The 2022-2023 Graduate Community Assistant application is now open through March 14th, 2022. This is an excellent opportunity for current and incoming graduate students to hold an on-campus leadership position that provides compensated housing (studio apartment) and a dining plan.

The CA role is a part-time live-in position that serves the graduate and professional student community at Mercer Court Apartments buildings D & E (graduate-only housing). Similar to Resident Advisers, the CAs are responsible for referring residents to campus and community resources, facilitating opportunities for social and professional connections, and supporting a safe and inclusive community for residents to pursue their academic and professional goals. In the past we’ve had CAs from a variety of educational backgrounds and grad programs be successful in the role.

Current and incoming students who are pursing graduate school at UW for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the CA Recruitment website and the additional resources below. I have also attached our recruitment poster for print advertising.

Grad CA Brochure (perspectives from current Grad CAs)
Former Grad CAs: Where Are They Now  (reflections from CAs of the past and how the role has supported their long-term career goals)
Grad CA FAQ

Application Link: Link

Priority deadline: March 14th, 2022 at 8:00am

Please let me know if you have any questions. If any prospective candidates have questions about the position, they are welcome to reach out to me directly at malkest@uw.edu. Thank you for your assistance with spreading the word about this opportunity for grads!

NSG 554:  Population Health and the Environment  (3 credits)

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Introduces core concepts and principles related to the science and practice of environmental and occupational health.  Examines historical cases and current issues to illustrate how environmental conditions contribute to injury and illness among human populations.  Explores health professionals’ roles in actions that protect and promote healthy environmental and workplace settings.

Course Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Evaluate conventional models and perspectives that characterize the interface between human health and environmental and occupational contexts.
2. Explain mechanisms of exposure to hazardous agents and circumstances that threaten health at the individual, group, community, and population levels.
3. Apply strategies reflecting principles of injury and disease prevention, health promotion, and rehabilitation to address environmental and occupational health problems.
4. Interpret research evidence in environmental and occupational sciences to inform interventions that protect population health.

Relate competencies and skills of health professionals to engage in actions that create safe, salutogenic, and just environmental and occupational conditions.

NSG 575 Leadership for Healthy Populations  (3 credits)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Analyzes and applies leadership literature and models for advanced nursing practice in population health. Explores skills in organizational strategic planning and change, with emphasis on roles and responsibilities in advocacy, workforce development, operational management of organizations, and professional ethics. Emphasis on transforming organizations, communities, systems, and other contexts to advance the health of all populations.

Course Learning Objectives

 

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Discuss leadership models and roles that promote high-quality performance of organizational operations and programmatic delivery.
2. Apply systems thinking to strategic partnerships, assessment, planning, prioritization processes, and evaluation to promote health equity.
3. Apply ethical principles and frameworks to decision-making about serving the health needs of all populations.
4. Critique evidence-based approaches that facilitate professional development of others and influence organizational goals in support of population health in an evolving local and global context.
5. Demonstrate using self-reflection to develop leadership effectiveness in population health practice.

Inclusive. Impactful. Inventive.

Calling all UW students from all campuses!

 Do you have an innovative idea that would enhance the UW student experience? The Husky Seed Fund has the resources to make your idea a reality! Created by students for students, the Husky Seed Fund provides up to $5,000 for you, or a small team, to pursue your passions and bring your projects to life.

Awardees develop project management and leadership skills while they execute impactful and inventive strategies to elevate the Husky Experience. This is a truly unique opportunity to strengthen the entire Husky community by promoting inclusivity and helping to make all students feel that they have a home at the UW. A previously funded project which has received statewide and nationwide recognition is the Indigenous Walking Tour.

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The Native Circle Alliance (NCA) is a group dedicated to holding space for Native American and Indigenous Social Work students. Our purpose is to come together and provide support, encouragement, and community for Native American students at UW. We strive to facilitate decolonizing dialogue within our group that centers Indigenous discourse, methodology, and frameworks. This organization will also serve to collectively organize and build our presence as Native American social workers.

The NCA is not currently active right now, but students are interested in organizing to build a community for Indigenous students again. If you want to join or have questions, please get in touch with Jordon at naulia@uw.edu.

Quyana (Thank you),
Jordan N. Smith
naulia@uw.edu
Yup’ik

Drama 490A/599C (Acting Up: Teaching Theater for Change) will be offered spring quarter 2022. This course is geared toward graduate students, seniors, and juniors. This course is open to students of all majors and disciplines. In this course “students practice using the language and methods of theater to challenge institutional oppression and advance community dialogue about power and privilege.” Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

Flyer can be found here: Drama 490A/599C

Come join the Q Center March 4th at 2:30-3:30 pm with Sasha from the Resilience Lab to discuss mental health, coping, and wellness! Register before March 4th for the link!

Contact oacuff@uw.edu or undocu@uw.edu with questions, comments, or concerns.

View the flyer here (this is the link generated by the flyer QR code is here)

Highlighted News and Announcements

Congratulations SSW Scholars!
We are very pleased to announce that nine School of Social Work scholars are acknowledged as among the top 2% of scientists in the world in 2021 in a Stanford University-Elsevier study of 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields. The data for the analysis come from citations and impact factor scores, adjusted for authorship positions and self-citations. Our colleagues who are acknowledged are:

• Richard Catalano
• Dan Goldhaber
• Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen
• J. David Hawkins
• Rona L. Levy
• Marcia K. Meyers
• Paula S. Nurius
• Peter J. Pecora
• David T. Takeuchi

Two collegues from the Tacoma UW School of Social Work and Criminal Justice are also included on the list:

• Charles Emlett
• Rich Furman

Congratulations to these outstanding scholars for this incredible recognition! The rankings can be found at:
https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3

Want your research to be more visible? 
Mark your calendars to join SSW’s Librarian Lynly Beard on March 8 at 2:00pm to learn about the five places you should keep Author Profiles! Your research depends in part on being findable- so ORCID, Web of Science, Dimensions, Scopus Preview and Google Scholar are all places where you will want to keep a profile. This event is recommended for all SSW faculty, research staff involved with publications, and students engaged in research. A meeting invite will be sent out on February 15.

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Gender Expansive Experiences: Using HRT As Part of The Gender Journey

Join us Monday February 28th at 3pm-4:30pm PT to hear from a group of incredible humans who will be sharing with us their experiences using HRT (hormone replacement therapy) as a part of their gender journeys.

This will be an entirely virtual event and we will have safety mechanisms in place to protect the privacy of our panelists and our participants.

Please register at https://tinyurl.com/hrtpanel.

Please email jwaxler@uw.edu with any questions.

University District Street Medicine (UDSM) actually has several leadership positions opening this Spring!

Here is a description of the leadership positions we’re accepting applications for:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wYRZAzofaHzcOT6o5bkabYxYvjuVPS7U/view?usp=sharing

If you are interested in any of the leadership positions (you can select more than one!), please apply by March 11: https://forms.gle/2XTpoozVtujRSN8K9 – if you applied previously and would like to add positions to apply to, just email me and I’ll make sure it’s noted.

If you are interested in learning more about University District Street Medicine and how you can get involved as a general volunteer, check out our website: https://udstreetmed.weebly.com/become-a-student-volunteer.html and don’t forget to sign up for our listserv to receive emails about upcoming outreaches: http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/udsmlist. There are a few trainings on Canvas to complete prior to volunteering and then you’ll be ready to volunteer with any of our sites: Street Outreaches, the Mobile Health Van, Elizabeth Gregory House, OneHealth, and more. 🙂

My Dog Is My Home is a national nonprofit in the U.S. dedicated to expanding access to shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness with their companion animals.  It is with great enthusiasm that I formally invite the University of Washington’s School of Social Work to attend our 2nd Annual Co-Sheltering Conference, which will be held virtually on March 1-3, 2022.  There are student rates and select conference scholarships available, thanks to the support of PetSmart Charities and Maddie’s Fund.

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Are you interested in Jewish languages, culture, or history? The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies offers annual funding opportunities to support research, language study, study abroad, and conference attendance related to Jewish studies, for both graduate and undergraduate students. Learn more about funding opportunities in Jewish Studies:

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Join in on a special BRiTE Center guest presentation Wednesday, 3/2/2022 at 12:00-1:00pm by Dr. Adrian Aguilera via Zoom. This meeting will be recorded.

Dr. Adrian Aguilera is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UC San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Aguilera directs the Digital Health Equity and Access Lab(link is external) (dHEAL) and the Latinx Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health. Dr. Aguilera’s research is focused on developing and testing technology-based interventions to address health disparities in low-income and vulnerable populations, with an emphasis on Latinx populations.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://washington.zoom.us/j/9594284659

Meeting ID: 959 428 4659

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Greetings all!

Thank you to everyone that was able to attend the first of our three panels focused around environmental justice.  Please make sure to register for the second and third panels to continue the conversation.  You can find the registration link on the attached flier.

In addition, our next Social Workers for Environmental Justice group meeting will be held on Thursday, February 24th from 5:30-6:30 p.m..  You can find the Zoom link below.

We will be focusing 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.

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).

Looking forward to seeing many of you soon!

Ryan Driscoll (he/him)

MSW Student
Time: Feb 24, 2022 05:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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https://washington.zoom.us/j/95937265788

The FEMA Bus has open volunteer shifts every day until February 28^th either from 11:30-3:30pm or 3:00-7:00pm.

 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).

Questions: email CovidVaccinationVolunteers@kingcounty.gov

Health Equity Circle is looking for more leaders to join our core leadership team and we invite you to apply!

Health Equity Circle at UW is an interdisciplinary group of students that educate, organize, and mobilize fellow students, health professionals, and community members to address political, socioeconomic, and other social determinants of health to ultimately improve the health of our communities across Washington.

If you want to learn how to address social determinants of health through community-based organizing, come join us!

If interested, please apply through this Google Form; applications are due by Friday February 25th.

For more information: Health Equity Circle Mission Statement and Background (1)

Thriving in Grad School: Intentional & Actionable Steps Toward Healthy Self-Empowerment
Wednesday, February 16, 2:30 pm – 4 pm (PST), Online
Register via Zoom (UW NetID required): bit.ly/tigswi22
Free and open to all UW graduate students across tri-campus

UW calendar entry:

https://grad.uw.edu/about-the-graduate-school/calendar-of-events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D157954882

Interested in learning about the importance of mental health in graduate school? Want support in identifying practices that will cultivate and enhance your wellness as a graduate student? Attend this interactive presentation with guest speaker Dr. Raghav Sampangi of PhD Balance.

Raghav is an active advocate for mental health and well-being, and inclusion, in academia. In this regard, he works closely with global advocacy groups: PhD Balance (focused on graduate student mental health and well-being) and Dragonfly Mental Health (focused on faculty mental health and well-being). Raghav believes in action-oriented advocacy and in developing community approaches to well-being, which involves developing supports for all members of the academic community.

Raghav is Senior Instructor in the Faculty of Computer Science and Faculty Associate for the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Dalhousie University, Canada, as well as a Cultural Competence in Computing (3C) Fellow at Duke University.

This event is a collaboration between Core Programs—Office of Graduate Student Affairs and Graduate Student Equity & Excellence (formerly GO-MAP), both housed within The Graduate School. Send event questions to cpinfo@uw.edu.

To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@u.washington.edu.

Being Bold in the Face of Adversity! Examining Imposter Syndrome and Re-Affirming Your Worth!

Feb. 24, 2022 from 12-1pm via Zoom,

Pay what you can, 1 CEU available.

https://www.wsscsw.org/event-4512205

The UW School of Law Mediation Clinic is pleased to announce an exciting graduate research position for our Houselessness Intervention Project. In partnership with two local non-profits, the UW Mediation Clinic is designing a one-year pilot program that uses early-intervention, conflict transformation strategies to reduce evictions and increase housing stability for people living in subsidized, low-income housing units or buildings. The person in this one-year position will collaborate with the lead researcher to plan, conduct, analyze and report on the impact and efficacy of the pilot program.

Please see the attached position description to learn about the project, this role, and how to apply. Masters, Predoctoral I and Predoctoral II students with social​ research experience are encouraged to apply for this Academic Student Employee (ASE) position. The deadline to apply is February 20th, 2022.

 For more information and to apply: Graduate RA position description, Houselessness Intervention Project

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