Showing events starting from February 1, 2025 (today) up to February 27, 2025
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Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
February 14, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States and worldwide. Nearly 50% of individuals who end life by suicide see a primary care provider within a month of death, yet suicide risk assessment and treatment is consistently difficult in practice. With the majority of mental health services in the US being delivered by social workers, it is imperative that risk assessment and safety planning knowledge and skills are in place for our work with clients with the ultimate goal being to prevent premature suicidal death.
This webinar will discuss and present on suicide as public health issue in the US, risk and protective factors, warning signs, barriers to help-seeking, risk assessment process and risk formulation, safety planning, and cultural humility in risk assessment with use of a clinical case. This workshop is also focused on the adult population. -
CommuniTea with Dr. Lindsey Bornheimer
February 17, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM ET
Please join us for CommuniTea with Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Medical School, Dr. Lindsey Bornheimer! Dr. Bornheimer is a clinical social worker and researcher specializing in suicide prevention among adults with serious mental illness, specifically schizophrenia, with a focus on cognitive-behavioral interventions, implementation science, and advancing evidence-based mental health care. Join us for coffee, tea, snacks, and to learn from Dr. Bornheimer!
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MSW Prospective Student Information Session - In Person
February 17, 2025 - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET
This in-person session at the School of Social Work will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work MSW program. Topics covered will include: On Campus Program, Online Program, Curriculum Options, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more!
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Unity in Diversity Dinner
February 17, 2025 - 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET
The Unity in Diversity Dinner event is back for the Winter 2025 Term!
Co-sponsored by the Office of Global Activities, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Global Social Work Practice Pathway, this event aims to bring together all members of the SSW community who are interested in engaging in conversations about social justice from a global lens. Join us to connect with the SSW global community, discuss ways that social justice issues manifest in our different home communities, and enjoy foods that tell stories about diverse cultural backgrounds.
The event will feature small-group discussion tables and participants will choose which topic they would like to engage with. Participants will have the opportunity to rotate to different tables to discuss more than one theme. Please use the form below to indicate which topics you are most interested in discussing.
Light refreshments representing a variety of global cuisines will be served at the event!
Kindly note that the deadline to fill out this RSVP form is Friday, February 14 at 12:00 PM.
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Winkelman Memorial Lecture: Advancing a Healthy and Peaceful Society through Productive Aging Activities
February 18, 2025 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET
Dr. Ernest Gonzales is an Associate Professor and the James Weldon Johnson Professor at New York University, where he leads The Center for Health and Aging Innovation, the Healthy Aging Specialization in Social Work, and Grand Challenge on Advancing a Long, Healthy, and Productive Life. He is a scholar in the areas of productive aging (employment, volunteering, and caregiving), equity, discrimination, intergenerational scholarship, and social policy. His research advances our understanding of social structures that optimize the ability to live a long, healthy, and meaningful life.
This is a hybrid event. Continuing Education (CE) will only be offered to those attending the lecture in-person.
About the Leon and Josephine Winkelman Memorial Lecture Series:The Leon and Josephine Winkelman Lecture Series was established at the University of Michigan School of Social work by the Winkelman brothers - Stanley J., John, Frederick R., and Henry R. - as a memorial to their parents.
The lecture series provides a forum for the presentation of new and emerging knowledge from the social sciences and the helping professions in the field of gerontology and for the discussion of the applications of such knowledge to the development of social policy, the organization and management of social welfare services, and the delivery of social work services.
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Innovations in Child Maltreatment Prevention with Bart Klika
February 19, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
Discussion and Presentation by Bart Klika from Prevent Child Abuse America.
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Pics, Texts, and Tracking: Understanding and Addressing Digital Dating Abuse
February 21, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
Relationship violence is still a common problem for young people today and while professionals may be familiar with common forms of power and control including verbal, emotional, and physical abuse, many adults are less familiar with the ways technology and social media can be used as tools of power and control in dating situations. This training will start by exploring the most common ways that technology and social media can be used in abusive situations and end with practical strategies that supportive adults can use to identify warning signs of digital dating abuse and have critical conversations with both survivors and perpetrators.
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8th Annual Building Power Conference: Building Power Toward Collective Liberation
February 21, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET
The mission of Building Power is to center community knowledge in the fight against white extremism. Often in academic spaces, we do not learn from the activists, community leaders and organizers doing the work in our communities. We want to flip this narrative and provide a space for community leaders to be the teachers, and for students to engage in this type of learning in an accessible way.
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Black Excellence Celebration
February 24, 2025 - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET
Join us for the Black Excellence Celebration! Members of the Social Work community will be recognized for the work they have done that uplifts the Black Community. Cuppy's Best soul food dinner will be provided!
This event will be held in person.
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Undoing Racism Workgroup
February 27, 2025 - 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET
Undoing Racism is a community collective of students, staff and faculty in the School of Social Work dedicated to fighting white supremacy at individual, school and structural levels. This workgroup was established in 2019 after the community took part in the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond Undoing Racism workshops and builds on their anti-racist community organizing model. No matter what role you play here at SSW, you are always welcome and encouraged to come to Undoing Racism meetings.