We recognize that graduate study can be stressful. We also know that the summer pace challenges students to achieve at a high level in a compressed amount of time. Self-care is an essential component of learning at Smith and because self-care means different things to different people, we provide a range of supports from which students can choose to help them during their summer-time learning.
Learn more below.
For more information, visit https://www.smith.edu/ssw/about-ssw/news-events/2016/wellness-overview
Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thursdays 3 – 6 p.m.
Needle-little relief from stress, anxiety, insomnia, low energy, allergies, pain or headaches?
Acupuncture is now being offered on campus! Acupuncture is painless and effective; using tiny, safe, sterilized needles. It is a complete system of medicine that can offer great benefits and prevention for these conditions and so much more.
Starting in June, Health Services will be offering Group Acupuncture at the Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, in a shared environment, at no cost to students, for all of their healthcare needs. We hope that you can take some time out of your busy schedule to care for yourself with rest and relaxation in a group setting with private consults, and wish you the best of luck this school year!
email: acupunctureclinic@smith.edu
to book an appointment: https://www.timecenter.com/smithcollege-acupuncture.
For more information, visit http://koleksak.com/Home.html
Scott Gymnasium is home to a dance studio, gymnasium, training room and the human performance laboratory. Ainsworth Gymnasium provides a swimming pool with one- and three-meter diving boards, five international-sized squash courts, a fitness studio with a 24-foot-climbing wall and an intercollegiate gymnasium. The indoor track and tennis building (ITT), the site of NCAA track meets, includes four tennis courts and a 200-meter track. The 6,500-plus square foot Olin Fitness Center features 40 pieces of aerobic machines, each with individual TV screens as well as 50-plus weight-lifting stations.
The facilities of the sport complex are augmented by 30 acres of athletic fields that offer opportunities for running, tennis, croquet, equestrian and field games, as well as a boathouse and pond for canoeing and rowing.
Summer Hours (May 30 – August 27, 2017)
All facilities are closed Monday, July 3, and Tuesday, July 4.
Building and Olin Fitness Center
Monday – Thursday: 6 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday: 6 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Dalton Pool:
Monday – Thursday: 6:30 a.m. – 8 a.m., 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 8 a.m., 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday: 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Pool closed 1 – 2 p.m. June 5 – 23.
For more information, visit https://www.smith.edu/ssw/student-life/campus-life/athletic-facilities
In order to ensure compliance with Massachusetts’ mandate on health insurance coverage, all SSW students are automatically enrolled in and billed for the School’s health insurance plan. If you have separate coverage, you may waive enrollment.
Waiving the School’s Health Plan
If you have your own coverage and wish to waive the School’s plan, you must provide the School with the name and address of your insurance company, your policy number and a copy of the policy for verification.
All returning students who wish to waive enrollment in the School’s health plan must complete waivers in July. New students complete waivers in the spring before their first summer term and again in July for the following year. The School sends detailed information about the deadlines and how to complete the waiver by e-mail and posts them on The Buzz.
Student Injury & Sickness Insurance Plan
The Student Injury & Sickness Insurance Plan is a comprehensive policy offered by HPHC Insurance Company, an affiliate of Harvard Pilgrim Heath Care. The policy provides inpatient and outpatient hospital services, mental health, diagnostic testing and lab services, and other specialty benefits.
Eligibility
All registered full-time graduate students taking 3/4 of full-time credit hours or more are automatically enrolled in this insurance plan at registration, unless they furnish proof of comparable coverage.
Length of Plan
Students are covered under the student health insurance plan through the end of the policy year (including after a student graduates). There is no option to continue coverage after this policy terminates.
Information on cost can be found on the webpage below!
For more information, visit https://www.smith.edu/ssw/student-life/resources-and-support-students/healthcare-insurance
Northampton is rich with healthcare resources. You can find links to some of these wellness resources by clicking the link below!
For more information, visit http://northampton.chambermaster.com/list/QL/health-care-11.htm
J. Aleah Nesteby, MSN, FNP is a local LGBTQ+ friendly practicitioner at Northampton Family Medicine. You can learn more about her by clicking the link below!
For more information, visit https://www.cooleydickinson.org/doctors-providers/j-aleah-nesteby-msn-fnp/
The Norwottuck Rail Trail is an 11 mile path linking Northampton, Hadley, and Amherst along the former Boston & Maine Railroad right-of-way. The path's level terrain provides safe passage for pedestrians, wheelchairs, joggers, skaters, bicyclists, and cross-country skiers of all ages and abilities. Motorized vehicles and horses are prohibited. Free parking is available for trail users at Elwell Recreation Area in Northampton, Railroad Street in Hadley, and Station Road in South Amherst. Public restrooms are seasonally available at the parking areas at Elwell Recreation Area and the Station Road in South Amherst.
Find more info below!
For more information, visit http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-west/norwottuck-rail-trail.html
The Northampton Parks & Recreation Department works to promote the well-being of the individual and the community by providing a wide range of high quality and wholesome recreational opportunities to meet the leisure needs of our residents and visitors.
They offer swim lessons and programs at the pool at JFK, as well as hundreds of programs throughout the year.
Learn more below!
For more information, visit http://www.northamptonma.gov/789/Parks-Recreation
Stressed by the pending summer assignments? Invest in yourself — get a massage! Mike Suchenicz, L.M.T., is returning to provide deep tissue and Swedish massage for members of the SSW community at a discount rate ($30 + up for a one-hour massage). To make an appointment, call Mike at (413) 323-4574. Please leave your name and phone number slowly and clearly. For references, go to Mike Suchenicz Massage @ Yelp.
Although the Schacht Center cannot provide longer term counseling or therapy sessions, the Smith insurance plan (Gallagher and Koster) covers a portion of services after the initial deductible (see your plan for details); the Schacht Center can refer you to more than 500 clinicians within a 5 mile radius of campus for more ongoing support.
The Schacht Center provides students with an opportunity to seek consultation on ways best to support themselves with the variety of concerns that arise during their time on campus. The Center provides short-term treatment and consultation (5 sessions) and referral services to local providers for those who want counseling or therapy beyond what can be provided through the consultation sessions. The professional staff at the Center can also connect students to other campus resources as needed. Starting summer 2016, the Center will provide open groups where students can explore issues throughout the summer. To arrange a consultation session at the Schacht Center call 413-585-2800.
The Office of Disability Services (ODS) serves as a central point of information and leadership to ensure equal access and full participation for students, faculty, staff and visitors with disabilities. Principles of Universal Design guide us in our work as we strive to proactively identify and remove barriers to participation wherever possible. ODS can be found in College Hall or at ODS@smith.edu or 413-585-2071.
If you are interested in exploring the potential of mindfulness for sustaining you in your work as a student and budding clinician, this non-credit 8-week program may be for you! We introduce you to core MBSR practices, in a shortened time-frame, and within a supportive community of peers. This year’s program will take place every Thursday evening (excluding break week) from 7–9 p.m. Please be aware that you need to have time in your schedule to attend on Thursday nights for both terms to register.
ProtoCall is a specialty telephonic behavioral health service that provides seamless access to crisis assessment, intervention and stabilization exclusively by Master's and Doctoral-level licensed clinicians 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all summer long. Their model of telephonic brief interventions is specifically designed to help students get what they need in the moment — warmth, respect and empathy, coupled with accurate information gathering and excellent safety assessment and stabilization. Call Smith's Counseling Emergency Hotline at: 413-585-2830.
Each summer Rabbi Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser, an interfaith pastoral counselor, designs and implements services in response to student needs. Among her services has been "Care of the Soul", an interfaith spiritual direction group and individual pastoral counseling. Check out the schedule for this summer's activities. Rabbi Rhonda can be reached at rshapirorieser@smith.edu.
Each student will be assigned an individual academic adviser whose role it is to check in on your learning and to help you reflect on progress made or issues to address. We recommend you check in with your adviser at least once each term. You can find a listing of advisers/advisees on your Moodle page and in the SSW Face Book Directory.
The center offers students several services aimed at enabling them to make the most of their educations. Services include individual writing counseling; introduction writing workshops which introduce services; and workshops on time management, study skills and other academic issues. The Jacobson Center is located in Seelye 307. The office's email address is jactutor@smith.edu and phone number is 413-585-3056.
Cooley Dickinson’s Urgent Care unit offers afternoon, evening and weekend walk-in hours to treat non-life-threatening minor illnesses and injuries with skill, compassion and efficiency; and they are just a mile down the road from Smith College!
Restore yourself with Yoga!
Fire Classes Iyengar and Vinyasa Flow Yoga classes to burn all that no longer serves you.
Cooling Classes Deep Restorative and Gentle Yoga classes to release muscle tension, balance emotions, clear the mind, and lengthen and stregthen the spine.
SSW Second Session Restorative Yoga Schedule:
**ALL CLASSES TAKE PLACE IN AINSWORTH ROOM 304**
Thursday July 27th 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Cooling/Deep Rest Spinal Stretch
Tuesday July 31st 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Fire/Vinyasa Flow
Thursday August 3rd 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Cooling/Gentle Flow
Monday August 7th 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Fire/Vinyasa Flow
Thursday August 10th 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Cooling/Gentle Flow
Tuesday August 15th 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Fire/Heart of Iyengar
Thursday August 17th 6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Cooling/Deep Rest Spinal Stretch
Teachers: Judy Messer and Rosalie Peri
As part of Smith College School for Social Work's ongoing commitment to trans inclusion, a team of students and faculty were brought together in spring 2017 to gather, develop and disseminate resources about trans and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) inclusion within SSW. The project was motivated in large part by student advocacy that culminated in an open letter in the summer of 2016, and aims to increase the level of shared understanding around TGNC issues and to support a culture of investment in intersectional trans competence, in alignment with the School’s anti-racism commitment.
The team consisted of Davey Shlasko (adjunct faculty), Rory Crath (resident faculty) and three student leaders — Jixia Ao, Noah Cochran and Rickey Thorn. Davey Shlasko (dshlasko@smith.edu) will serve as a Sotomayor Fellow for the 2017–18 internship year, focusing on gender, disability and race intersectionality. Davey is available starting in Summer 2017 to answer questions about these resources and provide individual and small-group consultation about gender and TGNC inclusion.
For more information, visit https://www.smith.edu/ssw/tgnc
Through student organizations and groups, the intellectual experience of students is broadened to encompass ideas which enrich and extend the Smith curriculum.
More information about specific student organizations below!
For more information, visit https://www.smith.edu/ssw/student-life/student-organizations-groups