SWAPI is a UW School of Social Work Affinity Group for students, staff, and faculty who identify as Asian and/or Pacific Islander

Hello,

Please save the Date for our next SWAPI meeting on Thursday, March 9 from 5:30-6:30pm on zoom only. Since many of us will be traveling for spring break the following week, we decided to move our meeting to zoom for March.

As requested – the topic will be Private Practice and we will have UW SSW alumni talk about their clinical private practice. We will have a panel of 4 private practice clinicians.

Please RSVP to get the zoom link here: https://forms.gle/MDSNFSbJ8x8hTmFV9

April’s SWAPI meeting will be Thursday, April 13 from 5:30-7pm in person and on zoom for another requested topic of getting a PhD, research, and all things PhD with two tenured track professors – Dr. Jane Lee and Dr. David Huh. The SWAPI Meeting(s) in May will probably be vision boards, alumni panel, and graduation party.

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If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to SWAPI Faculty Advisors or Student Leads:

Jennifer Brower jjb2@uw.edu

Saul Tran Cornwall saultran@uw.edu

Rio Hindami rhinda@uw.edu

katt Purington cmpurr33@uw.edu

Summer 2023 Employment Opportunity

Position: Residential Coordinator, Junior Summer Institute (JSI)
Department: UW Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
Manager: Amen Tsegai, Program Manager
Compensation: 100% room & board and a stipend of $3000
Location: Seattle Campus (Parrington Hall, Willow Hall)
Start Date: June 15, 2023*
Duration: June-August 2023

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University Of Washington – School Of Social Work Child Welfare Training & Advancement Program

Are you interested in a career in public child welfare and receiving tuition assistance? Then CWTAP is for you!!

CWTAP Information Session:

Mid-Year Recruitment | First-Year Day MSW Students

Information Session: March 9th, 2023 5:30pm: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97124237003Links to an external site.

RSVP: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53B578Links to an external site.

The Harlan Hahn Fund call for proposals is now open for 2023-24. Current students, faculty, and staff from all three University of Washington campuses are invited to submit a grant proposal. Applications must describe research, writing, or activist projects that are framed within, aligned with, or informed by the academic field of Disability Studies. Harlan Hahn awards typically range between $500 and $5,000. The number and amount of the grants awarded depends on the quality of the individual projects and the overall number of eligible proposals received.

Use of Harlan Hahn Funds

• Support of academic research projects, pedagogical research, or writing projects in Disability Studies or informed by Disability Studies.
• Travel to conferences in the field of Disability Studies or related to Disability Studies, to present research or to participate in the Disability Studies academic community.
• Support for the development of a course with Disability Studies content.
• Support for disability related activist endeavors (e.g. web development, meeting support) that are aligned with Disability Studies.

Deadline and Notification

• Applications are due March 6, 2023 by 11:59 pm.
• The Harlan Hahn Grant Review Committee will notify the award recipients of its decisions by April 10, 2023.
• Grants may commence June 1, 2023.
• All grant-funded activities must be completed by June 30, 2024.

 

For more information, and to apply, visit: https://disabilitystudies.washington.edu/HarlanHahnFund

Issue No. 157                                                                      February 21, 2023

Highlighted News and Announcements

$25 Million Grants: Racism is a Public Health Crisis
The Gathering Collaborative along with King County government invites you, our community and business partners across the region to join us in continuing the critical work to undo the harms of systemic racism, which was declared a public health crisis by King County in 2020. We encourage all applicants to read over the Grant Program Overview and the Invitational Document in order to get grounded in this work.

NIH Grants Conference Videos Available
The NIH has published session recordings and resources from the Virtual NIH Grants Conference that was held February 1-2.

NIH Request for Information: Violence Against Women Research
This RFI is intended to gather public input on priority scientific directions in violence against women (VAW) research. This includes cisgender, transgender, and gender-diverse persons who identify as a woman or girl, as well as other individuals assigned female at birth but who may not identify as a woman or girl. VAW includes: domestic or intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual assault and rape, dating violence and abuse, peer violence, physical and mental abuse, sexual coercion, stalking, homicide, and elder mistreatment. Responses must be submitted by March 31.

NIH Request for Information: Peer Review Scoring
NIH is soliciting public input on a proposed revised framework for evaluating and scoring peer review criteria for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research project grant (RPG) applications. NIH is proposing to revise its policy of how peer reviewers score the criteria, and how NIH organizes the criteria for review purposes. Responses must be submitted by March 10.

NIH Seeking Input 
The NIH is seeking input about potential or existing primary or secondary preventive intervention strategies addressing social determinants of health to prevent mental health problems in populations experiencing health disparities. Responses must be submitted by March 1.

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.

Contact the Editor
The mission of the OFFER newsletter is to inform members of our social work community about a broad range of research-related events and opportunities with the goals of both encouraging and informing social work research activities. To assist us in providing this information, email Tasha Murphy at tbmurphy@uw.edu (please put “OFFER eNews” in the subject line) with details about your publications or awarded grants, research funding opportunities, and upcoming research events. Thank you!

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Seattle’s PB process will work with community members to decide how to invest $27.2 million back into BIPOC communities. The funding for this PB program came from a $100 million fund earmarked by then Mayor Jenny Durkan after community groups demanded investments into Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities during the protests for Black lives in the summer of 2020. This is a great opportunity for you and your community to get involved, practice advocacy and leadership, and reinvest in our communities.

For more information on what participatory budgeting is, the links below have more information:

• https://pbseattle.org/
• https://www.blackbrillianceresearch.com/projects-participatory-budgeting?r_done=1

Opportunities are linked below. Please share this with the parents, youth, young adults, and community members in your Seattle networks to ensure they know about this process.

Participatory Budgeting Coordinator

Steering Committee: 

• The steering committee will inform design decisions for the Participatory Budgeting (PB) process, help appoint workgroup members and serve as a core accountability partner to PB stakeholders to ensure it meets the needs of Seattle residents impacted by systemic lack of investment in the City’s historically underserved communities.
• Click here to learn more about the criteria for roles on this committee, the selection process, and how to express interest.

Workgroups:

Group members will bring their specialized skills to the following workgroups:

• Accountability and Restorative & Proactive Safety Working Group
• Lived Experience & Outreach Workgroup
• Budget Delegate & Facilitation Workgroup
• Evaluation & Data
• If you would like to learn more about the workgroups and express interest, you can click here.

Youth Opportunities:

Dreams for Democracy: PB2 Idea Building Workshops

• where young people will get to decide how to spend $25,000 of the organization’s budget
• Wednesday, Feb 22nd at 3:00 pm Pacific.
• RSVP here or suggest an idea if they can’t make it

Virtual Youth Summit

• March 4, 2023, from 2:30 pm-4 pm. Register here
• March 10, 2023 from 5 pm- 6:30 pm. Register here

Volunteer Application Link; https: https://forms.gle/KKBUaapR5gs9Beo89

Issue No. 156                                                                         February 14, 2023

Highlighted News and Announcements

NIH Grants Conference: Recordings and Transcripts Available
If you weren’t able to attend the NIH Grants Conference last week, there is good news! Recordings from over 25 sessions are now available.

NIH Request for Information: Violence Against Women Research
This RFI is intended to gather public input on priority scientific directions in violence against women (VAW) research. This includes cisgender, transgender, and gender-diverse persons who identify as a woman or girl, as well as other individuals assigned female at birth but who may not identify as a woman or girl. VAW includes: domestic or intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual assault and rape, dating violence and abuse, peer violence, physical and mental abuse, sexual coercion, stalking, homicide, and elder mistreatment. Responses must be submitted by March 31.

NIH Request for Information: Peer Review Scoring
NIH is soliciting public input on a proposed revised framework for evaluating and scoring peer review criteria for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research project grant (RPG) applications. NIH is proposing to revise its policy of how peer reviewers score the criteria, and how NIH organizes the criteria for review purposes. Responses must be submitted by March 10.

NIH Seeking Input 
The NIH is seeking input about potential or existing primary or secondary preventive intervention strategies addressing social determinants of health to prevent mental health problems in populations experiencing health disparities. Responses must be submitted by March 1.

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.

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The University District Street Medicine (UDSM) is an interdisciplinary, student- and community-driven bridge to care for those in the University District through dedicated street outreach, close community partnerships, and free clinic-based care. We are recruiting for multiple leadership position openings starting this Spring! Some of the available positions include Co-director, outreach manager (multiple sites!), preceptor coordinator and more!

For descriptions of available roles, please see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M0p99mmPJruDpObaJ2PcE15PExgjZKtf0pJBMFLz8kQ/edit?usp=sharing

If you are interested in any of the leadership positions (you can select more than one!), please apply by Febuary 24:  https://forms.gle/udJ6GcQjXibbV2Bg6

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. There are a few trainings 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!

Additionally, we recently held a live information session! If you were not able to make it or want to learn more, the recording can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jeMha85e_5Q

Are you a first-generation graduate student?

Are you a current UW student and at least 18 years of age?

Are you interested in making $25?

If so, consider volunteering for the UW Libraries Graduate Student Research study. The process will involve a 1-hour informal interview or journey-mapping activity with the participant via zoom or in-person. Participating in this study will help us understand first-generation graduate student research experiences so we can improve UW Libraries’ services and resources.

Selected participants will:

• • Be compensated $25 via Gift Card or Husky Card upon completion
  • Commit to a one-hour session through an interview or journey mapping exercise (Prior experience doing journey mapping is not required! We will explain everything.)

Additional details about the study will be discussed in your confirmation email.

To volunteer to be a participant, complete our Volunteer Interest Form. We are planning to start scheduling sessions on the week of February 20th, 2023, but the form will remain open until 1-2 weeks before the end of the Winter Quarter.

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The Harborview Medical Center Social Work Department is looking for an experienced Social Worker to join their Violence Intervention & Prevention Program. The program serves diverse, medically and psychosocially, complex patients with trauma related injuries secondary to gun violence. This position is based out of HMC’s General Surgery Clinic, but visits with patients may also occur in the inpatient setting and/or with other members of the care team. This position will provide case management, brief counseling, advocacy and work closely with the Violence Intervention and Prevention Specialist and community partners. Experience working with patients and families impacted by gun violence and bilingual in Spanish is preferred.

This is a full-time position with a Monday-Friday 800-1630 schedule, and a $5,000 sign-on bonus is available for new employees. For more information, please view our posting, here.

The UW School of Social Work Transracial Adoptee Group (TAG) invites all BIPOC adoptee students, staff, and faculty across all three campuses to attend our Winter 2023 potluck! The potluck will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 6:30pm PST in Room 306 of the School of Social Work building (4101 15^th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105-6299). 

TAG is a student-led affinity group that offers support and community building to transracial adoptees at the University of Washington School of Social Work. Along with providing transracial adoptees an inclusive space to share stories, TAG is committed to increasing efforts to amplify the voices of adoptees in the classroom and on campus.

TAG and this event are open to all BIPOC adoptees that are current UW students, staff, and faculty, as well as previous TAG alumni.

 

Where would you go if you had five to eight months to travel solo? Which two regions and four to eight countries would you visit? What experiences would you seek out? How would you be transformed?

Each year a handful of lucky UW students get to make those decisions as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime with the support of a $23,000 Bonderman Fellowship. In 2023 we will accept applications from UW graduate and professional students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who are enrolled in spring quarter 2023. (Undergraduates are not eligible to apply in 2023. See here for more info on that decision). 

Applications are DUE on March 29, 2023 by 12pm (noon) PDT.

The 2023 application is now open in MyGrad at the ‘Request an Award’ link. 

More information may be found at bonderman.uw.edu

 

INFO SESSIONS:

Wednesday, February 15, 4-5pm, at https://washington.zoom.us/j/92362357030

Tuesday, March 14, 5-6 pm, at https://washington.zoom.us/j/91343856772

 

Q&A drop-in:Tuesdays, March 07, 14, 28, 5-5:30pm,https://washington.zoom.us/j/97351835741 

 

Questions? Contact us at bondermn@uw.edu 

Community Dinner with CIRCLE & International Pride 
CIRCLE & International Pride are jointly holding a community event for UW undergraduate and graduate students! Life in the US can be an exciting and scary journey that is filled with new things to learn about, especially if you’re exploring your queerness, gender, and sexuality. If you would like some company and some good food, stop by and have dinner with us! We will share some resources, talk about our experiences, and voice our needs. Feel free to listen to stories and share as much or as little as you want to. We are here to eat and just be with each other 🙂

Please RSVP by 2/20. https://forms.gle/cH6ahvej14j93BAs8

Time: 2/22 5-6:30 pm
Place: CIRCLE, 250 Schmitz Hall

The UW SSW Social Work Asian & Pacific Islander (SWAPI)  Affinity Group will have a Lunar New Year Potluck on Thursday, February 9 from 5:30-7pm in Room 305 in the UW SSW Blg.

Please RSVP using this link: https://forms.gle/BhLTAp3G3pSrx4SH9

 There will not be a zoom option since it’s going to be a time to hang out without a formal meeting.

SWAPI is a UW School of Social Work Affinity Group for students, staff, and faculty who identify as Asian and/or Pacific Islander. 

Meetings are the 2^nd Thursday of every month at 5:30pm. The next one will be a panel discussion about careers on Thursday, 3/9 at 5:30pm-6:30pm

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to SWAPI Faculty Advisors or Student Leads:

Jennifer Brower jjb2@uw.edu

Saul Tran Cornwall saultran@uw.edu

Rio Hindami rhinda@uw.edu

katt Purington cmpurr33@uw.edu

You Are Invited for the ‘23 Planning Meeting for the Anti-Racism & White Allyship Group! (ARWAG)

 

Join the ASUW Student Disability Commission & UW D-Center for our annual Disability Allyship Workshop on Thursday, February 9th from 4:00 to 5:30pm!

This webinar is open to all students, staff or faculty who are interested in learning how to be a better ally to the disability community. Attendees will learn about various frameworks to conceptualize disability, inclusive disability language, and various strategies to avoid ableism (discrimination on the basis of disability). Whether you are well-versed in disability justice, or new to the concept of disability altogether, this workshop is for you!

Registration Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_smlDC2RtQMKsuNwKdJl-Vw

Accessibility information: ASL & CART will be provided, and the webinar will be recorded and published to the ASUW SDC’s YouTube channel for asynchronous access. If you have any additional access needs or concerns, please contact the SDC Director at asuwsdc1@uw.edu.

The UW Center for Human Rights has funding for undergraduate and graduate students across all three UW campuses, with applications opening up February 13-March 18. We’re excited that this year we were able to increase our funding amounts!

Just wanted to put this on your radar and if you feel relevant to any Social Work students, please help us share this opportunity with students who might be interested in applying. And if in the future there’s a better person to send updates like this to, please let me know!

We have three main funds students can apply to..

1) The Osheroff and Clark Fund provides financial resources for..

• Undergraduate and graduate students
• Priority to projects focusing on promoting social change through direct action
• Approximately $4,300 available to distribute

2) The Mack and Mayerfeld Fund provides financial resources for

• Graduate students
• Priority to study and/or research about human rights
• Approximately $10,000 available to distribute

3) The Dr. Lisa Sable Brown Fund provides financial resources for

• Graduate students
• Priority given to research that identifies acts of oppression of an individual’s human rights and advocates abolishing such practices that may be viewed as a form of slavery
• Approximately $10,000 available to distribute

 

You can find more info on our website here, including registration for upcoming info sessions about the funding.

Issue No. 154                                                                         January 31, 2023

Highlighted News and Announcements

Congratulations to Jenn Stuber!
The UW School of Social Work, in collaboration with the UW SMART Center, has received $6 million from the U.S. Department of Education for a 5-year initiative that will put Master of Social Work students from diverse backgrounds in high-need school districts to serve as mental health professionals. Jennifer Stuber led this effort on behalf of SSW. Additional information can be found at the end of the newsletter.

UW Royalty Research Fund Inviting Applications
The UW Office of Research invites applications to the Spring 2023 round of the Royalty Research Fund (RRF) grant program. The purpose of the RRF is to advance new directions in research, particularly a.) In disciplines for which external funding opportunities are minimal; b.) for faculty who are junior in rank, and c.) when funding may provide unique opportunities to increase applicants’ competitiveness for subsequent funding. Applicants may apply for up to $40,000. Proposals are due March 6, 2023.

NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing Now In Effect
As of January 25, 2023, the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing is now in effect. All grant applications submitted to NIH that results in the generation of scientific data must now include a Data Management and Sharing Plan. Tips for writing a DMS plan and examples can be found on the NIH website.

NIH Request for Information
NIH is soliciting public input on a proposed revised framework for evaluating and scoring peer review criteria for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research project grant (RPG) applications. NIH is proposing to revise its policy of how peer reviewers score the criteria, and how NIH organizes the criteria for review purposes. Responses must be submitted by March 10, 2023.

NIH Seeking Input 
The NIH is seeking input about potential or existing primary or secondary preventive intervention strategies addressing social determinants of health to prevent mental health problems in populations experiencing health disparities. Responses must be submitted by March 1, 2023.

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.

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