Showing events starting from October 1, 2020 up to October 31, 2020

October 21, 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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October 21, 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.

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October 22, 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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October 23, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

This course is the fourth 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 designing and implementing surveys, a data collection method used frequently by many organizations.

Approval for the CE contact hours offered in this event is pending.

Speakers

Kate Helegda, MSW

Kathryn Colasanti, MS

Agenda

12:00 - 12:15pm | Getting Started with Surveys

12:15 - 12:30pm | Identifying your Survey Sample and Format

12:30 - 12:45pm | Developing Survey Questions

12:45 - 1:00pm | Revising and Testing your Survey

Learning Objective

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of surveys.

Identify the survey population and appropriate sample.

List common mistakes in survey questions.

Describe how to test and revise a survey.

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.

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October 23, 2020 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

An admissions representative will speak to Central Michigan Social Work students at Central Michigan University about MSW and PhD. options at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. 

October 24, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET

We are excited to invite you all to join us for the 4th annual Building Power Against White Supremacy Conference! Building Power is a Black-led conference based around countering white supremacy through community organizing, direct action, and in everyday life. This year's focus is Beyond Voting. While it speaks to a crucial election year where our votes are an explicit argument against white supremacy, anti-blackness, and the survival of the most marginalized people not only in the United States, but also globally, we know that voting is not the only tool we wield for our survival. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to [email protected]. We look forward to spending this day with you all!

In support of MSW students attending Building Power Against White Supremacy, the Office of Field Education is approving the time to count toward field hours for the Fall 2020 term.

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October 26, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Note: This course is available for free to U-M SSW alumni as part of our Alumni Webinar Series, which features invited alumni speakers. Please know that non-alumni participants are welcome to register as well!

Join us to learn about the field of corrections social work, explore what brought about the need for corrections social work, and the importance of quality mental health care within the prison system. Participants will learn about the impact that incarceration has on the individual and the family. We will also examine different programs available within Corrections Mental Health. We will close with a segment on progress that has been made in this field and where the field is headed.

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

October 28, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

This webinar will present research on how foster families, including parents and children, are faring during COVID-19. Given the challenges involving child welfare workers accessing foster families during the pandemic, the current research relied on social media data from Reddit to better understand the most pressing concerns of foster families discuss on online forums during COVID-19. The research will shed light on areas child welfare workers, programs, and policies can intervene to ally some of the challenges foster families experience during this time.

This beginner level webinar is approved for one synchronous online continuing education contact hour.

Speakers

Joyce Lee, MSW, MS, LCSW

Olivia Chang, BA Candidate

Agenda

12:00 - 12:30pm | Comparing discussion topics most commonly mentioned before and after COVID-19 amongst foster families

12:30 - 1:00pm | Implications for social work practice in serving foster families during and after COVID-19

Learning Objectives

Describe the topics most commonly discussed amongst foster parents on Reddit. 

Examine specific contexts in which the topics occurred both for foster parents and children.  

Identify trends in the topics before and after COVID-19 occurred.

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 hour.

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

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