SSW students, consider attending this student-organized conference that is also curated for social work students.

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Our annual Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH) Conference is on May 17^th in which public health professionals discuss how we can combat white supremacy culture. Because many therapists and social workers are curated speakers for the event, we think it would be a great opportunity to share with your MSW and undergraduate students. If possible, could you please share this blurb and/or flyer?

“The RSO Students of Color for Public Health (SCPH) is excited to announce that our 2025 Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH) Conference will be on Saturday May 17th from 10PM-4PM in the Hans Rosling Center. We know our current healthcare system is not built to provide equitable healthcare services for all. With this in mind, our goal is to facilitate a collaborative community health conference 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 features a range of public health professionals as speakers, workshop leaders, and panelists who will be speaking on our theme “Empowering Communities: the Power of Public Health Communication.” The theme focuses on collaborating directly with communities to ensure public health initiatives are equitable, culturally responsive, and tackle the urgent issue of disinformation in today’s political climate. Our speakers will address a range of topics, including gender-based violence, empowering the mental health of Black populations, and protecting immigration rights, among others.

Lunch and dessert will be provided, and we’re so excited to see you at the conference. To RSVP and learn more about the theme, speakers, and other questions you might have, please visit scphuw.org/arch-conference]scphuw.org/arch-conference.”

MSW students, consider joining this event with the UW midwifery nursing program. Commence forwarded message:

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The Nurse-Midwifery Department and UW Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health (NSRH) are excited to invite you to a sponsored book talk and conversation happening on campus next Monday, April 21st at 5:30pm. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Grace Howard, who is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies at San José State University and the author of a new book, The Pregnancy Police: Conceiving Crime, Arresting Personhood. Her body of work explores reproductive law and policy, and the dimensions of legal personhood for people with the capacity for pregnancy. Dr. Howard will be speaking about her book, her research, and the milieu of sexual and reproductive healthcare in the US.
 
All are welcome, and we will have snacks and light refreshments to accompany the conversation! For additional details, please see below.
 
What: Book Talk with Dr. Grace Howard, author of The Pregnancy Police: Conceiving Crime, Arresting Personhood
Where: HSEB 421 (and on Zoom)
When: Monday, April 21st from 5:30-7pm PST

SSW students, join us for a series of career-oriented events and programming this spring!

In this session, join us for a panel dialogue with SSW faculty/staff/alumni to listen and reflect on how being a first-generation college student may shape experiences moving into your career. 

• Monday, April 14th from 6:30-7:30pm
• RSVP and access Zoom link

MSW students, consider your attendance to this teach-in. All members of the UW community are invited.

Friday, April 11, 2025 – TEACH-IN: How We Got Here: Critical Reflections on Racism, Deportation, and Transphobia

12:30pm – 3:30pm; doors at noon.

Kane Hall, Room 225 (Waker-Ames Room)

Open to the Public. Registration Required: https://forms.gle/z7oJtQELFjhffdbQ9

Faculty from a range of UW departments — American Ethnic Studies; American Indian Studies; Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies; History; Jewish Studies; Labor Studies; and Middle East Studies — and the Law School come together for this “teach-in” to frame and understand the current moment.

****Revised as of June 6th, 2025: the program has concluded for the year.

MSW students, consider this free training and research opportunity. The training is titled, “Pathways to Safety: Empowering Social Workers to Counsel Clients about Firearms”, and is part of a UW PHI grant. This opportunity is open to all MSW cohorts.

Find the RSVP link here: https://redcap.link/PTStraining

MSW-Clinical specialization students, consider your attendance to this workshop. Flyer and details below. Commence forwarded message:

My name is Lawrence and I am currently a senior in the UW SSW BASW (that’s a mouthful!) program. My practicum is hosting a free lecture by an esteemed local hematologist-oncologist this upcoming Tuesday, and I figured that an email would be more effective than a flier in the hallway.

If anyone (student or practitioner) has an interest in working in hematology or oncology, this is a nice opportunity to stay abreast of research and practices that directly affect our clients. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think it might benefit, and I am happy to answer any questions you might have.  

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MSW students with career interests in public service (APP and CCIP), consider this event. Begin forwarded message:

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Want to find out about diverse and fulfilling career paths in government and the public sector? Come and learn from Jackson School of International Studies alumni Marquis Bullock of the City of Seattle, Mary Cho of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Robbie Cunningham Adams of the City of Mercer Island, and Rustam Goychayev of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Bring your questions! Snacks will be served. Co-hosted by Jackson School Career Services and the Jackson School Student Association (JSSA).

For Questions and/or Accommodation Requests, please contact jsisjobs@uw.edu

MSW students, consider your registration for this free UW sponsored webinar. Commence forwarded message:

Join us to explore the complex relationship between substance use and mental health. Jason R. Kilmer PhD, will break down key connections between alcohol, drug use, and mental health outcomes, providing valuable knowledge for professionals, educators, and community members alike. 

What You’ll Learn: 

✅ The concept of “alcohol myopia” and its role as a risk factor for suicide 

✅ How substance use impacts mental health outcomes 

✅ Evidence-based strategies for prevention and intervention 

Jason R. Kilmer PhD is a Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences in the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at UW. At UW’s Center for the Study of Health & Risk Behaviors (CSHRB), Dr. Kilmer serves as an investigator on several studies evaluating prevention and intervention efforts for alcohol, cannabis, and other drug use by college students. In addition to research and teaching, Dr. Kilmer has worked extensively with college students and campus professionals around alcohol and other drug prevention programming both at UW and on over 150 campuses nationwide. 

Register now to secure your spot! Register Here: RSVP for The Overlap of Substance Use and Mental Health

This event has been approved for 1 CEUs by the Washington Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Your Provider number is #1975-473

Interested in learning about the past and present of intersex politics? Join us for a compelling conversation with three of the foremost activist-thinkers advocating for equity and justice in the
fight for our collective futures. This event is open to the public.

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The UW School of Social Work Multigen Faculty invite you to attend the fourth and final talk in this quarter’s biweekly Thursday Innovations in Aging speaker series. This talk is titled, “Making Sense of Senior Housing: A Guide to Options, Costs and Potential Barriers.”

Julie Gray, PhD will help us comprehend the array of senior housing available in the greater Seattle area. She will unpack the options, costs, and potential barriers to consider when assisting an older adult with deciding which option best fits their needs and circumstances. Come hear a complex set of issues depicted with the clarity only an expert with long experience can provide.

Join us this Thursday, November 21st from 12:30-1:30pm on Zoom. Click here to join virtually. We look forward to seeing you there!

MSW students, please consider this training/professional development opportunity.

Northwest Children’s Foundation: Child Well-Being Forum

For the last 17 years, NW Children’s Foundation has hosted an annual educational Forum that brings together the child well-being community from across Western WA and beyond to share wisdom, expertise, and knowledge to better serve the children and families that we work with. Our panelists are expert researchers, practitioners, and community health experts and our attendees work in every area of child wellbeing from therapists and mental health practitioners to advocates and policy makers. 

This year’s virtual event will be hosted on January 23rd from 10am – 3pm (with the recording available for 6 months after) and is titled Child Well-Being and the New Science of Resilience, Practices to Heal Trauma and Nurture Hope. Participants can register here: https://evia.swoogo.com/NWCF_Forum25

There are three pricing levels, including unlimited free scholarships to make this event accessible and affordable to all.

Join the Institutional Climate Action, Huskies for Opportunities in Prison Education, and Students for Sensible Drug Policy on November 20th, 2024, from 5 – 7 pm in Eagleson Hall G01 for their Teach-In intersecting abolition, climate justice, and the struggle to end the war on drugs. Attached is a flyer with event details and a QR code to scan.

As natural disasters worsen, militarized cop cities are built, and policies like SODA and SOAP are enacted, it becomes clear that the state is invested in short-term profit at the cost of people and the planet. Hear from their panelists (including UW Professor Ann Frost and formerly incarcerated speakers) talk on how their research, advocacy and organizing intersects across a multitude of these issues and how you can get involved as well!

Students may RSVP any time before the event.

SSW Community: You’re invited! Please join us at King County’s annual Behavioral Health Legislative Forum Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Registration is free and open to all.

The Forum is a lively evening of conversation and learning among the mental health and substance use recovery communities, state and local lawmakers, behavioral health providers, and King County leaders. It’s free and open to all.

Doors open at 5:00pm and program starts at 5:30pm. 

Celebrate recovery, share in the conversation, and engage with King County’s legislative priorities for behavioral health in 2025. 

Registration Available in English and Spanish

• Register for the Legislative Forum here: kingcounty.gov/forum-registration
• Registrante en Español aqui: https://BHLegislativeForumSpanish.eventbrite.com

What Happens at the Forum?

• Opportunity to speak directly with your elected officials about behavioral health and recovery
• Celebrate stories of mental health and substance use recovery​
• King County introduces its 2025 behavioral health legislative priorities​
• Elected officials share their own behavioral health priorities​
• Mingling and connection with others in the behavioral health community​
• King County Recovery Coalition hosts a fun pre-event​

Meet with Your Legislator

Legislators and councilmembers are invited to meet with community members directly after the program. This is your opportunity to share your story and the behavioral health issues important to you. 

Recharge in the Relaxation Room

Need to step away from the activity? The Relaxation Room is a calming environment for Forum guests to seek respite or support from peers. Find it near the entrance to Exhibition Hall. The room will be open throughout the Forum.

Together, we will celebrate recovery, share in the conversation, and engage with King County’s legislative priorities for behavioral health in 2025.

Join us for a research webinar on the Where’s the Evidence for Evidence Based Suicide Prevention? presented by Larry D. Pruitt, Ph.D., Derek J Smolenski, PhD, MPH, and Daniel P. Evatt, Ph.D. They will talk about Suicide Prevention’s research “Bigfoot” problem, review the challenges of developing evidence-based practices when outcomes are difficult to measure, and discuss different approaches that can help address the problem.

Registration is free. RSVP Here

This event is presented by Forefront Suicide Prevention in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health.

This event has been approved for 1 CEUs by the Washington Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. The Provider number is #1975-473

This Tuesday, Nov 19th, join Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work, in a critical feminist social work roundtable on, “The Morning After: Context, Politics and Critical Feminism.” Find more details below.

Register at bit.ly/AffiliaRoundTableNov2024

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Doctors For America UWSOM Chapter is hosting the second episode of our three-part zoom series on advocacy as a healthcare professional student a week from now, on Tuesday 11/12 from 5-6pm PST. This episode is on federal-level advocacy. Please see more details below, or through their webpage: https://doctorsforamerica.org/event/electoral-advocacy-panel-discussion-federal-level-advocacy/.

Advocacy Panel Discussion: Federal Level Advocacy

For inquiries as such as access needs, please contact somserve@uw.edu.

The Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) which is a Department of Defense funded center based at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland, is offering a free 3-day virtual program in January and an in-person program in July each year. This is an opportunity for social work students interested in serving military-connected populations. 

Please see the website, Pathways to Military Behavioral Health Careers: The Winter Institute | Center for Deployment Psychology with further information, such as application materials and course of study. Applications are considered on a rolling basis and will close once the program is full.

To learn more about this opportunity, please reach out to April (she/her), april.thimpson.ctr@usuhs.edu

Find the flyer attached below.

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Please join the Office of Graduate Student Equity & Excellence (GSEE) for their first Power Hour of the academic year at the UW Seattle Communications Building (CMU), Room 126, on Wednesday, November 6, from 2:00 – 3:30 pm PT!   

GSEE Power Hours are designed with introspective and professional growth in mind. Graduate students impacted by racism and its intersections are invited to participate in interactive discussions surrounding topics that are unique to their academic and professional journeys. 

We are grateful to be holding space with our colleagues, Dr. Charisse Williams, Assistant Director and Counseling Psychologist at UW Counseling Center, and Sasha Duttchoudhury, MSW, LSWAIC, and Program Manager at the UW Resilience Lab. Together our facilitators will be leading graduate students through exercises and discussions that will invite them to consider what it’s like to practice resilience in changing times. As we engage with the pressures and uncertainties of course loads, finding community, and everyday life in the ever-changing times that we live in, we can feel exhausted and defeated. GSEE wants to provide a space for graduate students to be in community, rest, and recenter.

To RSVP for “Resilience in Changing Times” visit this webpage. 

The Seattle Queer Film Festival, hosted by our friends at Three Dollar Bill Cinema, began this past weekend and continues to offer virtual screenings through October 20th. 

The Q Center currently has 7 COMP (aka 100% off) codes remaining + 50 single-use discount codes for $3 off per ticket. 

Please request your code while supplies last! 

Visit tinyurl.com/QFilms24 to secure yours today!

We have a great, interesting group of alumni coming to the UW Jackson School next Thursday, October 17, at 5:30 PM at Thomson 101 to chat about their work experiences in the non-profit sector and give tips. This panel is open to ALL UW STUDENTS. Flyer attached. Snacks will be served. Please let your students know and thanks for helping us spread the word!

PANEL: ALUMNI IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR
Thursday, October 17, 2024

5:30-6:30 PM

Thomson 101

Co-hosted by Jackson School Career Services and the Jackson School Student Association (JSSA)

Want to find out about diverse and fulfilling career paths in the non-profit sector? Come and learn from Jackson School of International Studies alumni Carolyn Bain of Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Sambath Eat of the Cambodian American Community Council of Washington, and Betz Mayer of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER).

Panelists:

CAROLYN BAIN, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

Carolyn Bain was born and raised in Seattle, received her BA in International Studies from the University of Washington Jackson School, Master of Public Health from Columbia University, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic, and trained Peace Corps Volunteers in the Child Survival Program. Carolyn was a consultant for the Ford Foundation’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights program in Santiago, Chile. She worked at Fred Hutchinson on breast cancer and HIV studies and worked at PATH coordinating a breast cancer detection research program in Peru. Carolyn was also executive director of Guatemala Village Health for 10 years and currently works at Kaiser Permanente as a Research Program Manager.  

SAMBATH EAT, Cambodian American Community Council of Washington (CACCWA)

Sambath Eat holds a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Montana, a BA in Asian Studies from the University of Oregon, and an MA in International Studies from the University of Washington Jackson School. He serves as the Executive Director of the Cambodian American Community Council of Washington (CACCWA) where he manages four projects funded by state and city grants and leads a team of 12 staff members. Sambath is committed to upholding the CACCWA’s mission and values, which aim to strengthen and elevate the Cambodian American community in Washington state. He is passionate about empowering the BIPOC community and dedicated to building a more diverse and inclusive community.

BETZ MAYER, Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER)

Betz Mayer serves as the Assistant Director of the Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA) program at the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER), leading initiatives to improve understanding of freight transportation systems and accelerating projects that decarbonize Pacific Northwest supply chains. Betz has developed deep expertise in medium- and heavy-duty zero emission vehicles and the infrastructure needed to meet zero emission refueling needs. She also works on port infrastructure projects, legislator education, and the promotion of expanded passenger and freight rail service to the Pacific Northwest.

ALL UW STUDENTS are welcome to attend. Bring your own drink, tasty snacks will be served. 

See you there!

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