www.fordham.edu/gssAnnouncements
Here’s what’s happening, A to Z. Details on all announcements are located on the ground-floor and main-level bulletin boards.
*Important Notice on Evidence Based Practice Spring Semester Elective-Many Tuesday Advanced Year students have asked about the Evidence Based Practice elective on Tuesday at 10:50 a.m. There has been a lot of confusion about content of the course. We have been assured by Fordham administration that this course will have a lot of content on service provision to children. For anyone interested in social work with children, this would be an appropriate course. Info: Tuesday, 10:50 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Professor: Dr. Dana Marlowe. Registration begins November 30th. Thank you.
*Spring 2010 Class Schedules- Westchester course offerings for the Spring 2010 semester can be viewed on Fordham's GSS page under the Student Resources/Class Schedules menu option. The direct link is located under the GSS Westchester Links section of the blog.
*Learn @ Lunch: Association of Black Social Workers- Saturday, 12/12. RM. 142.
*GSS Westchester Links Update- We've added three new links to further assist students with pertinent academic information. The first, GSS Plan of Study, will guide you through the various program options offered in GSS with a detailed outline of course selections. The second, Fordham Health Center Information, directs you to the Universities' Health Center page where immunization information and online forms can be downloaded right onto your computer. GSS Field Dept. Online Forms is the final link added that provides Field Students with access to downloadable documents.
*Learn @ Lunch Workshop: Day Treatment Work with Children- Saturday, 11/21, 12:40-1:40 p.m., RM. 230.*Ethical Eye- This November, a newsletter discussing ethics in social work practice -- the "ETHICAL EYE" -- will be published. Our first edition will include thoughts from faculty about ethics in social work practice. Subsequent issues, however, will involve YOU! We have established an anonymous web-based submission form for you to submit ethical dilemmas encountered in your practice for future publication and discussion.
Here's how it works:
1.) You experience a situation in your internship that you think involves ethical decision-making -- a client, for example, asks you to "keep a secret" but you are part of a treatment team; or your research project involves 5 year-old children and you wonder how you can ask for their consent to participate.
2.) You go to the web by clicking on Click Here to take survey and fill out the easy to follow submission guide.
3.) Your anonymous submission is read by a committee made up of an administrator, faculty from field, the Ethical Eye editor, and representatives from your student congress.
4.) The committee will then make a selection of scenarios from your submission to publish for our Fordham community. The publication will include responses from selected faculty and students, creating a community dialogue.
SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS-BE A PART OF THE "ETHICAL EYE"
*Attention Left-handed GSS Students: Receive a desktop palette for right-handed desks today! The following attachment, meant for those who experience awkwardness taking notes on right-handers' deskstops, may be obtained in room 147. Contact: Grant Grastorf, (914) 367-3202 or via e-mail at grastorf@fordham.edu.
*January Intersession Elective: Social Work from the Human Rights Perspective- January 4, 6, 8, 12, 15, 12:30-6:30 p.m. Dr. Cynthia Poindexter. If interested, please sign up on 1st floor GSS bulletin board.
*Academic Advisory Meeting- Matriculated students NOT in Field. Thursday, 11/19, RM. G11, 12:40-1:40 p.m. (*REVISION-the Academic Advisory mtg. for Saturday, 11/14, has been cancelled).
*Student Congress – Congress is composed of 1 to 3 students from each integrative seminar. Please consider volunteering.
*Writing services – Writing consultant is Jacqueline McKnight (jmckcsw@aol.com). Writing handbooks ($10) and a complete list of services are available in 106A.
This Week at GSS
11-16: Practicum Lab, 6-7:50 p.m., RM. 139, EESSP Integrated Seminar, 6-8 p.m., RM. 138
11-17: Normal operating day
11-18: Foundation Integrated Seminar, 9:30-11:30 a.m./5:30-7:30 p.m.
11-19: Learn @ Lunch: Academic Advisory Mtg. (Students NOT in Field), RM. G11, 12:40-1:40 p.m.
11-20: Normal operating day.
11-21: Learn @ Lunch: Day Treatment Work with Children, RM. 230, 12:40-1:40 p.m
Important Reminders/Deadlines
*GSS Registration for Spring 2010-NOTE: Online registration starts November 30, 2009 for continuing students. In-person dates (mandatory for 1st time registering students) are Monday, 12/7, from 2-4 p.m., Tuesday, 12/15, from 2-4 p.m., & Thursday, 1/7, from 2-4 p.m.
**Candidate-for-degree cards are past due for all students who complete their MSW requirements at the end of fall semester 2009. Please contact Polly Kaplan (pokaplan@fordham.edu) immediately if you are a February 2010 graduate.**
*Parking permits – Secure your parking permit registration at the security desk. Upon completion, submit to security office, room 143, with car registration and student ID. Fee is $100 per year.
*Student ID cards are delivered to Henry Davis, room 106A, if you mailed your photo to Fordham. Otherwise, visit room 13G on the ground level to secure your card.
Community Events
*Unfolding the Secrets of the Brain-Presented by the Brain Injury Association of New York State & NYU Rusk Institute of Rehabiliation Medicine. Sponsored by Li Wang, President, CEO of Qingdao Junlihao Group Co. This event is a one-day symposium exploring cutting-edge research on the brain and brain injury. Time: Friday, 12/4, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY. Symposium Chair: Steven Flanagan, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, Member, Board of Directors, Brain Injury Association of NYS. Registration fee: $150.00, Students, $75.00, BIANYS members, $25.00. Check out BIANYS website: http://www.bianys.org/ for program updates and information on pending professional accreditation.
*World AIDS Day Event for Westchester County- Take action on global AIDS and extreme poverty! Time: Tuesday, December 1st, 2009, 7 p.m. Location: Good Counsel Gymnasium, 52 North Broadway (Route 22), White Plains, NY. Program to feature the Director of Global Programs at the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Letty Chiwara. Exhibits-Candlelight Vigil-Music-Speakers. Free parking South on Rt. 22 from Exit 6 off I-287 for 5 lights and make left into campus, 914-798-1300). Admission is free. For more information contact: HAPNY@hotmail.com.
*Prideworks for LGBT Youth-Time: Tuesday, November 17th, 2009, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Location: Westchester County Center. Registration (includes breakfast & lunch): $85/Adults, $30/Students. Limited partial scholarships available. For more information: e-mail Prideworks@glsenhv.org or visit websites at www.glsen.org/hudsonvalley or www.westchestergov.com/lgbt.htm.
*Amen: Faith and the Possibility of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Trialogue-Annual fall McGinley Lecture. Inaugural lecture delivered by the Reverend Patrick J. Ryan, S.J., Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society, Fordham University. Two locations: Wednesday, 11/18, 6 p.m., 12th fl. lounge, Lincoln Center Campus, 113 W. 60th St., NYC & Thursday, 11/19, 8 p.m., Keating First Auditorium, Rose Hill Campus, Bronx, NY. The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. For more information, please contact (718) 817-4746 or e-mail mcgchair@fordham.edu.
*The Inner Life of the Analyst: Catalyst for Change- Sponsored by The Westchester Center for the Study of Psychonalysis and Psychotherapy. Keynote speakers for this 35th anniversary conference will be Karen Maroda, Ph.D., and Theodore J. Jacobs, M.D. Time: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: The Renaissance Westchester Hotel, 80 West Red Oak Ln., West Harrison, NY 10604. For additional information/registration fees, please call (914-967-1300) or visit their website at http://www.wcspp.org/.
*NASW-NYS, Westchester Division Mentorship Meeting- Saturday, November 21, at 9:30 a.m. Location: NY Presbyterian Hospital, 21 Bloomingdale Road (at Maple Avenue), Main Building (clock tower), First Floor, Conference Room B. 9:30-10:30 a.m., Peer Supervision/ 10:30-12 noon, Open Support. Please RSVP to Susan Gerbino, Ph.D., LCSW at sbg28@aol.com
*4th Annual Domestic Violence Conference- Sponsored by the Urban Resource Institute. Topic of discussion-Domestic Violence Shatters Families: Understanding the Impact of Domestic Violence on Children and Youth. Time: Friday, November 20, 2009, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration: $20.00. All pre-registrations must be received by November 13th, 2009. Please register early; space is limited. CASAC credits for attendance is pending. For more information, please contact: Celia Harewood, charewood@artcny.org, 718-260-2963.
*Life Cycle Transitions: A Young Woman's Journey to Motherhood- Sponsored by The Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Presenter: Beth Rabinove, LCSW. Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 1-2:30 p.m. Location: 160 West 86th Street (outside entrance, between Amsterdam & Columbus Avenues). RSVP: Attendance is limited. There is no fee but you must reserve in advance. For reservations: please contact Ivy Vale, Registrar, at (212) 496-2858 or e-mail mitppnyc@aol.com. Training opportunities, including flexible scheduling and financial options to fit individual needs, will be described following the presentation. Refreshments will be served. *National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence/Westchester, Inc. (NCADD)-For information on the up-coming CASAC Training Program and/or Family Information Series, please call (914) 949-8500 or check out their website at http://www.ncaddwestchester.org/.
*Children FIRST Scholars Art Supplies Drive- Donations for schools in need. Dates: 12/01-12/05. Drop off at Fordham Westchester Campus Lobby. Suggested donations include: markers, construction paper, origomi paper, crayons, play doh, clay, glitter, stickers, scissors, paints, & paint brushes.
*Bereavement Support Group for Young Adults- The Center for Hope (a program of Family Centers) is offering a bereavement support group for college students and young adults aged 18-24 years old who are grieving the death of a family member/friend. Start date is November 19, 5-6:15 p.m. Thursdays. An intake is required before starting. Location: Center for Hope, 590 Post Road, Darien, CT. The group will run for 12 sessions; most insurance plans accepted. Contact: Mary Sullivan, LCSW, 203-655-4693.
*Social Work and Spirituality, Working with Children: Issues of Illness, Loss, and Trauma- Sponsored by the Silver School of Social Work, NYU. Co-sponsored by WJA Federation of New York. Time: 12/9/09, 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Location: Silver School of Social Service, NYU, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10003. $90 for the day (incl. breakfast & materials). Make checks payable to: NYU Social Work. Send payment to the above address to the attention of Priany Hadiatmodjo (FAX # 212-995-4172).
*Individual & System-Level Approaches to Difficult Clinical Problems: Suicide & Violence- Time: Thursday, 11/19, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: St. Vincent's Behavioral Health Services, Westport Campus Community Room, 47 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT. For the learning objectives for each presentation, please visit: http://www.stvincentsbehaviorahealth.org/ under the New/Events section. For more information call 203-341-4532. No Registration Required.
*"The Alzheimer's Project," - A four part HBO documentary film produced in part by the Alzheimer's Association to be shown by Edna L. Roker Social Adult Center & The Osborn Retirement Community. Time: 11/16-11/23. First movie: Momentum in Science, will be shown on Monday, 11/16, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Second movie: Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?, is on Thursday, 11/19, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Third movie: The Memory Loss Tapes, is on Friday, 11/20, 9-11 a.m. Fourth movie: Caregivers, is on Monday, 11/23, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: The "3000 Cinema" located at Osborn Retirement Community, 101 Theall Road, Rye, N.Y. All films are free and open to the public. Advanced registration is required. Parking is available, and light refreshments will be served. Please call the Roker Center to reserve your seat: (914) 761-3885.
*Psychotherapy Treatment- Available through Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Referrals for treatment on a sliding scale. No insurance necessary. -Prompt referrals, very reasonable sliding scale fees. -Treatment provided by highly trained & experienced psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists. -Daytime & evening hours available, private offices in Westchester, Rockland, Fairfield Counties -Strict confidentiality, no insurance needed or utilized. -Long-term intensive treatment available, For application or more information: Call Nancy Bobker: (914) 967-1300 or visit their website: http://www.wcspp.orf/ (click treatment tab). WCSPP is a non-profit educational institution chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York.
*Zen Interfaith Sitting Meditation- Every Monday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Blessed Miguel Pro, S.J., Chapel located at Fordham Westchester. Free and open to all; No registration needed. For more information visit http://www.kennedyzen.org/ or contact Carol Gibney at (914) 367-3420.
*NASW NYS Westchester Division presents: Serving Those Who Have Served: Social Work with Active Duty Military, Veterans, and Their Families- Key note presenter: Dr. MaryAnn Forgey, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, will speak on developing literacy in military culture and on her research and experience in working with Army families. Guest speaker Paul Tobin will speak on his work with disabled veterans, from the Vietnam War & Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), offering their personal insights on issues faced by those returning from war. Time: Wednesday, 11/18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Location: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Main Building, 21 Bloomingdale Rd., White Plains, N.Y., 10605 (at Maple Ave.). Everyone welcome. Light refreshments and coffee will be served. For more information, please call (914) 367-3108.
*Undoing Racism Community Organizing Workshop-Follow up meeting on Monday, December 7th, 5:30-7 p.m. @ Fordham University/Westchester Campus in Harrison.
Student to Student
Do you have an announcement for other students; something to buy, sell, exchange; a group or activity you want to organize? Please e-mail your announcement to Henry Davis (hdavis8@fordham.edu) for posting.
Career Services/Licensing
Benay Lindenauer, Director of Career Services – lindenauer@fordham.edu, 212-636-7639.
