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June 17, 2019 to June 28, 2019

We invite others to join us in service by donating backpacks and/or school supplies for the 13th Neighborhood Festival Annual Backpack Giveaway in Detroit. The aim is to support the community in educational sustainability.  "Whatever good that will come out of our neighborhoods will be a direct result of the good we invest in our neighborhoods". 

Service is an essential core value of being a social worker, and the New Leaders of Afrikan Centered Social Work Scholars are excited to offer our service of support to the 13th Neighborhood Festival Annual Backpack Giveaway in conjunction with Yusef Bunchy Shakur in the City of Detroit that will be held on August 3, 2019. All donations will be given to the children/youth of the area. We hope you will share in our efforts by donating to this great event.

Questions can be directed to Yusef Shakur @ [email protected] 

June 18, 2019 (all day)

This workshop focuses on methods of engaging and assessing families involved with the child welfare system. The workshop will use active learning methods to help participants develop beginning skills in positive engagement strategies, developing rapport with the family and conducting family assessments within a family adaptation and resiliency perspective. The workshop will use small group role-playing and feedback and large group discussions.

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

June 18, 2019 - 1:00 PM to 4:15 PM ET

This workshop focuses on methods of engaging and assessing families involved with the child welfare system. The workshop will use active learning methods to help participants develop beginning skills in positive engagement strategies, developing rapport with the family and conducting family assessments within a family adaptation and resiliency perspective. The workshop will use small group role-playing and feedback and large group discussions.

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

June 19, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET

Come join us as we celebrate Juneteenth! The purpose of this event is to celebrate the independence of folks from the African Diaspora and the current liberation that includes graduate education at a public university and working as a professional. 

As a result of this event, students will be able to: describe the history of Juneteenth, identify three professional roles that Black professional Social Workers hold, identify two strategies to utilize when seeking a position, and provide two definitions of professionalism.

Refreshments will be served.

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Sponsored by the Association of Black Social Work Students, New Leaders in African-Centered Social Work Scholar Program and the School of Social Work

June 19, 2019 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET

In partnership with the Division of Public Safety & Security, the Office of Field Instruction is sponsoring an introductory lecture to personal safety and self defense.  Our presenters from DPSS will be Candace Dorsey, Empowerment Self Defense Manager, and Sergeant Gary Hicks.  

Description: "Our self-defense workshop takes a holistic approach to self-protection, emphasizing awareness and assertiveness skills as well as physical and verbal strategies to counter violence. The goal is to leave you better equipped to deal with everything from harassment to potentially violent people to sexual assault." 

Information will be presented in a lecture format, and further resources will be given for students who wish to follow up with a self defense course through DPSS.  

Food will be provided!  Students may arrive between 5:00 and 5:30 for food; the lecture will begin at 5:30.

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June 20, 2019 - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET

The Thursday course days will be held at the U-M School of Social Work. On Saturday, June 29th, the class will meet at Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. ...

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

June 21, 2019 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

In this mini-course, students will learn a theoretical framework for social entrepreneurship and design thinking, as well as explore the individual skills and will necessary to respond to complex social needs both locally and globally. Students will be placed on teams throughout the course to engage in hands-on activities, case studies, competitions and a leadership project.

The objective of this course is to inspire and begin equipping students to become innovative leaders in the social sector. Specifically, we will address how to understand yourself as a leader within the context of a community and how to lead with moral imagination (the ability to put yourself in the shoes of the people you are serving); understand how an entrepreneurial mindset and operational skills can create and support social change; and turn theory into action by designing and carrying out a team leadership project.

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

June 24, 2019 ET