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.
*"Leadership & Human Service Administration" info session- Time: Saturday, November 14, 12:40-1:40 p.m., RM. 142. Considering a career in social work administration? Considering some of Fordham's excellent administration classes through our Leadership and Macropractice concentration? Want to talk to some administrators you actually know already? Come and meet over lunch with Fordham faculty and learn about their satisfying experiences as social work administrators, supervisors, managers, educators, trainers, and fundraisers. Bring your lunch!
*Gay/Straight Alliance Mtg. - Thursday, November 12, 2009, RM. 138, 12:40-1:40 p.m.
*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.
*Learn @ Lunch Workshop: Engaging Families- Saturday, 11/7, 12:40-1:40 p.m.
*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. Saturday, 11/14, RM. G11, 12:40-1:40 p.m.
*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
11-02: Anti-Racist Alliance Mtg., RM. 116, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
11-03: Normal operating day
11-04: BASW Integrated Seminar, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
11-05: Normal operating day
11-06: Normal operating day.
11-07: Learn @ Lunch: Engaging Families, RM. G11, 12:40-1:40 p.m.
Important Reminders/Deadlines
*GSS Registration for Spring 2010-Dates 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
*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).
*Psychiatric Technician Open House- Time: Monday, 11/9 & 11/16, 2009, 3-5 p.m. Experienced certified nursing assistants are welcome as well as current students in the fields of: Nursing, Psychology and Social Work. On-Site Interviews & Tours. Please bring several copies of your resume. If you are unable to attend, please feel free to send a resume to westhr@svcmcny.org or apply online at http://www.svcmc.org/.
*Introduction to Creative Methods in Psychotherapy and Counseling- A one-day training in Psychodrama and Art Therapy techniques. This workshop will explore, experientially and theoretically, active interventions to better faciliate change in your clients. Instructor for this event is Gay French-Ottaviani, LCSW. There is a maximum of 8 participants. Time: 11/15, 9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Bring your own lunch-drinks & snack provided. Fee: $80, Students $70. Call (914) 378-5088 & leave message to register.
*The Eight Annual Behavioral Health Conference: Behavioral Health, Ethics, and Performance-Sponsored by The Medisys Behavioral Health Network & Flushing Hospital Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Addiction Services. Time: Friday, November 13, 2009, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Location: Flushing Hospital Medical Center, 45th Avenue & Parsons Blvd., Flushing, NY 11355.
*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.
*A Team of Partners in Palliative Care: Challenges and Choices in Ethics of Care at End of Life- Sponsored by Collaborative for End of Life Care. Time: Friday, 11/13, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Location: Westchester County Center, 198 Central Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606. Conference registration is free and a complimentary lunch will be provided thanks to our generous donors. To register: Phone-(914) 666-7616 ext. 235, Cornelia Schimert, Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley, Fax- ATTN: W. Dawe at (914) 559-3092, Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester, On-line- http://www.westchesterendoflife.org/. Parking is provided adjacent to the County Center.
*GO! Applications available for the 1st Ever Graduate Student Global Outreach Service Immersion Trip- Travel to New Orleans, Louisiana Sunday, March 14- Saturday, March 20, 2010. Information sessions at Westchester Campus on the following dates: Saturday, October 31, 12:40 p.m., Tuesday, November 3, 12:40 p.m., and Thursday, November 5, 12:40. Lunch will be served at information sessions. Room TBA (Please sign up on bulletin board). All are welcome!
*Balancing Power in the Supervisory Relationship- Sponsored by JBFCS Rita Markus Training Institute. Time: Sunday, November 1st, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: JBFCS Child Care Training Building, 226 Linda Avenue, Hawthorne, N.Y. 10532. Presenter: Frank Delano, LMSW, Director. There is a special $25 weekend fee for non-JBFCS staff for this course. Please call Dana McCarthy at 914-773-7316 with questions. *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 our 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.
*Grand Rounds: Understanding Permanent Supportive Housing for the Homeless with Mental Illness- Sponsored by St. Vincent's Behavioral Health Services & Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services. Time: 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m, 11/05/09. Location: St. Vincent's Behavioral Health Services, 47 Long Lots Rd, Westport, CT 06880. *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.
*Going Green: Making Healthy Choices for a Safe Pregnancy and Family" - Sponsored by Hudson Valley Regional Perinatal Forum. Time: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Marriot Westchester, Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591. Conference fee: Early registration fee: $60 (Must be post marked by 10/21/09), Late and on-site registration fee: $75 (After 10/21/09). Includes breakfast, lunch & conference materials. Contact: (914) 493-7612 or e-mail BaldygaE@wcmc.com or Heather_Brumberg@nymc.edu. To fax registration: (914) 493-1005.
*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.
*Thriving on the Bipolar Roller Coaster: How to Suceed with Bipolar Disorder- Book presentation with Phyllis Elliot, LCSW-R. Time: Saturday, 11/14, 12:45-1:30 p.m., RM. 228. Book signing available after the seminar.
Career Services/Licensing
Benay Lindenauer, Director of Career Services – lindenauer@fordham.edu, 212-636-7639.
