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Optional Field Goal Statement and Resume Review Deadline
October 3, 2019 (all day)
Students submitting a field application for a Winter 2020 field start can have their Goal Statement and resumes reviewed by the Office of Career Services Writing Center if they choose.
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Idealist.org Chicago Graduate School Fair
October 3, 2019 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Stop by the Idealist.org Graduate School Fair to speak with an admissions representative about U-M's MSW and PhD programs. The fair is free and open to anyone considering graduate school.
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Working with Couples in Therapy
October 3, 2019 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
This mini-course is designed to familiarize students with the current theories of couple therapy. Selected empirically supported models utilized in couple therapy will be examined The course also looks at some of the key issues and challenges faced by therapists who provide couple therapy. This mini-course will be skill based and focus on helping students to learn effective approaches to working with couples in therapy.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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Homecoming and Reunion - All-Class Reunion Lunch
October 4, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Join us for a School update and the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Awards!
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Alumni Webinar Series: Collaborating Across Boundaries
October 4, 2019 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
This webinar, taught by SSW alumnus Russ Linden, describes the practice of collaboration through the lens of two case examples in which collaborative leaders overcame enormous barriers in pursuit of their shared goals.
We discuss the nature of collaborative leadership, six key factors that promote collaboration, and how to address many collaboration hurdles.
Note: This webinar is free for U-M SSW alumni.Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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CASC Undergraduate Minor Student Organization Grant Deadline
October 4, 2019 - 5:00pm
The CASC Minor Student organization grant provides funding for declared students engaged in social justice and social action programs, initiatives, and projects. If you are a member of a student organization seeking funding for materials, supplies, space, food, or other related expenses, apply online using the CASC Minor Funding Form.
The deadline for this grant cycle to apply is Friday, October 4th.
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Motivational Interviewing for Social Workers
October 5, 2019 (all day)
Utilizing numerous materials including the Professional Training Videotape Series developed by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick, this five-week series of 3-hour instruction and skill-building sessions will provide a basic introduction to Motivational Interviewing. Using the video material and supplemental handouts, along with lecture, role-playing and group discussion, this course will lay a foundation for participants to begin to develop their clinical skills in helping people accomplish change in areas of difficult behavior.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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Immigration Enforcement, Human Rights, and Social Justice
October 5, 2019 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
This mini-course focuses on the real community and personal impact of a public policy with sweeping national controversy, many deaths, and significant questions about social justice, racial discrimination, and even intent in the constitution. Because it is a mini-course, rather than a full course, this course will concentrate on one aspect of immigration policy? undocumented immigrants and the public policy strategy of enforcement for undocumented immigrants at the border and in the interior of the country. Along with discussion of the policies and practices of enforcement, we will bring local enforcement activities to the table and examine their impact on people, families, and Michigan communities. The discussion will have a global, national, state, and a local component. Students in this course will acquire the skills to critically analyze this aspect of immigration policy and its controversies. and about community and organization responses and activism.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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Homecoming and Reunion Weekend - Tailgate
October 5, 2019 - 9:00am to 11:00am
Join us for a fun afternoon as we prepare to cheer on the Wolverines!
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Substance Use and Neuroscience: A Social Work Perspective
October 5, 2019 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Perhaps now more than ever, social work scientists and practitioners alike affirm the need to fully understand the variability of substance use behaviors, including substance misuse, abuse and dependence, from a multidisciplinary approach. However, the literature and practice with regard to substance use and neuroscience in the context of social work remain in its infancy. Neuroscience is concerned with better understanding brain function and structure across the lifespan, including the use of innovative methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging. This mini-course will provide an introduction to substance use and neuroscience in the context of social work and cover topics such as the ethical and legal aspects in neuroscience, potential alterations in brain function (e.g., cognitive) and structure (e.g., D2 dopamine receptor) linked to substance use behaviors, gene x environment interaction (e.g., neurogenetics), and the developmental and cultural aspects of neuroscience. Developing a fuller...
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.