Greenville County Behavioral Health (GCBH) AmeriCorps VISTA Program is Hiring full-time, one-year positions beginning July 20, 2020.

More information about the program, the current positions, and host agency sites available, and the link to apply can be found HERE.

The GCBH VISTA Program is designed to increase access to behavioral health services for Greenville County’s low-income residents in measurable and sustainable ways. All positions are located in Greenville County, South Carolina.

Each GCBH VISTA position increases the capacity of the non-profit or government host site. Each position is critically important in expanding access to services related to mental health and/or opioid use disorder, and it focuses on one or more of the following activities:

·         Social Media/Marketing Management

·         Fund Development/Grant Writing

·         Modifying/Documenting Programs to Increase Access to Care

·         Data Analysis/Research

·         Outreach/Partnership Building

·         Improving  Volunteer Recruitment or Management Systems

·         Program or Community Assessment

 

Applications for Intellectual House Student Lead and Student Assistant are live! If you are interested in becoming part of their team for the 2020-2021 academic year, follow the link below to be taken to the application. Applications are due on Monday, May 18th at 11:59 pm.

Student Assistant Application:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nYYl92uktFF5353Bv0tsPpEoW-0C-JBZ/view?usp=sharing

Student Lead Application:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gTG5pqiENDtU-2i4epCodRJIX3IsP3nF/view?usp=sharing

The Career & Internship Center’s robust range of virtual services and resources are here to help you navigate an uncertain economy and focus your job search, including virtual resume review, coaching appointments, webinars, and a new “Ask Me Anything” series.

Looking for an Internship or Job? Check out the Career & Internship Center’s Virtual Resume Books! You can submit your resume to any of 14 resume books, and Career & Internship Center staff can pass along your resume to employers with hiring needs. Log in to your Handshake account, navigate to “Jobs,” and enter “resume book” in the search field.

Virtual Career Coaching: Connect with career coaches via Zoom or phone through a virtual appointment or virtual drop-in.

Finding your Path: These resources help you explore career paths that could be a great fit for you:

The Career & Internship Center is here to support you with guidance and resources, including Handshake, UW’s online job and internship database. Although overall posting numbers in Handshake are down due to the COVID-19 pandemic (locally and nationally), there are still some great opportunities out there. Here’s a look at some current postings:

Primarily for Graduate Students:

·     DocuSign – Technical Writer Internship

·     Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education – EPA Postgraduate Research Opportunity in Environmental Science and Policy

·     Alibaba – Research Intern, US

·     Paravane Ventures – Product Manager Intern

·     Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education – DOD Health Sciences Research Internship

Available for Grad &Undergrads:

Applications are open for 2021-22 awards. Deadline to apply is Oct. 29, 2020. https://www.pdsoros.org/

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the US. Each year, the foundation invests in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are poised to make significant contributions to US society, culture or their academic field. Each Fellow receives up to $90,000 in financial support over two years of graduate study in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program in the US, and they join a lifelong community of New American Fellows.

WHAT: The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States by awarding 30 fellowships each year. Each fellowship provides $90,000 over two years of graduate-level study in any field and in any degree-granting program in the US.

FOR WHO: UW undergrads and alumni planning to pursue graduate study, current graduate/professional students planning to continue their studies

BRIEF ELIGIBILITY NOTES: Please carefully review complete eligibility information at https://www.pdsoros.org/apply/eligibility!

• Age 30 or younger as of deadline;
• Immigrants and children of immigrants, including:
  • U.S. citizens with both parents born abroad as non-U.S. citizens;
  • Naturalized U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents born abroad;
  • Refugees and asylees in the U.S.;
  • Those born abroad who became U.S. citizens via adoption;
  • Those born abroad who graduated from both high school and college in the U.S. (including DACA recipients)
• There are many nuances to these eligibility requirements. Please review the complete details at https://www.pdsoros.org/apply/eligibility and attend the session to learn more!

The Q Center is hiring a student Webmaster and Computer Systems Specialist!

Every year, Grey Matters hosts an Evening with Neuroscience, a place where local community members engage in thought provoking conversations with our stellar panel of researchers. We are passionate about the event’s mission to improve scientific communication, and want to facilitate this mission in a socially responsible manner. With the ever-evolving development of COVID-19, we have decided to transition our normally in-person event to a series of online livestream events to bring you little nuggets of interdisciplinary neuroscience leading up to our panel. Tomorrow night is our final event, the neuroscientist panel, at 7pm PST! This event is free and friendly for everyone, no matter what your background in neuroscience. Here is the livestream link: EWN Panel Link.

To participate, you can watch clips of the panelists answering interview questions on our Facebook page “Grey Matters Journal” or read information about them on our website. Afterwards, you can submit as many questions to the panelists as you’d like via our website, www.greymattersjournal.com/ewn/ under the Participate tab. The panel will review questions submitted and answer them in a live stream on May 1st.

Live closed captions and ASL interpretation will be available. We understand limitations posed by live closed captioning programs, and therefore will be reuploading the live stream with edited captions afterwards. During the stream, there will also be an opportunity to send in questions to the panel live!

They will be posting links weekly to each of the livestream events on our Facebook event page and the Grey Matters Facebook page, which are included below.

https://www.facebook.com/events/181356306260634/

https://www.facebook.com/greymattersjournal/?eid=ARAdS37uo3xFjwWxKsWhZEaqAMKljIgC2YVPhzPcS_5Tg5Am7lxePrF0l1n5yGrAAiBnHM9UVzTEC2RR

They look forward to your participation in the events, and we hope this can bring a little educational enjoyment to these stressful times.

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: Information Session for UW students & alumni 4:00pm, Tuesday, May 19. Register to attend this online session.

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the US. Each year, the foundation invests in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are poised to make significant contributions to US society, culture or their academic field. Each Fellow receives up to $90,000 in financial support over two years of graduate study in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program in the US, and they join a lifelong community of New American Fellows.

WHAT: The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States by awarding 30 fellowships each year. Each fellowship provides $90,000 over two years of graduate-level study in any field and in any degree-granting program in the US.

FOR WHO: UW undergrads and alumni planning to pursue graduate study, current graduate/professional students planning to continue their studies

BRIEF ELIGIBLITY NOTES: Please carefully review complete eligibility information at https://www.pdsoros.org/apply/eligibility!

• Age 30 or younger as of deadline;
• Immigrants and children of immigrants, including:
  • U.S. citizens with both parents born abroad as non-U.S. citizens;
  • Naturalized U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents born abroad;
  • Refugees and asylees in the U.S.;
  • Those born abroad who became U.S. citizens via adoption;
  • Those born abroad who graduated from both high school and college in the U.S. (including DACA recipients)
• There are many nuances to these eligibility requirements. Please review the complete details at https://www.pdsoros.org/apply/eligibility and attend the session to learn more!

Application Deadline: May 18, 2020 at 11:59 pm (PST).

To apply, please fill out the application at the link below.

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/lidias1/389086

If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email to this address: swschol@uw.edu

Applications are now being accepted for continuing student departmental scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year. The application consists of a general scholarship application and six additional prompts for specialized funding opportunities. Due to the current financial stressors folks are facing and uncertainty about future financial stability we are moving up our timeline for this application in the hopes that we can get decisions out earlier – please note the new deadline is May 18^th.

Community Forum: Racism during our collective health crisis

May 5th (Tuesday)
May 13th (Wednesday)
3:00 pm – 5 pm

Registration Required (link above)

This forum is intended to address the shared pain and create a safe space to be heard and validated. Additionally, your voice is important. We would love to hear from you on how we can provide support around this issue for the UW community.

Ballot for School of Social Work Ombud 2020-2022 –  STUDENTS

(via Catalyst)

Faculty, staff and students are being asked provide their selection for the School of Social Work Ombud for the term 2020-2022. (Associate Professor Emiko Tajima’s term will end in June 2020).

The ballot is available to students in Catalyst at the following link:

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/pk2/389404

Please click on this link to access your ballot.  The name of the ballot is Ombud Ballot 2020 – STUDENTS.

Voting should take place by no later than 5pm on Monday, May 4, 2020.

“Chickasaw Healthy Eating Environments Research Study (CHEERS)”

with Tori Taniguchi and Charlotte Love

on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 12:00pm-1:00pm PDT

 

 

Please register here. 

We are seeking 100 full-time AmeriCorps members to be a part of our United Way Anti-Hunger team, which will help families and youth access healthy meals when school isn’t in session. START/END DATE: 5/26/2020 – 8/3/2020 (must apply by May 12th, 2020). COVID-19 HungerCorps Member will be assigned to a food bank or meals site, where they will prepare and serve meals, pack boxes of food, engage with community members, and conduct grassroots community outreach to get the word out about available resources. They will deliver meals to families’ doors at an apartment complex, serve Grab and Go meals at a park or community center, or distribute groceries to families at a neighborhood food pantry. What we’re looking for: Candidates currently living in the Puget Sound Region Must be at least 18 years old Available 40 hours per week Self-starters who are passionate about supporting Experience working independently in high-energy environments Willingness to engage stakeholders and design programs response Strong communication & outreach to families and community members Creativity and cultural humility in working with vulnerable populations Apply Now Benefits and Compensation $1,658.72/month stipend (prorated by day during partial service months of June and August) $1,311.11 AmeriCorps Education Award (OR a cash stipend of $345.80) after successful completion of the summer Public transportation pass to and from your site (ORCA Card) Receive your food handler’s permit Becoming part of the AmeriCorps Network and a part of a high impact team Receive special consideration for United Way’s Fuel Your Future, Financial Empowerment, Benefits Hub and Streets to Home Teams beginning Fall of 2020

Remote learning during the COVID-19 school closures can be challenging for all students. Imagine not having access to a computer or internet at home and tr­ying to keep up with school. SPS has been deploying district laptops, donated devices and hotspots to thousands of households in need. However, we know that many families need computer and web navigation coaching so their students can take advantage of online learning.

Will you volunteer from home to support the SPS Family Tech Support Helpline? Visit https://bit.ly/families_tech_help to sign up for a shift today!

Volunteer role:

• Receive calls from SPS families seeking help with technology and remote learning resources.
• Use a provided resource guide to assist parents and guardians of SPS students. We anticipate most challenges to be related to basic computer and internet set up, and/or accessing online learning tools (Schoology, Student Portal, the Source).
• Enter more challenging issues into an online Support Request Log – they will be addressed by a specialized tech support team.
• The helpline will also save voicemails from families – they will need to be entered into the Support Request Log as well.
• Volunteers will be supported by a project coordinator who will connect you with online resources and answer questions.

What you will need: phone (your number will be not be shared with callers), internet connection, computer or another device that allows you to access a web browser.

Volunteer from the comfort and safety of your home AND enjoy connecting with fellow Seattleites! 

• Visit https://bit.ly/families_tech_help to pick one or more shifts.
• Two-hour volunteer shifts are available every weekday 7:30 am – 7:30 pm to give as many volunteers the opportunity to help as possible and for families with different work schedules to be able to reach the helpline.
• Not sure if this is the right volunteer match for you? Try one shift and pick more up later!

What type of skills are needed for this role? 

• Be comfortable with computers as a user. No advanced technology knowledge is needed. Knowledge of SPS resources like Schoology or the Source is a plus but not necessary.
• Be a patient and clear communicator.
• Be open to learning about the technology barriers faced by different communities.
• If you are nervous about communicating via phone “live” but still want to help, let us know! In a week or so we will know which shifts are heavier on “transcribing voicemails”.

Social workers, like many health and behavioral health professionals, are concerned about the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on their well-being, the people to whom they provide services, their families, and others in the community.

NASW has been working on multiple fronts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure access to services, such as teletherapy. Social workers are in a unique position to promote disease prevention efforts (including disseminating accurate information from trusted sources), and to help address anxiety and other concerns that are arising as a result of this public health crisis.

Website: https://www.socialworkers.org/COVID19

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