Showing events starting from February 4, 2019

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

Nov22

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.

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Nov25

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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Nov26

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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Nov26

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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Nov27

Thanksgiving recess begins 5:00 p.m.

November 27, 2019 ET

Dec01

CASC Minor Global Program - Chennai Deadline

December 1, 2019 - 11:45 PM ET

Supported by the School of Social Work, CASC is excited to offer two global independent study opportunities for declared students in the minor. Visit the program Mcompass website and application India or Uganda. If you have any questions email cascminor@umich.edu.

Chennai, India

The opportunity in Chennai will focus on the principles of community participation and indigenous social work at the intersection of rural development in the region.

Application Deadline: Sunday, December 1, 2019

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