Showing events starting from March 1, 2025 up to March 31, 2025
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Competent Social Work Practice in the Context of Anti-Trans Policy, Legislation, and Rhetoric
March 20, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
Recent years have witnessed a drastic increase in anti-trans policies and legislation proposed and pass across the U.S. Given the ethical mandates of the profession and the values rooted in social justice, social workers must be at the forefront of addressing these harmful policies and the rhetoric surrounding them. Clinical and macro practitioners alike have a critical role to play in supporting transgender and gender expansive children and adults, as well as their families, and advocating against policies that seek to do harm to transgender people. This workshop will first provide social work practitioners with a background on the current U.S. context as it relates to anti-trans policies, legislation, and rhetoric. Next, practitioners will develop clinical, macro, and multisystem skills for supporting transgender individuals and advocating at the community or state levels.
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Social Work Month Celebration
March 20, 2025 - 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM ET
Join the University of Michigan School of Social Work (SSW) for an evening celebrating Social Work Month! Students, alumni, donors, faculty, staff, and community friends are invited to join us as we celebrate and recognize the impactful and compassionate work of social workers.
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How To Be an Organizational Leader in Any Role
March 21, 2025 - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET
Whether you sit on a board of directors or work exclusively with individual clients, you create culture, policy, and impact through your work every day. Regardless of role, all social impact professionals are leaders. Yet many of us never receive any formal leadership training, and those who do often receive little guidance for translating business-oriented leadership approaches to the unique contexts of social impact work. Further, some of the most familiar concepts from leadership practice are not inclusive of all identities...
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MSW Prospective Student Information Session - In Person
March 24, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 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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SSW Meeting - Executive Committee
March 25, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
Visit the SSW meeting calendar for full schedule information.
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Undoing Racism Workgroup
March 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.
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SSW Commencement Information Session for May 2025 Graduates - Virtual
March 31, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
This online session for students graduating in May 2025 will provide the opportunity to learn more about the School of Social Work commencement proceedings! Topics covered will include Day-of ceremony information and the opportunity to ask questions.
All registered attendees will receive a recording of the session.
Note: Our School of Social Work ceremony is separate from the main university ceremony held at Michigan Stadium. The information covered in this presentation will only pertain to the School of Social Work ceremony.
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Key Learning Experience Assignment Due
March 31, 2025 (all day)
Please refer to your Canvas for more directions.
This is a requirement to pass SW515/ SW691.