Showing events starting from October 5, 2024 up to October 30, 2024
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DDP Access Audit Virtual Training
October 23, 2024 - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM ET
This training is required if you signed up to conduct access audits with Detroit Disability Power during the general elections.
All access audit volunteers: if you signed up to conduct access audits with Detroit Disability Power (DDP) during the general elections, this training is required. This training will be conducted by DDP's Advocacy Director, Eric Welsby, via zoom on 10/23, from 6 pm-7:30 pm. Needed information regarding the access audits and serving as an election observer will be provided. Another training for access audits is occurring at the school on 10/18, 12-2 pm. Students only have to attend one of these trainings.
Volunteers will conduct access audits either at ballot drop boxes prior to the election (but after attending this training), during the 9 days of early voting from 10/26 to 11/3, or on elections day, November 5th, 2024.
To receive field credit for engaging in this opportunity, you must receive approval from your field faculty instructor.
Please reach out to [email protected] and [email protected] if you have any questions about the access audits.
Please contact Ayesha Ghazi Edwin, [email protected], for questions about this training.
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Substance-Exposed Infants and the Risk of Subsequent Maltreatment
October 24, 2024 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Parental substance use disorders increase the risk of child maltreatment and placement in foster care in part by compromising appropriate parenting practices and creating an environment that is not responsive to the needs of children. Substance use was second only to mental health as the most frequently identified risk factor for child maltreatment. Estimates from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) indicate that the prevalence of parental substance use disorders as an identified condition of removal more than doubled between 2000 and 2019, and that 50% of children under the age of one placed in foster care were removed for reasons related to parental substance use...
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Dialogue Deck: What Does It Mean to Be American? Embracing Differences of Beliefs Through Productive Dialogue
October 24, 2024 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
The School of Social Work Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) invites you to join us for an enlightening Dialogue Deck event exploring the question, "What does it mean to be American?" In this interactive session, we will embrace the diversity of beliefs and experiences that shape our national identity. Participants will engage in meaningful dialogue, examining how we can foster understanding and unity amidst our differences.
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Subpoenas: What Social Workers Need To Know
October 25, 2024 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
This ethics-focused webinar looks at the following:
1. What subpoenas are and are not
2. What kinds of cases and settings where subpoenas may be used
2. Releases of information, which are outside of a subpoena but require social workers to respond ethically
3. How the NASW Code of Ethics guides us
4. When and how to respond to subpoenas
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SSW Meeting - Promotion and Tenure Committee
October 25, 2024 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
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CASC Board Blankets of Hope Community Event
October 28, 2024 - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET
Please join the CASC Board in crafting tie-blankets for different Washtenaw County organizations! The CASC Board works hard each semester to build community engagement, community support, and be agents of change within each community they are involved in. We would love to have MSW and Undergraduate students collaborate to create blankets, notes, and spend time in community. Snacks, drinks, and all materials will be provided. We hope to see you there!
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SSW Meeting - Curriculum Committee
October 28, 2024 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET
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SSW Meeting - Executive Committee
October 29, 2024 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET
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SSW Meeting - Doctoral Committee
October 30, 2024 - 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET
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MSW Prospective Student Information Session - Virtual
October 30, 2024 - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET
This online session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor's School of Social Work MSW program. Topics covered will include: Online Program, On-Campus Program, Curriculum Options, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more!
All registered attendees will receive a recording of the session.