Michael Sherraden Lecture Series: Growing Up in Uncertain Times

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Thoai Ngo is vice president of Social and Behavioral Science Research at the Population Center in New York. He’ll speak as a guest of Global Social Development Innovations at the UNC School of Social Work about “Growing Up In Uncertain Times: Evidence and Action for the World’s 1.8 billion Youth." In 2017, Ngo was named... Read more »

Map The System Competition at UNC

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join Innovate Carolina to watch student teams compete in the final round of Map the System, a global competition focused on exploring the wider context of social and environmental issues. The teams will explain the roots of pressing social and environmental issues, where existing solutions fall short, and propose routes to meaningful, systems-level change. Teams... Read more »

Policy Day: NC Medicaid’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot Program

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Designed to provide evidence-based non-medical interventions related to housing, food, transportation, interpersonal safety and toxic stress to high-need Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina, the Healthy Opportunities Pilot Program seeks to transform countless individuals' lives and national health policy discussions. Keynote speaker Amanda Van Vleet, associate director of innovation at N.C. Medicaid, will share insights on... Read more »

Map the System and Systems Thinking Information Session

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join this interactive session to learn more about the Map the System competition and about systems thinking, a disciplined approach to making sense of the world and finding innovative solutions... Read more »

Population-based digitalized interventions with telephone coaching for childhood anxiety, preschool disruptive behavior and prenatal depression

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) welcomes Andre Sourander, MD, as the first distinguished speaker of their 2022-2023 series on September 28 at 3:00 p.m. Dr. Sourander will present "Population-based digitalized interventions with telephone coaching for childhood anxiety, preschool disruptive behavior and prenatal depression." Dr. Sourander’s presentation will describe the background, development of... Read more »

Coronavirus Outbreak: Biology, Epidemiology and Public Health Response

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

SPECIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY SEMINAR Coronavirus Outbreak: Biology, Epidemiology and Public Health Response  Dr. Ralph Baric, Distinguished Professor Dr. Kim Powers, Associate Professor Dr. Aaron Fleischauer, Chief Science Officer at N.C. Division of Public Health Dr. David Weber, Professor Tuesday, March 3, 2020 10:00 a.m., 136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg (School of Social Work Auditorium) RSVP required.

Social Status and Social Behavior in Peer Networks: A Developmental Perspective

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

FPG Lecture Series Welcomes Dr. Antonius H. N. (Toon) Cillessen Children and adolescents spend a significant amount of time each day in the company of peers. Together with their peers, children acquire a wide range of skills, attitudes and experiences that influence their cognitive, emotional, and social development. Peers are also powerful socialization agents, contributing... Read more »

Evaluating Drivers of Age of Diagnosis Disparities for Virginia’s Rural Children with Autism

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Despite the known benefits of early autism diagnosis, the average age in the U.S. is still around 4 years old. Research suggests that rural children may be diagnosed later than those living in urban areas, but the reasons for this disparity are not well described using traditional methods of rural classification. Using a state-wide payer... Read more »

Cannabinoid Use in 2019

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This topical workshop will provide participants with up-to-date information about cannabinoid use in North Carolina and in the United States. Specific emphasis will be on medicinal use, policy guidelines and social and health implications. Attendance is free and CEs offered. Registration is required. Visit the website for more information and to register.

Neural Networks as a Function of Social Context

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) is pleased to host Eva Telzer, PhD, for a distinguished lecture on Wednesday, October 30 at 3 p.m. at the School of Social Work, Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium. The Lecture will be titled "Neural Networks as a Function of Social Context."

Networks in Child Development Lecture

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Laura M. Justice, PhD, will present a lecture titled, "Networks in Child Development: from Biology to Society" as part of the 2019-2020 Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Lecture Series. View more information.

Skill in Action: The intersection of yoga and social justice

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the School of Social Work for their first lunchtime Clinical Lecture Series workshop "Skill in Action: The intersection of yoga and social justice". Come learn tools for self-care, psychotherapeutic work, and collective action by understanding the relationship between yoga and creating change. This event is sponsored by the UNC School of Social Work. Contact... Read more »

Navigating the First-Gen Grad Student Identity

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Are you the first in your family to pursue a graduate degree? How do you navigate the academy? Do others feel the same way? What does it look like to succeed as a first-generation graduate student? Attend a diverse panel of faculty, staff, and students as they share their personal narratives as first-generation graduate students.... Read more »

UNC Campus Community Forum: NC State Health Plan

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please note that attendance at Forum Community Meetings is considered worktime for staff if cleared with one's supervisor in advance of the meeting, and the meeting occurs during that employee's work schedule. Event Information Sponsored by Employee Forum, UNC Faculty Council and Carolina Black Caucus.