Hello,

The Northwest Public Health Training Center at NWCPHP has funding to support student projects during the 2018–19 school year. Eligible students from the school of social work, public health, or sociology will receive up to $3,500 to complete a public health project for an organization. Applications are due by the end of the 2019 winter quarter

In addition, if you know of individual students completing field placement or collaborative projects that you believe would be a good fit for the funding, please reach out to them personally to notify them of the opportunity. We would love to be able to support them and their work!

Please feel free to visit our website for more information.

http://www.nwcphp.org/about/funding/phtc/student-projects

2019 Praxis Conference Registration Info:

Please consider attending the fifth annual 2019 Praxis Conference on the UW Seattle campus on Feb 22 (Fri) from 9 am to 3 pm at the Cascade Rooms, Haggett Hall.  Registration is now open and available here at this link. There is no cost for attendance and refreshments, but registration should be submitted in advance by Feb 19 (Tue) so that we know how many people to expect.

The Praxis Conference draws on the activist educator Paolo Freire’s conception of praxis as the intersection of theory and practice.  Faculty, staff, students, instructors and community partners share insights to enrich both our local/situated and broader understandings of writing, teaching and learning practices, and their personal, academic, and public impacts.  It is a lively forum to connect and continue conversations about the important work that takes place across learning contexts.

The theme for Praxis 2019 is “Anti-Racist Pedagogy: Visions and Practices for Institutional Change” and we will be using this focus to examine uses of language and literacy in equitable, inclusive, critical, and applied ways. For the first time ever at the Praxis conference, we’re having a keynote panel conversation with speakers from the UW Black Student Union, Nova High School, and Parisol // Pacific Rim Solidarity Network, Seattle on anti-racist pedagogy and activism that these speakers are engaging in.

For more information about the Praxis Conference, please visit our website. Feel free to contact Praxis Conference Chair, Sumyat Thu at smthu@uw.edu or Co-Chair, Lubna Alzaroo at lubnaa@uw.edu with any questions.  If you would like to volunteer to help facilitate the conference, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Nolie Ramsey at bmramsey@uw.edu.  Feel free to distribute this invitation widely to those who would be interested among the UW community.

Woo! Responses about availability got in at record speed! The next T-Time will be Thursday, February 7th from 4-6pm in B018.
If you are a student, you can join www.facebook.com/groups/uwsswqt to find the event page.

Here is some more information:

This is a space for trans and non-binary students, staff, and faculty to hang out and/or co-work together. Come with either specific questions (like looking for suggestions for trans-inclusive sources for a paper you’re working on), homework to work on, or to just hang out in a trans centered space.

If you are questioning your gender identity, you’re welcome, too! Please email vharner@uw.edu with any questions.

Yes, there will be tea!

Trans Open Office Hours will be held in B018, affectionately known as “The Pit”. This is not a private space, as it is home to some of the PhD student offices. However, luxury amenities include:

*a sofa
*a loveseat
*an armchair
*multiple (n = 2) tables!
*an electric tea kettle
*multiple (n = 2) microwaves
*a small coffee maker
*a whiteboard
*Vern’s books
*…and more!
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The Social Work building is not a scent-free space – however, the UW SSW QT Group asks that folks not wear fragrances or heavily fragranced products to events.

The SW Building has a total of five floors (sub-basement, basement, first, second, third). Two elevators go from the sub-basement to the 2nd floor. One elevator (the blue, or southernmost elevator) goes from the basement to the third floor. Both the basement (marked G in elevators) and 1st floor have access to the outdoors — the basement has a southern exit and the 1st floor has a northern exit.

There are gendered bathrooms on all floors of the SW Building, near the center of the building. On the 2nd floor by the mailroom, there is a multi-stall all-gender restroom that has urinals, stalls, and a locking main door (you are able to lock the main door to the all-gender restroom once you are inside).

The QT Group strives to make our events as accessible as possible — please email/message us if there are any additional access needs to be met.

Dear Students,

Are you considering a public health graduate degree? The Department of Health Services trains students for influential careers in public health practice and research, health administration, health promotion, and health policy. Would you like to learn more about the types of graduate degrees we offer and what makes them unique?

The Department of Health Services invites you to attend “Which Public Health Degree is Right For Me?” –

What: Join us for a panel led by graduate students in our COPHP, MPH, MS, MHA, MHIHIM, and Online Executive MPH programs, followed by small group break-out sessions. Pizza and beverages will be served!

When: Thursday May 2, 2019; 5:30-7:30pm

Where: UW Seattle campus, South Campus Center, Room 303 (1601 NE Columbia Rd, Seattle, WA 9819)

Please RSVP here by Sunday April 28 to reserve your spot!

Interested in serving on a local non-profit organization’s Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 academic year? Come to one of the Board Fellows Program Info Sessions and learn more about how to apply your course work and professional experience to a great local non-profit organization! Note: students must be enrolled for the duration of the 2019-2020 academic year to be eligible to apply for the Board Fellows Program. The student online application will be open March 4, 2019 – April 5, 2019.

School of Social Work Info Session:

• Wednesday, February 27, 2019 – 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. (School of Social Work, Room 305)

Staff contact

Vy Nguyen | vyng13@uw.edu

Assistant Director, Consulting and Business Development Center

The Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education (CESATE) of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle

announces openings for the

Interprofessional Fellowship in Substance Use Treatment

1-year full-time advanced training in substance use treatment

The goal of the Interprofessional Fellowship is to provide clinical and didactic experiences through which recent professional graduates from several clinical disciplines become more skilled in working therapeutically with individuals with substance use disorders and become more familiar with the unique contributions that their professional disciplines provide.

A biopsychosocial model of substance use disorders provides the rationale for the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Addiction Treatment Center’s interprofessional team approach.  As such, it encourages staff to consider physiological, psychological, behavioral, and sociocultural factors in the assessment, treatment planning, and therapy processes.

We expect to have positions for two Social Workers for the 2019-2020 year.  All fellows must be U.S. citizens.  The fellowship begins August 2019.

* Social Workers must have completed a Master’s Degree from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work education.  

*Applications are due March 18st, 2019

We expect to select fellows within six weeks of the mailing deadline.

The Fellowship is Directed by Kendall Browne, Ph.D.

Application materials are attached:

Have additional questions? Please contact us!:

Email: Kendall.Browne@va.gov

Email: Shelley.Newman@va.gov 

               Call: 206-764-2608

You’re invited to our annual Lobby Day for Health Equity! 

What is Lobby Day?

Every year on President’s Day (Feb. 18), Health Equity Circle brings 50+ students (from schools of public health, nursing, medicine, law, social work, and more) to Olympia to voice support for or against the passage of specific bills that are critical to health equity in WA. During Lobby Day, small teams will meet with individual policymakers to tell their stories and influence votes. Not only is Lobby Day a chance to advance policy around social justice issues, it’s a great opportunity to gain lobbying skills, become familiar with the legislative process in WA, and meet students from across UW.

When is Lobby Day?

Monday, February 18, 9am – 3pm, meet at 6:30am to carpool to Olympia

Training dates: 2 dates (one Wednesday and one Thursday) will be announced in the 2 weeks prior to February 19 (tentatively: Wednesday, Feb 6^th or 13^th and Thursday February 7^th or 14^th)

SIGN UP: https://goo.gl/forms/qj7TRumWu0n9x8gk2

You do not need to be affiliated with Health Equity Circle to attend. Please spread the word to your classmates and colleagues!

This is a remote and flexible position at an estimated 5 hours per week.  The pay is $25-30 per hour, based on experience.

Candidates should provide their application consisting of 1) a cover letter and 2) applicant’s resume (including undergrad and graduate GPA).

All inquires and applications can be directed to info@banisteradvisors.com.  We will be accepting applications from now until Wednesday, January 30th at 6 pm.

Please see the role description attached below and contact Vanessa Laughlin at vanessa@banisteradvisors.com with any questions.

Job description: 2019_Banister Advisors_Operations Assistant JD

Affordable Approved Supervision

I was truly blessed with affordable & amazing supervision and am passionate about providing the same to others.

You can expect a safe, supportive and sometimes laughter-filled space to explore, strengthen and deepen your therapeutic self as a change agent in your practice setting, be it micro, mezzo and macro practice.

You will find comprehensive information on licensure, becoming a clinician, and my services, experience, and philosophy, at www.approvedsupervision.com

Locations

Edmonds, Everett, Bellingham

Plus all of Washington via phone & video

Types of Supervision

• Individual
• Groups
• For MSWs, MHCs & MFTs

Groups ($25-30 per hour scale, your choice)

Bellingham

3rd Thursday of each month

6 to 8 pm

Edmonds

2nd Friday of each month

5 to 8 pm

Everett

4th Friday of each month

6 to 8 pm

Claire Evans – Approved Supervision & Clinical Consultant

claireevans@approvedsupervision.com

WCPC Seminar Series on Poverty and Public Policy

“Neighborhoods and Children’s Oral Health”

DONALD CHI – UW School of Dentistry

Monday, January 28th
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
*Q&A until 2:00 pm
School of Social Work, Room 305A

Abstract: Place is an important determinant of child health outcomes. Previous studies have shown that neighborhood features, including social capital, are positively associated with behaviors like pediatric dental care visits. Less clear is (1) whether neighborhood social capital influences physical health outcomes, like tooth decay and gum health, and (2) potential mechanisms underlying these relationships, including biological stress and hygiene-related routines within the home. In this work-in-progress seminar, Dr. Chi will describe a recently completed observational study of 330 children ages 12-17 years enrolled in the Oregon Medicaid program. He will present preliminary data and highlight challenges of conducting neighborhood-level clinical studies.

For the full schedule of West Coast Poverty Center winter quarter seminars, click here.

Have you always dreamed of studying abroad, but are daunted by figuring out the cost? Is your curiosity burning for some out of classroom learning? Do you want to see what it’s like in actual indigenous communities around the world?

Join us for a pizza lunch next Friday, February 1^st from 11:30-12:30 in the CHID Lounge (Padelford Hall C101 – 1^st floor, C wing, right by the doors from the bus stop on Stevens Way) Hear details of the trip, ask all your questions, and meet the faculty leading the program.

Details about the program can be found on the AIS website. The application is open and available on the study abroad page, deadline is February 15^th. The class will come through as AIS 375 or CHID 476 and can be used towards the AIS major, AIS minor, or OPIS minor.

If you’re considering applying for this, or any other study abroad program this year, consider the Gilman Scholarship for undergraduate study abroad which awards $5,000-8,000! Check out campus info sessions to help you write a competitive application.

The authors of the “Spirit Level” will discuss their new book “The Inner Level – How more Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone’s Well-Being”

2 dates:

Date: Thursday January 31

Time: 7:00-9:00 PM

Location:  SOCC 316

Date: Friday February 1

Time:  2:30-4:00 pm

Location: HSB D209

Hi everyone,

The Odegaard Writing and Research Center (OWRC) is co-hosting a writing circle networking event with GPSS and the Research Commons on Tuesday, January 29 at 3:30pm in the Research Commons that helps grads connect and form writing circles for their projects. A reception with refreshments will follow.

Writing circles can be a valuable way for grad students working on dissertations, theses, manuscripts for publication, and the like to support one another in their work and make time in their busy schedules for their writing.

It is time to schedule the next T-Time (trans open office hours) — this is a time for trans, nonbinary, etc students to drop in, hang out, cowork, share resources, etc. If this is something you’re interested in, please fill out this quick form so we can find a time that works best for the most people. Trans faculty and staff are encouraged to attend, too!

Also, Ingersoll Gender Center is hosting a trans resource fair on February 2nd. Please share widely with community and clients. It will be from noon-4pm at 12th Avenue Arts.

Resources that will be available:
– Our Community Financial Assistance program to provide financial assistance for amending your identity documents and accessing gender affirming clothes.
– A name change and identity document legal clinic with lawyers to help you in amending your identity documents.
– An informed consent clinic with mental health providers to write any letters you may need to access gender affirming healthcare.
– A job fair with trans affirming employers that have open positions.
– A workshop on coming out in work.
– More resources to be announced!

Cheers,
Vern

This event is cancelled.

Hello Everyone,

We hope you are doing well and Winter Quarter is off to a good start. The Transracial Adoption Group would like to invite you to our Winter Quarter event on February 6, 2019 in SSW Room 305 A/B. Please see information below and pass on this email to anyone who would be interested in attending.

Thank you,
SSW TAG

Interested in studying a foreign language and learning about different cultures? The application is now open for FLAS Fellowships, which award $7,500-$33,000 to UW students studying foreign languages.  Applications are due January 31, 2019 at 5 PM PST.

(Available to current and incoming undergraduate, graduate and professional UW students who are U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents).

For more information, visit jsis.washington.edu/advise/funding/flas/

UPCOMING FLAS INFORMATION SESSIONS:

Tuesday, January 29^th, 3:30-4:30 PST Web Chats

Questions? Contact Robyn Davis at rldavis@uw.edu

To access the Tuesdays on January 29^th, 3:30-4:30 PST FLAS Web Chats: https://washington.zoom.us/j/820461475

Or from iPhone one-tap: US: +16699006833,,820461475#  or +16468769923,,820461475#

Or from Telephone: Dial:  US: +1 669 900 6833  or +1 646 876 9923                                          International numbers available here.
Meeting ID: 820 461 475

POWERFUL CITIZENSHIP IN 2019

How will you activate your civic power this year? 

Join the ASUW American Indian Student Commission for this year’s Winter Powwow, next Saturday January 26^th in the HUB Ballrooms. Details in the poster and the facebook event, linked below. Hope to see some of you there!

Dear Native Faculty and Staff Association:

I hope this message finds you well. I am on the communications team at Education Northwest and we are in the process of getting the word out about our scholarship for American Indian and Alaska Native students in the Pacific Northwest who are pursuing graduate degrees in education research, policy, leadership or a closely related field. The deadline is March 31, 2019.

https://educationnorthwest.org/nelsonscholarship

Richard Melo

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