Showing events starting from February 4, 2025 (today) up to February 27, 2025

February 6, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET

In this online workshop, participants will learn how to support infants, very young children, and older children who are who have differences in sex development (intersex variations) and their parents. This training will address the importance of affirming language and avoiding stigmatizing language.

This session will focus on self-determination and, centering the voice of the child with intersex variations and deferring decisions on medical care when there is no life-threatening condition.

This workshop will focus on the importance of implementing child-centered, gender-affirming care so that all children can live healthy, affirmed lives. It is designed to equip providers to help families and children quickly and effectively during these sensitive moments.

Social work, a profession with roots in advocacy and social justice, is uniquely positioned to adopt a leadership role in providing evidence-based, ethically informed services to persons with intersex variations.

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February 7, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 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!

This webinar explores the critical role of forensic social work in addressing the broader social determinants of health and advocating for abolition and reform within the legal and criminal justice systems. Participants will understand how forensic social workers can influence policy, provide essential support to individuals involved in the justice system, and promote systemic changes that foster justice and equity.

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February 10, 2025 - 5:00 PM ET

Please refer to your Canvas site for more details. Students should select and save an Assignment for each competency. You will not be submitting the Ed Agreement to your field instructor at this time that will happen at the end of the term.

February 11, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM 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.

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February 11, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

The Associate Dean of Research is hosting a Half-Baked Brown Bag for Faculty and Doctoral Students to share their early-stage ideas with peers for feedback. Please join John Tropman (Henry J. Meyer Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Social Work) and Alexandra L. Crampton (UMSSW grad '07; and current visiting scholar) (15 min each) followed by a 30-minute discussion (each). Pizza and drinks provided. Space for up to 20 attendees!

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February 12, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

Join us as we commemorate Black Love Day, observed annually on February 13th. This day is dedicated to celebrating love, forgiveness, and acceptance within Black communities.

We are honored to welcome Dr. Natalie Malone, a counseling psychologist trainee, researcher, and yoga instructor, whose work centers on the sexual, spiritual, and holistic wellness of Black women. Dr. Malone’s intentional integration of social justice, embodied healing, and holistic wellness offers an inspiring approach to fostering love and healing within ourselves and our communities.

Come connect, reflect, and uplift as we celebrate the beauty and power of Black love.

This event is virtual and the Zoom link will be shared prior to the event. 

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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.

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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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