Chat Schedule

Chats are held weekly on Thursday nights at 9pm EST at Twitter hashtag #MacroSW.

**The Lunch & Learn chat series takes place on the last Tuesday of the month at 12:00 PM EST.

September 2018

9-6-18 Navigating Systems: Homelessness w/ Host @AlyssaLotmore and Guest Expert –Amanda Aykanian @aykanian
9-13-18 Civic and Government Tech w/ Host @StephenCummings and Guest Expert Fallon Wilson @SistahWilson
9-20-18 Social Work in These Trying Times – Hosted by Sunya Folayan
9-27-18 Social Work Voter Mobilization w/ Host @poliSW and Guest Expert Terry Mizrahi – (visit https://votingissocialwork.org/ )

October 2018

10-4 We are partnering with NASW for this chat: The Color of Youth Transfer: Policy and Practice Recommendations
10-11 Medicare Open Enrollment: Programmatic and Policy Concerns w/ Guest Expert Louanne Bakk, PhD. Director, @UBSSW DSW Program @BakkLouanne
10-18 Recognizing the Power of the Disability Vote w/ Host @VilissaThompson and Guest Expert Sarah Blahovec @Sblahov
10-25 How Voter-Friendly is your Community? w/Host Rachel L. West and Guest Expert Tanya Smith
**10-30 Lunch & Learn Series: Making the Most of Your Field Placement w/Host Karen Zgoda @karenzgoda and Guest Expert Nicki Sanders, MSW @PkgdForSuccess

November 2018

11-1
11-8 CSWE 2018 Chat!
11-15 #MacroSW Research Update, with @karenzgoda and @spcummings
11-22 Thanksgiving, no chat
**11-27 Lunch & Learn Series: Job Search Tactics for Macro Social Workers w/Host Rachel L. West @poliSW
11-29 Thoughts on a Macro-Focused DSW Program Hosted by Sunya Folayan w/guest expert Chris Petr, Ph.D.

December 2018

January 2019

February 2019

2-7 A Day in the Life of a Macro Social Worker with Greer Hamilton, MSW, Community Impact Coordinator
2-21 Public Transit as a Human Right w/Host Pat Shelly @ubssw and Guest Expert Holly Nowak from the Coalition for Economic Justice
2-28 Social Action 106: Social Planning & Policy Change w/Host Rachel L. West @poliSW

March 2019

3-7 Drug Policy w/Host Stephen Cummings @spcummings with Guest Expert: Dr. Sheila Vakharia @MyHarmReduction
3-14 Social Action 107: Social Action & system Advocacy w/Host Rachel L. West @poliSW
3-21 Licensing at the Macro Level: Purpose, curriculum influence, goals w?Host Stephen Cummings @spcummings
**Lunch & Learn Series: Macro-based licensing w/Host Stephen Cummings @spcummings
3-28 Social Action 108: Coalition Building w/Host Rachel L. West @poliSW

April 2019

May 2019

June 2019

July 2019

August 2019