The UW Center for Environmental Politics’ Duck Family Colloquium Series welcomes David Victor, Professor of Innovation and Public Policy at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Victor will be presenting a talk titled, “ Cities are pledging to confront climate change, but are their actions working?” on Tuesday, November 17th from 12:00 to 1:30 over Zoom.

David Victor is a professor of innovation and public policy at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego where he co-directs the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation and the Deep Decarbonization Initiative. His research focuses on regulated industries, how regulation affects the operation of major energy markets, and, as the author of “Global Warming Gridlock,” he examines why the world hasn’t made much diplomatic progress on the problem of climate change while exploring new, more effective strategies. He was a convening lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, and acts as a Co-Chair of The Brookings Institution Initiative on Energy and Climate. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Energy, the Council on Foreign Relations, and was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Please RSVP at this link.

In the aftermath of an amazing election; amidst the joys and challenges of your studies—yes, even as a pandemic rages—may we each take a moment to return towards commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. We are now seeking nominations for the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Volunteer Recognition Award at our UW School of Social Work. Our question to you: Whom among us should be noted for how their work continues the legacy of Dr. King? Won’t you take a moment to nominate that person, program or group?

With our Health Sciences Center colleagues, we will recognize awardees at this two-part, remote commemoration that honors individuals or groups who exemplify this national holiday’s principles through their:

Commitment to addressing community needs, particularly communities of color and those who are marginalized
Development and implementation of significant programs to improve the human condition
Outstanding efforts to protect and empower all people.

Please nominate a UW school of social work student, staff, faculty member or group!
-Describe the good work that person or group has done;
-The ways it matches the above criteria of the award;

Please submit your brief letter of support for your nomination(s) to our MLK Commemoration Committee, attention: Khalfani Mwamba, mwambk@uw.edu, no later than Friday, December 11th at 0500p.m.

We so appreciate your help in identifying these deserving persons and groups! Don’t delay, nominate today!

Bellevue First United Methodist Church in downtown Bellevue looking to hire a part-time Case Manager to assist with a single tenant or family that will be living in our transitional housing apartment on the property. The person in this role would help the client develop goals for their time in the shelter and assist in connecting them with community resources.

Bellevue First UMC is an inclusive community, and we exclude no one based on their gender and gender expression, sexual orientation, race, socioeconomic background, ability, or religion. The person in this position does not need to express any religious belief. We care more about finding someone who resonates with our values of serving the community and playing a role in transformational social justice work.

The role itself is around 10 hours per month – the equivalent of about one site visit a week, plus a few extra reports, notes, virtual follow-ups. This would be a great position for one of your students who may be looking to add a small part-time job in addition to other work. The pay is set at $400 per month.

Case Manager Job Description

The Michigan Healthy Start Fatherhood Program: Strategies to Engage Fathers in Social Work Practice

COVID-19 poses unique challenges for providing direct services to families. In this webinar, Shawna J. Lee, Director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab, will describe the Healthy Start Engaged Father program. A panel of expert practitioners will discuss strategies for engaging fathers in home visitation services and outreach, both before and during the pandemic.
Panelists include:
-Terrance Grantham — Fatherhood Coordinator, Institute for Population Health, Detroit
-Derek Miller — Care Coordinator, Kalamazoo County Health Department
-Chinwe Obianwu — Program Manager, Institute for Population Health, Detroit
-Adnoris “Bo” Torres — Latinx Community Advocate/ Consultant, Grand Rapids

Yes, I will be there! Register here.
November 18, 2020
12:00 – 1:00pm ET
1 Free Online CE Credit Hour

Register here for upcoming free CE webinar: December 9, 12 -1 ET: Garrett T. Pace — Twitter as a Tool for Connection and Advocacy during COVID-19: What We Know From Hundreds of Social Work Faculty

For more information, email parentingincontext@umich.edu.

$18/hour, Application deadline: 11/30

Dr. Bich-Ngoc Turner in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature is seeking a grader for Vietnamese language classes. Applicants must be proficient in Vietnamese, but is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

If you would like to apply or have any questions, please contact Dr. Turner at turnerbn@uw.edu

Vietnamese Grader Job Ad

This week there are three PhD students presenting online at CSWE at the end of this week. Congratulations to them all!

Kelsey Conrick (Y2) with co-authors Graves, J.M., Angell, L., Moore, M. (2020, November 12-15). “Assessing Training Needs for Social Workers Serving Clients with Traumatic Brain Injury.” [Conference session]. Council on Social Work Education.

Adam David (Y2) (2019, November 17). Biopsychosocial models of ethical and antisocial behaviors [Conference presentation]. Council on Social Work Education 2020 Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO, United States

Hung-Peng Lin (Y2) (2020, Nov.) “Erased in Translation”: Decoding settler colonialism embedded in cultural adaptations to Family Group Conferencing (FGC). Paper presented at the 66th Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO.

Selected Grant Opportunities
APF Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship
Deadline: November 15, 2020
The Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship will recognize outstanding minority graduate students who have a demonstrated commitment to improving the conditions of marginalized communities. Preference is given to those who are preparing for a career in academia, clinical service delivery, or public policy and see their work as helping to improve the condition of marginalized communities after the completion of their graduate studies. Both master’s and doctorate students are welcome to apply.

Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program
Deadline: December 12, 2020
The Outreach Program is a community-based grant program aimed towards promoting rural health care services by enhancing health care delivery to rural underserved populations in the local community or region. Through consortia of local health care and social service providers, communities can develop innovative approaches to challenges related to the specific health needs in rural areas that expand clinical and service capacity in rural communities.

Competitive and Administrative Supplements for Community Interventions to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 on Health Disparity and Other Vulnerable Populations”
Deadline: December 30, 2020
Research is needed to test community interventions focused on the prevention (or slowing) of COVID-19 transmission, evaluate local and state policies and programs intended to mitigate COVID-19 exposure and improve adherence, and reduce the negative impact of the multifaceted consequences on the health of populations who experience health disparities and other vulnerable groups.

Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19
Deadline: December 30, 2020
In order to significantly improve near term impact of treatment and identification of individuals at risk for, or experiencing worsening health secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic across the full lifespan, supplements will focus particularly on NIH-designated health disparity (racial/ethnic minorities, less privileged socioeconomic status, rural residents and sexual and gender minorities) and other populations with medical or social vulnerabilities.

Health Policy Research Scholars
Deadline: March 17, 2021
Health Policy Research Scholars is a national leadership program for second-year doctoral students in any academic discipline who want to apply their research to help build healthier and more equitable communities.

Research Events
The Future of Aging Symposium
Join for a series of online lectures and conversations centered on how this newest generation of older adults is forever altering the aging experience.
-November 10, 1:30pm – Keynote
-November 12, 1:30pm – Karen Fredriksen Goldsen, Making Visible, Coming Out of the Shadows: Advancing Research on the Health and Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Minority Elders
-November 17, 1:30pm – Eric Larson, Aging into Health
-November 19, 1:30pm – Sara Curran, Forecasting an Aging Future in Washington: Imagining Possibilities in the Demography of Diversity

Speaker Series: Leaders in Prevention Science
The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) at the UW School of Social Work is pleased to present a Leaders in Prevention Science speaker series to share the work of leading scholars with our colleagues.
-November 12, 1:00pm- Denise Walker, University of Washington
-December 3, 12:30pm- Debra Furr-Holden, Michigan State University
-December 9, 2:00pm- Guillermo (Willy) Prado, University of Miami
-January 6, 1:00pm- Margaret Kuklinski, University of Washington

Dates and time vary depending on the speaker’s availability. Each event is schedule to last no more than 1.5 hours. A Zoom invitation will be sent for each event.

Fellowships, Internships and Job Opportunities
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals
Deadline: January 21, 2021
The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders.

MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Deadline: February 3, 2021
NIA’s MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences is designed to help strengthen the pipeline of physician-scientist leaders dedicated to using social and behavioral science approaches to addressing the nation’s challenges posed by Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias (AD/ADRD). This FOA provides support to eligible domestic institutions to develop and implement effective approaches to integrated dual-degree training leading to the award of both an MD and a research doctorate degree (PhD or equivalent).

Conferences, Trainings and Workshops
Activating Communities for Change
November 10, 12, 17, and 19, 2020 – online
This four-session distance learning series offers participants an interactive opportunity to explore the prevention and regulatory landscape in order to better understand the system, analyze the current state of laws and regulations, and work toward activating communities for change.
Register here

Data for Black Lives Conference
December 11-13, 2020 Cambridge, MA
Data for Black Lives is a movement of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people. But history tells a different story, one in which data is too often wielded as an instrument of oppression, reinforcing inequality and perpetuating injustice. Redlining was a data-driven enterprise that resulted in the systematic exclusion of Black communities from key financial services.

Call for Papers
Poverty, Inequality and Social Development: Innovations Around the World22nd Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development
Deadline: November 30, 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic and numerous other social challenges have had devastating impacts on lives and livelihoods across the globe, exacerbating poverty, inequality, and other social challenges. We invite papers, poster presentations, and session proposals from practitioners, researchers, students, community organizations, and policymakers. The conference will critically appraise the social challenges of our time and advance novel

COVID-19
For general COVID-19 information and resources, go to The Huddle: UW Medicine and School of Social Work COVID-19 Information & Resources

Please find attached the School’s OFFER Newsletter. You will find information on research related topics, including ssw community recent publications, funding opportunities, upcoming events of interest, training opportunities and more.

UW SSW Research Newsletter_Issue_11.03.20

Do you love cats and dogs? Helping our low-resource neighbors? Do both by volunteering as a short-term pet foster with the Goochy project. The Goochy project is a local non-profit that provides no-cost pet boarding when owners need to attend to important life issues that require temporary separation (example many medical procedures) from their furry family members. They make volunteering easy by providing transport of the pet to you, food/supplies, and veterinary care while in your care.

Volunteer application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIYuqbUU4wFezjP-NnYhulTTJFlSgrXV9DZzan_FzDD26owg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Our research team from the Disability Studies Program, The D Center, and the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine are recruiting UW students, staff, and faculty who have a disability, physical or mental health condition, a chronic illness, or are d/Deaf to contribute to a research project on disability, equity, and inclusion on the UW campus (IRB # STUDY00009838). This study is being funded by CLIME (Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education).

Research participants will take part in a single, 60-90-minute virtual focus group to share their experiences of ableism or discrimination as well as allyship and community in academic and healthcare situations. Information from the focus groups will be used to develop a disability allyship training curriculum that is rooted in lived experiences and can be implemented in the education and training of healthcare professionals and others across UW to improve our inclusive campus culture. All research information will be de-identified, and each participant will be compensated with a $30 electronic gift card for their time and expertise.

Please find a recruitment letter and recruitment flyer attached to disseminate widely. Learn more by visiting our website: https://uwdisabilityequity.washington.edu/. For questions or to express interest in the study, please contact the research team at uwdisabilityequity@uw.edu.

CLIME Participant Recruitment Letter FINAL

Participate in a Study on Disability Equity and Inclusion

GRE PREP Dates:

– Class 1: Nov. 15, 22, 29 & Dec. 6
– Class 2: Dec. 12, 13, 19, 20

Price: $375

Students can register here: UW Women’s Center

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Hello students! Are you a First Generation College Student? Every day our #UWFirstGen students, faculty and staff make great contributions to our university community. We are proud to join colleges and universities across the country to recognize the National First-Generation College Celebration on November 8! Please take a moment to participate in celebrating current First Gen students by sharing your First Gen story (and photo if you would like), and encouraging your classmates to do so as well, on our Padlet. What does being First-Gen mean to you? What strengths have you developed from being First-Gen? What advice do you have for other First-Gen students on their educational and professional journey? #CelebrateFirstGen #BeTheFirst You can learn more about the greater UW’s First Gen Celebration by visiting uw.edu/diversity/national-first-gen-day

Please join us for our annual Global Challenges event in the Honors Program!

Register Here.

This year our students have asked us to focus on the dissonance that negatively impacts public understanding and governmental/societal progress on crises.

Dr. Vicky Lawson (geography professor/Director of UW Honors) will moderate a robust conversation between three UW teachers/thought leaders whose work interacts with this topic. Jeanette Bushnell, Clarence Spigner and Michelle Koutnik bring perspectives from glaciology, indigenous philosophy, public health, and so much more to our first (and hopefully only) online Global Challenges/Interdisciplinary Answers event.

How to be an Antiracist Book Club for Health Sciences Students

Please join health sciences colleagues from across programs to engage in discussion about this year’s common book, How to be an Antiracist, by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi. Discussions will take place four Thursdays at noon during Fall quarter, and will provide an opportunity for students to discuss and gain deeper understanding of Dr. Kendi’s work.

Discussion groups will take place in race-based caucuses, which provide separate spaces for People of Color and White people to consider race-related issues.

Upcoming book club dates:

November 19, 12-1pm
December 10, 12-1pm

Please register here.

You can learn more about other common book programming here.

How are practicing social workers thinking about police defunding, prison abolition, and mass incarceration? What stances are they taking and what pressures do they face? How do they navigate their personal commitments with systems that challenge them? And how do they maintain their resilience and capacity?

Join an interactive panel conversation with four MSWs who graduated from the UW and whose practices place them squarely within the complexities of the criminal justice system. This discussion aims to shed light on social work’s role and responsibility within a rapidly changing political environment and during a critical social justice moment for our community. This panel is sponsored by the BASW Program.

Monday, November 16th, 5:30-7pm

https://washington.zoom.us/j/91602247237

Criminal Legal Systems Panel Poster

UW Seattle’s Counseling Center is offering free workshops for UW Seattle staff and student parents/guardians/caregivers.

These sessions will be facilitated by Amy Collins, Counseling Center Psychologist and Mom to a home/grandparent-schooled preschooler and a remote learning kindergartener.

You are invited to attend one or all of the sessions which are scheduled for Thursday afternoons from 3:00 – 4:00 pm.

11/12 – Strengths – Coping & balancing tips to share? What do you love about yourself and your kids/family? What values are you modeling and teaching to your children and to others?

12/03 – Incorporating mindfulness into busy schedules and practicing it with your kids

UW Student & Staff Parent-Guardian-Caregiver Support Workshops

A learning series through the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network where you will explore the regulatory framework within their state and the process for addressing
policy issues by:
• Analyzing laws and rules using a prevention/public health framework
• Identifying additional factors, such as social justice, social equity, economic pressures,
pandemic responses, etc., in assessing policies and developing messaging
• Framing messages for optimal influence
• Accessing resources to effectively educate and advocate using a prevention/public
health framework
• Developing a plan to activate community change

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The aging baby boomer generation is often described as a “tsunami,” with accompanying alarms about the capacity of Medicare and Social Security to contain the flood. But what about the strengths and potential contributions baby boomers bring into retirement? Join us for a series of lectures and conversations centered on how this newest generation of older adults is forever altering the aging experience.

Register here

11/10: AGING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: New Issues and a New World

The experience of aging is neither universal nor static. Aging is a biological process that is greatly influenced by the social world in which individuals spend their lives. Social forces such as political movements, scientific advancement, and technological change impact the experience of aging for each generation. We will discuss the social changes that most affect current cohorts of older adults as well as the ways that biology has changed among this population, and ask how those factors impact our experience of retirement and aging

11/12: MAKING VISIBLE, COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS: Advancing Research on the Health and Well-being of Sexual and Gender Minority Elders

LGBTQ elders are at a greater risk of health disparities and social isolation in later life. Professor Karen Fredriksen Goldsen explores the landmark longitudinal project, “Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging and Sexuality/Gender Study,” and how its research findings have encouraged the development of community evidence-based interventions and policy changes to address these issues. Such research can provide innovative solutions to complex social problems, promoting equity to create a future for all to reach their full age, health, and potential

11/17: ENLIGHTENED AGING: How Boomers Might Transform the Future

The Baby Boom generation’s impact on society, from birth to young adult to retirement, cannot be understated. How can a generation that is living longer and more actively than any preceding generation impact aging? Drawing from the long running “Adult Changes in Thought” study, Dr. Larson argues that an “enlightened” approach to aging that builds resilience for a long, active life is possible. All that’s needed is a generation keen for knowledge and acceptance of the mental, physical, and social changes that aging bring

11/19: FORECASTING AN AGING FUTURE IN WASHINGTON: Imagining Possibilities in the Demography of Diversity

As the average age of King County residents climbs, the older adult cohort brings an increasingly varied array of life experiences. Sara Curran, Professor and Director of the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, will speak on recent research on the growing diversity of the older generation in King County and the impact of demographic factors on the experience of aging

WHEN: Friday, November 13, 2020 | 12:00-3:00pm

WHERE: Online

RSVP: https://environment.uw.edu/deievents

This event offers a space for all members of the College of the Environment and UW to reflect on issues of race, power, privilege, and allyship. Through different panels, attendees will hear from the experiences and ideas from students and BIPoC leaders around social justice topics. There will be spaces to connect and discuss how to implement some of those ideas in our campus.

The UW Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows has invited 3 providers to talk about how the current political and socially distanced climate is affecting the mental health of our already vulnerable communities and how it is impacting our providers.

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 10 6:30-8:00 PM PST
Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/3117825083

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Career Development Webinar for First-Generation Graduate Students

Thursday, November 12, 4 pm – 5 pm, Online
Register for free: http://bit.ly/fggscareer

Zoom link will be e-mailed to registered participants a few days before the event.

**UW NetID required to log in on Zoom.​​** This webinar will be recorded.

In recognition of National First-Gen College Celebration Day (Nov. 8), a Career Development Webinar for UW First-Gen Graduate Students is being offered. Visit the UW’s page honoring this celebration: https://bit.ly/2TXgCuH

Current first-gen graduate students across tri-campus are invited to this webinar to learn tips and strategies that are helpful towards your career development. A first-gen graduate student is an individual who is in the first generation of their family to earn a Bachelor’s degree—and is now working towards a graduate degree.

Learn about tools to help you:

Discover your career purpose
Manage imposter syndrome
Assess your strengths
Build skills
Grow your network and support system
Find success

Co-hosts:

Luis Santiago, Associate Director of Coaching Operations for the Career & Internship Center (Seattle campus)
Jaye Sablan, Assistant Director for Core Programs—Office of Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School

Event Partners: First-Gen Graduate Student Advisory Board, The Graduate School, and Career & Internship Center (Seattle campus).

To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@uw.edu. The University of Washington makes every effort to honor disability accommodation requests. Requests can be responded to most effectively if received as far in advance of the event as possible, preferably at least 10 days.

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