The Mental Health Clinic at Hall Health is offering mindfulness meditation groups for those looking to establish or maintain a meditation practice. Groups are open to anyone and may be covered by one’s health insurance plan.

Groups open for enrollment:

Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners is an 8-session series with two sections: Wednesdays from 11:00 – 12:30 pm starting April 10th and Thursdays from 4-5:30 pm, starting on April 11th. This group is intended for those interested in starting a meditation practice and no prior experience is necessary. Please see description below for more information about the benefits of a mindfulness meditation practice. To enroll in this group, please schedule an initial visit with the group leader, Meghann Gerber, by calling the Mental Health Clinic at (206) 543-5030. Read more

G H 590B Adolescent Health in Low Resource Settings (1)  sln: 14164

Meets Tuesdays from 5:30-6:50 this Spring quarter. This seminar based course will provide an overview of the multitude of topics faced by adolescents in low resource settings and those who are working to improve their health.  This course has been designed to highlight issues for adolescents in resource limited settings with an initial focus on what makes adolescents unique. Topic-based seminars, journal article discussions, and self-journaling will include: adolescent development; physical and psychological trauma; illicit activities; ethics and the law; adolescent-focused research and programming; and the economy and public policy.  Drs. Rachel Katzenellenbogen and Maneesh Batra are dedicated to making this class interesting, educational, and interactive by viewing this topic through a multidisciplinary lens. Our hope is that this will be the first of many courses that covers the increasingly important topic of adolescent health in low resource settings.  More info: info@globalwach.org.

There is a student membership available for the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work organization.  The also offer awards for students submitting clinical papers.  More info at:

http://www.abecsw.org/

 

 

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As part of my doctoral studies in education, I am conducting a study to better understand how experience in dance changes what people see when they watch a short dance phrase.  I am seeking volunteers to participate in an experiment that would ask you to watch a series of short videos of dance and answer multiple choice questions after each one.  I am currently looking for female participants who are either a) dancers with five or more years of training in Modern or Contemporary techniques OR b) non-dancers who have not had consistent training in any dance genre Read more

Fulbright US Student Program—UW Information Sessions

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. The program currently awards approximately 1,800 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 155 countries worldwide. Information about the program can be found at Read more

July 15 – 19, 2013  Seattle, Washington

The focus of this course is public health and epidemiology in refugee and internally displaced populations affected by complex humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters. This course covers the technical and management principles that are the basis of planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs for acutely displaced populations in developing countries with an emphasis on refugees in camp situations. Read more

Professional Development vs. Exams
Have you had any difficulty navigating conflicts between exams and professional development opportunities? GPSS is working on finding ways to help alleviate that tension but in the meantime please know that there is a university policy in the faculty code that mentions professional conferences as a potentially legitimate reason to have an exam rescheduled, and you should feel you can advocate for your involvement in professional development opportunities when negotiating with professors about exam accommodations. If you are facing particular difficulty with a professor on this front, UW’s Office of the Ombudsman is there to help you resolve such issues and we encourage you to seek out this valuable resource.

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GH545/HServ 590 Child Health in Developing Countries
This graduate level 3 credit distance learning course is intended for anyone interested in working in resource limited countries and/or those who want to impact global child health through advocacy and global citizenry. This course is taught through the Executive MPH Program (eMPH) and might be of particular interest to students in other programs also run through Outreach/PCE (e.g. EDP MSW). Read more

Adv Year Day GRAD PRESENTATION Subcommittee Sign-UP by Monday, April 1st (Participate as your schedule allows. Details below): https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/rufferl/195743

Basically, we are planning on doing a “music video.” The lyrics would be based around the 10 core competencies and/or other funny/annoying things related to UW SSW MSW program. We are also toying with the idea of trying to add a live performance aspect to the presentation as well.

We currently have subcommittees in the following areas.  Pointpersons are listed below – feel free to contact anyone.  The subcommittees would develop a single area of the graduation presentation with a pointperson from the main Planning Committee to answer questions/make connections so all subcommittee activities are integrated in the overall plan. We know your time is limited – you’d just be involved as your schedule permits to develop one aspect of the project).

 

GRAD PRESENTATION SUBCOMMITTEES
SIGN UP at this link https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/rufferl/195743to offer some ideas/creative energy  Please reply by Monday, April 1st so we can get started – we know there’s not a lot of time.

Questions? Below are the pointpersons for each area of the 5 minute video for graduation.  Email questions to them.  Read more

Did you know that 50% the population in Kenya and South Africa live on less than $2 a day? Volunteer with Azma International and make a difference!

Azma International invites applAzmaFlyer2_Africaications to participate in one of three volunteer programs in Kenya, offered during winter break 2012, spring break 2013 and summer vacation 2013. Volunteers in these programs would work in one of seven program areas Read more

ANTH/NURS 562. Wednesdays 9:30-12:20, South Campus Center 322. Spring Quarter. (3 credits)

Clinically Applied Anthropology is designed for health science graduate students as well as graduate students from other professional schools and from academic departments. The seminar format of Clinically Applied Anthropology will include the examination of selected publications in medical anthropology to understand the data, theory, and methods used by anthropologists to investigate and analyze health-related behaviors. Anthropologists who specialize in various culture areas (e.g., Indonesia, Oceania, Africa) will be invited for guest presentations. This information will be related to national and international health care issues to explore whether anthropological insight offers solutions and new approaches. Specific topics will range widely depending on student interests and availability of articles. Topics will include cultural variations in illness beliefs and illness behavior (e.g., culture-bound syndromes, meanings of cancer or diabetes), types of healing practices (e.g., shamans, medicine people), and chronic illness and death.

Puget Sound Sage is a non-partisan, non-profit policy organization, dedicated to understanding the regional labor market and advancing policies and practices that balance economic growth with economic justice. This survey research project seeks to gather primary data on one segment of low-wage workers in the region, and then to produce a white paper with policy recommendations. The volunteer or paid position is integral to this project, and to the organization’s mission of building an economy based on shared prosperity. Read more

There are two Graduate Student Writing Studio Courses being offered again this spring for *non-native English speakers.*
General Studies 391 (2 credits)
“Graduate Writing Studio”
20540 GEN ST 391 O SUP STDY SEL FIE M W 0830-0920 SAV 157
20541 GEN ST 391 P SUP STDY SEL FIE T TH 0830-0920 THO 334

In this course, students develop strategies they can apply to graduate writing tasks from their chosen disciplines, or to completing papers for publication and other professional purposes. Read more

March 1098T Tax Class

Friday, March 8, 2013 12pm – 1pm
Location: Odegaard room 220

Cost: FREE

Class Description: You’ve received your 1098T tax form! Student Fiscal
Services presents this workshop to help students understand the
information on the 1098T tax form. We will cover both the education
tax credits that may be available to students plus potential tax
issues pertaining to scholarships and grants.

The Office of Undergraduate Education in the College of Education would like to invite you to this informative talk on Outdoor Play, Learning, and Risk in Norwegian Early Childhood Education given by visiting lecturers from Queen Maud University College in Trondheim, Norway. All are welcome!

Thursday, March 7, 2013
Thomson Hall, Room 125
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Interested in joining or learning more about Peace Corps? Please join us for a “Peace Corps Through the Decades” panel that will be taking place this Wednesday, March 6th 6:00pm-7:30pm in Thomson 125.

We will have Peace Corps history covered and the panel will consist of returned volunteers who have served in the 1960’s to volunteers who recently arrived back home. The volunteers on the panel have served in Africa, South America, and in the South Pacific and been involved in projects focused on health education, environmental awareness, and community economic development. It will be an interesting opportunity to learn more about the history of Peace Corps, how things have changed, and how things have remained the same. We can compare successes, challenges, and entertaining stories. Intrigued? Please join us!

Kifleyesus Bayru and Chantel Johnson, students in our program, are looking to get signatures from the Social Work community for their petition to pass the Washington Voting Rights Act as a part of their policy advocacy class. Click on the link below to support them and sign the petition!

http://www.change.org/petitions/washington-state-government-pass-the-washington-voting-rghts-act