** We Want You!! GOMAP is Hiring GSA **

The GO-MAP Team is looking for Graduate Staff Assistant (GSA) for the upcoming academic year! If you’re interested in this position, please fill the application below. We will be reviewing applications the final two weeks of May and conducting interviews the first week of June.

⁃ Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2020 by 11:59 pm
⁃ Application link: http://ow.ly/feSc50zpWuQ
⁃ Job Description: https://bit.ly/358TOgc

Labor Market Updates

Last week we hosted a student Ask Me Anything session on the labor market.  I updated the PPT deck yesterday and you can view it here.  Feel free to share the deck with students.  I am going to *try* to update and re-upload it each Monday.

Resource Updates

• Our Student FAQs: COVID 19 + Career now has a short section geared towards international students.  It also has the labor market slide deck I mentioned above.
• Our new Connecting with Employers Virtually page highlights all the different ways employers are eager to engage with students for recruiting and educational purposes.  It also contains links to helpful student-facing resources produced by Handshake, and a Handshake widget that highlights remote/virtual job opportunities
• Some new events:
  • Virtual Interview Set Up Feedback Fest, April 17th
  • AMA Series: Continuing my education during COVID 19 – Should I go to Grad School now, later or never?, April 30
  • Pending final contract review, we hope to host a Virtual Job & Internship Fair on May 13^th.  More to come as details come together.
• We have plenty of availability for students to have their resume reviewed, meet with someone for quick advice during drop-ins, and meet with a coach for a scheduled appointment so please send students our way!

Free online course from Indiana University School of Social Work: Telehealth Basics for Social Work Educators and Clinicians

Click on the link below to access:
https://expand.iu.edu/browse/socialwork/courses/telehealth-basics-for-social-work-educators-behavioral-health-clinicians-responding-to-covid-19
You’ll need to sign up for a guest account and verify your email address before you can sign in.

The Indiana University School of Social Work is offering a free introductory program titled ‘Telehealth Basics for Social Work Educators and Clinicians’ responding to COVID-19.  The program is online and self-paced. It includes 3 modules that provide help with risk-management, ethical guidelines, service policies, social media, and strategies and skills for engaging with clients online. Participants that complete the program can earn 2 CEU’s.

 

The three modules in this course were adapted from our IUSSW e-Social Work Practice Certificate

The International Community Health Services has three social work positions open right now.  Any recent or soon to be graduates are encouraged to apply now.

They do Behavioral Health Integration, and PACE and Legacy House. They highly value language skills in working with their mission population.

The job listings can be found at ichs.com/jobs.

Here is a link to the April 7th session, the general “how to find fellowships” webinar for graduate students, where current and prospective graduate students from all disciplines could learn to locate fellowships relevant to different stages of graduate study and create plans for applications: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1towpwLtkxGTiTIvMExwWyXMsf3oidbn-/view?usp=sharing

 

There are a few things to know about this link:

• The presentation is not downloadable. It is view only through this link and only people with the link can view it.
• The link will only be available for one month.
• The Grad Office and GFIS are working on new funding videos that our offices can more permanently host on our sites. While we appreciate the Zoom recording as a temporary way to assist students, the newer content, we hope, will be more sustainable, accessible, and ultimately more helpful to UW’s vast and diverse graduate student populations. We can provide updates on this newer content later in spring quarter.

Coming soon will be a recording of the April 14th session for international, DACA, and non-DACA graduate students.

Personal Statement Writing Workshop

Learn tips and tricks for creating a personal statement that represents you well.

April 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Zoom link

CLUE at UW, is hiring Front Desk Managers and tutors in multiple subjects for the 2020-2021 academic year. Apply via Handshake or through their website: https://webster.uaa.washington.edu/asp/website/about/work-with-us/

Virtual event is on Tuesday, May 6th from 12:30pm to 1:30pm (PST)

The Presidential Management Fellowship is the federal government’s flagship leadership development program for advanced degree candidates from all disciplines. It’s a highly competitive process, and is one of the best ways for recent graduates to enter federal service through 2-year, full-time, salaried appointments. ll academic disciplines are encouraged to apply. Graduates of advanced degree programs with a graduation date between October 2018 and October 2021 are eligible to apply for the 2021 PMF cycle.

For more information visit this event link. You are encouraged to register early as there is a 300-person limit to the Zoom session, and it won’t be recorded due to OPM rules and regulations.

If you are taking (or considering) classes this summer and need financial aid, the application is now open!
The types and amounts of aid available are limited. For priority consideration, submit this application by May 15th. Since processing times can be lengthy (as much as 8 weeks) please apply as early as possible. 

If you decide later to not take summer courses you can decline the offer from the Financial Aid office.
You need to be enrolled in 5-units to receive aid.

Steps to apply:
1. Log into your MyUW and from the left hand column select “Accounts”
2. Select “Financial Aid Status”
3.**You might need to accept your 2020-2021 financial aid offer if you have not already
4. On the left hand column, select “Summer Aid Application”
5. Fill in form, takes only 5-minutes.
6. Additional step for students taking 9 or less credits in the summer. Contact the Financial Aid office after you’ve received notification of your initial award.

If you decide not to attend summer, please let them know right away, so that the funds can go to another student. 

Would you like to provide writing support to other students at the UW School of Social Work?

We are hiring three new writing tutors to join the social work writing team next year. If interested, please carefully review the position description for details and submit the online application by April 29, 2020. 

Applicants are encouraged to attend an info session with the current writing tutors to learn more about our center’s practice and to ask questions about the role. Please contact sswwrite@uw.edu for the dates and times of the info sessions.

Community-building Events this Quarter
In order to continue to come together as a community – and to better distribute information to students – we have plans for the following meetings to take place this quarter. Again, please be on the look-out for Canvas notifications announcing these sessions. They will also be added to the Canvas calendar.

• Graduation meetings: We’ll be hosting meetings for cohorts that will be graduating this year (Day 2, EDP 3) to review important information regarding degree conferment and discuss specific supports needed as you finish the program.
• Concentration meetings: Day 1 students will be gathering together in your concentrations next month to orient you to your advanced year, talk about transition planning, and discuss next year’s course of study and practicum. Day 2, EDP 2 and EDP 3 students should hear from your individual concentration chairs about online meetings this quarter.
• SAC event: The “Lightning Talks” that were scheduled for April 3^rd will still be happening this quarter! Please be on the lookout for a rescheduled date to be announced soon.
• Other webinars and workshops: We’re planning other webinars and workshops to address students’ concerns around job searches, self-care, and specific areas of practice. Please share your feedback on additional programming and support you’d like from the School here: https://forms.gle/nqLLe2jTrGjBbBaQA.

Drop-in Hours
Student Services, the Office of Field Education, and our office will all be hosting virtual drop-in hours. Student Services’ drop-in advising hours are posted on their Canvas homepages for Day and EDP students. OFE and the MSW Program office will send out our drop-in schedules soon.

Commencement
President Ana Mari Cauce announced yesterday that UW Commencement will be webcast on June 13, 2020. Our School of Social Work celebration will also move online and we’ll be seeking input from students to help us shape a meaningful and connective ceremony. Our planning team will be in touch soon with further information. Graduating students should be sure to attend the EDP 3 and Day 2 cohort meetings that will be scheduled soon in order to learn more.

Summer Quarter
Because UW announced that Summer Term A (minimally) will now take place online, SSW Summer registration will not begin on April 13^th as planned. We will be pushing it off at least 2-3 weeks in order to make sure we have enough offerings in the time schedule to meet students’ needs.  The bulk of our summer courses are full-term, so we anticipate most/all will be online.  We are looking at how this will play out for practicum, especially for EDP students starting new placements, and we’ll be adding options to make sure that all of our students will be able to qualify for financial aid and continue progress towards your degrees as we plan.

Additional Resources

• Conference funding: As the University has suspended travel for students, faculty and staff, we are opening our conference funds to be used for online workshops, webinars, and trainings taking place through June 30th. Please apply here by April 25^th to be considered: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sswstsrv/384317.
• Online job fairs: Many organizations are moving their social work job fairs online and we’ll continue to share information as we receive it. One large social work job fair is online through today and can be accessed here.
• Mental health resources: While the University is on modified remote operations, many mental health services will still be offered this quarter from the Counseling Center and Hall Health Mental Health, including one-on-one therapy, groups, and workshops. Additionally, you may find this resource on coping with stress related to COVID-19from the UW Counseling Center helpful. Many community-based services have moved online and are taking new clients as well. Please see a list of organizations here: https://wellbeing.uw.edu/mental-health/off-campus-resources/

Earth Day 50^th Anniversary: Gaia Has a Fever
Lecture by Jennifer Thomson
Wednesday, April 22, 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Register now to receive the link to the livestream!
events.uw.edu/earthdayhistory2020

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Dr. Jennifer Thomson will give a talk untangling the history of oil corporations, climate justice, and environmental governance. Beginning with physicist James Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis, she’ll discuss the involvement of oil corporations in climate research, and explore a truly liberatory environmental politics.

CAIIS has student emergency grants available now for undergraduate and graduate students for up to $1,000.  Students enrolled in at the UW for Winter and/or Spring are eligible to apply.

Grant applications will be reviewed on April 13, 2020, but the application period will remain open until the funds are exhausted.

Fill out form

Virtual Let’s Talk provides free, drop-in support with experienced therapists from the UW Counseling Center and Hall Health during designated hours. Visit letstalk.uw.edu to learn more.

How it works
Students complete a questionnaire on our website. Once they finish, the website displays a link to participate. They also receive an email with the link. During designated Let’s Talk hours, a counselor will be staffing the videoconferencing “room.” If demand increases, we may have another counselor or two pull students into other “rooms.” As always, Let’s Talk is confidential and secure.

The caveats
Let’s Talk isn’t counseling, it’s a way for us to provide low-barrier informal support and resources. To access short-term therapy or groups, students should contact the Counseling Center at 206.543.1240 or Hall Health at 206.543.5030. Services are currently provided through Zoom and/or by phone.

The 2020 Social Work Student Emergency Fund for BASW, MSW, and PhD students who have been affected by COVID-19.  The fund provides one-time funding to cover a range of needs, from assistance with living expenses to help with educational costs.

To apply for funding, students in good academic standing can simply reply to this Catalyst survey.  PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY MIDNIGHT, APRIL 9^TH and awards will be announced by April 15^th.

If you have any questions about the fund, please contact Vicki Anderson-Ellis, Assistant Dean of Finance & Administration at vaellis@uw.edu.

The 2020 Social Work Student Emergency Fund has been made possible by the generosity of donors and friends—and the dedication, quick thinking and ingenuity of SSW staff from the Dean’s Office,  Office of Admissions, Office of Student Services, Office of Advancement, and the BASW, MSW, and PhD program. I want to thank the following heroes who came together to conceptualize, plan and launch the fund in record time:

• Vicki Anderson-Ellis, Assistant Dean for Finance & Administration, Dean’s Office
• Saul Clifasefi – Office of the Dean
• Nicole Guenther – BASW program
• Jennifer Maglalang – Office of Admissions
• Lin Murdock – Office of Student Services
• Hoang Ngo – PhD program
• Lidia Sanchez – Office of Admissions
• Julie Sun – Office of Advancement
• Aliyah Vinikoor – MSW program

~Submission Form (Deadline: Sun, April 26 @ 11:59 PM): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15RoF3pVqxcoUZDzrWFXUhIFmZUcbk6g3nDuJguZCXKk/edit

Contact:  cjuw@uw.edu

We’re living through such unprecedentedly difficult times, and it is understandable to feel overwhelmed –with trepidation, grief, loneliness, exhaustion, and the muted desperation of having all sense of normalcy evaporate. We at Capillaries: The Journal of Narrative Medicine believe that writing and art has real power now, more than ever, to help us unpack our thoughts. Thus, we offer our journal to you, as a space to decompress and reflect on personal, community, national, and global issues.

Capillaries is a student-run project at the University of Washington. Since February 2018, our mission has been to provide the UW community (students, staff, and faculty) with the opportunity to reflect on experiences with medicine, healing, illness, and/or grief through prose, poetry, and artwork. Furthermore, Capillaries aims to support students and the community in their healthcare journeys and to promote greater understanding between the sciences and the humanities.

In our Spring 2020 issue, we want to encourage diverse perspectives and ideas from all members of the health sciences –reflections on being a student during this time, on caring for patients and one’s family, and on how this pandemic exposes the resilience, strength, and compassion of our society but also its flaws (e.g. discrimination/microaggressions, how people are profiteering off of this pandemic, inequities in access to healthcare resources and educational resources, etc).

~For previous editions of the journal (including a special-edition journal in collaboration with the Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research, and Practice (CHSIE) and the Seattle-King County Clinic in Spring 2019) and submission guidelines, please see our website: https://www.capillariesjournal.com/

 

EXPLORING AND UNDERSTANDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

A new seminar featuring UW researchers, covering topics from testing and response measures to vaccine development and social & economic impacts.
Join us for this exciting new lecture series that is open to both UW students and the public. This series consists of six sessions, one per week from April 13 – May 18.

Are you a UW student interested in taking this course for credit?
This 1-credit course is available for UW graduate and professional students only. This course meets via Zoom Mondays, April 13 through May 18 from 4 – 4:50 p.m. In order to enroll for credit, participants must be able to participate live during the scheduled Zoom sessions. If interested, please register for GH 590 B (SLN: 21809)

Learn More

Are you a UW student not enrolling for credit?
Please view the recorded sessions here. You can view each seminar via video, which will be posted on that page every Thursday (starting April 16).

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