InBrief
Volume 1: Issue 5
Welcome to the electronic newsletter for the alumni and friends of Smith College School for
Social Work. This publication will be produced no more than once a month with intervals
between publications being between four and six weeks. To submit an item to be
considered for a future issue of InBrief, please send it to sswalum@email.smith.edu Notices
must pertain to the School, its alumni, students, faculty and/or staff.
March 31, 2008
From the Office of the President – Dean Jacobs Re-Appointed
The School is pleased to forward the following communication received by Smith
College President, Carol Christ: “I am pleased to announce that Carolyn Jacobs, School
for Social Work Dean and Elizabeth Marting Treuhaft Professor, has been reappointed
as Dean of the School for Social Work. Carolyn became Dean in 2003, having served as
Acting Dean from 2000 to 2003. Carolyn has provided excellent leadership to the
School for Social Work, and I am delighted that she has agreed to serve an additional
five-year term.”
Please Vote – Deadline is This Friday!
The ballot for the 2008 Alumni Association must be postmarked by Friday, April 4, 2008.
Results will be final Friday, April 11. If for some reason you did not receive your ballot
or if it has been misplaced, you may contact the Alumni Affairs Office at 413-585-4290
or email us at sswalum@email.smith.edu to request a replacement. Please vote and
return your ballot today.
90th Anniversary Celebration – Online Registration Now Open!
All of the details regarding the weekend schedule for the 90th Celebration including
workshops, presentations, a dance, the Alumni Assembly, hotel information and many
more opportunities can be found at: http://www.smith.edu/ssw/alumni/90_main.php.
Registration for this event can be done online at:
https://www.smith.edu/ssw/alumni/90_registration.php. Early registration discount
expires May 1, 2008. Plan today to attend this special celebration! Brochures
were mailed last week (non-profit class, which is slower) and should also be arriving in
mailboxes soon.
Continuing Education Summer Seminars 2008
Information regarding Continuing Education Summer seminars is now online. Over
30 courses are being offered in June and July. The Early Registration deadline
is April 15, 2008. Early Registration notification has been sent electronically only – so
don’t wait for the brochure to get a discount! For more information, go to
http://www.smith.edu/ssw/geaa/continuing.php
Advanced Clinical Supervision Certificate Program
The Advanced Clinical Supervision Program provides an important professional resource
for social work supervisors interested in enhancing and advancing their work with
supervisees. For program and registration information about the July 2008 program go
to http://www.smith.edu/ssw/geaa/academics_cesuper.php Application deadline is
April 21, 2008.
Combat Stress: Understanding the Challenges, Preparing for the Future –
Registrations filling up!
This timely conference focuses on the mental health needs and practice approaches for
soldiers, veterans and their families including the complexity of their situations (e.g.
traumatic brain injury, polytrauma, suicide prevention, PTSD and secondary trauma).
Caregiving challenges for family members and clinicians, the role of spirituality and
community support are included as well. The conference is free of charge to any U.S.
veteran or current member of the military.
For more information and to register for the conference, go to:
http://www.smith.edu/ssw/admin/academics_combat_conference_2008.php. For
questions, call (413) 585-7970. Registration Deadline – June 13, 2008.
Contemplative Clinical Practice: An Advanced Certificate Program in
Spirituality and Social Work Practice
Now in its second year, the Contemplative Clinical Practice Certificate deepens the
clinician’s awareness of the sacred dimension of his/her work by exploring his/her own
religious histories and spiritual practices, the clients’ spiritual beliefs and practices, and
the clinical relationship itself. For program and registration information go to:
http://www.smith.edu/ssw/geaa/academics_cecontemplative.php Application deadline
is June 27, 2008.
Calling all Alumni - Volunteers Needed
Each year, alumni are surveyed determine individuals interested in volunteering. We
do not assume that what you were willing to do last year automatically carries over to
your interest or capabilities this year, so you are asked to fill out a new form each year.
This year, we are cutting down on printing expenses and making the form available
online. There are many ways to be involved and help support the School - check out
the opportunities today! To obtain a form go to:
http://www.smith.edu/ssw/alumni/documents/2008VolOpps-form.doc
Fellowship Opportunity - Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program
Open to physicians, nurses and social workers at all career stages, supported by The Atlantic
Philanthropies and administered by Columbia University, this national program seeks to provide
professionals in health and aging with the experience and skills necessary to make a positive
contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older
Americans. The program offers two different tracks for individual placement: (1) a residential
track that includes a nine-to-12-month placement in Washington, D.C. or at a state agency (as
a legislative assistant in Congress, a professional staff member in an executive agency or in a
policy organization); and (2) a non-residential track that includes a health policy project and
brief placement(s) throughout the year at relevant sites. Core program components focused on
career development and professional enrichment are provided for fellows in both tracks. The
application deadline for 2008-2009 is May 1, 2008.
For further information, please visit: http://www.healthandagingpolicy.org/ or contact Phuong
Huynh, Deputy Director of the program (huynhpt@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu or 212-543-6213)
directly.
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