The Power of Your Story: CSSW Self-Care Day 2017

Columbia School of Social Work celebrates its 10th anniversary of Self-Care Day on Monday, October 23, 2017.

For more information visit our website: http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/csswstudevents/

Registration closes on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

Performance and Panel Discussion: Narrative in Social Work: The Power and Possibility of Story | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Livestream Available)
Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway @ 116th St.)
Doors Open at 9:30 a.m.

Benaifer Bhadha (MSW `08 | pictured above, photo by Robert Pluma) opens Self-Care Day with a performance piece expressing the value of telling one’s own narrative as a form of self-care and healing. The editors and contributors of Narrative in Social Work: The Power and Possibility of Story join Benaifer on stage to share their experiences of integrating narrative theory and approaches into their practice. The discussion features Ann Burack-Weiss (MSW `71, PhD `90), editor and contributor of Narrative in Social Work and will be moderated by Lynn Lawrence and Lynne Mjiangos, contributors and co-editors of the book. Professor Mary Sormanti will moderate for our livestream audience.

Panelists and Topics
Christiana Best-Giacomini (bio): Transnational Parenting
Benaifer Bhadha (bio): HIV/AIDS in Kenya
Rachel Blustain (bio): Foster Care Parents
Ann Burack-Weiss (bio): Aging
Hedi Mandel (bio): Medical Social Work

Moderators:
Lynn Sara Lawrence (bio)
Lynne Bamat Mijangos (bio)
Mary Sormanti (bio)

Books available for purchase at Book Culture, 536 W. 112th street.

Lunch (will be provided) | 12:00-1:30 p.m.

All Day Sessions @ CSSW | 1:30-6:00 p.m.

DIY Herbal Tea and Heating Pad Workshop with Aretha | Lobby

Make your own tea and heating pads! Learn about different herbs used for relaxation and mood enhancement.

Pet Therapy with Penny | 3rd Floor Hallway

Come hang out with a certified therapy dog! Get some smiles, snuggles and kisses to help you relax mid-semester.

All Day Sessions @ CSSW | 1:30-5:00 p.m.

Game Room | 306

TV Room | C03

SWAG Arts Lounge | C06

Please bring your own yoga mat for yoga classes and the Alexander Technique class. We are not able to provide yoga mats.

If your desired workshop is full, you may sign-up on the waitlist on the day of.

Workshops: Block 1 @ CSSW 1255 Amsterdam Avenue | 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Does it Matter How We Sleep? (Livestream available) (Presentation)
“Don’t Mend, Buy Safety Pins”: Shedding Your To-Do Lists Through Poetry (Narrative/Writing)
Global Village (Presentation)
Body Positive Workshop (Presentation)
Sound Meditation and Mindfulness Workshop (Meditation)
Chillaxing with Gussie the Pug (Presentation)
Poem as Prompt (Narrative/Writing)
Realistic Time Management (Presentation)

Workshops: Block 2 @ CSSW 1255 Amsterdam Avenue | 2:40-3:40 p.m.

Stress-Less: Tools for Managing Organizational Stress (Presentation)
“Don’t Mend, Buy Safety Pins”: Shedding Your To-Do Lists Through Poetry (Narrative/Writing)
Body, Breath and Voice: Using Your Instrument for Self-Care and Healing (Narrative/Movement)
Restorative Flow Class (Yoga)
Alexander Technique for Social Workers (Movement)
Sound Meditation and Mindfulness (Meditation)
Community Care and Self-Sustainability at CSSW (Presentation)
Our Own Narratives: How Storytelling Can Renew Our Well-Being (Narrative/Writing)
Considering Vicarious Resilience, Recognizing Our Resourcefulness (Narrative)

Workshops: Block 3 @ CSSW | 3:50-4:50 p.m.

Reclaiming Our Bodies (Movement)
Reading Poetry, A Poetry Reading (Writing)
Body, Breath and Voice: Using Your Instrument for Self-Care and Healing (Narrative/Movement)
The Yoga of Journaling (Yoga)
Alexander Technique for Social Workers (Movement)
Toward a Positive White Racial Identity: Finding Ourselves in the Racial Justice Journey (Livestream available) (Presentation)
Community Care and Self-Sustainability at CSSW (Presentation)
Poem as Prompt (Narrative/Writing)

Workshops: Block 4 @ CSSW | 5:00-6:00 p.m.

The Yoga of Journaling (Yoga)
Mindfulness Meditation: Transcending the Higher Self (Meditation)