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Aloha Thompson School ‘Ohana, 
I hope the back-to-school season has been going well for you all! It is heartwarming to see our students and faculty together in the classrooms and hallways. We have many wonderful events and activities coming up this month both in Zoom and in person. Please join us for these, including the Thompson School Open House on Friday, September 30, 2022 from 3-5 pm.
September is Sucide Prevention month. Mental health is an area of great importance to the training, research, and service of our school. Here are some important events shared by Dr. Jeanelle Sugimoto Matsuda who leads a muti-year youth suicide prevention grant with interdisciplinary partners. This is one of the many impressive, collaborative works in our school to support and improve mental health and wellbeing.
While it’s great to be back in person, I do miss everyone’s pets on zoom! Some pet pictures are below from our students and faculty. Feel free to send your own to deants@hawaii.edu to give us all a smile. For the next 4 months, we will continue to present student essay contest winners to show our connections. This month it will be Casey Metrose from the OPHS BAPH program.
Best,
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Thompson School Essay Contest:
Casey Metrose
“I am open to helping in any opportunity that life sends me. I find happiness through bettering the lives of others and regardless of what I do, I know I will always make a difference no matter where I am placed. It wasn’t because of covid, it was because I embraced change that my life got significantly healthier."
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Thompson School in the News
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Featuring DSW faculty Robin Arndt
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Featuring OPHS faculty & staff Catherine Pirkle, Meghan McGurk, Alena Shalaby, and Interim Dean Tetine Sentell
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Featuring OPHS PhD candidate Josh Holmes and DSW alumna Laura Thielen
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Meth and Co-Occurring Disorders
with Kathleen Merriam, LCSW, CSAC, and Hector Ruiz Delgado, MPH
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This webinar is intended for social workers and other health and human service professionals. Learners will be able to:
- Describe the prevalence of meth use amongst individuals with co-occurring disorders
- Summarize treatment options including those being used in Hawaiʻi
This program is approved for up to 1 SW CE
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Date:
Friday, September 30
1-2 PM HST on Zoom
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Department of Social Work
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Publications: Social Work Speaks
The new edition of Social Work Speaks: National Association of Social Workers Policy Statements 2021-2023 (12th edition) has been adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2020. Social Work Speaks is a comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies. The policy statements set the parameters for NASW’s positions and actions on a broad range of public policy and professional issues. Social Work Speakers can be purchased from NASW Press in both books and ebooks format.
This edition includes updated policy statements on a wide range of topics, including rural social work, voter rights and participation, mental health, hospice care, juvenile justice, foster care and adoption, and the rights of indigenous peoples. Former social work faculty, NASW-HI Board Director, Dr. Lana Ka'opua, along with other indigenous social work scholars, have contributed to the development of policy statement “Sovereignty, Rights, and the Well-Being of Indigenous Peoples Living in the United States." Kaopua said this policy statement was developed with coordination and leadership from the NASW-HI Chapter and involved the participation of Indigenous social workers from Alaska, the North American continent, Guahan and other US territories, and COFA nations.
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Welcome New Faculty and Staff!
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Welcome New Faculty and Staff!
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Hawai‘i Journal of Health and Social Welfare
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Pacific Islander Student Orientation at UH Mānoa
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All Pacific Islander students are encouraged to join this exciting orientation. Dinner will be provided together with plenty of fun activities, information, and networking!
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Date:
Friday, September 23
4-7 PM HST
Check out the flyer here
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Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health (APIC) Travel Scholarship Application
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The Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health (APIC) is offering scholarships ranging from $300-$600 per recipient. Recipients are expected to attend the APHA Exposition in-person in Boston, MA, November 6 - 9, 2022. Preference is given to students and early career professionals.
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Deadline:
Friday, September 30
11:59 PST
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Graduate Research Assistants for the OD2A-C3 Project
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The Center on Aging is looking for up to 3 graduate research assistants for the OD2A-C3 project. Application reviews will begin September 23.
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Health Services Research Faculty Recruitment at
Johns Hopkins University
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The Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health plans to recruit up to three tenure-track faculty members in the coming academic year. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or comparable degree in health services research, management, decision sciences, economics, or a closely related field with research interests in the organization and delivery of health services.
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Deadline:
Saturday, October 15
11:50 ET
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NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge
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The 2022 NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge is a competition for graduate students (masters or doctoral level) to create static or interactive data visualizations to address social determinants of health using NCHS public use files with non-NCHS public use data. Apply today for a unique opportunity to explain an important trend or disparity in public health.
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Deadline:
Monday, November 14
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NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
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LRP awardees can receive up to $100,000 of qualified educational debt repayment with a two-year contract. The NIH Extramural LRP is a unique program, with tremendous benefit to early-stage researchers, so we strongly encourage those that were not successful in getting their applications funded to apply again.
Questions about the LRP Ambassador Program:
lrpambassador@od.nih.gov
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Deadline:
Thursday, November 17
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Want to share an opportunity, event, or idea? Email deants@hawaii.edu.
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