Well, Well, Well: Self-Care at Smith
Self-care is an essential component of learning at Smith. We provide a range of supports for students to help them during their summer-time learning.
Drop-in Support Group at the Schacht Center
Drop-in support groups are being offered on Thursdays from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. at the Schacht Center. The group is open to all SSW students. There is no need to register.
Additional Administrative Notices:
Reminder about Elective Structure Requirements 3-2-2Introducing 2016 Chairs and CoordinatorsIntroduction of New Faculty MembersSSW is becoming fragrance-freeBereavement Support Group (Tuesdays)
The Bereavement Support Group meets Tuesdays at 6pm in the Bodman Lounge.(Select "Read More" for dates and details)
Adolescent in Context Lecture
This talk will focus on the unique work of psychotherapy with adolescents, and the ways in which our ideas of the therapeutic frame need to be adjusted to work with this population. This lecture is the first of a three part "Adolescent in Context" series. This lecture is open to anyone interested in...Read Moreabout Adolescent in Context Lecture
Additional Events & Sessions:
A Retirement Party for Three Esteemed Colleagues (8/4)International Scholars DinnerSpanish Practice for Counseling Services2016 Public Lecture Series in Social WorkSCMA Exhibit: Dislocation/Negotiating Identity: Contemporary Photographs from South and Southeast AsiaSCMA Exhibit: The Lay of the Land: Contemporary Landscapes from the CollectionZumba for POC (alternating Sat/Sun)ZumbaChair MassageStudents Impacted by Ableism Meetings (Tuesdays at Lunch)
Students Impacted by Ableism and their Allies meets every Tuesday at lunch, 12:30-1:30 pm, in the Scales Living Room. Everyone in the SSW Community is welcome to attend, regardless of whether they identify with having a disability or not.
This group aims to be a support for students m...Read Moreabout Students Impacted by Ableism Meetings (Tuesdays at Lunch)
Council For Students of Color Meetings (Wednesdays)
The Council for Students of Color meets weekly on Wednesdays at 5:45 pm-6:45 pm in the Scales living. The Council for Students of Color invites anyone who self identifies as a person of color to attend. If you identify as a POC, you are welcome to come to any meeting. The agenda changes weekly, but ...Read Moreabout Council For Students of Color Meetings (Wednesdays)
Making the Personal Political: Constructions of Race and Space in Communities of Color
Monday, July 25, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Seelye 101
ASWB Masters Exam Test Prep Workshop
ASWB Masters Exam Test Prep Workshop
Saturday, July 23 from 11 a.m. to Noon
Additional Workshops and Colloquia:
Writing Clearly and Concisely WorkshopCare of the Soul: Spiritual Direction
SSW students encounter much this summer. They learn about the psyche, and are immersed in a deep empathy with the suffering of others. They are asked by others and they ask themselves to question so many places within. Students are challenged on all levels to stretch and grow.
A tool ...Read Moreabout Care of the Soul: Spiritual Direction
Washburn Prayer Space
There will be a prayer space in Washburn House near Nielson Library that students will have OneCard access to.
Any student or Smith OneCard holder can use the space for any kind of prayer. They must have their card activated. For OneCard access, please contact Jennifer L. Walters or K...Read Moreabout Washburn Prayer Space
SSW Announces DBT Training Collaboration
Smith College School for Social Work is pleased to cosponsor a new Dialectical Behavior Therapy training collaboration with Cutchins Programs for Children and Families!
SSW Graduate to speak at the Democratic Convention
We are proud to announce that Smith College School for Social Work graduate, Thaddeus Desmond, will speak at the Democratic Convention on Wednesday, July 28th.
Paving project update
Upper College Lane has been successfully repaved and the sidewalks have been reopened for pedestrian passage.
Due to rain delays this week the contractor will return next week to top dress the speed tables/humps, paint the road stripping/crosswalks and a few other minor finish ...Read Moreabout Paving project update
Paradise Pond will be partially drawdown on July 6th
Paradise Pond will be partially drawdown on July 6th
Critical Conversations Model Training for Faculty (7/27 & 7/28)
The School for Social Work has embarked on training faculty to facilitate critical conversations, a model developed by Professors Hye-Kyung Kang and Peggy O'Neill in 2015. Our larger goal is to build the capacity of faculty, staff and students to facilitate critical conversations. This is a multi-ye...Read Moreabout Critical Conversations Model Training for Faculty (7/27 & 7/28)
Adjunct Faculty & Deans Chat Hour
Come to grab a cup of coffee, brew some tea, ask questions, voice concerns, and build community in the SSW program.
Additional For Faculty:
Critical ConversationsFREE Second Friday at the Smith College Museum of Art - August 12th!
From 4-6 p.m. Hands-on! Art making for all ages, inspired by works on view
This month: Going for the Gold- Are you following the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro? Discover athletes from long ago in our Ancient World gallery and design a custom medal to recognize achievement in your own summe...Read Moreabout FREE Second Friday at the Smith College Museum of Art - August 12th!
Commencement Speaker: CarmenLeah Ascencio
We are pleased to announce that our 2016 Commencement Speaker is CarmenLeah Ascencio, LICSW, MPH, CPC, RYT.
CarmenLeah Ascencio is a public health social worker, therapist, radical life coach, trauma-sensitive yoga instructor and educator, who specializes in working with survivors of ...Read Moreabout Commencement Speaker: CarmenLeah Ascencio
2nd and 3rd year M.S.W. research sequence
There are no changes that will affect your research education at SSW. Second summer students will take the foundation research course and will write a thesis over the fall-spring terms. The thesis can be a faculty-sponsored empirical project conducted individually or as a group, as the project is de...Read Moreabout 2nd and 3rd year M.S.W. research sequence
1st year changes to the M.S.W. research sequence
Welcome to Smith College School for Social Work! Like the class ahead of you, all students will take the two-term foundational research class in the second summer. Unlike the class ahead of you, you will not be required to do a thesis during your second year placement. Instead, you will fulfill your