The Executive Four (E4) Committee will meet Thursdays at 12:30pm, in the King/Scales Courtyard.
For more information about E4, follow the link below.
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/life_orgs_reps.php
The SSW Students of Color Executive Board meets weekly, on Mondays at 5:30 pm in the Scales house study room.
The SSW Student Org Executive Committee meets weekly on Mondays, at 12:30 pm in the Scales house study room.
The grief and bereavement support group is an open space for students who have experienced loss in the recent or not so recent past and are trying to manage the demands of academics and life at the SSW. We will create a comfortable setting offering reflection, connection and support.
The group will meet on the Tuesdays of July 21st, 28th, and August 4th. Meetings will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in the Bodman Lounge, located in the basement of Helen Hills Chapel.
For more information, visit http://smith.edu/ssw/summerguide_grief.php
The Anti-Racism Task Force will be meeting in the King house living study on Tuesdays at 12:30 pm.
For more information, visit ttp://www.smith.edu/ssw/artf.php
SSW Gender and Sexuality Alliance Task Force meets Tuesdays at 12:30 in Scales study.
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/life_orgs.php#gsa
Living Subjectively
a new SSW student group aimed to
- address issues of sexism and gendered micro aggressions as they impact our personal and professional lives
- provide leadership and mentorship opportunities
- provide workshop opportunities
- facilitate critical conversations about gender, sexism, and rape culture
- build allyship and support networks
- build community
Meetings are open for all current SSW students and convene on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in the Scales Living Room. Contact Amanda at asposato@smith.edu to be added to the email list if you cannot attend. The location of this event is wheelchair accessible.
The Disability Awareness Group will meet on Tuesdays at 5:30pm in the Scales House Study.
For more information about the Disability Awareness Group, follow the link below.
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/life_orgs.php#dag
Unlearning Racism is a space for students who identify as white to uncover and explore white privilege and internalized racial dominance. This is an intentional and supportive space to practice taking responsibility for and owning our part in structures of oppression. Participants support each other in dismantling the white supremacist obsession with perfectionism by allowing space for not-knowing-it-all and continual learning in a context of care and curiosity. There are many ways to participate in this group, including sharing experiences, supporting others, and listening openly and thoughtfully, and all are welcome even if they don't feel comfortable actively contributing. Participants acknowledge that as white clinicians we can take an active role in dismantling white supremacy and that we must explore how it operates in our lives, relationships, institutional contexts, and clinical work.
The group will meet weekly on Wednesdays during dinner, from 5:45 to 6:45 in the King study room. Feel free to bring dinner!
Please contact Lea Broh (lbroh@smith.edu) or Kat Roubos (kroubos@smith.edu) with any questions.
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/life_orgs.php#urg
The Council for Students of Color will meet at 5:30pm in the Scales living room.
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/life_orgs.php#csc
Student Org will meet Wednesday at 12:30pm in the Scales House Living Room.
For more information about Student Org, follow the link below.
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/life_orgs.php#stuorg
The SSW Curriculum Committee will meet on Thursdays at 12:30pm in the King House Living Room.
If you are interested in exploring the potential of mindfulness for sustaining you in your work as a student and budding clinician, this non-credit 8-week program may be for you.
Developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, MBSR has been shown to reduce anxiety, depression and negative affect among health and mental health professionals and increase positive affect and self-compassion.
This course is specially adapted for SSW students and provides an introduction to core MBSR practices in a shortened time-frame, geared to busy Smith students who would like to explore the potential of mindfulness to manage stress, increase well-being and sustain them in their professional pursuits as a clinical social worker.
We introduce you to core MBSR practices, in a shortened time-frame, and within a supportive community of peers. This year's program will take place every Thursday evening from 7-8:30 on campus and will be facilitated by Annemarie Gockel and Martha Reeves.
For more information, contact Annemarie Gockel (agockel@smith.edu).
This class is for current SSW students only.
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/summer_info_stress_reduction.php
The Gender and Sexuality Alliance will meet on Thursdays at 5:30pm in the Scales House Living Room.
For more information about the group, follow the link below.
For more information, visit http://www.smith.edu/ssw/life_orgs.php#gsa