Please find sample SSW out-of-department courses below offered by the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance for Spring 2024.

Homelessness in Seattle is an online course offered on Monday evenings during Spring Quarter 2024. It is open to all Health Sciences students, as well as faculty emerita and staff. Through this course, students will explore causes and approaches to homelessness with local and national experts. Experiential engagement and learning will come through class activities. Students can use their own volunteer experience in assignments; for those in Seattle, U District Street Medicine can facilitate student engagement with unhoused groups and individuals. This is a 10 week, 2 credit course with interprofessional faculty Charlotte Sanders, MSW and Lois Thetford PA-C as cochairs. UW MEDEX 580 has 35 openings for credit and 15 openings for auditing. Enrollment is through the MEDEX Registrar and Student Services Manager, Tove Blake at tove@uw.edu.

Instructors: Charlotte Sanders (SSW) and Lois Thetford (MEDEX)

Remote – Mondays evenings plus at least 2 visits to Tent City 3 on the UW Campus

For more information and add codes: email tove@uw.edu

Sign up now for Introduction to Advocacy for the Health Professions – UCONJ 646!

Course details:

• Fall quarter 2023
• One Credit, CR/NC
• Tuesdays 5:30-6:50pm
• Online only

 Contact Leonora Clarke at clarkel@uw.ed for an add code or with questions!

To join fill out this sign up sheet: Volunteer Sign Up Sheet

Sign up today!

Explore compelling issues on homelessness and housing insecurity with people with lived experience as well as with local and national experts.

 

Homelessness in Seattle –  MEDEX 580   

• This 2 credit elective meets at 6pm on Mondays during Winter Quarter
• Open to all students, faculty and staff of UW.
• Contact MEDEXNW tove@uw.edu to register
• For more information contact Lois Thetford loist@uw.ed

Homelessness in Seattle – MEDEX 580

Faculty: Lois Thetford, PA-C | Charlotte Sanders, MSW

Homelessness in Seattle is a multidisciplinary/interprofessional course developing knowledge and skills in service delivery to people experiencing homelessness. This course offers the opportunity to hear from providers who have specialized in different fields. Students will have readings, lectures, active learning opportunities, and participate in a group project and presentation on a social justice issue. The class is online, starts at 6pm, on Mondays of Winter Quarter 2023.  Enrolled students will get the zoom link before the first class.

 

Graduate Seminar in Winter 2023 in Rhetoric of Health and Medicine COM 597A

How do we persuade people to make healthy choices? What counts as an illness or disease, and why? What does it mean to be healthy, anyway?

Especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an intuitive sense that matters of health are more than mere facts of biology. But how, exactly, do different social, political, and medical contexts shape our practices of and discourses about health? As an emerging field of inquiry, the rhetoric of health and medicine (RHM) approaches the study of health communication through the lens of critical theory and with the tools of rhetorical criticism. This graduate seminar will take as our starting point that language and argument are major factors shaping our conceptualization of health. From there, we’ll explore how health is understood in relation to wellness, illness, and disability, and how the meaning of health has become a site of argument and controversy. We will survey emergent RHM scholarship and discuss how health intersects with power, identity, policy, and activism. In doing so, this course will equip you with an awareness of what makes a rhetorical perspective distinct from and complementary to other approaches to studying health.

WI 23 | Tuesdays 10:30-1:20 | in-person modality

Any graduate students interested in the politics of health, health and difference, the medical humanities, and critical health studies are welcome! Please email Amanda Friz (afriz@uw.edu) for more information.

 

“Homeless in Seattle: Destitute Poverty in the Emerald City” is a one or three credit optional class winter 2023.

There are some plans for a very interesting project for the three-credit students, building on a Huskies for Housing small grant we obtained last year. Olivia Butkowski is heading up the project, as it’s part of her capstone for the MPH degree.

The Friday morning sessions will welcome guest speakers from a variety of perspectives on homelessness (causes/consequences, politics, solutions, covid lessons, history, indigenous experience, and more). Students who signed up for the one-credit version will listen to those sessions and post weekly reflections. Simple.

Three-credit students will work together to plan an interactive exhibit to build empathy towards homelessness, inspired in part by a Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD, get it?) installation, and the Doctors without Borders “Forced from Home” exhibit on refugees. We have some funds for building materials, and are putting together an advisory group of folks with lived experience. Bring your creative ideas! We’ve reserved Wednesday morning time/space for the three-credit students to meet (10 am to 11:20).

I hope you’ll join us for one or the other of these classes. We’ll meet live in the new HSEB building on Pacific St., but I always open Zoom for a hybrid option. Three credit students should plan on joining in person, though.

COMMLD 560B: Communicating Across Power and Identities

Instructor: Sarah Ross | 2 credits | Meets Tuesdays, 6:00-7:50pm in DEN 258

This course provides a primer on concepts of identity, power, privilege, and systems of oppression. Through reflective writing and facilitated discussions of curated readings students explore how their personal and professional identities impact their effectiveness in communicating across interpersonal difference. Designed to welcome those who may have previously avoided discussing uncomfortable topics, this introductory course empowers students with modes of inquiry that enable their essential self-examination and self-preparation for any future equity-related organizational collaborations.

 

Please have interested students contact commlead@uw.edu with their SID to be given registration permission for this UW Continuum College class. Please note class follows fee-based tuition practices, so is not eligible for tuition waivers and is charged separately from state tuition.

Environmental Innovation Practicum (ENTRE 443/543, ENGR 498, ENVIR 495)

2 credits | Tuesdays 4 – 5:50 pm

Open to BOTH undergraduates and graduate students
The environmental innovation practicum is instructed by Chris Metcalfe [linkedin.com], president and co-founder of Korvata [korvata.com], a company he was inspired to create as a student in this exact class! Each week you’ll fill your toolbox with new skills and problem-solving experience while also engaging with guest speakers from multiple industries. This 2 credit/no credit course is open to all levels of undergraduates and graduate students providing a great opportunity for these groups of students to connect. An idea you work on as part of the class could even gain enough traction to do well in the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge. Questions? E-mail Lauren Brohawn at brohal@uw.edu.

This autumn quarter, we are happy to share that GEOG 581/HSERV 585 Seminar in Medical Geography has space available for you to register! Please check out the details below:

GEOG 581/HSERV 585: Seminar In Medical Geography (5 credits)

Space, Place, Health and Addiction: The Geography of the Opioid Epidemic(s) in America

Instructor: Suzanne Withers

Meeting Time: MW 1:00pm – 2:20pm

Location: SMI 409

SLN: 23722

3-Credit Option: GEOG 595 C

Description: This graduate research seminar explores the geography of the opioid epidemic(s) in the United States. The course begins with the geography and epidemiology of pain (chronic through acute) and journeys through the production of prescription opioids, the geography of prescribing, the politics of monitoring, and the epidemiology of prescribing practices. The journey continues by exploring spatial patterns of addiction, overdose, death, and dying, the geography of illicit drugs and public health responses to overdose, and the accessibility of treatment for opioid use disorder. Students gain a rich understanding of the importance of place and space from this close study of the opioid epidemic(s).

In parallel, this course provides students with advanced training in GIS for geospatial health research. Analytical techniques such as mapping uncertainty, web mapping, proximity analysis, hot spot analysis, spatial/temporal analysis, colocation analysis, geographically weighted regression, and Bayesian smoothing techniques for rate stabilization are reviewed using hands-on exercises, primarily with ArcGIS. Prior GIS training is advantageous but not essential. Students gain a rich understanding of the geospatial techniques frequently applied in spatial health research.

 

Dear Students:

The Washington AHEC Scholars Program (formerly WWAMI AHEC Scholars program), a FREE interprofessional elective opportunity, is recruiting applicants for Fall 2022.

Watch the video!

What is it?

• An interdisciplinary educational and training program focused on increasing the diverse, culturally competent healthcare workforce that specializes in rural and underserved areas.
• It provides you with skills and experiences to better prepare you for work in these areas.
• It especially seeks to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds, rural areas, and racial/ethnic groups that are inadequately represented in health care (identifying as one or more of these is NOT a stipulation for acceptance).
• The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will identify AHEC Scholar students that complete the program as having special training and experience with rural and underserved communities.

What is the structure?

• This is a two-year interprofessional program in which you will learn about other disciplines and develop team-based learning and skills that you can take into practice.
• Several information and networking social events will be hosted on UWSOM campus throughout both years.
• You can take the courses for elective credit if you are a UW student or no credit/no cost (option for both UW students and students from other institutions).
  • Year One: 
    • Kick off event-Introduction to AHEC Scholars
    • 40 hours per year of community/experiential/clinical work in rural or underserved sites
      • Students may count clinical work from their primary program of study if it is completed in a rural or underserved setting
    • 40 hours of didactics through Rural/Underserved Health Course I
      • Synchronous online classes in the evenings to best accommodate your schedule
    • Optional field trip
  • Year Two:
    • 40 hours per year of community/experiential/clinical work in rural or underserved sites
      • Students may count clinical work from their primary program of study if it is completed in a rural or underserved setting
    • 40 hours of didactics through Rural/Underserved Health II 
      • Synchronous online classes in the evenings to best accommodate your schedule
    • Spring networking event and graduation ceremony with completion certificates
    • Optional field trip

What topics are covered? 

• Interprofessional education
• Behavioral health integration – integrating primary and behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)
• Social determinants of health and their impact on your patients’ health.
• Cultural humility training
• Practice transformation: goal-setting, leadership, practice facilitation, workflow changes, measuring outcomes, adapting organizational tools and processes to support new team-based models of health care delivery
• Current and emerging health issues such as COVID-19, opioid abuse, and geographically relevant health issues.
• Community Health Work
• Telehealth

Who can apply?

• You can apply if you are in a health professional program that ends in a certificate or degree
• Historically the program has graduated students from Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, PT/OT, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Social Work, PA, DNP and N.D.
• The long list of accepted disciplines is provided in the application

How do I apply?

• Visit the website for more information and to access the application!

Sign up now for Introduction to Advocacy for the Health Professions – UCONJ 646!

• Learn from advocacy and topic specific experts about fundamental elements of health advocacy.
• Develop hands-on skills for moving beyond witnessing health disparities to upstream action rooted in community-centered advocacy.
• See flyer for details (attached)

Course details:

• Fall quarter 2022
• One Credit, CR/NC
• Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm
• Online only

Contact Rachel Lazzar, rlazzar@uw.edu for an add code or with questions!

REHAB 566A: Disability and Health: Tensions, Intersections, and Future Opportunities (SLN: 14402)

Meets online, W 12:30-1:50, 1cr, CR/NC

Course instructors: Heather Feldner, PT, PhD, PCS; Silas James, MPA

Course Description

The goal for this online, one credit course is to use a disability studies framework to understand and interrogate disability and health within historical and contemporary healthcare practice and lay communities. Participants in this course will engage in critical analysis of multiple conceptualizations of disability and how tensions between various understandings of disability influence healthcare delivery, health professions education, and dominant social discourses of health and wellness. Systemic ableism and barriers to healthcare for disabled people will be addressed, and participants will consider future opportunities to promote health and access to healthcare services for disabled people while simultaneously working to counteract these issues. Course content will draw heavily from personal narratives and lived experiences of disabled people and their families, historical documents, and contemporary media.

Plain Language Course Description

The goal for this class is to work with students on learning and talking about different ways of thinking about disability and health in places like doctor’s offices or hospitals and in the community. People who take this class will think hard about their own beliefs about disability and health. They will also talk about how beliefs about disability may cause doctors, nurses, or therapists to think or act differently toward people with disabilities. Sometimes, it is hard for people with disabilities to get medical care because the equipment isn’t made for them, or it is hard to get a ride to go see a doctor, or doctors don’t listen as well as they should about what they need. Students in this class will also think about how to make some of these things better, as partners to people with disabilities. We will use videos and books that include people with disabilities and their families talking about what they like and don’t like about going to see a doctor, nurse, or therapist. We will also talk about the history of how people with disabilities are treated in this country. Finally, we will talk about how to treat people with disabilities better so they can always do the things they want, go to the places they want, and be with the people they want. The course will meet online once a week for an hour and a half, for 9 weeks.

Substance Use Disorder Professional Accelerated Training

Highline College offers an accelerated Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP) Alternative Training. This is a 15 credit entirely online program, for eligible providers interested in becoming a SUDP through the Alternative Training pathway. You must hold an active license in good standing in the areas of WAC 246-811-076 (Masters level providers).   The courses teach the TAP 21 basic competencies and are focused on preparing you to pass the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) credentialing exam! In addition to coursework, you must complete supervised experience hours as required by the state to receive full SUDP credentialing.   ***If you are a bilingual/bicultural behavioral health professional, you may qualify for a scholarship. Complete the survey here. You will receive a response within two weeks.

Program Highlights  Expedited educational pathway for dual credentialing, only 15 credits required Courses offered entirely online; self-paced so you can complete the program around your schedule Courses designed specifically for masters and doctoral level licensed professionals Students can begin the program any quarter This program also meets the requires for Co-Occuring Disorder Specialist per RCW 18.205.105. Program Requirements   Fall Quarter: HSER 222- Introduction to Substance Abuse (3 credits)   Winter Quarter: HSER 102- Physiology of Psychoactive Drugs (3 credits)   Spring Quarter: HSER 119- Laws, Professionalism and Ethics (3 credits)   Summer Quarter: HSER 225- Individual, Family and Group Addiction Counseling (3 credits) HSER 220- ASAM Criteria and Treatment Placement (3 credits)

For more information or questions about how to register, visit the Continuing Education website; contact us at (206) 592-3785 or by email at ce@highline.edu.

NSG 575 Leadership for Population Health  (3 credits)

Course Description:

Analyzes and applies leadership literature and models for advanced nursing practice in population health. Explores skills in organizational strategic planning and change, with emphasis on roles and responsibilities in advocacy, workforce development, operational management of organizations, and professional ethics. Emphasis on transforming organizations, communities, systems, and other contexts to advance the health of all populations. Prerequisite: NSG 571, or permission of instructor.

Course Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Discuss leadership models and roles that promote high-quality performance of organizational operations and programmatic delivery.
2. Apply systems thinking to strategic partnerships, assessment, planning, prioritization processes, and evaluation to promote health equity.
3. Apply ethical principles and frameworks to decision-making about serving the health needs of all populations.
4. Critique evidence-based approaches that facilitate professional development of others and influence organizational goals in support of population health in an evolving local and global context.
5. Demonstrate using self-reflection to develop leadership effectiveness in population health practice.

NSG 554:  Population Health and the Environment  (3 credits)

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Introduces core concepts and principles related to the science and practice of environmental and occupational health.  Examines historical cases and current issues to illustrate how environmental conditions contribute to injury and illness among human populations.  Explores health professionals’ roles in actions that protect and promote healthy environmental and workplace settings.

Course Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Evaluate conventional models and perspectives that characterize the interface between human health and environmental and occupational contexts.
2. Explain mechanisms of exposure to hazardous agents and circumstances that threaten health at the individual, group, community, and population levels.
3. Apply strategies reflecting principles of injury and disease prevention, health promotion, and rehabilitation to address environmental and occupational health problems.
4. Interpret research evidence in environmental and occupational sciences to inform interventions that protect population health.

Relate competencies and skills of health professionals to engage in actions that create safe, salutogenic, and just environmental and occupational conditions.

NSG 575 Leadership for Healthy Populations  (3 credits)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Analyzes and applies leadership literature and models for advanced nursing practice in population health. Explores skills in organizational strategic planning and change, with emphasis on roles and responsibilities in advocacy, workforce development, operational management of organizations, and professional ethics. Emphasis on transforming organizations, communities, systems, and other contexts to advance the health of all populations.

Course Learning Objectives

 

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Discuss leadership models and roles that promote high-quality performance of organizational operations and programmatic delivery.
2. Apply systems thinking to strategic partnerships, assessment, planning, prioritization processes, and evaluation to promote health equity.
3. Apply ethical principles and frameworks to decision-making about serving the health needs of all populations.
4. Critique evidence-based approaches that facilitate professional development of others and influence organizational goals in support of population health in an evolving local and global context.
5. Demonstrate using self-reflection to develop leadership effectiveness in population health practice.

Drama 490A/599C (Acting Up: Teaching Theater for Change) will be offered spring quarter 2022. This course is geared toward graduate students, seniors, and juniors. This course is open to students of all majors and disciplines. In this course “students practice using the language and methods of theater to challenge institutional oppression and advance community dialogue about power and privilege.” Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

Flyer can be found here: Drama 490A/599C

Injury and Violence: A Public Health Approach (EPI 585) will be offered spring quarter of 2022. Course material includes a unit devoted to studying child maltreatment as well as one focused on intimate partner violence. Co-professors Avanti Adhia and Vivian Lyons encourage anyone interested to enroll as they hope to “create a class with students from different schools and programs to focus on injury and violence prevention with a structural lens and a focus on translation of evidence into practice and policy”. More information about the course can be found here and in the course flyer found here.

UCONJ 647: Antiracism in Action for Health Professionals – Winter 2022

Provides health sciences students opportunity to reflect and build skills necessary to become an anti-racist health care professional. Examines racism at the individual, institutional and societal level, and provides opportunities for a diverse group of health professions to share ideas and perspectives about collective action. Fully remote; 1cr. Credit/No credit. Thursdays 5:30 – 7:20PM. Lead Faculty: Jasmine Mangrum (pharmacy), Charlotte Sanders (social work), Tracy Brazg (social work), Tamara Cyhan Cunitz (nursing), Benjamin Danielson (medicine), Ashland Doomes (dentistry)

For questions/add codes, contact Rachel Lazzar:  rlazzar@uw.edu.

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