Showing events starting from March 1, 2019
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SSW Book Club
November 20, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
The SSW Book Club will discuss Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye.
You are welcome to join us, whether or not you have attended before, and whether or not you have finished the book.
All members of the SSW community are invited. Feel free to bring your lunch.
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New Leaders in African-Centered Social Work presents Professor Osvaldo "Ozzie" Rivera and RicanStruction
November 20, 2019 - 5:00 PM ET
Join us as we explore the connection of African-Hispanic roots in American History by Detroit based ensemble RicanStruction
The performance troupe of director Osvaldo “Ozzie” Rivera, dancers Celia Benvenutti, Sheila Royster as well as percussionists Chinelo Amen Ra, and Enrique Hernandez, will utilize a performance/lecture approach that transforms us on an Afro Puerto Rican musical journey through the Spanish Speaking Caribbean highlighting the significance of African-Hispanic presence. This historical perspective illuminates how three primary cultural and racial "currents" (African, Spanish & Native American) influence present-day Latin American music and culture.
A significant component of the presentation features a participatory segment where the audience can participate in the Afro Puerto Rican community-building tradition of Bomba. (*Bomba’s origins are rooted in the island's history of African enslavement)
Refreshments will be served, please RSVP.
Sponsored by the New Leaders in African-Centered Social Work and The School of Social Work
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MSW Prospective Student Webinar
November 21, 2019 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET
This online session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work MSW program. Topics covered will include: Curriculum Options, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more.
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Why We Should Care About Mental Health: The Interface between Mental Health and Interdisciplinary Treatment
November 21, 2019 - 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM ET
An evening conversation with Aundreah Walenski '17 MSW to learn about the most prevalent mental health disorders, their treatments, why we should care about mental health, how it affects our work, and what we can do about it in everyday practice.
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Poetry (& More) with Kay Ulanday Barrett
November 21, 2019 - 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM ET
The Spectrum Center, Council for Disability Concerns, and School of Social Work DEI Office are very excited to host multi-talented brown trans disabled artist, Kay Ulanday Barrett this November. Kay is a poet, performer, and educator whose work has been supported and published by organizations including the UN Global LGBTQ+ Summit, the Asian American Literary Review, and Race Forward. Join us in hosting them during Trans Awareness Week to hear about their work, both in reading and in their experience creating it. Event navigation details: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav. More Trans Awareness Week events: http://bit.ly/TransAwareness19
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Decolonizing Spirituality & Indigenous Health Practices
November 22, 2019 - 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM ET
The purpose of this event is to bring awareness to how the medical system - of which many social workers are now apart - has vilified Black and Indigenous spiritual practices and the impacts this has on these communities. If we plan to be competent social workers, we must have a clear understanding of how history impacts the present. We must also arm ourselves with information past our individual belief systems and get comfortable with asking people about their spiritual practices nonjudgmentally.
This event will explore how all of our various belief systems and spiritual practices intersect and will use the model from the Intercultural Development Inventory to discuss how to be adaptable social workers rather than more monocultural in how we treat the people whom we serve. There will be speakers competent in a variety of traditions and practices and there will also be time for open dialogue. -
DEI Impact Awards Ceremony
November 25, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET
Come celebrate with the School of Social Work’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for a ceremony to honor the award winners and nominees for the DEI Impact Awards, recognizing individuals or groups in the School who have made significant contributions to advancing diversity, equity & inclusion in the School of Social Work and/or in the community.
The recipients of the 2019 Impact Awards are:Students: Sharon Almonte and Dominique Crump
Clinical Assistant Professor: Justin Hodge
Joint PhD Program Coordinator: Todd Huynh
Undoing Racism Workgroup: Lisa Fedina, Lorraine Gutiérrez, Daicia Price, Richard Tolman
Lunch will be provided.
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Immigration and Social Work: How We Can Effectively Engage Immigrant Communities
November 26, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET
This session will focus on how social workers can effectively engage and serve alongside immigrant communities. There will be presenters from Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights. Lunch will be served.
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Undoing Racism: Collective Community Building
November 26, 2019 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET
All members of our SSW community are invited to participate in our regular meeting focused on undoing racism efforts. The first portion of the meeting will offer an opportunity for participants to share recent and current activities with the second portion leaving space for employees to engage in SEED workshop that was provided to students and for students to provide an update on ways concepts of power and oppression can continue to be advanced for the remainder of the academic year.
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Thanksgiving recess begins 5:00 p.m.
November 27, 2019 ET