San Diego State University School of Social Work

Join the Racial Justice Club. For more information, please contact Annie Keeney. Info on flyer. Register at... https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/83294756071 See more

THANK YOU to our Students! Thank you to our students who have virtually completed Fall 2020. With your determination and perseverance, we know how hard you worked and are grateful for your time and excellence. We hope you have a great winter break and we look forward to having you back in Spring 2021. Be well and stay safe!

Upcoming Book Club for School of Social Work! Register and join us!

Join the Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Association (APISWA) in our December meeting next Tuesday! We will be having various discussions and activities centered around traditional Asian celebrations around the holidays. We will also be discussing plans for next semester. We hope to see you there!

APISWA will be having our next meeting on Tuesday (11/10) from 7-8pm! We will have a special guest speaker, Heeyoung Kim LCSW, Program Manager at the Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) Counseling and Treatment Center (CTC) presenting and having a Q&A. Learn more about UPAC CTC here: https://www.upacsd.com/programs/ctc/ If you’re interested, please join us!

Calling all Social Workers in San Diego County Are you looking to get more involved in the advocacy that is taking place in our streets? Do you wish there was a way you could begin to impact change on a greater level? Do you believe Social Workers must meet this moment in time in our society and emerge as leaders in local policy? If so, we encourage you to join SWEL, Social Workers for Equity and Leadership! We are excited to announce the creation of this new Social Worker ...group in San Diego and think it is time we unite and show up in the movement towards social justice. We have some ambitious plans for SWEL and are presenting a call to action for Social Workers and like-minded allies to join us as we establish ourselves, build relationships within the community, and search for better ways to serve San Diego. If you are interested in getting involved please give us a follow on social media, share our information widely, and stay tuned for posts about upcoming events! We can’t wait to meet you and start doing the work together! See more

Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC): "United People Across Cultures" UPAC’s Community Health Worker Communication and Outreach Services will be hosting two upcoming Virtual Town Halls to share timely information and helpful resources about COVID-19 in English, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Karen and American Sign Language. There will also be a Question & Answer session at the end of the presentation. This initiative is in partnership with The County of San Diego and is a key compo...nent of slowing the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable populations.See attached flyers. What: UPAC Virtual Town Hall; COVID-19 When: Saturday, October 24 | 11am-12noon OR Friday, October 30 | 7pm-8pm Where: Zoom Webinar (link to be emailed once registered) Language: English, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Karen and American Sign Language Cost: Free How to Register: https://forms.gle/cWEkSMLqGpiPMfrd7 Questions? Email Dominic De Los Reyes, Program Coordinator, at [email protected] --Community Health Worker Communications & Outreach Team

Here is the next event for the Racial Justice Club!

Please join us for the 1st Annual Indigenous Peoples' Day Week of Action hosted by the Native Resource Center! We are attaching our wonderful event program below. Our week is filled with superb speakers such as Professor Cassady Lynch from the American Indian Studies Department, as well as Jordan Marie Daniel as our Keynote Speaker for Thursday, October 15, 2020. This event is free and open to SDSU faculty, staff, students, and the larger community. We are excited to host you through ZOOM, and will provide Meeting ID's on the flyers, or you can find the links on our website.

Sharing on behalf of APISWA. Please attend their next meeting.

***BLOG POST*** The blog post speaks about the importance of relationships in child welfare workforce development, and it was written by two of our staff members from CWDS (Child Welfare Development Services). Here is the link to the blog post:... https://theacademy.sdsu.edu/why-you-need-to-invest-in-your/

CalSWEC Selects the Academy for Professional Excellence to Evaluate SERVE https://theacademy.sdsu.edu/calswec-selects-the-academy-to/ The Academy for Professional Excellence is Selected to Revise the Statewide Common Core ICWA Curriculum https://theacademy.sdsu.edu/the-academy-is-selected-to-rev/

CONGRATULATIONS, Drs. Zúñiga and Pitpitan! Drs. Zúñiga and Pitpitan shared great news that they were awarded a 5-year R25 NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) grant titled "Addiction Scientists Strengthened though Education and Training (ASSET)." The overall goal of the program is to achieve diversity in substance use research and addiction science, also ultimately to promote diversity in the upper echelons of academia. Drs. Eileen Pitpitan and María Luisa Zúñiga designe...d the ASSET Program to provide junior investigators with underrepresented minority backgrounds (e.g., racial/ethnic minorities) with research knowledge, skills, and mentored career development training that will build their long-term confidence and resilience to become independent researchers and leaders in the field of substance use and addiction science. ASSET will also help to improve long-term scientific engagement of ethnically and racially diverse addiction scientists to meet the growing U.S. need for effective prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. Scholars in the program will benefit from the participation and mentorship of over 20 experienced and diverse faculty members from both SDSU and UCSD and will also benefit from the wealth of existing programs and resources from both universities. See more

Topic: Distinguished Brazilian Scholar Speaker Panel: Racism, Social Exclusion, and the Burden of Substance Use on Black Brazilians Time: Sep 28, 2020 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting... https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/95853852660 Meeting ID: 958 5385 2660 Passcode: 480758 One tap mobile +16699006833,,95853852660# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,95853852660# US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 958 5385 2660 Find your local number: https://SDSU.zoom.us/u/ad7AOcxSGa Join by SIP [email protected] 64.211.144.160 (Brazil) Meeting ID: 958 5385 2660 Passcode: 480758 Join by Skype for Business https://SDSU.zoom.us/skype/95853852660

Congratulations, Dr. Pipitan!! Dr. Eileen Pitpitan is awarded a four-year R01 grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse/National Institute on Nursing Research (NIDA/NINR) for a proposal titled "Integration of Peer Navigation and mHealth Technology to Improve Viral Suppression among Racial and Ethnic Minority PLWH in Community-Based HIV Care Clinics." The primary goal of this project is to address racial/ethnic disparities in the HIV care continuum by evaluating the efficacy of a novel intervention called PATH that integrates peer navigation with mobile health (mHealth) technology among Hispanic and Black persons living with HIV.

Happy Kumeyaay New Year! Please join the Native Resource Center as they host a virtual New Year discussion. Date: September 23, 2020... Time: 2:30pm Link: (UPDATED LINK) http://bit.ly/KumeyaayNewYear See more

Looking to get involved? Join the College of Health and Human Services Virtual Club Fair this Saturday, 9/26, from 11-12pm!! You’ll meet representatives from organizations related to your major and learn how to get involved! Student organization participation is a great way to make friends, network, learn about opportunities, and so much more! Here is the link for the brochure with information about organizations that will be in attendance https://create.piktochart.com/output/49061713-vcf! (Zoom Information: Meeting ID: 938 5020 8789 Zoom Link: https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/93850208789) Hope to see you there!! If you can’t make it, but still want to get involved, contact Emily at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @sdsu.chhs!!!

RESEARCH ASSISTANT SERVING SENIORS HOMELESSNESS & HOUSING INITIATIVE Serving Seniors is seeking a graduate student to conduct the Literature Review and Analysis and Data Collection and Review to support Harder & Co. and Serving Seniors for conducting a senior homeless needs assessment and actionable plan to develop San Diego’s first, senior homeless shelter and further advocacy in this area. For more details, please see attached a job description. Application and inquiries can be directed to Dr. Jong Won Min at [email protected].

Write a Winning Personal Statement Sponsored by SDSD Health Professions Advising Office. When: 9/24/20... Time: 4pm - 5pm Link: https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/984905494456