The Live Well office is hiring for the upcoming academic year! They are hiring for several Peer Health Educator positions, and full-time undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. Please share this information with your audiences, members, and students! If you are able to add this to your department newsletters, forward to students, or mention briefly in class that would be greatly appreciated! We have attached a few graphics that may be helpful to share as well.

All the information and applications can be found here on our website: https://livewell.uw.edu/phejobs/

Interested students must register and attend one of our Information Sessions next week (Tuesday, 2/1 at 6:30pm, Wednesday 2/2 at 10:00am, and Thursday 2/3 at 3:30pm) in order to receive an application. Registration link for info sessions is here: https://forms.gle/u5tuanPujsDbnrkv5 . Applications will be accepted until Tuesday, February 15^th at 11:59 PST. We will be notifying candidates if they are selected for an interview via email.

Our Peer Health Education Program uses educational workshops, 1-1 peer wellness coaching, outreach, awareness campaigns, and event programming to promote individual and community health and well-being. Peer Health Educators (PHEs) engage in health promotion, prevention, and harm reduction work within the following areas: stress management, sleep, relationships and intimacy wellness, self-awareness and self-image, alcohol and substance use, anxiety and fear, supporting peers, interpersonal violence, and helping skills/bystander intervention. Peer Health Educators share responsibility for nurturing respectful team dynamics, giving growth-oriented feedback, and modeling ethical leadership as student leaders at the University of Washington.

Work-study eligible students are able and encouraged to apply for this student job.

The FEMA Bus has open shifts available today. After January 30^th, they will only have open shifts available on Friday February 4^th and 11^th and Saturday February 5^th and 12^th.  Shifts times are still the same from 11:30am to 3:30pm OR 3:00pm to 7:00pm.

The location is still the same at the COVID-19 vaccine location – Auburn General Services Administration Complex at 2701 C St SW Auburn, WA 98001.

Here is the link to sign-up FEMA COVID-19 Vaccination Bus Volunteer Shifts (office365.com).

https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/2022/01/27/where-to-pick-up-free-high-quality-masks-starting-jan-31/

UW graduate students are invited to apply for the 2022-2023 UWRA Patricia Dougherty Fellowship in Aging.

This one-quarter fellowship supports graduate students of outstanding academic merit in any field who have a demonstrated academic and personal interest in aging-related issues or concerns. More information can be found on our website: https://grad.uw.edu/graduate-student-funding/funding-information-for-students/fellowships/list-of-fellowships/uw-retirement-association-fellowship-in-aging/.

Up to two quarters of fellowship will be awarded. At the time of application, students must be matriculated in a UW graduate degree tuition program and not in their last year of study. More information about eligibility is available at the link above.

Students can submit an application via MyGrad. The deadline to apply for this award is Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at noon (please note the deadline has been extended from an original deadline of February 2).

Questions? Please contact the Office of Fellowships and Awards: gradappt@uw.edu.

2022 Information Sessions & Drop-in Sessions

Good evening folks looking to start their search for their specialized year practicum!

Below you will find information on the various info sessions and links to the zoom meetings. Please email markb92@uw.edu if you have any questions.

• For Clinical students interested in Health/Mental Health and Aging
  • February 3^rd  5:30 – 6:30  https://washington.zoom.us/j/91789546991 (Links to an external site.)
  • February 4^th  2:30 – 3:30 – https://washington.zoom.us/j/95894395198 (Links to an external site.)
• For students interested in Macro practice
  • February 4^th  2:30 – 3:30 APP (Admin & Policy Practice) – https://washington.zoom.us/j/96794337631 (Links to an external site.)
  • February 10^th 5:30- 6:30 – CCIP (CC Integrated Practice) – https://washington.zoom.us/j/95453322129 (Links to an external site.)
• For students interested in Social Work Practice with Latinx Communities Traineeship
  • February 9^th  5:30- 6:30 – https://washington.zoom.us/j/94293971801 (Links to an external site.)
• For students interested in the Early Intervention Fellowship
  • February 16^th  5:30- 6:30 – https://washington.zoom.us/j/98010298098 (Links to an external site.)

 

OPTIONAL DROP-IN SESSION FOR Clinical students with additional questions:

• February 10th: 5:30 – 6:30 – https://washington.zoom.us/j/96274296709 (Links to an external site.)
• February 11th: 2:30 – 3:30 – https://washington.zoom.us/j/97756135943

Registration is live via this website for A Conversation with Professor Beth Richie at SSW on Feb. 23 at 10:00 a.m. We have limited in person seating available in Room 305 due to COVID-19 restrictions and precautions. If the event is full, you can add yourself to a waitlist via the same link.

Dr. Richie will be speaking at Town Hall Seattle on the evening of Feb. 23, which is open to the general public. Registration for the Town Hall Seattle event is free and open soon on their website here

The UW Champions Program is excited to announce that we are expanding and therefore we are hiring!! We are looking for someone that is highly skilled at youth engagement with a solid understanding of intergenerational and complex developmental trauma and the foster care system. This is a collaborative position within a small, dedicated team situated within the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity. For much more information, please check out the job post HERE.

Please note that this is a full-time, 9 month position with the option to go part-time over the summer. While the salary was not posted in the job description, I am happy to discuss salary requirements (or answer any questions) with prospective candidates! Please reach out to me directly at mraap@uw.edu

Social Work Practice with Latinx Communities Traineeship Info Session – 2/9 @5:30pm

Greetings MSW Day students preparing for Specialized Practicum. We’ll be hosting an information session Wednesday, February 9^th  from 5:30-6:30. Please join us and hear about how to be part of this exciting traineeship.

https://washington.zoom.us/j/94293971801

The Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS) invites UW graduate students to an

info session on how to find funding for graduate school

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

1:00 p.m. Pacific Time

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Issue No. 104                                                                      January 25, 2022

Highlighted News and Announcements

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Call for Nominations
The National Academies is seeking experts to serve on an anticipated committee on Creating a Framework for Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation in Health and Medicine. The committee will develop a cross-sectoral governance framework, founded upon ethical principles with a focus on equity, for considering potential benefits and risks that emerging science, technology, and innovation in health and medicine can bring to society. Application deadline is January 27. For more information, click here.

Reminder about Bridge Funding
Investigators who currently have or are anticipating a need for bridge funding should be aware that any unspent funds after the award period is complete and/or outside funding is received will be returned to the Office of the Provost, as stated on the Bridge Funding Website.

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The United Way Benefits Hub is inviting students and community members to attend our Winter Workshop series! We will be co-hosting five free Zoom workshops on financial planning, tax preparation, and more.

Benefits Hub primarily serves community and technical college students in King County, but non-students are welcome to attend, and we will cover information that may apply to all community members. Workshops are only available in English.

Registration and details can be found at https://calendly.com/bh-workshops.
Questions? Reply to this email at benefitshub@uwkc.org!

We are delighted to announce and invite you to this series to grow our skills, knowledge, and practice in an emerging and rapidly growing social work practice area, Environmental Justice.

As you know Competency 3 calls on us to advance Environmental Justice.  We are honored that leaders in this area of practice and study are offering us a unique look at this emergent practice area.

We thank the UW SSW student group Social Workers for Environmental Justice, UW SSW faculty, Field Instructors, and community members for collaborating and planning this discussion panel series to deepen our understanding and practice of EJ in social work

February 14th from 1:00-2:30 PST  

EJ & Anti-Racism | Pre-Registration required: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMucOGoqzoiGtPtJ-oRYgLzCtraJZAUdJU6

• • Ray Williams (Black Farmers Collective)
  • Heather Day (Community Alliance for Global Justice)
  • Dr. Michael Yellow Bird (Dean of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Canada)
  • Jeff Smith, MSW (Makah) Director/former Director of NEKANI Native Services)

April 4th from 2:30-4:00 PST

EJ & Indigenous Perspectives and Connection to Land | Pre-Registration required: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItf-yrqjkiEtP4mcxr66kj-rzLlJYQULoF

• • Dr. Mike Tulee (United Indians for All Tribes)
  • Dr. Michael Yellow Bird (Dean of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Canada)
  • Jeff Smith, MSW (Makah) Director/former Director of NEKANI Native Services)
  • Other speaker TBA

May 23rd from 12:30-2:00 PST 
EJ & Food Sovereignty | Pre-Registration required: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtdO2qpzMrG9XfnDKr66a41ZGlpykOGUtu

• Ray Williams (Black Farmers Collective)
• David Lee (Interim CDA Wild Program)
• Jeff Smith, MSW (Makah) Director/former Director of NEKANI Native Services)
• Dr. Michael Yellow Bird (Dean of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Canada)

The Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Post MSW Fellows will have graduated from an accredited Master of Social Work program and be eligible to be professionally licensed to practice social work in the State of North Carolina; Fellows are expected to have their LCSW-A prior to the start date of 8/1/22.  

https://ncswboard.gov/levels-and-eligibility-requirements/       

Fellows are expected to have demonstrated an interest in working with people with marginalized identities, and in participating in a training program.  

Clinical/therapy experience is preferred.  

Duties of the position include providing Individual Therapy using a Brief Therapy model, Triage Services (walk-in, crisis intervention), and Referral Coordination Services (helping students connect with additional resources and off-campus providers).  Opportunities to provide group therapy and outreach are likely.   

This is a two-year position full-time position.       

Fellows will receive clinical supervision in accordance with the requirements of the NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board, as well as additional group supervision and the opportunity to attend didactic seminars. CAPS staff is dedicated to training and supervision, and there are at 10-15 trainees from Psychology, Social Work and Pharmacy at various levels of training in our center. For more information about our training program, please see our website:   

https://caps.unc.edu/training-program/post-msw-fellowship 

To apply for this position, please use our HR website:  

https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/220054 

The UW has a “standardized patient” program that is used in the medical school, nursing school, and the school of social work, to provide students with opportunity to practice their skills with patient care. The program is hiring to increase their pool of standardized patient actors. As an instructor in the social work program, I can tell you that it can be very important and meaningful to students of color to have experience with standardized clients of color (and a diverse pool improves medical education!) and right now most of the standardized patients employed by UW are white. Standardized patients do not need to be professional actors.Those interested in virtual work can live anywhere in the US.

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Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships
Summer 2022 and Academic Year 2022-2023 competition now open!

The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students with financial support to develop fluency in less commonly taught languages and expertise in the regions in which these languages are spoken. Students from all UW departments and schools are encouraged to apply. Apply by January 31, 2022. 

Languages:

Contingent on funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the six National Resource Centers of the University of Washington will offer Academic Year and Summer FLAS Fellowships in the following languages:

Arabic, Bangla, Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian, Burmese, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Indigenous languages spoken in Canada, Indonesian, Inuktitut, Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Uyghur, Vietnamese.

Graduate Students only: French (intermediate or advanced only).

Award amounts:

• Academic Year Graduate: $18,000 tuition, $20,000 living stipend
• Academic Year Undergraduate: $10,000 tuition,$5,000 living stipend
• Summer Graduate/Undergraduate: $5,000 tuition,$2,500 living stipend

Eligibility:

The FLAS Fellowship is available to current and incoming UW students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.  It is available to students who will study one of the listed foreign languages at the intermediate or advanced level while receiving the fellowship.

Every year the Center for Global Studies awards between 12-15 fellowships to UW students.

Learn more:

• More information, including introductory videos.
• Get to know current and previous and CGS FLAS fellows.
• Join a FLAS information session.

Questions? Contact flas@uw.edu.

APPLY NOW

WSOS is looking for volunteers to help us select the next group of Opportunity Scholars! Volunteers are asked to share 1-3 hours of time to read and score short answer responses from Scholarship applicants. There will be a training and guide provided and the commitment is entirely virtual. Access the registration form on our website and see additional details below.

 

What can I expect as a volunteer?

• Generally, volunteers can expect to spend an estimated 1-3 hours reviewing essays or short answers assigned to them.
• At the start of the essay review period, you’ll receive a separate email with training materials and a rubric to guide you through the essay review process. All volunteers are required to review the rubric and training materials prior to beginning their reviews.

Essay review timeline:

• CTS Review:
• Registration deadline: February 2, 2022
• Review essays between February 11-20, 2022
• BaS Review:
• Registration deadline: February 23, 2022
• Review essays between March 7-16, 2022

Questions? We’re here to help! Please email info@waopportunityscholarship.org.

Posted on behalf of Social Workers for Environmental Justice Student Group

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Greetings all!

I am excited to announce that the Social Workers for Environmental Justice group will be re-launching this quarter and our first meeting will be Wednesday January 26th from 5:15-6:15 pm through Zoom.

For our first meeting, our focus will be on sharing ideas about where we would like to take the group, topics and projects people are interested in, and figuring out our meeting schedule going forward.  Our goal is to be responsive to the interests of all participants and find the best mix of learning and action in the community.

Environmental Justice is a topic that touches on all aspects of social work, so we welcome everyone no matter their particular interest, background, or future professional goals.  Join us as we find new ways to integrate this expansive and important topic more fully into our social justice mission!

If you have any questions or would like to be added to the contact list for future meetings, please reach out to Ryan Driscoll (driscr@uw.edu) or Arden Hellmann (ardenh@uw.edu).

Time: Jan 26, 2022 05:15 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://washington.zoom.us/j/98737653197

Issue No. 103                                                                      January 18, 2022

Highlighted News and Announcements

Congratulations to Justin Lerner!
Congratulations are due to Justin Lerner, who has been awarded a Racial Equity Special Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation. Justin’s project will focus on developing measurable, actionable competencies in anti-racist knowledge and practice for undergraduate and graduate social work students at UW. Way to go, Justin!

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Call for Nominations
The National Academies is seeking experts to serve on an anticipated committee on Creating a Framework for Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation in Health and Medicine. The committee will develop a cross-sectoral governance framework, founded upon ethical principles with a focus on equity, for considering potential benefits and risks that emerging science, technology, and innovation in health and medicine can bring to society. Application deadline is January 27. For more information, click here.

Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement for FY 2022
The revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) has been published, replacing the previous version as standard terms and conditions of award. This revision applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2021. For more details, click here.

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The Sizeis and Weightism Advocacy Group (SWAG) is having a meeting next week on 1/20/2022. They are inviting people to come engage in an informal conversation around pushing back against New Years resolutions trends. They will talk how to give ourselves grace as we enter the new year. Along with sharing how we plan to take care of ourselves and combat the toxic marketing messages to lose weight and diet.

Meetings every first and third Thursday of the month from 7pm-8:30pm: Join Zoom here

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming alumni panels on preparing for social work practicums and careers. This event has been developed with our new alumni group, SWAAP.

Monday, Jan. 31, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Social Work Practicums: Alumni Panel
Join event: https://washington.zoom.us/j/95711795120

Wednesday, Feb. 2, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Social Work Careers: Alumni Panel
Join event: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99227912524

Thursday, Feb. 3, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Applying for Jobs: Alumni Panel
Join event: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99052009569

Friday, Feb. 4, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Alumni Open Virtual Office Hours
Sign up coming soon!

Each panel will include breakout sessions with alumni after panel discussions. All events will be held virtually, as well as recorded and shared.

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