Illinois Social Work E-News: February 2022

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | February 2022

Upcoming Events

Guaranteed Income: What do we know and what is left to learn? February 18, 12:00-1:30pm CST

CEU's available

Engaging Youth for Positive Change Implementation Training. February 22-23. 9:00am-12:00pm CST

Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) for Positive Behaviors & Academic Achievement and Growth, March 11, 12:00-3:00pm CST

CEU's available

Hanging Out Your Shingle: Fundamentals of Private Practice, March 25, 9:00am-12:00pm CST

CEU's available

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Calling all Social Work Alumni:

National Social Work Month is coming soon and the School of Social Work would like to feature our outstanding alumni to help the world better understand the vast ways that social workers can make a difference.

NASW's 2022 theme is "The Time is Right for Social Work", and they are hoping #socialworkers will take this theme to heart as we bring awareness to the awesome, life-changing work that social workers do by sharing stories across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and LinkedIn.

Participate by filling out the Social Work Month Form by February 23rd.

News and Announcements

Poverty Seminar Series

Join us on 2/18/2022 from 12-1:30pm CST as Stacia West, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Tennessee Knoxville presents “Guaranteed Income: What do we know and what is left to learn?”

1.5 CEU’s available for LPC/LCPC/LSW/LCSW

15th Annual Brieland Visiting Scholar Lecture

Join us on 4/6/2022 from 2:00-3:30pm CST as Darcey Merritt, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor, NYU Silver School of Social Work presents: "Centering the Lived Experiences and Voices of Black Moms Impacted by Child Welfare Systems Surveillance"

This lecture addresses social injustices and systemic racism inherent within the child welfare system, inclusive of a discussion that provides nuance to the narrative about child neglect, race, and poverty-related to the social impacts on Black families.

1.5 CEU’s available for LPC/LCPC/LSW/LCSW

Learn more and register to attend

Social Justice Art Series Open House

Join us on 4/1/2022 from 5:30-7:30pm CST at the School of Social Work as we unveil a series of art that recognizes the need for and facilitates discussions around the complexities of racial and social justice while elevating and empowering the voices of underrepresented populations and groups. Space is limited. This event is free and open to all.

Foster Youth Not Receiving Needed Support to Succeed at Community College

Findings in a recent study co-led by Judy Havlicek suggest that young people in foster care in Illinois have low college enrollment and graduation rates despite significant investment in federal and state programs aimed at reducing financial barriers to their postsecondary education.

Student Spotlight

MSW student Mariah Olivia Maldonado was selected as a 2021–2022 Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Master's Fellow by the Council on Social Work Education. CSWE’s MFP opportunities support the mission of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to reduce the affects of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities by increasing the number of individuals trained to work with underrepresented and underserved racial/ethnic minority persons with or at risk for mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.

Meet the fellows

Job Announcement

Adjunct Instructor/Lecturer

The School of Social Work is accepting applications for adjunct faculty to teach BSW and MSW courses in a range of curricular areas, including but not limited to: social work practice (direct and macro); specialized clinical assessment and interventions (e.g., in the areas of trauma-informed practice, substance use disorders, integrated health care, Schools, child welfare, telehealth); field practicum and professional development; social work policies and services; social work and the law; clinical research; program evaluation; and human behavior in social environment.

Apply here

Sue Keller Memorial Scholarship

We remember Sue Keller LCSW, LAS '92, MSW '14, and her lifetime of service through the Sue Keller Memorial Scholarship, created to provide support for the education of future MSW social workers pursuing careers in the mental health field.

"Sue found joy in everything; if it wasn’t there to begin with, she would create it."

Learn more