SSW Academic, Expectations & Conduct

Introduction Hi students. Welcome to the School of Social Work. My name is Kelly Hoeft, and I am an Academic Adviser within Student Services. You’re going to be watching a handful of videos to help you get oriented as you transition in the University of Washington and School of Social Work. These videos are intended to complement the in-person orientation. These videos have been completed by myself and other individuals within the school. will provide useful tips and resources as you transition. The videos have been completed by myself and other individuals within the School of Social Work.

I also wanted to mention that is some of the videos you’ll hear me say “please refer to the link caption box” or “click on the link in the caption box.” Unfortunately, we were having technical difficulties to get the caption boxes weren’t always working; therefore, we recommend referring to the links in the transcript from the email attachment that we have provided. The transcript have all of the text from the videos. I hope you enjoy the videos and don’t forget to complete the quiz.

SSW Academic, Expectations & Conduct My name is Aliyah Vinikoor and I’m the Assistant Director of the MSW Program at the University of Washington. Today I’ll be speaking briefly about the School of Social Work's standards and policies, which are designed to help you succeed as a student, social work practitioner, and member of our school community. As a social worker in training, MSW students are in a unique position in that our institutional expectations for academic success are different than in other disciplines – they encompass UW academic and conduct policy as well as the Social Work Code of Ethics, and Washington State Law. Social work values of service, social justice, dignity and worth of individuals, the importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence guide our school’s educational mission and standards.

Academic Standing:  Remain in good academic standing. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 for all graded courses.

 In addition, students must complete and pass all required Social Work classes with a minimum grade of 2.7.

 Students must adhere to UW academic honesty policies and refrain from cheating, lying, and plagiarism. Some examples of this are presenting another’s work as your own, using another's words or ideas without proper citation, submitting one paper for assignments in different classes, cheating on an exam, helping someone else cheat, and collaborating unethically. While this will be reviewed in more depth once you’re at the School, if you have any questions we encourage you to visit the School of Social Work Writing Center on the Ground Floor.

 Remain an upstanding member of society. If convicted of a crime during your course of study, please let someone in Student Services or the Program Office know right away as this is subject to review and grounds for possible dismissal.

Professional Conduct:

 Our program is a competency-based educational model. As such, students must meet the Essential Skills, Values and Standards of Professional Conduct for Admission to and Continuance in the School of Social Work, a document that you can find on the School of Social Work website. The expectation is that students will possess and develop these skills, values and standards as they progress through all aspects of the program, including in the classroom, in their field placements, and in the professional practice of social work.

Ethical Behavior:

Our School is an academic community dedicated to the ideals of social justice. As part of that commitment, our School is working to ensure an environment in which discriminatory and harassing behavior does not occur. We expect that students embody social work values by creating a scholastic community that supports all our members – a community that is open and inclusive, just, honest, and based in collaboration, compassion, respect, and caring. Students are expected to:

 Comply with UW policy, the NASW Code of Ethics, and Washington State Law:

 Behave in accordance of the University of Washington Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment and the University’s policies prohibiting sexual misconduct, including domestic violence, relationship violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and also for information about prevention and response.

 As a standing policy, the University of Washington does not allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

 Adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics. The NASW is the major professional organization for social workers. Students in our School’s professional programs are expected to adhere to major principles of the NASW Code of Ethics, such as maintaining professional boundaries, ensuring privacy and confidentiality, not engaging in sexual relationships with clients, etc. This code is available on our School website and the NASW website.

 Comply with the Washington State code on Unprofessional Conduct for health professions (RCW 18.130.180)

 Follow the University of Washington Policies and Laws Regarding Working with Minors. There are several policies and laws regarding working with youth and children including internet use and reporting neglect or abuse. More information on full policies can be found here. Training on these policies and how they impact SSW field education will be covered in SOC 524, Introduction to Field Education. While our standards are high, you’ll find incredible support for your growth and learning at the School of Social Work. From classroom instruction, to special trainings, to faculty mentorship and advising, you will be equipped with the support you need to succeed here. Please reach out to us – myself in the Program Office, an instructor, your advisor, or field faculty – as soon as you encounter a challenge. The sooner we hear from you, the sooner we can problem-solve together. At the School of Social Work we strive to be a community that celebrates the strengths and richness of diversity, practicing social justice in each interaction.

I invite you to make the most of every opportunity as a member of this community to acquire the knowledge, skills, values, and the will to make the world a better place by being an effective and competent social worker. I am delighted that you have chosen to pursue social work at the University of Washington.

Technology Resources

Hi students! Once again, my name is Kelly Hoeft and I am an Academic Advisor at the School of Social Work. Through this session we’re going to be discussing Technology Resources and technology resources at large within the university as well as specifically within the school of Social Work. So let’s get started!

We have a computer lab on the ground floor in the social work building. This computer lab is accessible to you all hours of the day using your Husky ID card, which allows you to get in during after-hours. There is a variety of work stations that are fully equipped and loaded with programs anything from Adobe Creative Suite to the basics like Microsoft Word. You will have to log in using your UW Net ID. There are also printers available in the computer lab. Printing costs 12 cents per page and you will be using your Husky ID card and putting money onto your husky card in order to print. For more information about printing and computers on campus you are going to want to use the link indicated on the slide. http://www.lib.washington.edu/services/computers

The Research Commons is also a study space and a common space that our students use to collaborate, have some downtime before or in between classes and there are also work stations available, as well.

We also have a Media Lab downstairs on the ground floor. Brooks is our media lab technician. He is truly phenomenal and he can help you with all sorts of projects. He works with students on a variety of things including: Interview sessions, and he has video cameras that you can check out, as well. I totally recommend that you take full advantage of the media lab if you are really into video equipment and shooting videos for classes and class projects.

Software for the UW, with your tuition as a UW student you get a ton of perks. For instance on the slide is a list of common software applications that most students will use and as a student you get Microsoft Office for free and there are a variety of other resources and software that students take advantage of including anti-virus software. You also have access to a lot of different software that you can download at a reduced cost. The University of Washington also has a variety of trainings that you can tap into, as well. Trainings from how to do web publishing, how to use tableau for any data visualizers out there as well as learning SPSS for statistics. There’s no requirement in terms of basic knowledge in terms of being able to attend the SPSS workshops. Once again take advantage of these resources. There are a lot of great opportunities to get involved and learn some new things to add to your resume. https://itconnect.uw.edu/wares/uware/ https://itconnect.uw.edu/learn/workshops http://csscr.washington.edu/courses.html

Here are some additional resources that you will be able to access. I already mentioned Tableau. Panopto is another one that is great, it’s a video recording software, and it is actually the one that I’m using to create all of these videos. You also have access to Canvas which is the main program used to access all of your course websites.

If you need help with your computer there is a computer vet center located in Oddy (which is short for the Odegaard Undergraduate Library), in Red Square on the 2nd floor, is the place to go. They can help you to make sure that your software is installing correctly. Really basics things like that. Things that they won’t do is troubleshoot and give advice and recommendation about hardware. If you are looking advice on hardware I recommend, google searching and also doing comparison shopping on different websites as often times competitors can really vary greatly in the prices that they offer. You can also check out the UW bookstore they also have technology resources available as well.

Well, that is all the information that I have on Technology Resources. Thanks for watching and we will talk to you later!

Campus & Building Safety Hi my name is Kelly Hoeft and I’m an Academic Adviser at the School of Social Work. Through today’s presentation we will be talking about campus building and safety. Now I know that campus safety is not the most exciting topic in the whole wide world, but this video should be very informative and entertaining. So let's get started!

Here’s a quick overview of the topics that we will be discussing. The University of Washington takes active measures to ensure safety and through this presentation we’re going to be talking about procedures and tips that you can take, as well, to ensure that you’re safe.

So we’re going to get started with a pop quiz. What do you do when there’s an eeaarrrtttthhhqquuakkkee????!!!!

The answer is that you are going to want to duck and cover. By duck and cover, you want to make sure your head is covered when you are underneath the table and you want to hold onto the table so the table doesn’t run away.

So after the ground stop shaking during an earthquake, you are going to have to evacuate the building next. There are going to be some people. They may be accessorizing with a hat, but perhaps not, but they will definitely be wearing these stylish orange vests. And they will be assisting students, faculty and staff out of the building.

Now the evacuation procedure for the School of Social Work is to meet across 15th Ave and in the grassy area towards central campus. Now this is a really a very brief walk and if you look outside the windows (of the SSW), you can see the grassy green area. Now in case there is any other procedure in which you need to evacuate the building that’s also where you will be meeting. Great! Now in case you ever have to evacuate the building because of a crisis or emergency, you are ready and prepared. http://www.washington.edu/safety/

So the next thing we are going to discuss is UW Alerts. Go ahead and pull out your phone. Here’s my cell phone. So UW has text message alerts to notify the whole entire campus of anything that is going on. For instance if there’s a power outage, you’ll get a text message. If campus is closed because of snow, you’ll get a text message, as well. It’s important to note though, if campus is still up and running and your instructor wants to cancel class, then you are going to have to check your email (or email your instructor) to see what the instructor is saying. So we’re going to get you signed up for UW text notifications and it works best if you are on your computer. If not that’s okay, you can google search from the UW homepage or come back and do this step later.

So there’s going to be a caption box and you’re going to want to click on the link there and then on the webpage this image should appear and you’re going to want to click “sign up.” Go ahead and pause the video if you are signing up and then we will get restarted. http://www.washington.edu/safety/alert/

Great! Now you’re all signed up. Next pop quiz question. What is the #1 crime that occurs on campus?

If you answered theft, you are correct. Theft is the highest occurring crime on campus and like anywhere in the world crime unfortunately does exist even at the UW. But there are active steps that you can take to ensure that you are not a victim of crime. The #1 reason why theft occurs is because student leaves their personal belongings (unattended). So make sure you don’t leave your personal belongings unattended. Make sure that you know where they are and that they are insight and if you do have to get up and leave for a moment, take your items with you.

The next thing that you can do is that you can get your electronics registered with the UWPD. Once again, in the caption box, you can click on the link and that will take you to the UWPD website and you can register your items there. http://police.uw.edu/

Another step that I recommend is if you are traveling, and using your vehicle and you has personal property that is valuable to put it in the trunk of your car. Make sure you put it in before you arrive at your destination that way people won’t see you put valuables in your trunk.

And then last but not least, the UWPD also has additional information and resources on other steps that you can take for preventing crime. They also have a lot of great tips if you are a biker, as in you ride a bicycle to campus. So here is information to the non-emergency line as well as anonymous tips if you need to contact UWPD. UWPD also has victim advocacy program in which they have information and resources for individuals who have been a victim of crime, violence, etc.

The UWPD also sends out alert emails in terms of if there are crimes on campus or in the U- district and then you will get those in your email periodically that way you are informed on what’s going in the UW community. http://police.uw.edu/

Now let’s talk about Safe Campus. Safe campus is an overarching unit that collaborates with a variety of other units such as the UWPD. Their message is really to ensure that our campus is safe and that it is everyone’s responsibility so including students, staff, and faculty.

They want to remind people that if you see suspicious behavior to report it and make sure that you are not putting yourself in danger by walking alone at night. And also calling 911 when there is an emergency. They also have a variety of workshops available and these workshops cover conflict resolution. They also cover self-harm and how to make sure that you’re safe. And they have a variety of other topics, as well. You can click on the link in the captions and learn more about Safe Campus. http://www.washington.edu/safecampus/

Campus safety at night. So first of all, there is going to be these really tall blue telephones that are around campus and they light up. Those are emergency response telephones and those are available 24-7. If you are having an emergency, you just pick up the phone and then a respondent will be available.

Now we really want to make sure that our students are not walking alone at night for their own safety. If you are in the EDP program (evening) classes will still being running until 9pm and if you are studying late on campus, make sure you are always walking with someone or in a group. Now if that’s not possible, there is the Husky Night Walk and those are guards that are available to walk with you.

So go ahead and bust out your cell phone and put in their phone number so that way if you do have to walk by yourself or you’re thinking that you have to walk by yourself then BOOM you can call them up real quick and you have someone to walk with you. http://police.uw.edu/aboutus/divisions/security/husky-nightwalk/

There is also the night ride shuttle and this is a shuttle that runs around campus about a mile radius from the center. And this shuttle will drop you off in front of your doorstep. Now if you are outside those parameters of the drop off zone, then what they can do is drop you off at the nearest bus stop and someone can pick you up or you can take the bus. We also recommend that you utilize this (FREE) resource, as well. http://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/uwshuttles/nr SSW Building Hi Students, so I just had to do a quick outfit change. No, I’m just kidding. We have had a couple updates since we initially rolled out these videos so I just wanted to let you know the few changes. First of all, the School of Social Work building is a very secure building. Students, faculty and staff have secure access to the building during off peak hours. The building is open to the public from 7:45AM to 6PM Monday through Friday and the building is open during occasional Saturdays. When the building is closed, all you have to do is take your Husky ID Card and then that’s your ticket for VIP access into the School of Social Work. You just tap it against one of the sensors at the main entrances for the building and then… Abracadabra. BOOM. You’re in the school of social work. The tap system also allows you into the computer lab during off hours. The one thing that the tap system does not get you into is the Research Commons upstairs on the second floor. That’s only available to students during business hours and often times it’s the space that students will use when they want to study or print off assignments or handouts. http://socialwork.uw.edu/sswtech/computer-labs http://socialwork.uw.edu/sswtech/research-commons https://spacescout.uw.edu/seattle/ We also want to discuss some things that have been going on in this world. Some unforeseen circumstances and we just want to make you aware of resources that are available to ensure your safety and just be prepared. As such there’s active shooters trainings on campus and there is a quick YouTube video so you know what to do. And the quiz that we have that you will complete after watching the module videos there are questions pertaining to the YouTube video and so you will need to watch that video as well. http://police.uw.edu/aboutus/divisions/opst/crimeprevention/activeshooter/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VcSwejU2D0 There’s also RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) and that is something at the UW which is self- defense classes that are free for the UW community. We encourage you to check out this website and hopefully you can attend some of those sessions as well just to make sure that you have more strategies and tips in case you are in an unforeseen circumstance. http://police.uw.edu/services/rad/ Alright! Well that’s all the information I have for Campus Safety. Thank you and we will see you in a bit.