Showing events starting from April 22, 2019

May 13, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET

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

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May 14, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental illness affecting roughly 26 million people, equating to 1% of the global population. Psychosis is experienced within schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders in addition to several other disorders, often framed as being 'psychotic features.' Since the majority of mental health services in the US are delivered by social workers, it is important for clinicians to be prepared for work with clients including the need for interventions tailored to the experience of psychosis. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis is a cognitive and behavioral approach tailored for individuals experiencing psychosis and is an effective and valuable evidence-based intervention to use in practice.

This workshop will discuss an overview of psychosis and its prevalence, a brief overview of CBT theory and basics, a central focus on intervention using CBT for psychosis, and the use of 2 clinical cases.

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May 14, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET

Join us Thursday, May 14th at 12 pm for an ENGAGE virtual discussion featuring Rebeka Islam, Bangladeshi American immigrant and Executive Director of APIAVote-Michigan, a nonpartisan Asian American civic engagement and advocacy organization. Rebeka will be sharing how Asian American families are being impacted by the pandemic, how get out the vote and census efforts are being impacted for communities of color, and how students can get involved and help. The Office of Field Education will also be joining us to facilitate a discussion with students on how field placements are going, and what students can do to help communities.

Attending this session will count towards field credit.

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May 14, 2020 - 3:00 PM ET

This week our guests will address issues affecting young people as a result of COVID. We will discuss COVID with a focus on individual, peer and family relations, and community organizing. Our overarching theme, Identity and Vulnerabilities, will be used to frame reports and discussions. 

Guests: 

Todd Herrenkohl, Professor 

David Cordova, Associate Professor

Beth Sherman, Clinical Associate Professor 

Katie Doyle, Clinical Assistant Professor

Dillon Cathro, Director of Youth Organizing

This follows on conversations the Faculty Allies for Diversity have been having for the past two months on social consequences of the pandemic. Please join us!

We look forward to having a robust discussion.

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

In this course, self-care will be redefined to a more comprehensive term, "restorative care." Participants will learn how restorative care differs from the hackneyed self-care term, which has lost its meaning. Participants will learn how this loss in meaning can lead to a loss in self-care practice, which is vital for social workers to maintain good mental health. Thus, restorative care will be defined and students will learn practical strategies to incorporate restorative care practices to facilitate restoration, healing, rejuvenation and balance as a social worker. This is especially for social workers experiencing secondary-trauma, overwork, community stressors and are in danger of burn-out.

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

May 16, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

As drug overdose deaths continue to rise, it is imperative that social workers are equipped with the skills to face this crisis, both from a micro and macro perspective. In this course, students will engage with the crisis from a policy perspective as they explore potential solutions. Students will participate in a simulation through which they will explore the role of the government in combating the opioid crisis. Examples of roles that students will take include: policymakers, policy advocates, prescribing doctors, and community stakeholders. Students will be assigned a role, will research their character, and will engage with the other participates as that character throughout the duration of the simulation...

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

The SSW Book Club will meet via Zoom to discuss Separated, by Dr. William Lopez.

The book examines immigration law enforcement, focusing on one raid in Washtenaw County.

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. A Zoom link will be sent the morning of the discussion. (If needed, email Betsy Williams, David Pratt, or Joe Galura for the link.) 

May 20, 2020 - 5:00 PM ET

All students currently enrolled in field (SW515 or SW691) must turn in the Field Placement Verification form by this deadline. This form is considered complete after your Field Instructor signs off on it.

This form only applies to students currently registered for field.