Posted under Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Workshops on Mar 28, 2022
Upcoming Event! Join WSSCSW for: How to Start a Private Practice, with Jennifer Kennett MA LMHC. June 23, 2022, 6-8pm, via Zoom. 2 CEU’s offered. Pay-What-You-Can. https://wsscsw.org/event-4723579
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The UW Custodian Project is a community-driven, volunteer-led advocacy project led and organized by Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano, MPH, MSW. Through appreciation efforts, arts, and education, it aims to uplift custodian voices and wisdom, foster understanding and respect, and change culture and material conditions for custodians at UW and beyond. If you are interested in receiving updates and asks for community support as they arise, please sign up here: http://www.uwcustodianproject.com/contact.html
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Hello SWAPI Members,
We hope you are well and ready to enjoy your break (or maybe already enjoying). Please save the below dates for our Spring Quarter 2022 SWAPI Meetings/activities.
SWAPI is a UW School of Social Work Affinity Group for students, staff, and faculty who identify as Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian.
Spring Quarter 2022 Save the Dates:
– April 7th: Monthly Hybrid Meeting at SSW (Room TBD) and via Zoom, 5:30-6:30pm PT (with optional in-person post meeting hang out, usually a meal)
– April 30th: Seattle Chinatown/International District (postponed) Lunar New Year Celebration, https://www.seattlechinatownid.com/experiences/lunar-new-year, more details to come
– May 5th: Monthly Hybrid Meeting at SSW (Room TBD) and via Zoom, 5:30-6:30pm PT (with optional in-person post meeting hang out, usually a meal)
– June 2nd: Monthly Hybrid Meeting at SSW (Room TBD) and via Zoom, 5:30-6:30pm PT (with optional in-person post meeting hang out, usually a meal)
Comments Off on SWAPI SPRING QTR 2022: SAVE THE DATES – 4/7, 4/30, 5/5, 6/2Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Seminars, lectures and films, Student Resources, Thesis Research on Mar 7, 2022
Issue No. 108 February 22, 2022
Highlighted News and Announcements
Want your research to be more visible?
Mark your calendars to join SSW’s Librarian Lynly Beard on March 8 at 2:00pm to learn about the five places you should keep Author Profiles! Your research depends in part on being findable- so ORCID, Web of Science, Dimensions, Scopus Preview and Google Scholar are all places where you will want to keep a profile. This event is recommended for all SSW faculty, research staff involved with publications, and students engaged in research. You can join on Zoom by clicking here.
Comments Off on Offer Newsletter: Issue 108Posted under Events, Interest areas, Just for fun, LGBTQIA+, Student support and self care on Mar 7, 2022
The UW Q-munity are looking for student performers to perform in this year’s UW Drag Show!
The deadline to sign up for an audition is the end of Week 10 (March 11th). The auditions will be held in the first and second week of Spring Quarter. We encourage anyone (Drag Kings, Drag Queen, and anyone in between) to sign up! The UW Drag Show is on April 22nd and will be a friendly competition with prizes for participants!
Please contact asuwwsc@uw.edu if you have any questions or concerns. The flyer also includes some more details.
Signup Link: https://forms.gle/NjtED5EErPZ7SHqeA
Comments Off on UW Drag Show Student Signups Circulation – Signups Deadline 3/11Posted under Events, Student Groups on Campus on Feb 24, 2022
Come join the Q Center March 4th at 2:30-3:30 pm with Sasha from the Resilience Lab to discuss mental health, coping, and wellness! Register before March 4th for the link!
Contact oacuff@uw.edu or undocu@uw.edu with questions, comments, or concerns.
View the flyer here (this is the link generated by the flyer QR code is here)
Comments Off on Q Center Presents: Interpreting Intersectionality – 3/4Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Student Resources, Thesis Research on Feb 23, 2022
Highlighted News and Announcements
Congratulations SSW Scholars!
We are very pleased to announce that nine School of Social Work scholars are acknowledged as among the top 2% of scientists in the world in 2021 in a Stanford University-Elsevier study of 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields. The data for the analysis come from citations and impact factor scores, adjusted for authorship positions and self-citations. Our colleagues who are acknowledged are:
Two collegues from the Tacoma UW School of Social Work and Criminal Justice are also included on the list:
Congratulations to these outstanding scholars for this incredible recognition! The rankings can be found at:
https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3
Want your research to be more visible?
Mark your calendars to join SSW’s Librarian Lynly Beard on March 8 at 2:00pm to learn about the five places you should keep Author Profiles! Your research depends in part on being findable- so ORCID, Web of Science, Dimensions, Scopus Preview and Google Scholar are all places where you will want to keep a profile. This event is recommended for all SSW faculty, research staff involved with publications, and students engaged in research. A meeting invite will be sent out on February 15.
Comments Off on Offer Newsletter: Issue 107Posted under Events on Feb 23, 2022
Gender Expansive Experiences: Using HRT As Part of The Gender Journey
Join us Monday February 28th at 3pm-4:30pm PT to hear from a group of incredible humans who will be sharing with us their experiences using HRT (hormone replacement therapy) as a part of their gender journeys.
This will be an entirely virtual event and we will have safety mechanisms in place to protect the privacy of our panelists and our participants.
Please register at https://tinyurl.com/hrtpanel.
Please email jwaxler@uw.edu with any questions.
Comments Off on Q Center presents: Gender Expansive Experiences on HRT – 2/28Posted under Events on Feb 23, 2022
My Dog Is My Home is a national nonprofit in the U.S. dedicated to expanding access to shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness with their companion animals. It is with great enthusiasm that I formally invite the University of Washington’s School of Social Work to attend our 2nd Annual Co-Sheltering Conference, which will be held virtually on March 1-3, 2022. There are student rates and select conference scholarships available, thanks to the support of PetSmart Charities and Maddie’s Fund.
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Join in on a special BRiTE Center guest presentation Wednesday, 3/2/2022 at 12:00-1:00pm by Dr. Adrian Aguilera via Zoom. This meeting will be recorded.
Dr. Adrian Aguilera is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UC San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Aguilera directs the Digital Health Equity and Access Lab(link is external) (dHEAL) and the Latinx Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health. Dr. Aguilera’s research is focused on developing and testing technology-based interventions to address health disparities in low-income and vulnerable populations, with an emphasis on Latinx populations.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://washington.zoom.us/j/9594284659
Meeting ID: 959 428 4659
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Comments Off on UW BRiTE Center Guest Presentation – Dr. Adrian Aguilera – 3/2Posted under Events on Feb 14, 2022
Thriving in Grad School: Intentional & Actionable Steps Toward Healthy Self-Empowerment
Wednesday, February 16, 2:30 pm – 4 pm (PST), Online
Register via Zoom (UW NetID required): bit.ly/tigswi22
Free and open to all UW graduate students across tri-campus
UW calendar entry:
Interested in learning about the importance of mental health in graduate school? Want support in identifying practices that will cultivate and enhance your wellness as a graduate student? Attend this interactive presentation with guest speaker Dr. Raghav Sampangi of PhD Balance.
Raghav is an active advocate for mental health and well-being, and inclusion, in academia. In this regard, he works closely with global advocacy groups: PhD Balance (focused on graduate student mental health and well-being) and Dragonfly Mental Health (focused on faculty mental health and well-being). Raghav believes in action-oriented advocacy and in developing community approaches to well-being, which involves developing supports for all members of the academic community.
Raghav is Senior Instructor in the Faculty of Computer Science and Faculty Associate for the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Dalhousie University, Canada, as well as a Cultural Competence in Computing (3C) Fellow at Duke University.
This event is a collaboration between Core Programs—Office of Graduate Student Affairs and Graduate Student Equity & Excellence (formerly GO-MAP), both housed within The Graduate School. Send event questions to cpinfo@uw.edu.
To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@u.washington.edu.
Comments Off on Thriving in Grad School: Intentional & Actionable Steps Toward Healthy Self-Empowerment- 2/16Posted under Events on Feb 14, 2022
Being Bold in the Face of Adversity! Examining Imposter Syndrome and Re-Affirming Your Worth!
Feb. 24, 2022 from 12-1pm via Zoom,
Pay what you can, 1 CEU available.
https://www.wsscsw.org/event-4512205
Comments Off on Being Bold in the Face of Adversity! – 2/24Posted under Events, Student Groups on Campus on Feb 10, 2022
UW Seattle’s Transracial Adoptee Group (TAG) is hosting a winter event this quarter on March 2, 2022.
TAG is a student-led group open to all UW campuses that offers affinity, support, and community building to transracial adoptees in the Social Work BASW, MSW and PhD program. Along with providing adoptees an inclusive space to share stories, TAG is committed to increase efforts to amplify the voices of adoptees in the classroom and great Social Work community.
This quarter, we are hosting a tri-campus event open to all transracial adoptees affiliated with UW. It will be a chance to meet people across UW campuses and build community within the transracial adoptee group. Please see attached poster for the details. This event will be held remotely. See zoom link below:
The event link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/8363564707
If you identify as a Transracial Adoptee currently affiliated with any of the three UW campuses (Bothell, Tacoma, Seattle) please join us! Or if you know of any current University of Washington students, staff, or faculty who identify as a Transracial Adoptee, please pass this on to them. Please RSVP by sending an email to rreed21@uw.edu
See attached flyer: Winter TAG Info Poster
Comments Off on UW Seattle’s Transracial Adoptee Group (TAG) Winter Event – 3/2Posted under Events, Student Resources on Feb 8, 2022
Counseling Muslims: Tips on Providing Culturally Informed Treatment. April 7, 2022 from 12-1pm via Zoom. Pay what you can, 1 CEU available. https://www.wsscsw.org/event-4513565
Comments Off on WSSCSW: Counseling Muslims: Tips on Providing Culturally Informed Treatment – 4/7Posted under Events on Feb 8, 2022
FIUTS CulturalFest celebrates the diversity and talent that international students bring to our campus and region. This annual FIUTS community event welcomes globally-minded visitors of all ages and backgrounds to the University of Washington for cultural exploration and learning.
The FIUTS CulturalFest International Expo (February 19, 1:00-5:00pm) will be at the UW HUB, with over 35 booths sharing global cultures through music, dance, food, conversation, and interactive activities. This event is free and open to the public.
The FIUTS CulturalFest Performance Showcase (February 19, 7:00-10:00pm) brings 11 of the best University of Washington artists, musicians, singers, dancers, and choreographers from around the world at the Meany Theater stage to celebrate the diversity and talent of the international community in our region. Students can buy tickets at a discounted price!
Visit fiuts.org/culturalfest to learn more!
WHO: Everyone is welcome!
WHEN: February 19th
TIME: EXPO- 1-5 PM / Performance 7-10 PM
WHERE : UW HUB / Meany Hall
* Proof of vaccination against COVID 19 will be required upon entry to Meany Hall for the CulturalFest Performance Showcase
Comments Off on FIUTS Cultural Fest – 2/19Posted under Events, Student Resources on Jan 31, 2022
2022 Information Sessions & Drop-in Sessions
Good evening folks looking to start their search for their specialized year practicum!
Below you will find information on the various info sessions and links to the zoom meetings. Please email markb92@uw.edu if you have any questions.
OPTIONAL DROP-IN SESSION FOR Clinical students with additional questions:
Comments Off on 2022 Field Placement Info Sessions & Drop-in Sessions: SSW Office of Field Education (For students going into their 2nd year practicum)Posted under Events on Jan 31, 2022
Registration is live via this website for A Conversation with Professor Beth Richie at SSW on Feb. 23 at 10:00 a.m. We have limited in person seating available in Room 305 due to COVID-19 restrictions and precautions. If the event is full, you can add yourself to a waitlist via the same link.
Dr. Richie will be speaking at Town Hall Seattle on the evening of Feb. 23, which is open to the general public. Registration for the Town Hall Seattle event is free and open soon on their website here
Comments Off on Register for Dr. Beth Richie’s In-Person SSW Event – 2/23Posted under Events, Information Sessions on Jan 31, 2022
Social Work Practice with Latinx Communities Traineeship Info Session – 2/9 @5:30pm
Greetings MSW Day students preparing for Specialized Practicum. We’ll be hosting an information session Wednesday, February 9th from 5:30-6:30. Please join us and hear about how to be part of this exciting traineeship.
https://washington.zoom.us/j/94293971801
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The Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS) invites UW graduate students to an
info session on how to find funding for graduate school
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Comments Off on Finding Funding for Graduate School Info Session- 2/9Posted under Academic Resources, Career information and Professional Development Opportunities, Events, Research, Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships, Student Resources, Thesis Research on Jan 31, 2022
| Issue No. 104 January 25, 2022 |
Highlighted News and Announcements
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Call for Nominations
The National Academies is seeking experts to serve on an anticipated committee on Creating a Framework for Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation in Health and Medicine. The committee will develop a cross-sectoral governance framework, founded upon ethical principles with a focus on equity, for considering potential benefits and risks that emerging science, technology, and innovation in health and medicine can bring to society. Application deadline is January 27. For more information, click here.
Reminder about Bridge Funding
Investigators who currently have or are anticipating a need for bridge funding should be aware that any unspent funds after the award period is complete and/or outside funding is received will be returned to the Office of the Provost, as stated on the Bridge Funding Website.
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