{"id":12033,"date":"2020-04-11T16:47:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T23:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/?p=12033"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:40:41","slug":"msw-program-office-on-supports-and-resources-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/2020\/04\/msw-program-office-on-supports-and-resources-for-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"MSW Program Office on Supports and Resources for Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Community-building Events this Quarter<br \/>\n<\/strong>In order to continue to come together as a community \u2013 and to better distribute information to students \u2013 we have plans for the following meetings to take place this quarter. Again, please be on the look-out for Canvas notifications announcing these sessions. They will also be added to the Canvas calendar.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Graduation meetings: <\/strong>We\u2019ll be hosting meetings for cohorts that will be graduating this year (Day 2, EDP 3) to review important information regarding degree conferment and discuss specific supports needed as you finish the program.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Concentration meetings:<\/strong> Day 1 students will be gathering together in your concentrations next month to orient you to your advanced year, talk about transition planning, and discuss next year\u2019s course of study and practicum. Day 2, EDP 2 and EDP 3 students should hear from your individual concentration chairs about online meetings this quarter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SAC event:<\/strong> The \u201cLightning Talks\u201d that were scheduled for April 3<sup>rd<\/sup> will still be happening this quarter! Please be on the lookout for a rescheduled date to be announced soon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other webinars and workshops:<\/strong> We\u2019re planning other webinars and workshops to address students\u2019 concerns around job searches, self-care, and specific areas of practice. Please share your feedback on additional programming and support you\u2019d like from the School here: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nqLLe2jTrGjBbBaQA\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/nqLLe2jTrGjBbBaQA<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Drop-in Hours<br \/>\n<\/strong>Student Services, the Office of Field Education, and our office will all be hosting virtual drop-in hours. Student Services\u2019 drop-in advising hours are posted on their Canvas homepages for Day and EDP students. OFE and the MSW Program office will send out our drop-in schedules soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commencement<br \/>\n<\/strong>President Ana Mari Cauce announced yesterday that UW Commencement will be webcast on June 13, 2020. Our School of Social Work celebration will also move online and we\u2019ll be seeking input from students to help us shape a meaningful and connective ceremony. Our planning team will be in touch soon with further information. Graduating students should be sure to attend the EDP 3 and Day 2 cohort meetings that will be scheduled soon in order to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer Quarter<br \/>\n<\/strong>Because UW announced that Summer Term A (minimally) will now take place online, SSW Summer registration will not begin on April 13<sup>th<\/sup> as planned. We will be pushing it off at least 2-3 weeks in order to make sure we have enough offerings in the time schedule to meet students&#8217; needs.\u00a0 The bulk of our summer courses are full-term, so we anticipate most\/all will be online.\u00a0 We are looking at how this will play out for practicum, especially for EDP students starting new placements, and we\u2019ll be adding options to make sure that all of our students will be able to qualify for financial aid and continue progress towards your degrees as we plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conference funding: <\/strong>As the University has suspended travel for students, faculty and staff, we are opening our conference funds to be used for online workshops, webinars, and trainings taking place through June 30th. Please apply here by April 25<sup>th<\/sup> to be considered: .<\/li>\n<li><strong>Online job fairs: <\/strong>Many organizations are moving their social work job fairs online and we\u2019ll continue to share information as we receive it. One large social work job fair is online through today and can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careermd.com\/healthcare\/virtual-events\/rsvp.aspx?empid=32017\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mental health resources: <\/strong>While the University is on modified remote operations, many mental health services will still be offered this quarter from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wellbeing.uw.edu\/unit\/counseling-center\/\">Counseling Center<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wellbeing.uw.edu\/unit\/hall-health\/\">Hall Health Mental Health<\/a>, including one-on-one therapy, groups, and workshops. Additionally, you may find\u00a0this resource on coping with stress related to COVID-19from the UW Counseling Center helpful. Many community-based services have moved online and are taking new clients as well. Please see a list of organizations here: <a href=\"https:\/\/wellbeing.uw.edu\/mental-health\/off-campus-resources\/\">https:\/\/wellbeing.uw.edu\/mental-health\/off-campus-resources\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community-building Events this Quarter In order to continue to come together as a community \u2013 and to better distribute information to students \u2013 we have plans for the following meetings to take place this quarter. Again, please be on the look-out for Canvas notifications announcing these sessions. 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