Join the Institutional Climate Action, Huskies for Opportunities in Prison Education, and Students for Sensible Drug Policy on November 20th, 2024, from 5 – 7 pm in Eagleson Hall G01 for their Teach-In intersecting abolition, climate justice, and the struggle to end the war on drugs. Attached is a flyer with event details and a QR code to scan.

As natural disasters worsen, militarized cop cities are built, and policies like SODA and SOAP are enacted, it becomes clear that the state is invested in short-term profit at the cost of people and the planet. Hear from their panelists (including UW Professor Ann Frost and formerly incarcerated speakers) talk on how their research, advocacy and organizing intersects across a multitude of these issues and how you can get involved as well!

Students may RSVP any time before the event.

SSW Community: You’re invited! Please join us at King County’s annual Behavioral Health Legislative Forum Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Registration is free and open to all.

The Forum is a lively evening of conversation and learning among the mental health and substance use recovery communities, state and local lawmakers, behavioral health providers, and King County leaders. It’s free and open to all.

Doors open at 5:00pm and program starts at 5:30pm. 

Celebrate recovery, share in the conversation, and engage with King County’s legislative priorities for behavioral health in 2025. 

Registration Available in English and Spanish

• Register for the Legislative Forum here: kingcounty.gov/forum-registration
• Registrante en Español aqui: https://BHLegislativeForumSpanish.eventbrite.com

What Happens at the Forum?

• Opportunity to speak directly with your elected officials about behavioral health and recovery
• Celebrate stories of mental health and substance use recovery​
• King County introduces its 2025 behavioral health legislative priorities​
• Elected officials share their own behavioral health priorities​
• Mingling and connection with others in the behavioral health community​
• King County Recovery Coalition hosts a fun pre-event​

Meet with Your Legislator

Legislators and councilmembers are invited to meet with community members directly after the program. This is your opportunity to share your story and the behavioral health issues important to you. 

Recharge in the Relaxation Room

Need to step away from the activity? The Relaxation Room is a calming environment for Forum guests to seek respite or support from peers. Find it near the entrance to Exhibition Hall. The room will be open throughout the Forum.

Together, we will celebrate recovery, share in the conversation, and engage with King County’s legislative priorities for behavioral health in 2025.

MSW students, please consider this ONLINE asynchronous 2-credit Winter 2025 course for your Out-Of-Department Electives.

NSG 570: Management of Substance Use Disorders & Other Addictions

SLN: 18516

Course Description: Dive into advanced topics surrounding the prevention, diagnosis, and management of substance use disorders and various addictions, including process addictions and co-occurring conditions. This course will equip you with the skills needed for care management across the lifespan for individuals and populations affected by these disorders, addressing both ethical and legal aspects of care.

Hosted by the School of Nursing, this online course is open to all current UW graduate and doctoral health science students enrolled in State-funded or PCE programs. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your expertise and make a meaningful impact in the field! Point of contact for the course is: Dr. Noah Weatherton, weather2@uw.edu

Join us for a research webinar on the Where’s the Evidence for Evidence Based Suicide Prevention? presented by Larry D. Pruitt, Ph.D., Derek J Smolenski, PhD, MPH, and Daniel P. Evatt, Ph.D. They will talk about Suicide Prevention’s research “Bigfoot” problem, review the challenges of developing evidence-based practices when outcomes are difficult to measure, and discuss different approaches that can help address the problem.

Registration is free. RSVP Here

This event is presented by Forefront Suicide Prevention in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health.

This event has been approved for 1 CEUs by the Washington Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. The Provider number is #1975-473

SSW students, consider this travel fellowship opportunity as an enhancement of your educational, vocational, and personal development.

The Bonderman Fellowship offers University of Washington graduate, professional, and graduating senior undergraduate students an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and international travel. Bonderman Fellowships give students the chance to explore, be open to the unexpected, and come to know the world in new ways. Open to all fields of study. Students with limited/no international experience and those from low-income backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply. 

The Bonderman Fellowship offers University of Washington graduate, professional, and graduating senior undergraduate students an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and international travel. Bonderman Fellowships give students the chance to explore, be open to the unexpected, and come to know the world in new ways. Open to all fields of study. Students with limited/no international experience and those from low-income backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Learn more about the Bonderman fellowship and eligibility requirements here. 🔗 

Each November (and beyond!), we recognize National Native American Heritage Month. It is a time dedicated to celebrating the traditions, cultures, languages and stories of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and affiliated Island communities and ensure their rich histories and contributions continue to thrive with each passing generation.

As well as being a time for reflection, Native American Heritage Month offers an opportunity to act: many Indigenous and community leaders invite people to learn more about their culture and the issues that affect their communities today, including climate change, tribal sovereignty and land rights.

Please the UW Combined Fund Drive’s website on resources, both on and off-campus, on where and how you may contribute your time, energy, and capital: Celebrate our nation’s Indigenous cultures this Native American Heritage Month.

Doctors For America UWSOM Chapter is hosting the second episode of our three-part zoom series on advocacy as a healthcare professional student a week from now, on Tuesday 11/12 from 5-6pm PST. This episode is on federal-level advocacy. Please see more details below, or through their webpage: .

For inquiries as such as access needs, please contact somserve@uw.edu.

The UW BIPOC Adoptee Collective is hosted by the UW School of Social Work and is open to all adopted UW students, staff, and faculty who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or a person of color. 

The UW BIPOC Adoptee Collective and AIRE Roots are sponsoring a workshop by Dr. JaeRan Kim on the Adoptee Consciousness Model.

Please join us if you identify as a BIPOC Adoptee. This event is open to the public. This event is intentionally designed as a space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Adoptees. We appreciate your understanding and respect for maintaining this as a BIPOC Adoptee affinity space.

Please RSVP for this event.

The Seattle Queer Film Festival, hosted by our friends at Three Dollar Bill Cinema, began this past weekend and continues to offer virtual screenings through October 20th. 

The Q Center currently has 7 COMP (aka 100% off) codes remaining + 50 single-use discount codes for $3 off per ticket. 

Please request your code while supplies last! 

Visit tinyurl.com/QFilms24 to secure yours today!

Are you a UW graduate student/faculty/staff member engaged in academic or professional work that you wish you could communicate to a broader audience? Interested in building your resume while learning how to tell compelling stories about meaningful topics? Curious about what you can do with a podcast?

If YES: the UW Libraries invites you to register for Storytelling Fellows! This is an innovative, hands-on program designed to highlight the interests and accomplishments of UW community members, using digital-storytelling skills and technologies. This totally free, four-week online program will take fellows through the start-to-finish process of envisioning and creating a podcast suitable for an online portfolio, professional presentation, or academic project.

Folks who have participated in past Storytelling Fellows programs have created podcasts for the following reasons: 

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The CLS Program provides opportunities for American college and university students to study languages and cultures essential to America’s engagement with the world. 

This scholarship awards merit-based scholarships to college students who plan on pursuing careers in government or elsewhere in public service. Truman Scholars receive up to 30,000 for graduate or professional school, participate in leadership development activities, and have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal government.

An immersive summer opportunity to study critical languages and cultures, the CLS Program offers small classes, individual consultants, and cultural programming. Languages offered: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu. Open to all language levels.  

Apply Here: https://clscholarship.org/apply

Application Deadline: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 at 11pm PST

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and supported in its implementation by American Councils for International Education.

We are happy to report that full scholarships are now available for any who wish to attend the Women Center’s upcoming anti-human trafficking conference!

To receive the scholarship please submit the registration form below, including your food preferences and sensitivities.

Thank you in advance and we look forward to seeing you at the conference!

Conference information:

The UW Women’s Center formally invites you to the 2024 International Conference: Ending Human Trafficking in an Era of Globalization: Problems, Perspectives, and Progress

September 5th, 2024

Full Scholarships Available via Link or QR Code

The UW Women’s Center formally invites you to the 2024 International Conference: Ending Human Trafficking in an Era of Globalization: Problems, Perspectives, and Progress.

Date & Time: September 5th, 2024, from 9 AM – 7PM

Location: The wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – UW Intellectual House (4249 Little Canoe Channel NE, Seattle, WA 98105)

Register Below:

Click Here for the New $125 Registration Fee

Click Here for the $25 Student Fee

For more information please see enclosed flyer below! 🙂

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Register Now for the Upcoming International Conference: Ending Human Trafficking in an Era of Globalization! The University of Washington Alene Moris Women’s Center Invites you to an International Conference.   The UW Moris Women’s Center formally invites you to the 2024 International Conference: Ending Human Trafficking in an Era of Globalization: Problems, Perspectives, and Progress.This international conference will take place on September 5th and 6th, 2024 at the UW Intellectual House with a dinner and keynote presentation on September 5th at the University of Washington HUB. Registration information can be found by following this link, or scanning the QR Code in the image below. Kindly forward this information to anyone you believe will be interested in attending. If you are a student or require financial assistance, please send an email to mengelby@uw.edu.

That’s a wrap on our 2023 – 2024 speaker series from UW Forefront Suicide Prevention – UW Research.

We heard from subject matter experts from different communities and perspectives all focused on preventing suicide. We hope you’ve found their presentations as informative and inspiring as we have!

Every session has been recorded and edited for you to stream on-demand for FREE. Sessions in this series include:

– A Comprehensive Approach to the Suicide Prevention presented by Jeffrey Sung, MD

– Understanding Grief after Suicide presented by Charlene Ray, MSW, LICSW

– Aging Communities presented by Lesley Steinman, PhD

– Black Communities presented by Paige Gaines

– Perinatal Mental Health presented by Deborah S. Cowley, MD

Stay tuned for more information about the 2024 – 2025 speaker series by following us on social media (links below) or going to our events page.

This series was made possible with the help of the Washington State Department of Health. 

The Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH) Conference is a day-long program conference on Saturday, May 18^th from 10AM-4PM in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health. ARCH works to facilitate a collaborative environment to identify and prioritize needs, barriers, and solutions in confronting how racism and white supremacy have caused detrimental health outcomes in our communities.

The conference will feature a range of public health professionals as speakers, workshop leaders, and panelists. As a collective, speakers and attendees will critically examine their own identities and lived experiences to question how our health has been impacted by racism. The cost of attendance for this year’s conference is $5 for UW Community members, and fee waivers are available. Food, drink, dessert & coffee are included in the ticket. You are welcome to check-in at any time before 3pm the day of the conference. More information is available on our Instagram, @scphuw! We hope to see you there!

Join the School of Social Work community for a teach-in by Dr. Nada Elia, PhD, titled “Feminism as an Indigenous Decolonial Praxis.” Dr. Elia will lecture on the historical context that led up to October 7th, including grassroots and non-violent resistance and the disproportionate and military response of Israelis towards Palestinian attempts to exercise their human rights.  All students, faculty, and staff of the School of Social Work are warmly invited.

About the facilitator:
Dr. Nada Elia is a Professor of Cultural Studies at Western Washington University, a scholar, writer, and grassroots organizer.  Dr. Elia is a vital member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective.

RSVP Here: Community Teach-In Invitation and RSVP
Date & Time: Friday May 3rd at 12pm 

This program is designed to help college and graduate students explore career opportunities in mental health. See below for flyer and more details.

“Transformed Lives, Restoring Communities”
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES CAREER SYMPOSIUM AND JOB FAIR

Unlocking & Advancing your Career in the Behavioral, Mental Health, & Human Services Industry

Date: Friday June 28th 2024
Time: 10am-3pm
Opens at 9:30am

Location: To Be Announced but in the Seattle Area

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Join us for a panel dialogue on Monday, 4/29 with SSW faculty/staff/alumni to listen and reflect on how being a first-generation college student may shape experiences moving into your career.

Navigating Career Decisions & Experiences as a First-Gen Student

Date & Time: Monday, April 29th from 6:30-7:30pm

Zoom Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98759394075

RSVP for the panel, and other SSW Spring Career Series events here: https://forms.office.com/r/sKrj8RbCXg

BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES (BASS)

Tuesday, May 7th in Denny 313

Seminar: 3:30 – 4:30 pm

Reception: 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

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