Showing events starting from February 28, 2019

February 8, 2023 - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET

Congratulations! Newly admitted MSW Students can connect virtually with Current MSW students regarding the MSW program!

What's the program really like? Where is your field placement? What do social work students do for fun? What is Ann Arbor like in the Winter? Join an MSW student as well as other admitted 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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February 9, 2023 - 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM ET

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

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

February 9, 2023 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

We invite you to a Community Conversation around Exploring hidden illnesses and/or disabilities.

"But it doesn't seem that bad." Let's explore together how our experiences with agency, believability, dismissal, and stereotypes might impact the lives of those with a hidden illness and/or disabilities. How do agency, autonomy, disclosure, and self-advocating impact the lives of people having these experiences? This is a time for conversation - to share feelings, raise concerns, and talk together as a school community. 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.)

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About the format. With these smaller Community Conversations, our hope is to explore restorative dialogue and build community, creating a space where we are all teachers and learners. We will draw heavily on practices from intergroup dialogue and restorative justice.

February 9, 2023 - 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET

This event, which is co-sponsored by the Office of Global Activities and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, aims to bring together all the members of the SSW community who are interested in engaging in conversation about social justice from a global lens! It will be a great opportunity to connect, learn about how social justice issues manifest in our different home communities, and share food that tells stories about our diverse cultural backgrounds.

During the event, there will be tables set up where attendees who are interested in discussing a similar social justice issue can sit together and discuss how that issue manifests in different communities across the globe. Participants will have the opportunity to rotate to different tables to discuss more than one theme. At the end of the event, everyone will come together to talk about their experiences and what they have learned.

Students, faculty members, and staff will be provided with dinner from restaurants in Ann Arbor that serve food that is reflective of different global cuisines.

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February 10, 2023 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

This instructional workshop provides a foundation for understanding how the frequently co-occurring disorders of posttraumatic stress and addiction are related in their incidence and prevalence, as well as with their successful treatment and recovery. The importance of accurate identification/assessment, motivational enhancement for engaging an understandably ambivalent population in treatment, and effective integrated care will be emphasized. Concerns regarding relapse or destabilization will be addressed by means of an approach featuring appropriate risk identification and management through stage-matching of intervention type and intensity.

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

February 10, 2023 - 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM ET

Come for fun and snacks! Virtual Games Provided for the online cohort!
 

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February 13, 2023 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join us for a presentation by Dr. Ivan Harsløf, visiting scholar to the SSW and Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway.

From the early 1990s and onwards, social inequalities in the Nordic countries have risen at a notably higher rate than in other OECD countries. Although inequalities are still comparatively low, this development has raised concerns about the Nordic welfare model's longer-term ability to maintain comprehensive redistribution in the context of globalization.

With a focus on Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, the presentation will focus on the main features of the Nordic welfare model. These include an active social state, a large public sector, an orientation towards universalism and gender equality, and democratic-corporatist governance structures.

The presentation examines how the interrelated trends of globalization, technological changes, and demographic changes are putting a strain on the Nordic welfare states. Particularly it considers how these megatrends are impacting evolving new social risks. These types of risks—often referred to as postindustrial social risks—are reproduced and aggravated across generations and they are increasingly affecting low-educated groups. Against this background, the presentation finally explores different scenarios for the future of the Nordic welfare states. 

Lunch will be provided to all in-person attendees to this event. The presentation will include time for Q&A.

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February 13, 2023 - 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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