We have 3 openings.  This the first is through the WA State Service Corps. Our full-time VISTA Employment Coach will help households in Tacoma improve their prospects of finding high-wage jobs, which will in turn prevent displacement due to rising rents and home values. This EC position would support our efforts to provide employment training, financial empowerment, and income supports to economically vulnerable families. Apply through this link:

https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=67994&fromSearch=true

We also have two positions through the Financial Opportunity Corps. One is a full-time VISTA, and the other is a 25-hour fellowship, perfect for a college student or graduate student looking for a stipend and some part-time work. We will train both to teach community members how to teach others about financial capabilities in a “train the trainer” program, so our community can begin to develop a common language around finances. Click on the link and write to us if you are interested in applying:

http://www.soundoutreach.org/you-can-help/work-with-us/

Volunteering Opportunity for Graduating Students

We have a great opportunity for graduating students to earn VIP tickets for their families during graduation. If they volunteer at Cap and Gown pick up next week, they will receive 1 VIP ticket for 1 hour of volunteering.

The VIP tickets give families access to the Don James Center where they will be able to watch graduation protected from sun/rain. Please pass on this signup sheet to your students. If they have any questions, they can contact me (elcarpen@uw.edu).

We have availability Tuesday-Friday but we especially need extra help Thursday morning.

A new scholarship opportunity is available to UW students this year. Unfortunately, it’s only a one-time scholarship, but it’s a great opportunity that I hope you’ll share with Native American or Alaska Native students you may know.

 

The Seattle Indian Health Board and Seattle Foundation Scholarship for Native American or Alaska Native Students will provide financial assistance to undergraduate or graduate students at UW. This is a one-time gift of $9,000 to UW to fund a single scholarship during the 2016-17 academic year only. Selection of the scholarship recipient will be based on active community involvement, interest in social services or healthcare services to communities, and financial need.

 

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be:

• Enrolled Native American or Alaskan Native tribal members.
• Enrolled full time at UW in 2016-17 as an undergraduate, graduate or professional student, in any field of study, including pre-majors.
• Interested in social services and/or health services fields.
• Actively engaged members of their tribal, campus or other communities.
• Receiving financial aid, as determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid.

 

Complete details and the online application are available at http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results-public.html?page_stub=SIHB. The deadline for applications is August 1, 2016.

 

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Please share widely!

The Family Services Manager will work to develop and implement a broad range of services to the Hoh Tribal Citizens. This position reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for oversight of the Social Services department which includes budgetary planning and reporting, program development and implementation, staffing, program growth, and ongoing evaluation. This position will develop and implement a sustainable service delivery system to Hoh Tribal Families by developing a broad range of social services including preventative, and rehabilitative, education and youth oriented programs utilizing funding from local, state, federal and private funding sources.

Duties and Responsibilities

•  Work closely with the Executive Director with program planning, development and implementation of Hoh Tribal Social Service Programs.
• Promote a working environment noted for effective cooperation and collaboration between programs services and co-workers.
• Develop and regularly Monitor Social Services Department Budget.

Skills and Specifications

• Ability to accurately keep and maintain complete records
•  Ability to communicate effectively for the purpose of providing instructions, completing forms, and applications, obtaining and conveying information
• Public Relations and Interpersonal skills, to meet and deal with a variety of individuals exercising tact, diplomacy and mature judgement

Education and Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, or closely related field with coursework in: social work, social services, human services, sociology, psychology, case management, and counseling. Masters Degree preferred.
• A minimum of four (4) years successful management experience working with Family Service Programs, preferably in a Tribal setting. Additional management experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

In order to view full responsibilities, skills, and education requirements, please refer to the attached job description.

Interested? Contact Kim O’Neil at kim.oneil@hohtribe-nsn.org

Dear Social Work BASW and MSW Students,

Some of you may be interested in this course offered this coming summer quarter.  It is offered through the UW College of Built Environments and taught by a PhD candidate from that department, Shannon Tyman.

This course is designed as a two-part seminar. In the first half, we will examine theories of social justice as they apply to urban settings. Together we strive to understand how concerns over injustice impact urban design and policy as well as the everyday experience of living in the built environment. We will consider: what might a just city look like? Affordable housing, equitable food access, adequate public transportation, secure employment, clean air and soil? Is “good” infrastructure enough?

The second half of the course will take a more empirical perspective by focusing on two American urban activists: Saul Alinsky and Grace Lee Boggs. Questions of power are never far removed from those of justice. The life work of these two helps us consider the role of community in defining and enacting just cities. How do
their respective philosophies lead to similar or different tactics? Are their strategies specific to the time and place in which they struggled or do they offer more universal lessons?

Offered Summer 2016, 498/598 Urban Design & Planning, Fridays 12:40-3:20pm Full Term

For more information contact Shannon Tyman, skt8@uw.edu.

 

 

Please share the announcement below about the Evans School’s summer courses with any interested students: Registration is open to all UW graduate students from any campus.  PB AF time schedule at: http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SUM2016/pubaff.html

 

(SSW students may take 3 credits of out-of-dept courses towards the MSW elective requirement.  All of these courses would qualify.)

 

*A Term (June 20 to July 20)*

 

*PBAF 583: Science and Technology Policy (4 credits)*

*Instructor:* Howard McCurdy <http://evans.uw.edu/profile/mccurdy>

*Meets:* Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:50-8:30 pm; A-term, June 20-July 20

*Description:* From the computer chip to the space ship, public officials work hard to promote innovation through science and technology. In turn, advances in technology strongly affect the activities that governments undertake. This course explores the governance challenges created by 21st century technologies. Learn how those technologies are reshaping public policy and transforming the methods for carrying those policies out.

 

*PBAF 598: Skills Workshop – Fundraising Fundamentals (1 credit)*

*Instructor: *Dawn Rains

<http://www.treehouseforkids.org/about/bios-leadership/staff/>

*Meets:* Wednesdays, 5:50-8:30 pm; A-term, June 22, June 29, July 6, and July 13

*Description:* Nonprofit organizations rely on charitable contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations to fuel their important missions. This skills workshop provides an overview of the role of philanthropy in the community and within an organization, and the basic principles underpinning fund development. We will explore the elements of a strategic fundraising plan and the strategies, tools, and techniques used to move potential supporters from interest and information to involvement and investment. Learn how to create a compelling case for support, write effective donor-centered communications, solicit gifts, and measure fundraising effectiveness. Students are encouraged to select a nonprofit organization in advance of the first class to use as their focus during class exercises and assignments.

 

*B Term (July 21 to August 19)*

 

*PBAF 555: Topics in Nonprofit Management – Grant Writing (4 credits)*

*Instructor: *Renee Bourque

<http://brightstarconsultants.com/about-us/renee-bourque/>

*Meets: *Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:00-2:50 pm; B-term, July 21-August 19

*Description:* This course is a project-based class whereby students work in consultant teams to prepare grant proposals, budgets, logic models, and other communications on behalf of local nonprofit organizations. Many students say it is similar to the Evans School capstone project in that it pulls together skills and abilities from across the graduate course program into real-world applications. For this reason, the class is demanding for time and commitment. Student deliverables are submitted by the nonprofit organizations to foundations for funding support. The class grant seeking success rate is 65%, which is higher than the industry norm.

 

*PBAF 598: Skills Workshop – Role of the Military in International Development & Humanitarian Response (1 credit)*

*Instructor:* Jason Smith

<http://www.everettcc.edu/directory/?directory=All&submit=Update&firstname=jason&lastname=smith&deptname=&empresp=>

*Meets: *Wednesdays, 5:20-8:00 pm; B-term, July 21-August 19

*Description:* This course is intended to help students understand some of the basic capabilities that the military can bring to the world of international development and humanitarian crisis response.Does the military have a role and why? What are some of the historical rationales around poverty alleviation as a means of reducing terrorism that came out of 9/11? Are there limitations?This workshop will look at the different Combatant Commands (COCOMS) and explore some of the unique challenges and possible opportunities that exist.

Are you interested in gaining leadership skills? UDSM is looking for potential candidates to fill the Preceptor Coordinator position for the next school year. For this position, you will have the
opportunity to work with our preceptor pool, ranging from MD’s, PharmD’s, PT’s, nurse practitioners, and social workers. It will be a great opportunity to get to know some of our faculty and staff
members.

UDSM is a student run organization aiming to improve the health and wellness of homeless individuals around the University District. We currently have three on-going outreach events – street outreach, Elizabeth Gregory Home, and St. Vincent de Paul’s Sunday Dinner. During these outreach events, we would provide daily necessities, motivational interviews, wellness check-ups, resource referals, and address any concerns that our clients may have, both health and non-health related. Feel free to take a look at our website to get a better idea of what UDSM is all about.

http://udstreetmedicine.wix.com/udsm

Leadership Application and description of position on website.  If you are interested, please return your application to udsmvolunteer@gmail.com.

UDSMleadership app UDSM newsletter-FINAL

A friend of an advisor on campus has a new book out on financial planning targeted for folks aged 18-35, but applicable to everyone.

 

“Are you ready, willing, and able to face the world after graduation?  Reading “The $500 Cup of Coffee,” you’ll find the information, inspiration, and confidence you need to stand firmly on your own two feet.

 

In development for 1.5 years, you and all your friends can download free copies through Friday for all your favorite people.  After that, the eBook will retail for $9.99.  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ETYC3PW “

 

 

CCFW Compassion Cultivation Training Course, starting July 7 2016. Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) is an eight-week course designed to enhance the qualities of strength, courage, and resilience. We meet once a week for two hours to learn how to integrate meditation into our urban, busy lives. For more info or to register: http://depts.washington.edu/ccfwb/events/148

 

CCT Maya Summer Flyer (2)

The UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate is an elected body of graduate students representing all graduate departments on campus.

Website: http://depts.washington.edu/gpss/home

Agendas and Minutes of meetings: http://depts.washington.edu/gpss/content/2015-2016

The 2015-16 MSW Rep is Jasmine Fleenor, jfleenor@uw.edu.

And we have a resolution that will be voted on: 07.15-16 “Resolution in Support of Greater Resources and Coordination for Mental Health Services for Students”, which is the collaboration of the two previous resolutions on mental health service coordination. Here is a discussion board: https://catalyst.uw.edu/gopost/board/gpsssec/42492/. You can make revision suggestions by next Monday (May. 16), 5:30 pm. You will get the 3rd draft next Tuesday.

I also have a couple of announcements about the coming GPSS events:

GPSS 40th Anniversary Celebration
May 19 (Thu), 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Center for Urban Horticulture – 3501 Northeast 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105

RSVP:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gpss-40th-anniversary-tickets-25033409602

It is with great pleasure that we formally invite you to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of GPSS as an independent organization! GPSS was originally created in the Spring of 1967 as a part of the ASUW. In April of 1976, students voted in the ASUW elections to have the two organizations become autonomous. On May 5th, 1976, the GPSS Constitution was ratified. It was fitting that in the year celebrating our Nation’s 200th anniversary of independence GPSS successfully achieved its own.

The GPSS, like any student government, is only as good as the people serving. So Let’s all raise a glass and celebrate what we have built! Take some time to explore the gardens at the Center for Urban Horticulture, enjoy some wonderful appetizers provided by Bay Laurel Catering, snap a silly photo in the photo booth, and socialize with peers!

HUSKY SUNSET 2016

June 2(Thu), 5:00 – 8:00 pm

Sylvan Grove Theater and Columns – West Stevens Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98195

RSVP:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/husky-sunset-2016-tickets-25142117751

Join us to celebrate the end of another great academic year. There will be FOOD, MUSIC, a PHOTO BOOTH, and BEER AND WINE for those 21+ who bring their state/nation issued ID !  ALL UW graduate and professional students are welcome. Vegan options and other accommodations are available.  Please e-mail gpssevnt@uw.edu with any requests or questions.

We have only two more meetings this year. I hope to see you all next week.

Hi all,

From Dr. Sarah Walker in the Division of Public Behavioral Health & Justice Policy in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Needed: Hourly graduate student from May 23^rd through end of summer.

Project: To conduct interviews and focus groups with East African and African American families on issue related to family conflict with adolescents and services available in the community. Must have experience doing qualitative research or experience working closely with these populations. This project is funded through the City of Seattle’s Human Service Department in collaboration with the city’s innovation team and is a topic of considerable focus and attention in region.

Department: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy. Principal Investigator, Dr. Sarah Cusworth Walker.

Time Commitment and Resource: Part-time (20 hours a week) hourly (no tuition reimbursement) at the graduate hourly rate.

For more information please send a CV/resume to Dr. Walker at secwalkr@uw.edu with your earliest possible start date.

The School of Social Work Student Advisory Council invites you to mix and mingle with your fellow students across all cohorts and say congratulations to our newest graduates. Wish them well with our wall of stars, food, drink, and merriment!

There will also be a 30 minute planetarium show at 5:30pm in the Physics and Astronomy Building about a 10 minute walk away from the SSW. Those of us who plan to attend the show be walking over from the SSW at 5:20pm.

Alcohol for those 21+ served only in designated area out of respect for those in recovery.

When: Friday, May 20th, 2016
Time: 5pm – 7:30pm
Where: School of Social Work 1st floor gallery and UW Planetarium
Who: All School of Social Work students

Please RSVP at the link below. The Catalyst RSVPs are those we count for food and for the planetarium show. Seating is limited at the show, so it’s very important that you RSVP at the link. Thank you!

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sswstsrv/304345

Attached is an excellent job opportunity for MSW students, BSW students or relating field. Labateyah is a youth transitional housing facility that’s specifically designed for American Indians located in Crown Hill. Applicants can apply through attached job posting procedure or directly to Project Manager Jenna Gearhart (jgearhart@unitedindians.org).

Job Description at UIATF

Research Roundtable

Date & Time: May 26^th Noon – 1pm, Research Commons, 2^nd Floor

2016 MSW Thesis Presentations 

presented by

Sabrina Chen, Katyayani Strohl, James Her, Kayla Huddleston

Moderated by: Shelby Langer, PhD and Maya Magarati, PhD

For additional information: Mary Kaiser, 206-685-1661, mbk2@uw.edu

Beginning this month, the new UW Campus Food Pantry is free to UW students, staff and faculty and provides shelf stable food to help supplement their current needs. Help spread the word among your colleagues and students about this resource.

Upcoming UW Campus Food Pantry dates and times:

• May 12, 11 a.m.  – 7 p.m., HUB 214
• May 16, 7 p.m.  – 9 a.m., Ethnic Cultural Center

More information can also be found on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UWfoodpantry

To donate to the UW Food Pantry, bring donations by Friday, May 13, to the HUB front desk, Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity at Mary Gates Hall, the Ethnic Cultural Center or the IMA.

Priority request items include:

• Canned fruit
• Canned chicken, tuna and salmon
• Soups and stews
• Peanut or other nut butters (especially crunchy)
• Shelf-stable milk/alternatives (rice, soy, hemp, etc.)
• Cereal
• Cooking oil
• Toiletries

Questions? Email uwpantry@uw.edu.

URBDP 498B/598B: CITIES OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH

Summer Full Term – MW 10:20-11:20

Undergrads should take 498B, graduate students should take 598B.

REGISTRATION OPEN 

Since 2009, for the first time in the known history of the human race, the global urban population has overtaken rural population, and this trend is likely to continue for at least the next four decades. In this time, while the world population is set to grow by 2.3 billion, urban population is set grow by 2.9 billion and most of this growth will take place in the cities of the global South. With this urban growth will come a shift in practices and processes of living, and a further accelerated urbanization. The rate of urbanization is and will continue to be the fastest in the least urbanized areas of the world. Since the end of the twentieth century, a majority of the world’s largest urban agglomerations are located outside the global North, in the global South. However while being similar, cities in the global South are also varied in their experiences with consequences and patterns of urbanization.

This course aims to embrace the complexity and ambiguity that is the city in the Global South and help students become familiar with its numerous urbanities and urbanisms.  Drawing on conflicting contributions and profiling divergent debates, this course will address but not be limited to the following topics:

• The history of urbanization and the city in Global South
• The Global South City and Colonialism
• Population growth, demographic shifts, changes in the built environment;
• Globalization and the new socio-economic dynamics in the Global South;
• The Global World-Classcity paradigm
• The rise of the new urban middle class
• Informal settlements and urbanism;
• Urban political formations, and practices;
• Everyday life and differences in urban environments in the Global South;
• Climate Change and its impact on cities of the Global South

Read more

SAVE THE DATE!

Our seventh and final lecture of the 2015-16 season will be with Dr. Robert Hilt from the University of Washington and Seattle’s Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Hilt will discuss community service needs in child mental health, and the ongoing movement to better integrate healthcare services.  He will discuss three different Medicaid sponsored child mental health consultation services which he coordinates, and lessons learned through doing that work.

Date: Thursday, May 12th, 2016	Robert J. Hilt, MDUniversity of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital	Community consultation services and lessons learned from the Partnership Access Line
University of Washington	Where: School of Social Work Room 305A	Time: 12:20-1:30pm

More information on our speaker:

Dr. Robert Hilt is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.  He was trained as a general pediatrician at the University of Iowa, and as an adult and child psychiatrist at the University of Massachusetts.  Dr. Hilt has worked as a primary care pediatrician and as a pediatric hospitalist before his current career as a child psychiatrist.  Dr. Hilt is the Program Director for the Partnership Access Line, a child mental health consultation service for primary care providers in both Wyoming and Washington.  He is the Program Director for the Medicaid psychiatric Medication Second Opinion Programs of Wyoming, Washington and Alaska, and MDT Consult Service in Wyoming.  He is co-chair of the Committee on Collaboration with Medical Professions with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, has served as the Mental Health Editor for the American Academy of Pediatrics’ PREP-Self Assessment, and serves on the editorial boards for both Pediatric Annals and Psychiatric Annals.

*Lectures do not require you to RSVP ahead of time. One Certificate of Completion is provided for each lecture.*

If you have any additional questions about this lecture or the series, please feel free to email Cathea Carey at cmc37@uw.edu.

If you missed registration for last the April 7^th Webinar “Keeping the Faith while Keeping it Real:  Exploring more feasible and efficient ways of measuring treatment fidelity” with Georganna Sedlar, Ph.D. and Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD. Please click the link in the title and view this webinar on our YouTube page.

Graduate students who identify as people of color and who are enrolled in programs for psychology, counseling, social work, and related fields are invited to attend the first ever Graduate Student Counselors of Color meeting! Admission is free, sponsored by the Washington Counselors of Color Network. Light refreshments will be offered. Free parking in lot/street.

When: May 21, 2016 2:00 PM – May 21, 2016 4:00 PM

Location: Beacon Hill Branch Library Meeting Room, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144

Cost: $0.00 for early bird registration by May 7, otherwise $0.00. Current MulticulturalCounselors.org members receive an additional 15% off (please log in before completing your registration).

Being a graduate student is challenging, and being a person of color can make the journey seem harder! The purpose of this event is to launch a group that provides graduate student counselors of color a safe and empowering space to discuss the topics impact our work as mental health professionals. If you’d like to attend: click on the Register button, fill in the info, then click the “Continue To Payment” button. No need to do anything with Paypal or payment; your registration is complete!

Click here in order to register!