Showing events starting from December 3, 2024 up to December 30, 2024

December 9, 2024 - 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET

In this session we will discuss the placing process and the field experience for Spring/Summer 2025. There will be time at the end of this session for Q & A.

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December 10, 2024 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET

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December 10, 2024 - 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET

Join us for an engaging workshop on "Bridging Perspectives: Social Work and Lived Experience in Incarceration," where we aim to facilitate understanding and collaboration between social work professionals and individuals with lived experience in incarceration.

This workshop offers a unique opportunity to delve into the intersection of social work and incarceration, focusing on the importance of acknowledging and incorporating the perspectives of those who have been incarcerated into social work practice.

Throughout the session, participants will engage in interactive discussions, personal narratives, and skill-building activities designed to foster empathy, understanding, and effective intervention strategies.

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December 12, 2024 - 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM ET

This 3-hour CEU course is designed for LLMSW, LMSW, and mental health professionals who wish to enhance their therapeutic skills with advanced techniques in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and resourcing. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of EMDR therapy, including its history, core principles, and the eight phases of treatment. The course will also delve into the application of resourcing techniques, with a special focus on the Container technique.

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December 13, 2024 (all day)

Field ends today for all students.

December 13, 2024 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET

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December 13, 2024 - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

This course will focus on the usage of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) with the Queer community in addressing mental health concerns. The Queer community experiences a large amount of discrimination, both on a micro and macro lens that leads to ongoing stressors. These stressors and environmental factors lead to a higher prevalence rate of mental illness within the Queer community. DBT, an evidence-based psychotherapy, has been shown to be beneficial for overall mental health, addressing self-injurious behaviors, emotional challenges, Major Depressive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. This course will address how to apply and use DBT with clients from the LGBTQIA2S+ community in an affirming and validating way.

This course will cover Minority Stress Theory, and Biosocial Theory as well as review and introduce skills from the 4 core modules of DBT, mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation and effective communication.

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December 15, 2024 - 10:00 AM ET

The School of Social Work Winter Commencement for Master of Social Work students will be held in-person at Hill Auditorium and livestreamed on the SSW website. Hill Auditorium doors will open for guests and graduates beginning at 9:00am.

A light reception will be held in the Michigan League Ballroom, located on the 2nd floor of the Michigan League, immediately following commencement.

Specific instructions and information will be added to this page as commencement approaches. In the meantime, view the School of Social Work Commencement Guide for general commencement information.

Commencement/Reception Parking: The Fletcher Street parking structure located at 201 Fletcher Street will also be open to the public for parking at no charge. The Thayer Street parking structure located at 216 S. Thayer Street will be open to the public for parking at no charge. Handicap parking is available in both structures. For driving directions & campus maps: https://campusinfo.umich.edu/campusmap

Have questions? Contact: [email protected]

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