The Oxford University Press is giving free digital access to it’s entire list of online books in honor of National Libraries Week in the UK. Access opens Sunday, April 13th and goes through April 19th.

Here are their Social Work, Neuroscience, and Psychology pages.

The first book in the SW page, Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men: A New Dimension in Family Diversity, costs $35 on Amazon. A digital download will be free next week. There are hundreds of more books that will be available next week, for free. Because we all know you want more to read!  

Courtesy of Ben Packard, MSW Student

Hall Health Mental Health

Spring Quarter Groups 2014

1.    Procrastination/Perfectionism Group: Two Sections – Wednesdays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. and Fridays from 10:00 am to noon.  Ongoing.  There are openings for both groups. Wednesday group start date TBA. Friday group is running. This is group for folks who struggle with procrastinating and being perfectionist.  Learn how to be less anxious about being anxious, which includes seeing clearly that there is no need to avoid experiencing anxiety.  Facilitator: Ricardo Hidalgo, LMHC. Info at: 206-543-5030, option #4.

2.    Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners: Three sections – Wednesdays 8:30 to 10:00 and 4:00 to 5:30 starting April 16, 2014; and Thursdays 10:00 to 11:30 am starting April 17, 2014.  Eight weeks.

Mindfulness meditation is a practice that involves cultivating attention to the present moment in a nonjudgmental manner. The benefits of mindfulness meditation have been widely studied and include alleviating symptoms of depression and anxiety, increasing capacity for attention and concentration, improving self-esteem, enhancing resilience to stress.  No prior knowledge or experience is required. Participants will be provided with materials, instruction and support for building and sustaining a meditation practice.  To enroll contact the Mental Health Clinic at (206) 543-5030 option #4.  For questions e-mail or phone the group facilitator, Meghann Gerber, Psy.D.: (206) 221-7941;  meghanng@uw.edu

3.    Mindfulness Meditation Follow-up Group: Thursdays from noon  to 1:00 pm.  Starting April 17, 2014.  Ongoing.  For those who are already familiar with mindfulness meditation and want to continue in an

open, ongoing, weekly group.  An 8-week commitment is recommended.  Facilitated by Meghann Gerber, PsyD. Contact Meghann at 206-543-5030 option #4.

4.     A Mindful Approach to Anxiety Group: Tuesdays 2:00 to 3:30 pm.  Starting April 8, 2014.  Eight weeks.  Explore common signs of anxiety and learn how to approach the anxiety in your life and situations you tend to avoid.  If you are interested in learning more about the group, please contact co-facilitators Carey DeMartini, at careyd4@uw.edu, or Chia-Wen Chen at chiawen@uw.edu.

5.    LGBTQ & Questioning Group: Wednesdays 1:30 to 3:00 pm.  Ongoing.  Starting  TBA. The purpose of this group is to provide a safe, supportive, and affirming environment where individuals can explore

thoughts and feelings around sexual orientation. Members can be individuals who are anywhere in the lifelong “coming-out” process, which includes: people who may be uncertain and are questioning their sexual orientation, people who may be coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer, and people who struggle with “being in the closet” at work or school, with friends, and with their families.  If you’re interested in the group or have questions, please contact the group facilitator, Ryli Webster, MSW, LICSW, 206-543-5030, option #4 or ryliw@uw.edu

6. Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention Group:  FREE. Thursdays 3:00 to 4:30 pm.  Starting April 17, 2014. This is a University of Washington, evidence-based treatment that has been shown to be helpful for individuals who are currently in recovery for addictive behaviors.  If you’re interested in the group or have questions, please contact the group co-facilitators, Ryli Webster, MSW, LICSW, at ryliw@uw.edu or Carey DeMartini, at careyd4@uw.edu or call 206-543-5030, option #4.

7.    DBT Skills Group: (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy group).  Mondays from 1:30-3:00 pm.  Starting Monday, March 31, 2014.  Ten weeks.  Learn how to increase self-awareness, build relationship skills, manage crisis situations, and better control your emotions.  Open to clients referred by their Hall Health Mental Health Clinic providers.  Co-facilitated by Treg Isaacson, MA (221-7983) and Chia-Wen Chen, LMHC (543-3213). Read more

The University of Washington Q Center has an advising program, staffed by Dr. Jen Self, Lor Anderson, an MSW Practicum Intern, Jaimée Marsh, Assistant Director, and James Keum, the Q Center’s Queer People of Color Advocate. The goal of our advising program is to provide students with safe and affirming spaces to talk and deal with the variety of concerns and challenges unique to queer, trans*, and questioning students.

This year the Q Center celebrates 10 years of service to the University of Washington communities. It is through our partnerships across the campus, particularly with advisers, that we have been able to reach and serve queer, trans*, and questioning students in nearly every department on campus. We want to thank you for your support and encourage you  to continue referring your students to the Q Center for advising, crisis counseling, advocacy, social space, support, fun, education, and just as another unit on campus that fosters student development. Read more

The Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) Scholarship Fund awards educational scholarships to undergraduate LGBTQ and Allied students who exhibit leadership potential, demonstrate strong academic abilities, and who are actively involved in school and community organizations.

General eligibility

• Washington State Resident
• For new applicants, pursuing an undergraduate degree
• For current or previous GSBA scholars, pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree

While the majority of the GSBA scholarships do not require any additional criteria, they also have several scholarships that do. In addition to meeting the above criteria, GSBA has special funds to support students: Read more

We will be offering a great elective next quarter called UCONJ 550 (Healthcare in Underserved Communities).  The course focus is understanding how we can better help underserved communities. In the course we will learn about some of the barriers they face along with what resources are available to help in the greater Seattle area. 

Weekly we will have powerful guest speakers from the community come in to talk about a broad range of topics including: The Aloha Inn, elderly patients, human trafficking, homeless youth, LGBTQI populations, refugee and immigrant healthcare issues, racial and ethnic health disparities, mental health, substance abuse, and rural healthcare. If any of these subjects interest you, please sign up for the course to learn more about these healthcare issues. 

This is a one credit class with credit/no credit grading that meets on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:20pm. We realize this is later in the day than most would like, but it is a great opportunity to learn more about healthcare related issues faced by underserved populations and the resources available.  This is an interdisciplinary class and students can learn and interact with others from the various healthcare related schools here on campus (medicine, nursing, public health, pharmacy, etc).

 Please email uconj550@gmail.com,with your name and which professional school/program you are a student in for an add code, or if you have any questions.

The Queer Student Commission is one the eight diversity commissions founded by the Associated Students at the University of Washington. Each commission has a mandate to put on education programs each quarter, as well as serve and advocate for its constituency within the student government and the administration. The QSC seeks to put on programming within an anti-oppressive framework, focusing on planning events that are all at once nonhetero- and cisnormative, anti-racist, anti-ableist, and anti-sexist. You can read our mission statement and more at http://qsc.asuw.org/about/.

And now we’re asking that you become a part of the QSC and work to create spaces and events for queer students. The QSC is hiring interns who would have a big involvement in the planning of all events and programming the QSC puts on. There’s asked a 2-6 hour commitment per week including the weekly meetings on Wednesday from 6-7, varying depending on the busyness of the week. These internships are, sadly, unpaid, but they are extremely valuable both in the learning potential and their value to the campus community as well as their potential for networking.

Students of all gender identities, races, classes, sexual orientations, minds and bodies are encouraged to apply here.

The Q Center is asking for a bit of your time to fill out a campus climate and Q Center evaluation survey. Please follow this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/uwcampusclimate13

Your feedback is critical to our success and to our continued work to transform the campus environment.

Welcome to the countdown to Lavender Graduation 2013! An event not to be missed…

Graduate and celebrate all of you! Lavender Grad is open to any student eligible, at any level (undergrad or graduate/professional) for a graduation in the 2012-2013 (including fall 2013) academic year. The Q Center and QSC host Lavender Graduation as a time for the UW queer, trans*, two-spirit, same gender loving, and allied communities to come together and celebrate our multiple identities, our accomplishments, and sheer AWESOMENESS. You do not have to be graduating or be of a certain sexual or gender identity/orientation/expression to participate and/or attend the Lavender Graduation year-end celebration. Everyone is welcome and wanted!!! Read more

ASUW Queer Student Commission presents…

The 11th ANNUAL UW DRAG COMPETITION

Hosted by ALEKSA MANILA & GAYSHA STARR!!!
Featuring on- and off-campus performers!

Witness the fierceness of ASUW Queer Student Commission’s annual drag show! Come help us celebrate how we do gender expression and fluidity as our competing and showcasing acts WERK* the Meany Hall stage!

This year’s drag show is a UW-competition-community-showcase mashup! We wanted to open up a free, all-ages, 1200-seat venue to folks whose access to drag events are limited (because of 21+ venues, entrance fees, etc.). Acts consisting entirely of UW students are entered as competitors. Community drag performers will be showcasing alongside UW competitors. Read more

Please join the Q CENTER in celebration of its:

9 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Come celebrate and check out the all-day
OPEN HOUSE & RESOURCE EXHIBITION

When: Friday, February 22^nd 2013, 11:00AM-6:00PM
Where: Q Center is now located on the 3^rd floor of U.W. Husky Union Building (H.U.B.) # 315

+++++Plus+++++
Raffle!! Everyone who stops by gets to put their name in for the drawing!
Dance Dance Revolution
Refreshments & Sweets

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
LGBT Research: Methodological Challenges and Opportunities
An Interdisciplinary Symposium on LGBT Research in the Social Sciences

Date:
May 2, 2013, 9am – 3pm

Location:
I-Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, IL

Closing Speakers: Cheryl Angelaccio (Lambda Legal) and Naomi Goldberg (Movement
Advancement Project) discuss how to generate and use social science research on
LGBT issues to inform policy and litigation. Read more

**Voices of the Intersection: An Open Discussion about Identity, Human Rights, and What it Means to be at the Intersection of ‘Queer’ and ‘Undocumented in the US

6:30-8:00 PM
ECC Ballroom

Join artist and activist featured on the cover of Time Magazine, Julio Salgado, poet and activist, Yosimar Reyes, Amnesty International LGBTQ Thematic Specialist Jacque Larrainzar, and DREAMers Ray Corona and Maria Juarez-Lopez in a panel discussion on identity and human rights. This is the opportunity to hear valuable perspectives on the “UndocuQueer” movement. Letter writing actions demanding justice in education for undocumented youths will precede and follow the event.

Welcome ..queer … lesbian …transgender … gay … questioning … two spirit … allies..all students, staff, faculty, partners, families to the New Year! FREE PIZZA! (including gluten-free) Read more

Pride Foundation and the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) are proud to announce that the 2013 Scholarship Application is now available!  More than $500,000 will be awarded from 50 different scholarships during this cycle. Pride Foundation provides post-secondary educational scholarships to current and future leaders in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and straight ally community from or studying in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. GSBA scholarships are specifically for students in Washington.  Read more

A research group at the University of Washington at Tacoma is going to be conducting focus groups this fall with high school students in public high schools in Tacoma and at Oasis, the local LGBTQ youth drop-in facility.  The focus groups will discuss the process of intervening in bullying/dating violence as a bystander.  We are looking for some people in their 20’s who might be interested in facilitating some of these focus groups.  Sadly, we do not have $$ to pay for anyone, but we can offer course credit, if that would be an incentive.  The person would need to have transportation to Tacoma or live down here. Read more

The purpose of this group is to provide a safe, supportive, and affirming
environment where individuals can explore thoughts and feelings around sexual
orientation and gender identity.

The group is appropriate for individuals who are anywhere in the lifelong
“coming-out” process, which includes: people who may be uncertain and are
questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity, people who may be
coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer, and people who
struggle with “being in the closet” at work or school, with friends, and with
their families.  The group is also appropriate for individuals who would
like to process or talk about some of the issues described below.

Themes and topics that arise in this group may include:

• Understanding and dealing with feelings of physical, emotional, spiritual, and sexual attraction
• Issues of gender identity and expression
• Examining the impact of stereotypes, social and gender roles and expectations
• Considering the consequences of homophobia, heterosexism, discrimination, and oppression
• Dealing with issues of vulnerability, guilt and shame
• Exploring the question, “Who am I?”
• Intersections of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, and culture
• Issues around labels, identities, authenticity, disclosure, belonging, rejection, and community
• “Coming out” process and stages
• Dealing with fear and isolation
• Accepting oneself and developing a positive self-image
• Coming out to family, friends, classmates and co-workers
• Developing allies and a support network
• Issues around loss and grief
• LGBTQ culture and communities

Location: Hall Health Primary Care Center, Mental Health Clinic, 3rd Floor

Start date:  October 4, 2012 (open membership & ongoing)

Time:  Thursdays, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Frequency: Weekly, ongoing

Cost: $49/$64 per session, insurance may cover fees (please check with your insurance provider) $40 No Show Fee without 24 hour notice of cancellation

*Group screening/orientation is required.

If you are interested in joining the group, please contact the group leader: Ryli Webster, MSW, LICSW

(206-543-5030)   ryliw@uw.edu

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