Note: For MSW and BASW students, because our programs are cohorted and courses are only offered once/year, the best time to do study abroad and stay on track for graduation is summer. 

Below is the spring quarter schedule for UW Study Abroad workshops.  If you are working with students planning to study abroad or those just thinking about it, please encourage them to attend.  It’s never too early to connect with resources, especially those that can help students save money.  Also, if any of you advisers are interested, you are also welcome to attend any of these workshops.  Many thanks again for your continued support.

Financial Planning Workshops

The Financial Planning Workshop provides students with important information about financial aid, scholarships, loans, and how the timing of a program can impact costs. Students will also receive tips on booking airfare, budgeting, and money-saving strategies.

• Tuesday, April 17, 2:30-4pm, MGH 171 (MGH 171)
• Wednesday, April 25, 3:00-4:30pm, SMZ 450 (SMZ 450)
• Wednesday, May 9, 2:00-3:30pm, ECC 208 (ECC 208)

Gilman Scholarship Info Sessions

This scholarships awards up to $5,000 for undergraduate study abroad. Students must be receiving a federal Pell grant as part of their financial aid package to be eligible and be studying in a host country for a minimum of 21 consecutive days. Students planning to study abroad in winter, spring or summer 2018 are strongly encouraged to attend.

• Wednesday, April 18, 12:30-1:30pm, MGH 171 (MGH 171
• Tuesday, May 1, 3:00-4:00pm, COM 226 (COM 226
• Wednesday, May 16, 3:00-4:00pm ECC 206 (ECC 208)

Hello,

I am reaching out to Student Organizations and Campus Departments who might have students interested in applying for the 2018 Alene Moris National Education for Women’s (NEW) Leadership Institute. 

Every year, the University of Washington Women’s Center hosts a 6-day institute for undergraduate and graduate student women to provide them with skills and training to become leaders in their communities. The NEW Leadership Institute wants to improve women’s representation in leadership positions across all sectors.

We are looking for applicants from all over Washington. The Institute is open to undergraduate and graduate student women who are attending a higher education institution in Washington State. Housing will be arranged for participants who live outside of Seattle.

Please pass this information along to any interested women in your community. The more applicants we receive, the better the program can be.

Below are links to additional information about the Institute. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. You can reach me by email at newlead@uw.edu or by phone at (206) 685-1090.

Apply or nominate a woman for the Institute!

NEW Leadership website

Important dates:
Deadline to apply – April 15, 2018, at 11:59 pm
Institute Dates – June 18 – 23, 2018

Spencer Showalter
NEW Leadership 2018 Coordinator

Bridges Center Scholarships

For students interested in labor, human rights, and social justice, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies offers 6 different scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students (who must be enrolled for Autumn Quarter of the upcoming academic year):

Deadline to apply is Monday, April 23rd 2018

The Martin and Anne Jugum Scholarship annually awards $5,500 to an undergrad student who exhibits a commitment to labor research or involvement with the labor movement.

The Gundlach Scholarship provides $5,500 in financial support to an undergraduate or graduate student who exhibits a strong commitment to Labor Studies.

The Samuel B. Bassett Scholarship established to memorialize long-time Seattle labor lawyer Samuel B. Bassett, this scholarship awards $5,500 to an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a career in labor relations.

Martha H. Duggan Fellowship in Caring Labor provides $10,000 in financial support to a graduate student committed to researching or serving those who provided caring labor, or who themselves have provided caring labor or assisted partners or other family members in gaining advanced education. The fellowship may be awarded to a student in any field as long as her or his work has a focus on labor.

The Labor and Employment Relations Association Scholarship provides $1,000 for students, graduate or undergraduate, who are committed to pursuing a profession in labor and/or labor management.

Silme Domingo & Gene Viernes Scholarship in Labor Studies  provides $5,500 in financial support to either graduate students, or entering freshmen or transfer students to the University of Washington who are committed to the principles of justice and equality and have demonstrated financial need. Deadline: May 21, 2018.

For further information on requirements or eligibility, check out our scholarship and prizespage or Contact the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at hbcls@uw.edu or (206) 543-7946. You may also visit the Bridges Center office on the UW Seattle campus in Smith Hall, room M266, located on the mezzanine level between the second and third floors.

Spring Seminar Series 2018

WCPC’s quarterly Seminar Series on Poverty and Public Policy brings nationally prominent poverty researchers to the university to present and discuss their findings with faculty and students. The seminars are open to the public and attract a range of faculty and students from disciplines across campus, as well as local service providers and engaged community members. Available as a for-credit course to graduate-level students, the seminar series also offers an opportunity for networking and career development, as students meet with poverty researchers throughout the quarter. WCPC is pleased to announce our lineup of scholars for Spring 2018, listed below:

Want course credit for attending our seminars?

Our seminar series is also available as a for-credit class (SOC WL 556) for graduate and outstanding undergraduate students at the University of Washington. Throughout the quarter, seminar students will meet and engage with other anti-poverty and inequality researchers, scholars, and students, and complete a career development assignment.

Monday, April 2^nd

Student Session

12:30 – 1:30 pm, Social Work Building 306

Open to students registered to receive credit. Meet other students and West Coast Poverty Center faculty affiliates who are studying issues related to poverty and inequality.

Friday, April 6^th

“EITC Expansion, Earnings Growth, and Inequality: Evidence from Washington DC”

BRADLEY HARDY – American University

12:30 – 1:30 pm, 121 Raitt Hall

*co-sponsored with CSDE* Read more

Interested in learning more about medicare-for-all?

SNaHP-UW holds their events open to all who are interested in healthcare policy and single payer systems.

Comprehensive, Universal, and Free – but what will that look like in practice? Join UW YDSA, Students for a National Health Program UW, and UW ISO for a panel discussion on how single-payer healthcare will impact our lives, our care, and our communities.

2-3:30 PM on Saturday March 31, at Allen Auditorium.

Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1608193949263766/

Check out the flyer for details on the panel!

Bring your questions or email them prior to the event to snahp@uw.edu.

This is an announcement for the following positions:

BLAINE CENTER SUMMER INTERN

COMPASS ON DEXTER SUMMER INTERN

RENTON VETERANS CENTER SUMMER INTERN

CLIENT SERVICES OFFICE SUMMER INTERN

APPLICATION: The job title has a hyperlink directly to the online application.

For the most up-to-date list of our current job openings, check out our website at http://www.compasshousingalliance.org/who-we-are-top/employment/.

QUESTIONS???

Please contact human resources if you have any questions at all. We can be reached at 206-474-1100 or hrinfo@compasshousingalliance.org.

Youth Programs Summer Employment Fair is for students interested in working in children and youth settings. We have employers from both UW and the community, all not-for-profit organizations, who are collectively recruiting for over 200 paid positions and over 100 volunteer positions.

The Youth Programs Summer Employment Fair is connecting UW students with 200+ summer jobs around UW and the Seattle area! This summer – work with youth and make a difference!

Date: April 3

Time: 2:00-6:00 P.M.

Location: HUB 250

To learn more and see a list of employers visit our website.

Stop by anytime from 2-6 to meet employers and enjoy some snacks. Please bring your resume!

I wanted you to know that Kaiser Permanente is the official health sponsor of this year’s USA Special Olympics being held in Seattle July 1-6. We are in need of over 12000 volunteers – both medical and non-medical. This is a great opportunity for social work students to get involved in the community and have experience working with athletes who have intellectual disabilities.  I would like to personally ask if you can share this opportunity with the MSW students.

Often Special Olympic competitors don’t have the time or resources to seek proper health care. The Healthy Athletes program allows participants to receive much needed health screenings and treatment during the duration of the USA Games. These free services are critical to athletes during the competition and positively impact participants long after the Games are over. Medical volunteers can make a huge difference by lending their expertise in one of these seven areas:

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes®

Fit Feet

FUNFitness

Health Promotion

Healthy Hearing

Opening Eyes®

Special Smiles®

Strong Minds

I’m promoting the Strong Minds program to the social work community, we need social workers to help teach athletes healthy coping skills for stress.  I’ve attached a pdf with some information on Strong Minds program.  Please feel free to email me questions about it.  Feel free to sign up family and friends, this is a memorable event and a volunteer position for everyone!

Here is the link to the Special Olympics volunteer site.

https://www.specialolympicsusagames.org/volunteer/

Strong Minds Guide

The Washington Bus is a statewide movement building organization that increases political access and participation for young people across Washington State and develops the next generation of young leaders.

We have great opportunities coming up for young people who want to learn more about political organizing and want to improve their leadership and professional skills.

Students can also get involved with our paid Fellowship program. Washington Bus fellows spend 10 weeks in the Summer learning about social justice, political, and community building. The fellowship is paid and located in Seattle. Fellows spend the summer learning state-of-the-art campaign management, grassroots organising, public policy formulation, and leadership skills.

We accept applicants from all levels of experience who have a passion for creating positive changes in their communities. The priority deadline is March 23rd and the final decisions deadline is April 20th. You can find the application here.

We would appreciate the opportunity to visit your classroom and give a 5 minute presentation on the Washington Bus and the fellowship. I was a fellow in 2016 and the experience helped me shape my degree and learn valuable skills I could use in and outside of college. We will be at UW on Monday, March 26. Please let me know if you have time for us to speak with your department.

 

I am reaching out to invite you to attend Amara’s upcoming Critical Conversations event, which will bring together a dynamic panel of experts around the question “How can we support African American, Native American and LGBTQ children and youth in foster care?” Attached you’ll find information about Amara, our Critical Conversations series and our first event.

This event will take place on Saturday, April 28^th from 3:30pm–5pm (with an informal reception from 5:00pm–6:00pm) at the Rainier Arts Center. We are incredibly excited to be hosting the University of Washington Tacoma Professor, Dr. Marian Harris, as a panelist in this important conversation.

As members of the SSW QT group, your voice is crucial in this conversation, and we hope you will not only join us, but also spread the word about this impactful event. Please feel free to share the conversation’s Facebook event or forward the attached flyer within your networks.

If you are able to attend, please reserve your seat here. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Alisha
206-260-1711

It’s time to submit your application for conference funding! In an effort to support students in learning and sharing new ideas, the MSW Program provides students with funding to attend a conference. The funding aims to support student participation in conferences that achieve the following:

• Furthers educational and professional goals
• Enhances and supplements the MSW curriculum
• Upholds the School of Social Work’s mission and values

Day and EDP students can apply using the same link. This funding enables students to attend and travel to conferences that might not otherwise be accessible or feasible for financial reasons. The deadline is MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 @ 11:45PM!

APPLY HERE

Further information is provided on the Student Conference Funding Page at:

http://socialwork.uw.edu/blurb/student-conference-funding

Please read the application material carefully and email quesac@uw.edu with any questions!

My name is Savannah Johnson, and I am the research study coordinator supporting the Evidence Based Practice Institute.

I wanted to let you know that we still have some seats available for the Psych 571 spring course on CBT and TF-CBT. If you could let your departments know as well as students who might be interested that would be great! I’ve had the instructor, Won-Fong Lau Johnson, prepare a description of the class below. Please send out as you see fit.  It is open to all disciplines, but they do need to email Dr. Johnson directly for approval to register.  Class will be Thursdays, 1-4:50pm.

*CBT for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Related Disorders. The upcoming PSYCLIN 571 course for Spring 2018 will provide students with an in-depth, hands-on introduction to evidence-based, cognitive behavioral *treatments (CBT) for children and adolescents with anxiety-related disorders, with an emphasis on treating child traumatic stress.  The course will highlight specific components of treatment that are common across most cognitive-behavioral interventions, with specific training provided in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).  Students will learn the fundamentals of how to assess and treat anxiety and trauma in children.  The course will also focus on adaptations to match client presentation, ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, and treatment setting. This course will include an integration of theory and practice. The cognitive and behavioral techniques that compromise most of evidence-based treatments for children and families will be presented in assigned readings, via the web-based training program, and modeled during class meetings.  A significant part of the course will involve opportunities for practice (e.g., role-plays, modeling in the classroom in a fun and supportive atmosphere. Practicing skills as homework will also be encouraged.  A goal of the class is for students to achieve competency on a subset of the skills via in-class skills demonstrations, and feedback from both the instructor and students will be given.  Students will also be required to complete the TF-CBT Web online training program in TF-CBT. Still have questions? Please contact the course instructor, Won-Fong Lau Johnson at fongj8@uw.edu.

Board Fellows Program Info Sessions

Interested in serving on a local non-profit organization’s Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 academic year? Come to one of the Board Fellows Program Info Sessions and learn more about how to apply your course work and professional experience to a great local non-profit organization!

All MPA, MSW and MBA students are welcome to attend any of the info sessions. Note: students must be enrolled for the duration of the 2018-2019 academic year in order to be eligible to apply for the Board Fellows Program.

The student online application will be open February 26-April 2, 2018.

Spring Quarter 2018

• Monday, March 26, 5:00-5:45pm
  (UW Foster PCAR 393)
• Wednesday, March 28, 12:30-1:15pm
  (UW Foster PCAR 292)

Those with questions may contact current MSW Student, Rachel Alger at algerr@uw.edu.

MDA Summer Camp
2018 – YMCA Camp Seymour
Gig Harbor, WA
June 23^rd – 30^th

 

MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) is seeking people to volunteer at MDA Summer Camp this summer!

• Apply to be an MDA Summer Camp volunteer counselor or medical staff team member and help improve the lives of kids in their community who have muscular dystrophy and related diseases that severely limit muscle strength and mobility.

MDA Summer Camp is a life-changing experience for kids with muscular dystrophy and related muscle-debilitating diseases.

• Kids with muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy and related life-threatening diseases face daily challenges that often make “just being a kid” difficult. As their muscles progressively get weaker, children may lose basic functions such as walking, dressing, eating, talking or even breathing.
• MDA Summer Camp gives kids ages 8-17 the freedom to be kids with others who are just like them during a life-changing week of fun and friendship — all at no cost to their families.
• Through the magic of summer camp, MDA offers a world of possibilities and awesome adventures to campers — from swimming, adaptive sports, camp dances and more. It’s truly a place where kids can live unlimited.
• MDA relies on the support and dedication of volunteer counselors who are by campers’ sides day and night so that they can do all the fun activities that summer camp offers.
• Counselors, who serve as a “buddy” for the week, push wheelchairs, lift and transfer youngsters and provide assistance with activities as needed. They also participate in activities with the campers.

Why you should volunteer at MDA Summer Camp:

• Volunteering at MDA Summer Camp will enrich your life and inspire you in ways you never dreamed possible. You will help kids discover new interests, build self-confidence and experience the independence of being away from home in a safe environment where barriers don’t exist.
• You will enhance your résumé when applying for scholarships, college, graduate school, employment, etc.
• You will develop important leadership skills while simultaneously giving back to your community.
• Camp provides a remarkable opportunity for volunteers to meet new people, build lifelong friendships with fellow counselors and create lasting memories for children living with muscle-debilitating diseases.

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United Way of King County is hiring for summer and beyond.

Why be a Summer Associate? 1 in 5 kids in our community struggles with hunger, but if you join our team, your work will build security and financial stability for families across in your community. In this position, you would host a free summer meal site in Seattle or South King County, and make sure every kid has access to healthy food, educational activities and great role models while school is out.

As you invest a summer to support local families, you’ll receive:

• Excellent training, a food handler’s permit, and professional development opportunities
• Site management, community outreach and event planning experience
• A $1,466/month living stipend  and $1,252.91 AmeriCorps Education Award
• The chance to join a network of like-minded, passionate AmeriCorps alumni across Washington state

Sound good to you? If you’re looking for professional experience and a launchpad for a meaningful career, apply today!

Looking for something longer term? Summer Associates also receive top priority for our full-term AmeriCorps positions that address childhood hunger, help students graduate, lift people out of homelessness and build financial stability. Many of our summer associates go on to careers in the nonprofit or public sector, and United Way’s financial stability team is made up entirely of former AmeriCorps members.

As an alumna of these programs, I can vouch for the invaluable impact a service term with United Way has had on my personal and professional growth. I’d love for you to join our team.

Sincerely,

Lydia Landrey
AmeriCorps Alumni
nationalservice@uwkc.org

NSG 432B Infants and Toddlers: Risk, Resilience and Relationships

Spring 2018: 5 credit hybrid course (meets Thurs, 8:30-10:50 AM)
Using an infant mental health framework, this course (SLN 17751) emphasizes biological, psychological, & cultural factors that affect developmental trajectories the role of early relationships in supporting competencies and mitigating risks how your experience being a child impacts you as a professional and a parent research-based principles and practices to support families, teachers, and professionals who work with young children & their families

Instructor:

Miriam Hirschstein PhD is a psychologist and senior research scientist in Family and Child Nursing at the University of Washington. She directs an evaluation partnership with Educare, a model of center-based early childhood education implemented in Seattle and 22 other sites across the U.S.

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