Showing events starting from March 1, 2022 up to March 31, 2022
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Social Work Month Celebration
March 22, 2022 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
Join us in the McGregor Commons from 12 to 2 PM as we come together to celebrate the wonderful social work profession.
Food and social work month giveaways will be available.
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MSW Prospective Student Information Session
March 22, 2022 - 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, On-Campus Program, Curriculum Options, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more!
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Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma: Strategies and Practices for the School Professional
March 22, 2022 - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM ET
This webinar will provide information on compassion fatigue and outline strategies at the practitioner and organizational levels to promote worker resilience. The webinar is intended for teachers and professionals in allied disciplines, including social work, mental health, and counseling.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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For Prospective Students - Connect Virtually with a Current MSW Student!
March 23, 2022 - 12:30 PM to 1:30 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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Undoing Racism Workgroup
March 24, 2022 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
Undoing Racism WorkgroupUndoing Racism is a community collective of students, staff, and faculty in the School of Social Work dedicated to fighting white supremacy at the individual, school, and structural levels.
This workgroup was established in 2019 after students, staff, and faculty took part in the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond Undoing Racism© workshops. Since then, the Undoing Racism workgroup has been working to implement the People’s Institute anti-racist community organizing model – recognizing that community organizing within our school is critical to move toward an anti-racist and anti-oppressive program to bring along all members of the community.
The Undoing Racism workgroup also emphasizes the role that white members of our community must take on to dismantle and undo white supremacist structures that benefit and maintain power for white people. Our work has largely been focused on building collective community – a fundamental step in the People’s Institute organizing model. Our dialogue and strategic planning to advance towards an anti-racist and anti-oppressive program and school community must begin with building relationships and strengthening community bonds to engage in internal and external anti-racism work.
Meetings are held monthly on the last Thursday of the month from 12-2pm. All members of our school community are invited to attend.
Upcoming Meetings:
April 28th, 2022
May 26th, 2022
Contact: [email protected]
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International Student Coffee Hour
March 24, 2022 - 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM ET
The Office of Global Activities hosts a bi-weekly coffee hour for all international students and visitors in the School of Social Work. In this coffee hour, we will discuss the topic of employment in the United States for international students. Monica Roskamp, an International Student & Scholar Advisor from the International Center, will be joining us to talk about on-campus employment as well as post-graduation employment, and students will have the opportunity to ask her questions after her presentation. This will be a hybrid event, so attendees will have the option to participate in person or via Zoom. Milk Tea will be served at this event.
Please fill the RSVP form below to confirm your attendance, select the flavor of your Milk Tea, and receive the Zoom link for the event. Kindly note that the deadline to fill this RSVP form is Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 12:00 PM.
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Affirming, Ethical Care for Very Young Transgender Children and Children & Infants with Differences of Sex Development
March 24, 2022 - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET
In this online workshop, participants will learn how to support very young children and infants who are gender diverse and/or who have differences in sex development, and their parents. This training will address the importance of using affirming language and avoiding damaging and stigmatizing language. This session will center the rights of the child with DSD to be free of medically unnecessary medical procures that may result in pain and other health complications. This workshop will teach participants about the importance of implementing child-centered, gender-affirming care so all children are free to live healthy, affirmed lives. This workshop is designed to equip providers to be able to step in quickly and effectively to help families during sensitive moments.
Social work, a profession with roots in advocacy and social justice, is uniquely positioned to adopt a leadership role in the service of the youngest members of the transgender and intersex community.Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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International Student Coffee Hour
March 24, 2022 - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET
The Office of Global Activities hosts a bi-weekly coffee hour for all international students and visitors in the School of Social Work. In this coffee hour, we will be celebrating our international students who are graduating this semester. Join us to connect with them, celebrate their achievements, listen to and ask about their experiences at the School of Social Work, and learn about their plans moving forward. This will be a hybrid event, so attendees will have the option to participate in person or via Zoom.
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SSW Book Club: Parable of the Sower
March 25, 2022 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
The SSW Book Club will meet at noon via Zoom to discuss Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.
Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/95345939940 Be sure to use your umich email and SSO authentication.
You are welcome to join our conversation, whether or not you have come before, and whether or not you finished the book.
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Climate Justice and the Jewish Community: A Call to Action Through Dialogue
March 27, 2022 - 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET
Join the Jewish Communal Leadership Program (JCLP) for the annual Communal Conversation program on Sunday, March 27th from 1-3:30pm EST via Zoom. This year's event is Climate Justice and the Jewish Community: A Call to Action Through Dialogue, a facilitated panel discussion with a Q and A session where they will discuss the current action and movement within the Jewish community towards an environmentally-just future. The event will feature several panelists who will offer various perspectives on what the next steps can be.
RSVP at https://ssw.umich.edu/r/jclpcc22 to receive the Zoom link.
Speakers include Rabbi Ellen Bernstein, a pioneer in the field of religion and ecology and a eco-theologian, spiritual leader, writer and creative; Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein, a Black Jewish Rabbinic Scholar and Public Affairs Advisor at Jewish Federations of North America and leader of the JEDI (Jewish Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) and racial justice initiatives; Kristy Drutman, a Jewish-Filipina environmental media creator and founder of Brown Girl Green, a media platform exploring the intersections between media, diversity, and environmentalism; Sophia Rich, an Ann Arbor high school junior who is passionate about connecting Jewish principles and climate justice and a member of the National Leadership Board for the Jewish Youth Climate Movement; Vicki Kaplan, Director of Organizing at Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action, as well as an activist and campaigner committed to movement-building and anti-racism work; and Ariel Mayse, assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University and researcher on resources of Jewish thought and theology for constructing contemporary environmental ethics.
Our event is generously sponsored by the The Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; University of Michigan Hillel; University of Michigan Trotter Multicultural Center; University of Michigan School of Social Work Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; University of Michigan School of Social Work Student Union; Temple Beth Emeth of Ann Arbor; Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor; The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor; Repair the World Detroit; University of Michigan’s American Culture Department; Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation; The Well; and The Amir Project.