many books including "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America", which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, and three #1 New York Times bestsellers, "How to Be an Antiracist; Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You", co-authored with Jason Reynolds; and "Antiracist Baby", illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. His next book, "Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action", was be released in October.

November 11, 2020 - 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET

We invite you to a conversation with students about the winter semester. The School is seeking opportunities to hear from you about how we can organize our winter semester. With so much online, how do we connect with one another? How do we build community? How do we learn from and with each other as we prepare to be practicing social workers? We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas. To aid the conversation, space will be limited. (We know it's coming up soon, so if you miss it, don't fear!  If there is a lot of interest in this topic, we can hold another session soon.)

About the format. A few students and faculty have decided to try something different - smaller community conversations. Our hope is that this can take topics that lend themselves better to verbal dialogue off of email and into a face-to-face (or screen-to-screen!) environment. We will draw heavily on practices from intergroup dialogue and restorative justice.

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November 12, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET

Food deserts have been purposefully and strategically created, aided by historic redlining and other discriminatory policies and practices that have segregated our Black and Brown communities to impoverished urban areas. These communities lack access to grocery stores and other vendors that provide wholesome, nutritional food, while liquor stores and fast food restaurants are prevalent. Join us in a special virtual discussion featuring prominent Detroit food justice activists and organizers who have taken food sovereignty and environmental empowerment into their own hands. Panelists include Executive Director of the Detroit Black Food Security Network (DBFSN), Malik Yakini, Executive Director of Sustainable Community Farms, Michelle Jackson, and Executive Director of Oakland Avenue Urban Farming and Jerry Hebron, Northend Christian Community Development, INC.

Attending this session counts for field credit. Please document your attendance and contact your field faculty supervisor for information.

Event Recording

November 12, 2020 - 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM ET

Join us from 3 to 4:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, November 12th to explore the role of social workers in political action and the Social Work: Practice, Policy, and Research MasterTrack™ Certificate from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. During this session, you will hear from Kristin Seefeldt, Associate Professor of Social Work & Public Policy, who will discuss why it is vital for social workers to be involved in political action, Colleen Karim, Online Program Student Services Officer, who will share an overview of this MasterTrack Certificate, and Michelle Woods, Director of Career Services, who will explore the different career options social workers will have after earning this certificate and their MSW degree. 

Please note: This session is informational only and does not provide a certificate of completion.

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November 13, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET

This course introduces budgeting and fiscal management as a decision tool and provides specific technology for participants' future use, including the index of difference, the MacMillian Matrix, and the Cafeteria Compensation tool. Various kinds of budgets and their presentation will help participants to develop an understanding of fiscal management in social work practice settings.

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

November 13, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

The SSW Book Club will meet at noon via Zoom to discuss the award-winning YA novel, Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson.

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. Use your umich email to join. (If needed, contact 4-HELP to help you with SSO authentication. 734-764-4357)

Here's the Zoom link and the passcode = Watson.

 

November 13, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET

With our power, resources, and knowledge - what can we do about food injustice in this country? How do we address the policies that have been strategically put into place to deprive some, but not others? Join us for a special debrief session to discuss the connection of food justice to historic social policies, racism, and other social justice issues. Students, faculty, and staff doing work on food and environmental justice are encouraged to join and share their endeavors, and discussion on how the school can better integrate food and environmental justice into its curriculum, field experiences, and student learning is welcome and encouraged.

Attending this session counts for field credit. Please document your attendance and contact your field faculty supervisor for information.

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November 16, 2020 ET

November 16, 2020 - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

Meet with and hear from School of Social Work alum, current students, and staff to learn about what social work is, the different types of careers that surround social work, and how to explore social work as a U-M Undergrad!

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November 18, 2020 - 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM ET

The Office of Global Activities is proud to host an international student alumni panel as a part of International Education Week (IEW), a week dedicated to celebrating the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Each panelist will discuss their experience after graduating from U-M SSW with their MSW degree, their current position, and what it was like using their MSW degree either upon returning to their home country or remaining in the U.S. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions before the event. A zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP.

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November 18, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

In this webinar, Dr. Shawna J. Lee will describe working with Healthy Start programs throughout the state to develop, implement, and evaluate a father engagement home visitation program. The goal of the father home visitation program was to increase fathers' participation in Healthy Start home visits and to increase fathers' knowledge of infant health and developmental milestones. The Healthy Start program targets low-income mothers in Detroit, Flint, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and through the Inter-tribal Council of Michigan. The Healthy Start fatherhood program provided father-friendly parent education and home visitation by a fatherhood-focused community health worker.

This intermediate-level webinar is approved for one synchronous interactive continuing education contact hour.

Speaker

Shawna Lee, PhD, MSW, MPP

Agenda

12:00 - 12:30pm | Michigan Healthy Start fatherhood program - home visiting with fathers

12:30 - 1:00pm | Strategies to engage fathers in home visitation

Learning Objectives

Describe the Healthy Start father engagement home visitation program intervention components.

Identify evaluation metrics used to evaluate this program. 

Identify effective strategies for engaging fathers in home visitation.

CE Approval Statement

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 synchronous online continuing education contact hours.

Please see the CE Policies page for more information about continuing education. 

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November 19, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET

A virtual panel discussion sponsored by the University of Michigan Health Sciences units, hosted by the School of Kinesiology, and featuring:

Vanessa Barrow, DPMPodiatrist & Owner, Sole Aesthetic, LLCSpecialization: Aesthetic and regenerative medicine of the foot and ankle

Neha Gothe, PhDAssistant Professor of Kinesiology & Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignResearch: Bio-psycho-social health benefits of physical activity across the lifespan; yoga as a means to improve health and quality of life

Samuel R. Hodge, PhDProfessor of Kinesiology, Ohio State UniversityResearch: Intersection of diversity, disability, and social justice in education and sport

NiCole R. Keith, PhD, FACSMProfessor of Kinesiology & Associate Dean, Indiana University School of Health & Human SciencesPresident, American College of Sports MedicineResearch: Community-based participatory research, physical activity, and health equity

November 19, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

It is essential to connect our critical analysis of social justice issues to multi-level collective action for systemic and institutional change. Join us on September 19, from 12 pm-1:30 pm, for a special joint-session in partnership with CASC to explore how racial and socioeconomic inequity in Washtenaw County is connected to historic and ongoing discriminatory policies and practices. This virtual discussion will feature social workers in the field, CASC alumni, among others, discussing the history of racial inequity in Washtenaw county, its connection to the present, the role of social work practice in addressing this issue, and the activists leading change.

Attendees will learn about the racial equity issues in Washtenaw county, how historic and ongoing policies have created it, and the institutions and infrastructures in place that uphold it. Attendees will learn about racial inequity in housing, education, socioeconomic, among other indicators. The session will also feature current social workers and activists working to address racial inequity in Washtenaw county, and present ways to get involved.

Presenters

Hear from CASC and social work alumni engaged in fighting for equity in Washtenaw County, including Clinical Assistant Professor Justin Hodge, Washtenaw County Commissioner Felicia Brabec, and others. Associate Professor and CASC Director Katie Richards-Schuster, and CASC Assistant Director Amber Wiliams, will also join us to share how we move from critical analysis to action for equitable change.

Agenda

12:00 - 12:30pm | Introductions and Identifying Issues

12:30 - 1:00pm | History of racial inequity in Washtenaw County and its connection to current problems

1:00 - 1:30pm | Activism and its connection to social work practice

Learning Objectives

Describe how historic and ongoing policies have contributed to racial inequity in Washtenaw county.

Identify strategies for addressing racial inequity in Washtenaw county.

CE Approval Statement

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 1.5 synchronous online continuing education contact hours.

Please see the CE Policies page for more information about continuing education.

Event Recording

November 19, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

Join us to build community collaboration and continue the conversation about anti-racist practice and actions. A Zoom link will be sent out to those who RSVP.

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November 19, 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 MSW program. Topics covered will include: Online Program, Residential Program, Curriculum Options, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more.

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November 20, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

This course is the fifth session in a webinar series - The Nuts and Bolts of Evaluation for Community Organizations. Each session focuses on a practical aspect of conducting evaluation in community-based organizations. This session will focus on data analysis in Microsoft Excel.

Presenter

Kathryn Colasanti, MS

Agenda

12:00pm - 12:15pm | Getting Started with Data Cleaning and Analysis

12:15pm - 12:30pm | Overview, Tips, and Tricks for Microsoft Excel

12:30pm - 1:00pm | Excel Live Tutorial

Learning Objectives

Describe key considerations for data cleaning and analysis.

Describe how to manipulate and analyze data in Excel.

CE Approval Statement

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 synchronous online continuing education contact hours.

Please see the CE Policies page for more information about continuing education.

Presentation Slides

November 20, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

What's the program really like? Where is your field placement? What do social work students do for fun? Join an MSW student as well as other prospective MSW students for a live webchat about the School of Social Work.  Our MSW students are excited to answer any questions that you have and share their feedback about the program. 

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November 20, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

The Office of Global Activities is proud to announce a career conversation with Dr. Cara Alexander. Dr. Alexander will join us to discuss her career path, her globally focused work, as well as share lessons learned. The event will include Q&A. The event is being held during International Education Week (IEW), a week dedicated to celebrating the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. 

Dr. Cara Alexander holds a Ph.D. in International Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, an MSW in Social Work from the University of Michigan, and a Post Doc Certificate in Epidemiology from Harvard Medical School. Licensed since 2002, she is an Independent Clinical Social Worker. Her practice is founded upon comprehensive micro and macro practice in all types of integrated settings (including but not limited to private and public hospitals, federal/military treatment facilities, community health, substance abuse treatment, home health, school settings, and juvenile court systems).

Dr. Alexander currently works at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Office of the Assistant Secretary (OAS) in the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (OIEA) as the International Officer and a Subject Matter Expert for Emergency COVID-19. In her work, Dr. Alexander collaborates with multiple departments of state embassies, ministries of health leaders, and heads of non-governmental organizations to lead the global reduction in health inequities among vulnerable populations. She liaises with top-level international officials from multiple countries to increase global health security by addressing the prevention and treatment of mental illness and addictive disorders, and related health issues.

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November 21, 2020 ET

November 23, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

What's the program really like? Where is your field placement? What do social work students do for fun? Join an MSW student as well as other prospective MSW students for a live webchat about the School of Social Work.  Our MSW students are excited to answer any questions that you have and share their feedback about the program. 

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November 27, 2020 - 7:00 PM ET

With the election just two weeks away, I want to highlight the importance of voting and the barriers that many people will face in attempting to exercise that right. On 10/27, I will host a movie watch party and discussion on Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook. Here's a brief summary of the movie:

Narrated by Jeffrey Wright, Rigged chronicles how our right to vote is being undercut by a decade of dirty tricks - including the partisan use of gerrymandering and voter purges, and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court. The film captures real-time voter purges in North Carolina and voter intimidation in Texas. Click here to watch the trailer.

I will be using My Circle TV to host the watch party, which is a platform similar to Netflix Party that will allow us to watch the movie simultaneously with a chatroom. There is no subscription or account needed to use this platform; all you will need is an internet connection.

Following the movie, I will host a brief discussion via Zoom starting at 8:30 PM. Check your email for a link from Justin Hodge (hodjusti@umich.edu) for more details.

This invitation is open to our entire school community. I hope that many students, staff, faculty, and alumni will come together for the discussion on this very important topic. I will send all of this information again prior to the event so you have the links readily available.

In the meantime, I want to direct you to several other useful resources:

SSW Election Resources Page

Who Should Have the Right to Vote? Democracy Cafe

FiveThirtyEight's Live Vote and Voting Problem Tracker

Make a Plan to Vote