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Explore compelling issues on homelessness and housing insecurity with people with lived experience as well as with local and national experts.

 

Homelessness in Seattle –  MEDEX 580   

• This 2 credit elective meets at 6pm on Mondays during Winter Quarter
• Open to all students, faculty and staff of UW.
• Contact MEDEXNW tove@uw.edu to register
• For more information contact Lois Thetford loist@uw.ed

Homelessness in Seattle – MEDEX 580

Faculty: Lois Thetford, PA-C | Charlotte Sanders, MSW

Homelessness in Seattle is a multidisciplinary/interprofessional course developing knowledge and skills in service delivery to people experiencing homelessness. This course offers the opportunity to hear from providers who have specialized in different fields. Students will have readings, lectures, active learning opportunities, and participate in a group project and presentation on a social justice issue. The class is online, starts at 6pm, on Mondays of Winter Quarter 2023.  Enrolled students will get the zoom link before the first class.

 

One of ASUW’s collaborators, the Office of Government Relations (OGR), is hosting a Legislative Reception on the 5th of December from 5:00-7:30PM in the HUB (North Ballroom). This is an event in which students can directly engage with legislators and other governmental staff in Washington, and learn about community and legislative affairs both at a state and federal level. Additionally, a free catered dinner will be provided.

ASUW is reaching out specifically to put out an ask for student speakers interested in speaking on the topic of sexual assault and/or reproductive healthcare. The chosen individual would be expected to make a 5-10 minute long speech on their personal experience(s) with barriers to accessing survivor resources and/or reproductive healthcare.

This speech is an opportunity for powerful activism, as the chosen student will be directly speaking to legislators across Washington to highlight how important of an issue this is. Further, expanding sexual health and reproductive rights are a high priority in our legislative agenda this year – meaning they will be advocated for by a student employee in Olympia this winter, directly to our state government. Both the Office of Government Relations (OGR) and the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Activists (SARVA) are more than willing to work with the student to help them write a speech they are confident in and comfortable with!

If students are interested in speaking at this event, please feel free to reach out to me at asuwadsa@uw.edu or OGR at asuwogr@uw.edu.

Issue No. 145                                                                     November 22, 2022

Highlighted News and Announcements

PCORI Seeking Advisory Panel Members
PCORI is looking for individuals to join its five advisory panels: 1. Clinical effectiveness and decision science; 2. Clinical Trials; 3. Healthcare delivery and disparities research; 4. Patient engagement, and 5. Rare disease. Application deadline is March 31, 2023.

NIH Updated Instructions and forms for FORMS-H
NIH has released updated forms and instructions for FORMS-H forms, which are to be used for all grant applications with due dates on or after January 25, 2023.

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Graduate Seminar in Winter 2023 in Rhetoric of Health and Medicine COM 597A

How do we persuade people to make healthy choices? What counts as an illness or disease, and why? What does it mean to be healthy, anyway?

Especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an intuitive sense that matters of health are more than mere facts of biology. But how, exactly, do different social, political, and medical contexts shape our practices of and discourses about health? As an emerging field of inquiry, the rhetoric of health and medicine (RHM) approaches the study of health communication through the lens of critical theory and with the tools of rhetorical criticism. This graduate seminar will take as our starting point that language and argument are major factors shaping our conceptualization of health. From there, we’ll explore how health is understood in relation to wellness, illness, and disability, and how the meaning of health has become a site of argument and controversy. We will survey emergent RHM scholarship and discuss how health intersects with power, identity, policy, and activism. In doing so, this course will equip you with an awareness of what makes a rhetorical perspective distinct from and complementary to other approaches to studying health.

WI 23 | Tuesdays 10:30-1:20 | in-person modality

Any graduate students interested in the politics of health, health and difference, the medical humanities, and critical health studies are welcome! Please email Amanda Friz (afriz@uw.edu) for more information.

 

“Homeless in Seattle: Destitute Poverty in the Emerald City” is a one or three credit optional class winter 2023.

There are some plans for a very interesting project for the three-credit students, building on a Huskies for Housing small grant we obtained last year. Olivia Butkowski is heading up the project, as it’s part of her capstone for the MPH degree.

The Friday morning sessions will welcome guest speakers from a variety of perspectives on homelessness (causes/consequences, politics, solutions, covid lessons, history, indigenous experience, and more). Students who signed up for the one-credit version will listen to those sessions and post weekly reflections. Simple.

Three-credit students will work together to plan an interactive exhibit to build empathy towards homelessness, inspired in part by a Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD, get it?) installation, and the Doctors without Borders “Forced from Home” exhibit on refugees. We have some funds for building materials, and are putting together an advisory group of folks with lived experience. Bring your creative ideas! We’ve reserved Wednesday morning time/space for the three-credit students to meet (10 am to 11:20).

I hope you’ll join us for one or the other of these classes. We’ll meet live in the new HSEB building on Pacific St., but I always open Zoom for a hybrid option. Three credit students should plan on joining in person, though.

Seneca Family of Agencies – Unconditional Care (senecafoa.org) [senecafoa.org], a nonprofit mental health agency that supports children and families through the most challenging times of their lives is seeking Washington Department of Health Licensing eligible Therapists, Social Workers, as well as direct BA/BS degrees and undergrads capable of full-time work. Applications are now being accepted.

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Your input is needed for a survey on gender equity in design. This survey seeks to understand the place-based lived experiences of trans, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, queer individuals and communities as they navigate the places and spaces of daily life (home, work, school, public space, recreation, etc.). Your contribution will help generate tools for equitable design and support urban designers, architects, landscape architects, and interior designers in the co-creation of equitable and inclusive places.

The survey asks demographic questions, but no identifiable information is collected. All responses are anonymous. The survey will take less than 20 minutes to complete. At the end of the survey, there is an opportunity to enter a drawing to win a $100 gift card. (You will be asked to use an email address to enter the drawing, but your email will be unattached from any data you provide and discarded after the drawing.) For each response, up to 1,000 responses, we will be donating $1 to The Trevor Project [thetrevorproject.org], a non-profit organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQIA2+ youth.

Follow this link to the survey. [beyondthebinary.typeform.com] (https://beyondthebinary.typeform.com/survey [beyondthebinary.typeform.com])

Your participation is greatly appreciated! The survey will remain open until the end of January. Feel free to forward this email and survey link to your networks. For questions about the research, contact beyondthebinary@mithun.com.

Thanks to a Friends grant, the UW Libraries will offer a paid Fellowship in Research Communication and Equity for Black, Indigenous, and Person of Color (BIPOC) graduate students this academic year. This Fellowship will culminate with a poster exhibit and reception in the Research Commons and is a project of the Research Commons (me) and data visualization (Negeen).

More information about the fellowship is below and available in the information document [docs.google.com].

HI folks!

We’ve opened a 6-month, 20-hour graduate internship in the Student Activities Office, located in the HUB. Application deadline is Dec. 2, with potential start date of January 3, 2023.

https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/5696938 [app.joinhandshake.com]

This is a good opportunity for students looking for paraprofessional experience for careers in Higher Education or Student Affairs Administration.

Thank you for letting students in your respective degree programs know about this opportunity!

Sincerely,

Christina M. Coop

Senior Student Activities Adviser

University of Washington

About us: This affinity group holds space for SSW students, staff, and faculty who self-identify as BIPOC, including Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Brown, Asian & Pacific Islander, Mixed & Multiracial folks.

Please just us for our next informal gathering – we look forward to getting to know folks and planning for future activities. We will meet potluck style (bring something to share if you are able) on  Thursday, November 17th from 5:00-6:30 in room 305 at the School of Social Work!  Feel free to bring your own meal if that’s more comfortable, or just bring yourself!

To help us better plan for upcoming activities please complete our FALL survey [forms.gle] – we appreciate your input!  We also encourage our BIPOC community members to join our email listserv to stay in touch!

The Mixed/Multiracial Affinity group is a space that offers support and education around the complexities of being a mixed identified person and where we can discuss the multidimensionality of the mixed experience. Do you identify as multiracial/mixed race/multiethnic? Do you sometimes mark a single racial category on your forms though your parents and/or grandparents are of two or more differing races? Would you like to be in community where others will give you the head nod because we truly get it, without question, when you talk about your racialized identity?

Did you answer these questions with a big YES! Then we are excited to be in community with you. Please plan to join us from wherever you are, however you are, at our virtual meet up on 11/21 at 5:30-6:30. You can register here [washington.zoom.us] with your UWNet ID & email to get the link.

If you aren’t able to make it to the virtual meet up, please add yourself to the SSWMixed@uw.edu listserv at  http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/sswmixed to stay updated on the up and coming goings on for the group.

Posted on behalf of former UW student

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Hi,

I am a former UW student and live in a co-op. We would like to reach out to students in Social Work to see if anyone is interested in living in an affordable housing co-op in Belltown. We have two openings starting Jan. 1st. The monthly rent is around $650. I am attaching the pdf ad we have, or our craigslist ad is linked below:

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/roo/d/seattle-apex-belltown-coop-member/7554858203.html [seattle.craigslist.org]

The Center for Implementation’s free virtual event: Non-Academic Careers With Impact: Implementation Positions You Never Knew Existed

Nov. 29 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.

This event is ideal for graduate students and recent graduates who want to explore non-academic positions that will enable them to make an impact on the world. We will focus on the area of implementation support which many students may have not yet heard about.

In case it’s helpful:

• The direct link to the registration page is: https://thecenterforimplementation.ck.page/careers-with-impact [thecenterforimplementation.ck.page]
• The event image can be downloaded here. [dropbox.com]
• Twitter hashtag: #NACwImpact22

Criteria: 

• Women who are currently admitted/enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited university
• A cumulative GPA (at the most recent education level) of 3.0
• Currently reside in the United States
• Extra Consideration will be given to applicants impacted by domestic violence
• Extra Consideration will be given to applicants with an education/career in sexual health
• Extra Consideration will be given to academic achievement, financial need and the student’s community service record

Guidelines: 

• Complete the Application By November 15th, 2022
• Include an essay of up to 1,500 words (500 words recommended) on Why You Deserve This Scholarship
• Winners Will Be Selected By December 1st, 2022
• Awards will be disbursed in January of 2023
• Upon being selected, you will be required to verify enrollment

Amount: 

• A minimum of $5,000 will be disbursed toward education expenses for a first-place winner
• A minimum of $1,500 will be disbursed toward education expenses for a second-place winner
• Donations will be accepted throughout the application period and will be distributed amongst the winners

For more information and to apply: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://empathable.com/sahara-hope-scholarship-women-empowered-to-change-the-world/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!i82gwwLGAEi6cW1YS17vAM2_prw0SoznoU9v7qoxJpiiw141Y6fYMS3DgPeaBtsDQHudW8kAzLag$

Dearest UW SSW Students, Staff & Faculty,

The M.L.K. Commemoration Committee is thrilled to share that nominations are now open!  We seek your nomination for the 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Volunteer Recognition Award.  Our question: Whom do you know that should be noted for how their work continues the legacy of Dr. King at UW SSW?  Won’t you take a moment to nominate that person, program or group?

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Save the date! King County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) is excited to host the virtual 2022 Behavioral Health Legislative Forum. Join us online on Wednesday, December 14th, 2022, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. The forum will include: Virtual table discussions for community members to connect directly with legislators. Remarks from King County Executive Dow Constantine. Presentation of King County’s behavioral health legislative priorities for 2023. Compelling stories from people in recovery from behavioral health challenges. Opportunities for legislators and county councilmembers to share their perspectives and priorities. The event is free and open to all. We can’t wait to join our partners, provider agencies, legislators, advocates and community members. More information and registration link coming soon.

The Li Lu Library (3rd floor in the new HSEB building) is having a coordinated event with other UW campus libraries for 1^st gen folks and people who support them Wednesday, November 9^th 1:00-2:30 pm. We will be giving out snacks and swag in celebration.

Hello,

I’m reaching to share a special event with your students and faculty. It’s a screening of my documentary “Visceral: transforming trauma through theatre.” The film was featured in the Social Workers Speak newsletter [socialworkersspeak.org] last year.

 

“Visceral” tells the story of four individuals, three of whom are veterans, who overcome PTSD by performing onstage. It’s November 11th, 7pm at Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle. The film will be followed with a Q&A by one of the film’s featured veterans, Jonathan Olson and me, the director.

This is a free screening, but an RSVP is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amy-erickson-visceral-tickets-428823000137 [eventbrite.com]

Many thanks,

Amy Erickson

Director of Visceral.

Dr. Sahnah Lim at the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH) is conducting a study to understand the health and safety of Asian and Asian American women in the US. Given the continued violence against Asian women in NYC and throughout the country, we would like to better understand the safety and mental health of Asian women. Your participation will contribute to greater understanding on important health topics and to the future development of programs that are specifically tailored for Asian women.

Participation in this study involves completing a one-time anonymous online survey about your perceptions of safety, mental health, substance use, and other related health outcomes like sleep disturbance. The survey will be open through December 2022. You may be eligible to participate if you identify as an Asian adult woman living or staying in the U.S. There is no cost for participation in the study. If you agree to participate in this research, you will not receive compensation for your time. The survey is available in English only.

We would greatly appreciate your assistance in distributing this survey opportunity to those in your network!

For folx who are interested in seeing if they are eligible, please click on the following link: https://redcap.link/asianwomensurvey [redcap.link]

If you like to hear more about this study, please email Dr. Jiepin Cao (Jiepin.Cao@nyulangone.org).

Issue No. 141                                                                     October 25, 2022

Highlighted News and Announcements

ITHS Translational Research Program Accepting Applicants
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) is accepting applications for a 1 year NIH funded program that offers rigorous training in clinical and translational research for pre-doctoral students. Participants receive a stipend, research funds, and tuition support. For more information, click here [iths.org].

NIH Loan Repayment Program Application Window is Open!
NIH will help repay student loan debt to encourage outstanding health professionals in the pursuit of research careers in biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. Loan repayment benefits are in addition to the institutional salary received for research. The Loan Repayment Program (LRP) online application is open this year from September 1 to November 17. Click here for more information.

NIH OBSSR Seeking Input on Strategic Plan- Responses: Due November 14, 2022
The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is seeking input on scientific priorities and cross-cutting themes for the OBSSR Strategic Plan 2023-2028. To learn more and provide input, click here.

NIH New Application Forms for Application Due Dates Starting January 25, 2023
Reminder: NIH will begin using updated application forms [nexus.od.nih.gov] (FORMS-H) for applications due on or after January 25, 2023. NIH will begin adding FORMS-H application packages to active FOAs and instructions on October 25 to prepare for the transition. Please be sure that your upcoming applications are compliant with the new forms.

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