In this seminar, Irwin Krieger, author of Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents and Counseling Transgender and Non-Binary Youth: The Essential Guide, will guide you through the process of providing family therapy for transgender teens and young adults. For more information and to register: https://socialworkce.uconn.edu/family-therapy-with-transgender-youth/

Come meet with several graduates of the program to hear their experiences with the licensing process (LMSW and LCSW).

Come meet our guests from Armenia and learn about Armenian history, culture, and social work practice! Lunch will be provided.

Sponsored by the Department of Human Development & Family Studies with generous support from the Luckey family

Wyatte C. Hall,PhD
Gallaudet University

"A Story of Willful Ignorance:
The Hidden Social Epidemic of Language Deprivation"

Wyatte C. Hall, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Center. As a Deaf population health scientist, his research focuses on language development as a social determinant of health, and on the relationship between early childhood language experiences and lifespan outcomes in the deaf population.
Before his recent completion of a three-year research postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Rochester, Wyatte received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Gallaudet University and completed a clinical postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

*Join us for refreshements following the presentation*

This lecture will be given in ASL and interpreters and CART will be provided for the duration of the event. If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Carla Gomez, carla.gomez@uconn.edu, by March 27th.

UConn complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding non-discrimination, equal opportunity, affirmative action, and providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. Contact: Office of Institutional Equity; 860.486.2943; equity@uconn.edu; http://www.equity.uconn.edu

This seminar will examine the ethical issues and responsibilities of the clinical supervisor and discuss specific skills to provide effective supervision. Participants will have the opportunity to conduct an ethical practices risk assessment of their agency. This seminar is intended for people who are currently providing http://supervision.For more information and to register: https://socialworkce.uconn.edu/ethics-for-supervisors-and-managers/

Mark your calendars and save the date! We are pleased to announce that the School of Social Work will be hosting Michael Reisch Distinguished Professor of Social Justice from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. He will present a talk titled “Enhancing the Impact of Research In Social Work & Related Disciplines”.

The discussion will be in room HTB 212 from 2pm-3:30pm on Monday 4/8/2019.

There will be ample opportunity for Faculty, Students and Staff to meet and greet Dr. Reisch following his talk.

The GSO Steering Committee will meet to discuss their agenda.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the GSO Co-Chairs by April 2nd at sswgso-co-chairs@uconn.edu.

In 1838, 272 slaves were sold from Maryland to Louisiana to save Georgetown University from financial ruin. In 2017 the university announced that reparations to the descendants of these slaves would be paid. To date this has not happened. Please join us on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm in HTB 227 to learn more about the reparation efforts from Georgia Goslee, Esq., who with her team, is representing the descendants of Isaac Hawkins, the first slave named on the bill of sale. We will also hear from Professor Thomas Craemer who worked with Atty. Goslee on this effort.
RSVP athttps://uconn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6rPSyjHN8901m8B
by April 9, 2019 by 12:00 pm.

This seminar will review some of the common mental health problems elders experience including depression, anxiety, neurocognitive disorders and psychosocial stressors including, loneliness, illness and end-of-life concerns. The seminar will describe the use of various Positive Psychology interventions designed to enhance the neurochemistry of positivity and strengthen the neurocircuits for optimism. For more information and to register: https://socialworkce.uconn.edu/steroids-for-the-brain-positive-psychology-interventions-for-elders/

This seminar goes to the heart of the three most common causes of burnout: lack of power, passion and purpose, and how to develop and build upon each one. For more information and to register: https://socialworkce.uconn.edu/power-passion-and-purpose/

This seminar is for practitioners who have attended an introduction to EFT seminar,* are self-taught, or want to refresh and sharpen their skills and add new techniques to their current tapping toolbox. It assumes a working knowledge and comfort level with tapping, preferably in the participant’s personal life and in their work with clients.

* The introductory seminar, Emotional Freedom Technique: Care for Clients & Practitioners, will be offered Monday, March 25.

For more information and to register: https://socialworkce.uconn.edu/advanced-practices-in-emotional-freedom-technique-eft/

The School of Social Work is hosting a Brown Bag Research Discussion with Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan from UConn Health Center.

Stop by and make your own husky to take home, complete with SSW tee!

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact PRIDE by April 16th.

A particular focus of this training will be examining case studies of supervision to discover common challenges and how to effectively address them. If you are a supervisor, or interested in becoming one, this seminar will give you everything you need to build an ethical, engaging, and effectual supervision practice.

For more information and to register: https://socialworkce.uconn.edu/clinical-supervision/

After completing this seminar, participants will:

-be familiar with a variety of pathways to transgender identity awareness
-be prepared to advocate at school for transgender clients
-have strategies for helping parents address their fears and concerns
-understand how family therapy proceeds with transgender youth


For more information and to register: https://socialworkce.uconn.edu/family-therapy-with-transgender-youth/