“With the new school year underway, I wanted to remind you of the research and stats programming services that SSW offers through the Center for Social Science Computation and Research (CSSCR), and introduce myself.

CSSCR is a department on campus that offers access to statistical programs (like SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, and more!), introductory stats programming courses, labs for reservation, and consultants to assist students and faculty with programming or research questions. We’re a great resource for anyone who is doing social science research projects or courses (like 505 or 506!). As a member of CSSCR, all SSW staff, faculty, and students gets free access to all of these services. Questions can also be directed to csscr@uw.edu. In addition, the SSW lab also has SPSS installed on the computers.

CSSCR is located in the basement of Savery Hall (right by Red Square!), and is open from 9am – 9pm M-Th, and 9am-5pm on Friday. More information on the services offered and the hours of availability can be found here: http://julius.csscr.washington.edu/

I’m Nikki, a second year MSW student who is a consultant contracted with CSSCR; my programming specialty is in SAS, but if you have other questions about statistical computing or social science research please feel free to reach out (nrgurley@uw.edu) and I”m happy to assist you as best I can or direct you to another consultant who would be able to help you. 

Look forward to seeing you during the school year!”

Graduate Funding Information Service
Drop-In Hours, Mondays & Thursdays, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Consultation Studio, Research Commons, Allen Library South, UW Seattle
Access the GFIS online funding information guides:  http://lib.washington.edu/commons/services/gfis

GFIS works with current and admitted UW graduate students, helping them identify and locate funding opportunities for graduate school-related expenses including tuition, research, conference and research travel. Students can visit GFIS during drop-in advising hours, schedule individual appointments, or request information by email. Students can also visit the GFIS Funding Resources Guide and blog to learn about campus funding resources, databases, search strategies, and events. GFIS hosts workshops in the Research Commons, and works with UW departments to design discipline-specific workshops and resources for their graduate students.

The application for the 2017 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in fourteen critical foreign languages is now open!  The CLS is a fully funded language immersion program that occurs during the summer for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students.  This year the languages are Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.   If you would like to learn more about the program and application, I hope you’ll be able to attend this information session.  Please also note that there is no service requirement for this program. Thank you!

Critical Language Scholarship Info Session

Wednesday, October 19th

3:45-4:45 pm

Mary Gates Hall 173R

RSVP

About CLS: The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is a fully-funded overseas language program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and to build relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.

Please note that participants in the CLS Program are not required to have any experience studying critical languages for most of the fourteen languages. Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, which can be found on the CLS website: http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants.

The CLS Program seeks participants with diverse interests, from a wide variety of fields of study, backgrounds and career paths, with the purpose of representing the full diversity of professional, regional, cultural and academic backgrounds in the United States. Thus, students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, science, social sciences, arts and humanities are encouraged to apply.

There is no service requirement for CLS Alumni after the program. However, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers. Participants are selected based on their commitment to language learning and plans to apply their language skills to their future academic or professional pursuits.

The application is now live and available online at:  http://www.clscholarship.org

Applications will be due November 16,  2016

Student Bystander Training – This full-day training enhances students’ skills in being an active bystander and campus leader in preventing interpersonal violence on campus. We will examine dynamics of violence, barriers to intervening, and explore creative solutions for interrupting violence. Participants will gain confidence in their skills and enhance their understanding of solutions to intervene in situations in ways that feel safe and comfortable. Food, t-shirt and certificate provided upon completion.

Saturday Nov. 5th 10:00am- 4:00pm, Maple 218

Sign up:  https://greendot.typeform.com/to/BuVwwk

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New to Green Dot? The aim of UW Green Dot is to prevent and reduce power-based violence at UW by engaging students, faculty, and staff as active bystanders who step in, speak up, and interrupt potential acts of violence. The Green Dot movement is about gaining a critical mass of the UW community, who are willing to do their small part to actively and visibly reduce power-based personal violence at UW. The program is based out of the UW office of Health and Wellness, SafeCampus, and other campus departments. Learn more about UW GreenDot at http://depts.washington.edu/livewell/green-dot/

 

Thank you!

Green Dot Committee

Help shape your community!

5th Annual Elder Friendly Futures Conference
Sept. 15-16, 2016 | Lynnwood Convention Center

Join hundreds of healthcare providers, community professionals, research educators, students and more to share and learn about healthy aging and how to be part of an elder friendly future.

Elder Friendly Futures features two full days of educational sessions, networking opportunities, engaging exhibits, research poster presentations, roundtable discussions, the always-popular films discussion and a UW Bookstore kiosk.

The theme is Multiple Voices Shaping our Communities. Come ready to learn from leaders in the field of aging about:

• Shaping the science of health and wellness
• Visioning connections within age-friendly communities
• Addressing what it means to be older and underserved
• The multiple dimensions of cognitive and mental health
• Elder justice and security

Conference Homepage: http://depts.washington.edu/eff/

Considering a career in global health? The Global Health Resource Center, Department of Global Health, is excited to announce the schedule for our annual Global Health Career Week, May 2^nd – 7^th, 2016. All are welcome!

Global Health Career Week includes lectures, events, and information sessions, including a Career Resource and Information Fair, promoting careers in global health. We have also included a lecture by Paul Farmer on our calendar, which has been organized by Grand Rounds Talk in the School of Medicine, Department of Surgery.

Schedule below. Please share and circulate campus-wide. See you there!

Monday, May 2

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Dear MSW Students:

The Northwest Leaders in Behavioral Health Program is excited to reach out to you about this important funding & specialized training opportunity. Our NLBHP information session will be held next Thursday. Please feel free to contact me for an appointment if this time does not align with your schedule, so that we can go over the application packet. Be sure to check out our program page (link is also below) to determine your eligibility.

The Northwest Leaders in Behavioral Health Program (NLBHP) is happy to invite eligible MSW students, who are starting an advance practicum in Fall 2016 to attend our Applicant Information Session.

Applications are available in this email beginning April 22nd. Applications are due May 12, 2016.

Please read the details below:                    

What:               NORTHWEST LEADERS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM

Fall Start 2016 Applicant Information Session

The Northwest Leaders in Behavioral Health Program is a federally funded training grant that aims to recruit and train a cadre of outstanding social work practitioners committed to careers in behavioral health working with children, adolescents, and transition-aged youth who are at risk of or who have developed a behavioral health disorder.

The program offers specialized training and support for MSW students in their concentration year who are in behavioral health field education placements with children, youth and young adults up to age 25.

$10,000 stipends to trainees from extended degree and day programs per academic year (2014-2017)

Information Session:

When:               April 28, 2016  at 12:30-1p.m. (Day students) OR 5-5:30pm (EDP students)

Where:              Room 305AB

Contact:            Star Murray, starm@uw.edu

Further reading?    Want to know more about the NLBHP in advance of the information session? Please visit: http://socialwork.uw.edu/programs/northwest-leaders-in-behavioral-health-program.

NLBHP Application Autumn 2016-17 – DAY and AS Final

On Monday, May 9, please join us for a session on Emergency Preparedness for Earthquakes.  Guest speaker, Siri McLean, of UW Emergency Management, facilitates a very informative presentation and we hope to see many of you there! We recommend reviewing the UW Earthquakes webpage to learn more about risks in the Pacific Northwest and how you can become better prepared.

Date: Monday, May 9

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Place: SSW Room 305

Description:  The devastating earthquakes occurring around the world are constant reminders to those of us living in the Pacific Northwest to get prepared NOW! Our time is coming. It is not a question of if it will happen but when. Earthquakes pose a serious threat to life and property in Washington, particularly the Puget Sound region.

Join us for an hour presentation by Siri McLean, Plans & Training Manager with UW Emergency Management. Learn about earthquake risks we face and how you can become better prepared.  Siri is an engaging speaker with very practical information and advice.

Registration:  Open to all.  No RSVP required.

Dear School of Social Work Community,

Last April, UW President Anna Mari Cauce spoke from the heart about racism and what she thinks all of us, including herself, can do to combat it. She called upon the University community to conduct open and frank conversations on diversity, equity and difference.

In response to this stirring call to action, the School of Social Work is hosting a breakfast event — Can we talk? — on May 9 with special guest speaker Dr. Larry Davis, Dean, University of Pittsburg School of Social Work, and noted author of Why Are They Angry With Us?

Monday, May 9, 7:30 a.m. — 9:30 a.m.

School of Social Work Bldg. Room 305

Register today! Space is limited. RSVP no later than Wed., May 4,

by contacting Mary Kaiser at mbk2@uw.edu or 206.685.1661.

Please join us and help shape a future agenda to build on and accelerate our longstanding commitment to inclusion and social justice at the School of Social Work.

Please note: Students participating in practicum placements on that day will receive credit for attending.

To view flyer, click here.

You are cordially invited to attend a PhD Meet and Greet!

If you are interested in learning more about the Social Welfare PhD program, are interested in pursuing a PhD in Social Welfare, or curious to find out how to apply to a PhD program, come join us!

WHAT: PhD Meet and Greet
WHEN: May 5th, 2016
TIME: 12:30-1:30pm

WHERE: UW School of Social Work, Seattle (Room 305 A/B)

WHO: ALL SSW students!

Lunch will be provided. We are kindly asking for you to  PLEASE RSVP to matt717@uw.edu so we know how much food order. Please also let me know if you have any food restrictions.

Any questions can be directed to: matt717@uw.edu

Thanks!!

-Matt Ignacio

Deadline for proposals and registration has been EXTENDED to April 7th.

Please use this form: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/hdevans/294811

-We request that you register by April 7th for any parts of the symposium you wish to attend.
-Lunch will be provided on Sat May 14th to those who register.
-We are accepting proposals for manuscripts on all DS-related topics, as well as for posters and art pieces.

Free public events will take place May 12-14, 2016, on the Seattle and Bothell campuses of the University of Washington.  The theme of this year’s Pacific & Western Disability Studies Symposium is MAKING DISABILITY PUBLIC: ARTS, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ACTIVISM.  Featured speakers include artist Riva Lehrer and novelist Nicola Griffith!

Symposium program: https://depts.washington.edu/disstud/pacific-western-ds-symposium
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/205542253141341/

Questions? Please write to: uwdisabilitystudies@gmail.com

Our sixth lecture of the 2015-16 season will be a pre-recorded webinar session with Georganna Sedlar, Ph.D., Suzanne Kerns, Ph.D., and Maria Monroe-DeVita, Ph.D!

“Keeping the Faith while Keeping it Real:  Exploring more feasible and efficient ways of measuring treatment fidelity”

Clinical research has shown that evidence based practices work when there is documented fidelity.  However, measuring fidelity outside of clinical research studies presents many challenges.  This presentation will explore simpler and efficient approaches to measuring fidelity to evidence based practices in the “real world”.

Thursday,April 7th, 2016	Georganna Sedlar, Ph.D.,Suzanne Kerns, Ph.D.,and Maria Monroe-DeVita, Ph.D.University of Washington’s Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy	Keeping the Faith while Keeping it Real: Exploring more feasible and efficient ways of measuring treatment fidelity
Pre-Recorded Webinar	Registration Link:https://redcap.iths.org/surveys/?s=XLL77LTA3D	Have a question for our presenters?Submit it with your registration form by March 29th at 4pm PST

More information on our presenters:

Georganna Sedlar, Ph.D., is an Acting Assistant Professor and a licensed clinical psychologist in the Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy housed within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine.  Dr. Sedlar’s professional activities involve: consultation and training in evidence based practices (EBPs); clinical practice; teaching, and research focused on dissemination and implementation of EBPs. She is currently working on a state initiative to track and assess quality of implementation of empirically based practices for children throughout the state of Washington.

Maria Monroe-DeVita, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She provides training and implementation support to state and community providers implementing evidence-based practices for adults with serious mental illness. She is the lead author on a fidelity tool used to assess Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs and is working with this team to develop more practical approaches to assessing fidelity across other EBPs.

Suzanne Kerns, PhD., is an Associate Professor in the Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy. Most of her current work surrounds integrating evidence-based psychosocial interventions and approaches within child welfare, primary care, and mental health. Sue has participated in several projects that involved bringing multiple EBPIs to agencies and communities, as well as a cost study investigating the expenses associated with implementing EBPIs.

*Please register via the link provided. Questions will be collected until March 29^th at 4pm PST. One Certificate of Completion is provided for each lecture.*

If you have any additional questions about this lecture or the series, please feel free to email Cathea Carey at cmc37@uw.edu.

A link will be emailed on April 7^th to people who register and Certificates of Completion are available to those who register.

The Evidence Based Practice Institute, supported by the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery

If you are interested in earning a certificate in international development or nonprofit management, please mark your calendar for our upcoming information session!

*International Development and **Nonprofit Management** Certificates Information Session*

Monday, April 4, 2016

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Parrington 108

The International Development Certificate program

https://evans.uw.edu/academic-programs/non-degree/international-development-certificate

(IDCP) offers students a foundation for addressing complex questions of poverty and development. The goal of the IDCP within the student’s UW study is threefold: to understand the main debates, players, policies and values within international development; to be familiar with a common set of skills and applied approaches; and to appreciate the perspectives and methods that other disciplines bring to address current development challenges.

The Nonprofit Management Certificate program

https://evans.uw.edu/academic-programs/graduate-certificates-and-program-options/nonprofit-management-certificate

(NMCP) gives you the tools and framework needed to meet the increasing challenges facing the nonprofit sector today. We have recently updated the NMCP curriculum and requirements to accommodate increasing demand for the program and to better enable students from diverse disciplines across the UW campuses to participate. The certificate program also offers the chance to develop networking relationships with guest speakers who are practitioners and professionals working in the local nonprofit community.

Students from any UW graduate program are eligible to apply.

The application deadline is *Monday, April 18, 2016. *

Note from Lin – 6 credits of the cert program electives may overlap with your MSW electives.  The rest of the credits are in addition to your MSW degree.

The UW Advancement team has asked that we reach out to SSW students. As staff members of the UW Foundation, they are working on a project aiming to improve communications and connections between students and our institution. They will be holding a focus group on Wednesday, March 23^rd from 2-4PM in Alder Hall designed to get to the heart of what motivates your engagement as a Husky. As a thank you for your time, they will provide participants with food and swag!

Please RSVP by filling out this catalyst survey. Thank you in advance for considering this opportunity to share your opinions, experiences and ideas for the future. If you have any questions regarding this focus group, please feel free to contact Adam Hill or Monica McDonald from UW Advancement.

Want to learn more about safe consumption sites (places where people can use drugs in a clean supervised environment) in Seattle? Come to an event next Monday 3/21 from 5:30-7:30 at UW Health Sciences!

As heroin use and heroin overdose deaths increase every year in Seattle, there are new efforts to create a safe consumption site in Seattle.

Safe consumption sites are locations where people have access to sterile supplies, clean facilities, medical supervision, and addiction treatment resources. They have been shown to reduce HIV and Hep C transmission, reduce fatal overdose deaths, increase number of people seeking treatment, reduce bacterial infections, be cost effective, and reduce public disturbance. Vancouver BC has been operating a safe consumption site called InSite since 2003 with great success, and Canada plans to expand these services across the country.

Interested in learning more? 
UW will be hosting several founding members of InSite (http://supervisedinjection.vch.ca/) to speak to us on 3/21 from 5:30-7:30 in Turner Auditorium D209 in University of Washington Health Sciences to discuss the state of epidemic in Seattle and how we as a city can improve our response.

Panelists include:
Dr. Caleb Banta-Green (ADAI,! UW Public Health),
Liz Evans (Insite co-founder),
Mark Townsend (Insite co-founder), and
Kris Nyrop (LEAD National Support Bureau)

For more information, check out https://www.facebook.com/events/1656379684612467/

If you cannot make this event, there will be other events throughout the week. Check out https://www.facebook.com/VOCALWA/ for more information or email Benjamin Lang at blang@uw.edu with any questions.

Building Your Motivational Interviewing Skills

 

LIVE Thursday, Mar. 10, 17, & 31

1 PM Eastern Time

(12 Central, 11 Mountain, 10 Pacific)

FREE! | Learn about the series here!

This 3-webinar series will cover:

The basics of Motivational Interviewing (MI) & why it’s an effective strategy today
The “spirit” and core skills of MI
The information processes, elements, and resources available for MI
This series is offered free of charge to anyone interested, but they do not award CE.

Each webinar offers an optional 1.5 contact hours for $15.  Details will be given during each presentation.

Hello everyone!

Please join QMed again for lunch on Tuesday, 2/23/16 from 11-12:30 in room T-747. We will be having a speaker, Shannon Solie with us in a session titled “How To Talk To Patients About Sex” to discuss how to better serve our patients in this realm! Read more below.

We will be ordering 30 Bahn Mi sandwiches on a first come, first served basis. Please sign up on this link so that we can keep an accurate head count! https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/ttjvs

Tuesday, 2.23.16
11-12:30, T-747
Shannon Solie

“How To Talk To Patients About Sex”

Shannon Solie provides “sex-positive” therapy to individuals, couples, and groups in Capitol Hill. She specializes in working with LGBTQ-identifying people and their allies. Shannon will present not only address how to talk about sex with your patients, but also how to counsel them about their sexual concerns. Then we will have a discussion about how physicians can fill in the gaps. Shannon’s expertise includes sexuality and gender education, sexuality and intimacy, and sexuality and intimacy post-cancer or other life altering diagnosis. Q&A at the end.

If interest is expressed, we will record the session for WWAMI access! Please let us know if this is something that you would benefit from.

We look forward to having you there! Sincerely,

Jessica Keesee

University of Washington School of Medicine MS1
TFA alumna-New Jersey Corps
(360) 610-8610
jkeesee7@gmail.com

Please join us to find out about the Washington State Department of Health CDP-T requirements, licensure, application process, and how Seattle Central can help you achieve your goals!

When: December 16, 6:00P-7:00P

Where: Room BE 3193

Please RSVP to: edwyna.ho@seattle.colleges.edu

Applied Behavioral Health Programs
1701 Broadway Ave, BE 3220
Seattle, WA 98122
206-934-6900

Department of Global Health Fellowships Information Session

When: Friday, December 4, 2015, 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Where: South Campus Center, Room 303

Come learn about the Department of Global Health’s five funding opportunities for travel support and fieldwork experiences for graduate and professional students, and medical residents at the University of Washington.

• George Povey Social Justice and Activism in Global Health Fellowship
• Global Opportunities in Health (GO Health) Fellowship
• Strengthening Caring Opportunities through Partnership in Ethiopia (SCOPE) Fellowship
• Stergachis Endowed Fellowship in International Exchange
• Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellowship

These funding opportunities are administered by the Global Health Resource Center and provide assistance for costs associated with doing fieldwork outside of Seattle. Applications for each may be submitted via a Common Application and Catalyst Dropbox. Visit the Funding for Fieldwork page to learn more!

The application will be available beginning Monday, February 1, 2016 and will close Monday, March 14, 2016

The University of Washington School of Law’s Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) Program is hosting an Admissions Information Session at William H. Gates Hall on December 1.

During this session, we will be providing information about this innovative Master’s degree program and inform candidates about the application process.

If you would like to find out more about UW School of Law’s Master of Jurisprudence degree program, please join us to learn more and meet our faculty.

Our upcoming session is Tuesday, December 1 6:00-7:00 PM in William H. Gates Hall, Room 207.
Please RSVP to mjgrad@uw.edu if you would like to attend. We look forward to meeting you!

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