A UW MSW Graduate is recruiting MSW students and graduates for summer job opportunities! This is a good opportunity for an MSW student who is looking for full time work in social services over the summer.

Learn more about all 15 opening here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/All/5f4445c9-2e4b-44a2-aff3-2bb821eca9c6/BELLWETHER-HOUSING

Communities who are most impacted by systemic injustices must be represented in positions of power within policy development processes. This is why Pathwaves WA looks for individuals who want to transform the field of Early Childhood Policy in Washington state to join our upcoming 2024-2026 Fellowship.

Each fellow in our program will be employed full-time and placed at one of our placement sites in a policy role (advocacy, community organizing and mobilization, policy and fiscal analysis, policy research, policy-focused communications, policy development, and more).

In addition to working full-time at placement sites, Fellows participate in professional development every week, which includes mentorship, career coaching, training, workshops, and more.

Qualifications

We are looking for Fellowship applicants who:

• Have a strong desire to impact the field of early childhood policy
• Reflect the communities most impacted by systemic injustices.   
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Have a growth mindset, are curious and open to new ideas, and have a desire to learn and be challenged
• Aspire to co-create joyful, reflective space for growth with other BIPOC leaders

Eligibility

We will consider any and all applicants with diverse work experiences. We do not have a minimum education level requirement for this Fellowship. Rather, we are looking for BIPOC folks who:

• Have 6+ cumulative years of experience in early childhood work (or in related fields, such as policy work, healthcare, social services, community organizing, etc.), whether the years of experiences are professional, educational, volunteer experience, or any combination of the aforementioned
• Live in Washington state
• Have legal authority to work in the U.S.

Link to the application found here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7190726210408678250

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We’re excited to extend an invitation for you to volunteer at our upcoming events:

Seattle Marathon Summer (June 22nd)

7am at Seward Park

https://raceroster.com/events/2024/78390/2024-seattle-marathons-summer-5k10khalf-marathon-and-kids-fun-run/volunteer

UW Medicine Seattle Health & Fitness Expo (November 29th and 30th)

11am – 7pm at The Westin Seattle

Seattle Kids Marathon (November 30th)

 10am – 11am at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

UW Medicine Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon (December 1st)
Half 7:30am at Seattle Center

https://raceroster.com/events/2024/82141/2024-uw-medicine-seattle-marathon-and-half-marathon

We would be delighted to have you join us.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at volunteer@seattlemarathon.org. Jessica and I, along with the entire SMA Volunteer Team, are here to assist you in any way we can.

The Student Technology Fee (STF) is looking for students interested in finance, data analytics, design, grant management, and/or program management to join our executive team.

As an executive team member, you’ll assist in allocating over $4 million in revenue and millions more in reserves to student groups, conduct financial and data analytics on various projects the STF undertakes, while also helping design new programs with STF funding (which could include projects you are personally interested in undertaking!).

These are some of the highest paying jobs in student government. Moreover, STF oversees one of the most nimble, largest funds on campus. This is a unique opportunity to apply your skills and make a significant impact on campus.

Please apply to the jobs attached below. (Applications are due on the November 28th)

Director of Administration

Director of Operations

Cycle Manager

Award Specialist

Proposal Specialist

Growth Specialist

Marketing and Communications Specialist

Photo Booth available (May 27-31 and June 3-4)

Brooks, the SSW Media Services guy, and Student Services will be setting up a self-serve photo booth with an SSW theme in the first floor gallery.  There will be a backdrop, lighting, a tripod to attach your phone and some props to use during that time period.  We encourage you to bring family/friends to take photos or come with other SSW students.  Please leave the area neat – props in container, lights turned off. 

Dear Graduating Students,

If you haven’t had the chance, we would like to remind you of an opportunity to submit PowerPoint slides for graduation to honor your family and peers.

For 20 minutes before the event starts, we will play a rotating show of slides submitted by the graduating students.  We suggest each student fill their slide(s) with photos of family and/or peers, quotes, messages of appreciation, and their art. We also encourage representation of first gen status, cultural background, and other important identities you’d like to share, or virtually anything that would be seen as interesting, inspiring and appropriate for the wide range of ages and cultures of family and friends in attendance. Graduating students may submit up to 2 slides.

The deadline to submit slides is 5/26 at 11:59PM

Guidelines for slide submission:

• Please use a horizontal orientation and, if photos, the resolution needs to be at least 1280 x 720 if it will be the full screen (the slides will be projected behind the stage on a large screen.)  The screen will be a 16:9 (widescreen style).
• Please name your file as follows: LastNameFirstName_ slide 1 (and 2 if you do a second slide).
• By submitting photos, you agree to the following:
  * You have received consent from all the participants in the photo you submit. The SSW, UW, and Office of Student Services are not liable for photo submissions that are displayed.
• The photos you submit are your own personal property or you have received authorization to have them displayed at the SSW Graduation Celebration. For pictures that are not your own, the author’s name must be cited. 
• We reserve the right to not use all slides submitted.  
• Link to submit:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJcnIS3Q3ES7UO-l_yjjwj4u-fh0rVrlQs3mKobaXYr2GvCA/viewformLinks to an external site.

Problems logging into the Google submission form?

If you are having difficulty accessing the form, please make sure that you are logged in using your MyUW email. You may need to use an Incognito window to sign into your UW account if you have a personal google account. If you still cannot access the form, you may need to turn on the G-suite for your UW email first. Click on this URL., login with your UWNetID, and then under UW G Suite, change account status from Inactive to Active.  Still questions? Email mswadvising@uw.edu.

SSW Students,

As we approach the end of Spring Quarter, this is/can be a historically stressful time for many. Should you need a safe, welcoming space of respite, please consider utilizing the Counseling Center for counseling options (inclusive of individual, group, career, and/or crisis modalities).  We have been informed that there are openings starting this week for new clients. Note that the services are offered at no charge to currently enrolled students- thanks to financial support from the Services & Activities Fee (SAF)!

Those in consideration for the UW Counseling Center can schedule online or call 206-543-1240.  If you have immediate needs, Husky Helpline is available for same-day consultation with a counselor, 24/7.

SSW Specific Mental Health Support

Moreso, if you are looking for in-house support, Lev Cunningham, our wonderful Mental Health Specialist works to serve the students of the SSW. Please consider their offered resources, & connecting with them for a soulfully nourishing space of healing.

To learn more about other resources to support you in your academic ventures (wellness, personal care, writing and academic tutoring, etc.), please peruse through your Canvas Module 4: How to Survive and Thrive.

The SSO team hopes that you all are safe, well, and met with nourishment. Please reach out if you need anything!

Join us in attending our doctoral student, Brittany Jones’ qualifying paper defense on Wednesday, May 29 at 1:30PM PST in Room 245C (Research Commons) or Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96855385388/ Meeting ID: 968 5538 5388.

Title:

Older Adults without Care Partners: A Scoping Review of their Precarities, Outcomes and Interventions

Date/Time & Location:

May 29, 2024, at 1:30pm PST
Room 245C (Research Commons) and/orhttps://washington.zoom.us/j/96855385388/ Meeting ID: 968 5538 5388

Abstract:

Demographic changes in rates of living alone, migration, and having no living partner, spouse, or children are leaving more older adults without the typical “informal” care partners that are the backbone of care provision. This, alongside the growing number of older adults aging into and with disability and most countries’ reliance on informal rather than formal care may lead to a care gap in future decades. Older adults without care partners are likely in a precarious position and face adverse consequences. However, our knowledge is limited by scholars’ focus on one or more proxies for having no available care partner, such as living alone or having no available kin. Using the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines and PRISMA-ScR protocol, we conducted a scoping review of nine databases to map the current peer-reviewed evidence regarding this population’s precarities, outcomes, and interventions using the Health Equity Promotion Model (HEPM) as our guiding framework. Our comprehensive search strategy resulted in 5100 unique articles, 33 of which met our inclusion criteria. Three independent reviewers screened and extracted data, and the first author used deductive content analysis with the pre-specified HEPM framework. Fifteen studies reported precarities related to environmental/structural forces, and psychological, social, behavioral, and biological processes, which were identified across a similar number of studies. Twenty-four studies reported adverse health and well-being outcomes with more focus on biological than psychological outcomes (19 versus 8). Four studies tested interventions, and reported environmental/structural, psychological, social, behavioral, and biological effects. Only 13 of the 33 reviewed studies set out to explicitly study older adults without care partners, and no studies focused on marginalized sub-groups. This scoping review highlights our lack of understanding of the populations’ distinctive precarities and outcomes, and the vital research needed to develop and test interventions that effectively address this growing population’s unique needs.

Congratulations to Brittany in reaching this milestone in the PhD program!

The Advanced Clinical Training Program is recruiting for their next cohort! Calling all mental health professionals looking to expand their clinical mental health services with families caring for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers or interested in infant and early childhood mental health consultation.

Register for a Virtual OPEN HOUSES below:

June 12, 2024, 9am – 10am – Registration link

June 25, 2024, 12pm – 1pm – Registration link

July 12, 2024, 4pm – 5pm – Registration link

July 25, 2024 12pm – 1pm – Registration link

Apply Here (Open July 1st): Advanced Clinical Training Application Portal

FIUTS is a nonprofit organization originally founded on the University of Washington campus and focused on promoting international understanding and community. Please see below for summer employment opportunities

ESOL Teacher (June 25 – July 26)

The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) is seeking ESOL teachers for a 4-week summer program for international high school students participating in a summer camp program based on the University of Washington campus. The UUTI will welcome between 50 students and will include separate English classes for students of different language levels. The ESOL teachers will be responsible for developing curriculum elements in connection with the program’s daily activities and delivering 3 hours of English instruction from 9:00am – 12:00pm from Mon-Wednesday and Friday-Saturday

Youth Summer Program Counselor (June 24 – July 31)

Four Youth Summer Program Counselors will support the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) visiting programs team to execute a month-long camp on the University of Washington campus and in the Seattle area. This position is temporary and includes approximately 250 hours of work. Note: All counselors will be housed in the residence halls of the University of Washington campus and will be required to spend the nights for the full month of camp (June 28-July 26) in the residence halls.

Contact Era Schrepfer with any questions.

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. 

Hello DAY/AS students! Interested in being a licensed social worker? Are you curious about the steps to get there? Join us for our SSW Spring Career Series: Social Work Licensure Workshops- which aim to inform and train you for your ventures into becoming officially licensed.

There are TWO events- one open to the public, and one specific for the UW SSW community. See below for event logistics and registration details.

1.) “What Students Need To Know About Licensure”, a NASW Social Work Licensure Workshop — hosted by the Washington Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers 

Join the NASW-WA Membership Engagement Committee to learn more about the social work licensure in Washington and beyond!  This event is open to anyone–read more information here.

• Thursday, May 9th at 6:30pm
• Virtual via Zoom – Register for the event here!

2.) Social Work Licensure Workshop for UW SSW — Presented by Jeremy Arp, Executive Director of the Washington Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers 

This session is specifically for our UW SSW community and will cover similar information as their session on 5/9 and will also allow opportunity for follow-up questions.   This session will be recorded and available after.

• Thursday, May 16th from 12:30-1:30pm
• Log in: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92400491153Links to an external site.

Ready to RSVP? Let us know which events you’re interested in attending so we can send you a reminder the day before: https://forms.office.com/r/sKrj8RbCXg

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate is hosting another drag show on Friday, May 17th at 5:30 pm at the the Kelly Ethnic Cultural Theatre (3930 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105).

Tickets are free — the show starts at 6:00 pm featuring Kylie Mooncakes, Sid Seedy, Clara Voyance, and Viper Fengz. Please bring your government-issued ID as this is a 21+ event. We will be serving alcohol from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm. 

We have limited tickets (75 total) for this event — you will receive an email confirmation at least 3 days before the event, if not, you will be placed on a waitlist: https://forms.office.com/r/hUW449FB14

PLEASE ONLY SIGN UP IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN ATTEND.

Are you a graduating student? Join us for a month-long festivities just for you!

• May 13 & 14 | 9 a.m.–2 p.m.: UWAA’s Grad Week on Red Square (food, giveaways & quiz cart)
• May 16 | 6–8 p.m.: Hops & Headshots at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom (social event & free headshots on a first-come, first-serve basis)
• May 17 | Sign up for free thank-you cards by May 17
• June 4 | 4–8 p.m.: Class of 2024 Grad-B-Q at Sylvan Grove (free event; requires advance registration)

The Office of Graduate Student Equity and Excellence (GSEE) invites you to celebrate with your fellow graduate students, your milestones, your achievements, and all the big things yet to come at GSEE’s Spring Soirée 2024! Our theme this year is Renaissance (GSEE’s Version): Looking Toward the Future. We are astonished by the GSEE graduates who have crossed boundaries, overcome adversity, and balanced the weighty and real things of life and academia. Yet here you are, chasing and accomplishing your dreams! We will have student speakers, an informal cording ceremony, a photobooth to capture all your memories, music by DJ Kewl WIP, catered cuisine, swag and treats!  

The event will be held at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House. Doors will open at 5:00 pm and the program will begin at 5:30 pm. Closing remarks will be at 8:30 pm. Please be sure to RSVP here

Trying to figure out what is next after grad school, or feeling like you’re ready for a change? Would you like to meet some of the group practices in the area? There are so many group practices popping up in the Seattle area, and we want to help you get a sense of who we are as employers.

There is a lot of variety within the group practice world and we want everyone to find a position that is the right fit – it’s good for you, good for us, and good for our clients! Seattle Group Practice Job Fair — WGPN (wagpon.com)

Feel free to come as you are!

Details:

Saturday, June 1st, 2024

11 am to 2 pm

Phinney Ridge Community Center (Room 7)

6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle WA 98103

We look forward to meeting you!

This message is being sent to all students, faculty and academic personnel across the University of Washington. Dear UW community, Earlier this year, UW President Ana Mari Cauce announced the establishment of the University Task Forces on Antisemitism and Islamophobia. The task forces were charged with assessing the extent to which students, faculty and staff are experiencing discrimination or harassment, with an emphasis on those who identify as Jewish, Muslim, Israeli, Palestinian, Arab, or of Middle Eastern/North African origin, and to what degree they feel the climate is supportive and welcoming to these affected communities. A central component of this assessment is a university-wide survey to capture the perspectives of UW community members. We are interested in learning about the experiences and perceived climate for all UW community members. Therefore, this survey is intended for all students, staff, and faculty across all three UW campuses. Participants who belong to the above-mentioned communities will be asked a series of additional questions to help us better understand their experiences over the past academic year. We expect this survey to take between 10 and 25 minutes to complete, depending on how participants identify and the number of questions they receive. Your candid responses are critical in this effort, which is why we are ensuring anonymity in your responses. To protect the integrity of this project you will be required to sign in using your UW NetID to complete the survey. However, your survey responses will in no way be linked to your NetID. Research scientists in the Office of Educational Assessment will analyze responses, presenting findings in the aggregate, but will have no way of knowing who responded to the survey. Take the survey here: Community Survey

Hi SSW Community,

I would like to invite you to attend our doctoral student, Tino Camacho’s qualifying paper defense on Monday, May 13 at 1:30PM PST viz Zoom or Room 305A. See abstract below.

Title: Mamfok I Talayan Hinemlo’ : Weaving Resistant Relationalities to Promote Queer and Transgender Pacific Islander Wellbeing

Location: SSW Room 305A and/or Zoom:  https://washington.zoom.us/j/91869369240?from=addon Meeting ID: 918 6936 9240

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The Counseling Center is searching for students, faculty, and staff who would be interested in serving on its advisory board for the 2024-25 academic year. Applications due May 20th. See information and flyer below.

Apply if you want to:

• make a difference in student mental health
• destigmatize mental health
• give voice to underserved students

Student Application: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=W9229i_wGkSZoBYqxQYL0ldf-vC6kQlGsVerqX_lR-RUMjJNM1owVzEzV1FMODBDSU9FNjFGN1RJRy4u

Faculty Staff Application: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=W9229i_wGkSZoBYqxQYL0ldf-vC6kQlGsVerqX_lR-RUMjJNM1owVzEzV1FMODBDSU9FNjFGN1RJRy4u

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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!