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NASW 2010 Annual Practice Conference |
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NASW 2010
Annual Practice
Conference
Agenda
Conference
Speakers
Hotel
Accommodations
Air and Ground
Transportation
NASW Members Save $100 on Regular Conference Price |
*Online registration is now closed. You can register by FAX or ONSITE at the hotel:
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Key Conference Goals
- ENHANCE THE CARE WE PROVIDE to individuals affected by serious and life-limiting illnesses and their families.
- Learn how to make your practice part of the solution to providing hospice and palliative care to an aging population with longer life spans.
Welcome Reception and Poster Presentation
Relax from travel at NASW’s complimentary Welcome Reception and Poster Presentation the evening of August 3. You will have the opportunity to say hello to colleagues, learn, and earn 1.0 CE credit before the main NASW conference begins the following day.
Professional Certifications
You will be able to apply the CE credit you earn at this conference toward NASW professional credentials in hospice and palliative care, gerontology, health care, case management, and other practice areas.
Early Registration Discount Extended
Register Today at Reduced Rates
- NASW Members: $225 (regular price: $325 + $50 NASW membership discount)
- Nonmembers: $275 (regular price: $325)
Note: Registration fee includes Welcome Reception and Poster Presentation, continental breakfast, lunch, and all meeting materials.
Agenda
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
| 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Conference Registration |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Welcome Reception & Poster Presentation |
Poster Presentations:
- Social Work Policy Institute Summit: Hospice Social Work
- NASW Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Credentials
- NASW Massachusetts Chapter
- NASW Assurance Services Inc.
- Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Registration |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Opening Address Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH Executive Director, NASW |
| 9:00am -10:15am | Challenging the Paradigm: New Understandings of Grief Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv Professor of Gerontology, Graduate School College of New Rochelle This presentation explores the most current theoretical perspectives on loss and grief, emphasizing six areas where understandings of grief have been challenged and developed. The presentation would be useful to a range of professionals who counsel persons who are bereaved including psychologists, counselors, clergy, social workers, nurses and other health care workers, as well as educators, teachers and school-based personnel. In addition, it would benefit individuals who offer education on loss, grief, dying or death. |
| 10:15am - 10:30am | Break |
| 10:30am - 11:45am | Plenary Presentation |
| 11:45am - 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | • Ethics (Part I – limited to first 70 participants) Must attend Ethics Part II * Patti O’Donnell, PhD, LICSW
• End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes: Using the ‘Peace of Mind’ Model to Guild Care DecisionsThe ethics course, which is a 3 hour workshop, will focus on ethical decision making as it relates to end of life issues. Mercedes Bern-Klug, PhD, MSW, MA
• Family Crisis Counseling and DisastersAfter a brief overview of the Nursing Home social worker role, challenges related to end of life care--including the benefits and drawbacks of working with Hospice--will be discussed followed by a presentation of the “Peace of Mind” model which identifies “teachable moments” for social work interaction with residents, families, and staff regarding end of life care planning. • The Social Work Role in Hospice vs. Palliative Care: Is There Really a Difference? Sherri Weisenfluh, LCSW, MSW & Gretchen Brown, MSW This workshop will review the National Consensus Project’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care and the NASW Standards for Palliative and End of Life Care for Social Workers. Using discussion and PowerPoint slides, the presenters will contrast and compare the social work role in a variety of palliative care settings, such as homecare, acute care, and long term care facilities. Participants will be encouraged to discuss their own experience as it relates to hospice and palliative care. |
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45pm - 4:15pm | • Ethics (Part II) Must attend Ethics Part I * Patti O’Donnell, PhD, LICSW
• Self-Care and Professional SustainmentThis session will address ethical issues associated with the challenges of decision making and support in caring for the seriously ill. The presentation will include discussion of value based conflicts and a review the NASW Code of Ethics and other sources for guidance in meeting the needs of patients, families, and colleagues in end of life care. Kathy Walsh, PhD, MSW
• Transformative Nature of Bereavement and GriefThis session will focus on the importance of self-care in preparing for and sustaining a professional career in Hospice and palliative care. Self-care strategies which include ongoing professional development and supervision as well as strategies that enhance the mind, body and spirit will be identified in an interactive discussion. Experiential activities that are illustrative of techniques that lend themselves to daily practice. Joan Berzoff, EdD, MSW
• Cultural Competency in End of Life Care
This presentation will examine those psychodynamic theories which best illuminate our understanding of how death, dying and bereavement change the mourner, for better and for worse. Looking at Freud, Loewald, Klein, we will examine ways in which the mourner can experience complicated grief, and examining more contemporary constructivist theorists, we will discuss how grief can be transformative, changing the mourner’s ego and ego ideals, sense of meaning, and of identity. How mourners may use their experiences to initiate change, both intraspsychic and social change will be discussed using a series of case examples. The clinical implications of this work will also be discussed. Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW This workshop will provide a culturally variant approach for working effectively with diverse populations. It will explore diversity in decision making about palliative and end-of-life care; and review strategies for improving practice. Participants will gain insight and knowledge to further develop and achieve cultural competence in end-of-life care. |
| 4:15pm - 4:30pm | Break |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Social Work in Hospice Palliative Care: Where to From Here? Susan Blacker, MSW, RSW Director, Cancer Services Planning & Performance St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto |
| 5:30pm | Adjournment |
*If you sign up for Ethics I, you will be automatically enrolled in and must
attend Ethics II.
Conference Speakers
This conference will feature many experts in the field of social work and hospice/palliative care, among them are Dr. Elizabeth J. Clark, Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, and Susan Blacker.Dr. Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH
Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH, is the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers. Dr. Clark is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and of the National Academies of Practice in Social Work. She sits on the Board of Directors of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, as well as the Board of Directors of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Dr. Clark’s background is health care with a specialization in oncology. She has worked in direct clinical practice; has held several academic positions including an Associate Professorship in Medical Oncology; has been a hospital administrator; and has conducted research and published in areas such as cancer survivorship, hope, and bereavement. Dr. Clark is past president of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, an advisory board member of the Intercultural Cancer Council, a partner with C-Change: Collaborating to Conquer Cancer, and a member of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement.
Dr. Clark will facilitate the NASW Annual Practice Conference as well as offer an opening presentation on the social work workforce and the overall need for a reinvestment in the profession. She will highlight the increasing need for palliative and end of life services and the critical services that social workers provide in this field of practice.
Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv
Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, is a Professor of Gerontology at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America. Dr. Doka was elected President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling in 1993. In 1995, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Work Group on Dying, Death and Bereavement and served as Chair from 1997-1999. The Association for Death Education and Counseling presented him with an Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Death Education in 1998. In 2000 Scott and White presented him an award for Outstanding Contributions to Thanatology and Hospice. His Alma Mater Concordia College presented him with their first Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 2006, Dr. Doka was grandparented in as a Mental Health Counselor under NY State’s first licensure of counselors.
In his presentation titled, Challenging the Paradigm: New Understandings of Grief, Dr. Doka will explore the most current theoretical perspectives on loss and grief, emphasizing six areas where understandings of grief have been challenged and developed. The presentation will be useful to a range of professionals who counsel persons who are bereaved, including social workers, psychologists, counselors, clergy, nurses, and other health care workers, as well as educators, teachers, and school-based personnel. In addition, it will benefit individuals who offer education on loss, grief, dying, or death.Susan Blacker, MSW, RSW
Susan Blacker, MSW, RSW, is Director, Cancer Services Planning & Performance at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada where she has served as the Professional Practice Leader for Social Work and practiced in the hospital’s Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care Programs. Previously she was a member of the Department of Oncology Social Work at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. In addition to her clinical and supervisory role, she was the Director of the Continuing Education Program in Psychosocial Cancer Care and the Co-Coordinator of the Living with Cancer Resource Program. She provided leadership to the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Palliative Care Steering Committee and spearheaded a number of education initiatives related to palliative care within the hospital. In January 2000, she received a Social Work Leadership Development Award from the Open Society Institute’s Project on Death in America for her project, Social Work & End-of-Life Care: An Education Initiative.
Ms. Blacker’s presentation, Social Work in Hospice Palliative Care: Where to From Here? will look at the remarkable growth and development of the field of practice in the last decade. What are the opportunities for social work leadership likely to be going forward? How will social work contributions continue to shape how we care for those confronted by life-limiting illnesses? This presentation will invite attendees to consider opportunities in their own practice settings—and beyond—to shape the next decade of the evolving field of social work in hospice palliative care.Hotel Accommodations
The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel
425 Summer Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Phone: 617/532-4600
Fax: 617/532-4630
$199.00 Single/Double
[Click here for online hotel reservations]
The new Triple A – Four Diamond Westin Boston Waterfront reflects the Westin’s signature aesthetics – such as the Heavenly Bed® and Heavenly Bath; the Westin Workout Gym, flat-screen TVs and wireless high-speed Internet in the guest rooms. The Westin Boston Waterfront is a short cab ride or water taxi from Back Bay, the Financial District and family attractions such as the New England Aquarium and the Boston Children’s Museum.
Total relaxation with thoughtful amenities, a waterfront location and minutes away from most of the city’s attractions, the Westin delivers an experience wholly unlike any other.
Hotel reservations for the conference should be made directly with the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. NHPCO and NASW have negotiated a group rate of $199 per night plus tax and it is based on space available in the NHPCO and NASW hotel block. To receive this rate, you must reference "NASW Annual Practice Conference" and make your reservation by Thursday, July 8, 2010. Reservations received after that date will be accepted at the hotel's prevailing rate. All reservations must be guaranteed by a major credit card.
Air and Ground Transportation
Air Travel Discounts
Less than three miles away, Logan International Airport is the closest airport to the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. The following airlines offer conference attendees special meeting fares. To get these discounts, you can call the phone numbers and mention the codes listed below, or go to the websites and
key in the discount codes.
| American Airlines: | 800/433-1790 |
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| Discount Code: | A2880AB |
| This discount can be booked online at www.aa.com for AA/AE flights only without a ticketing charge; allow at least 4 business days for AA.com loading. | |
| Midwest Airlines: | 800/452-2022 |
| Discount Code: | CMZ1708 |
| Discount fares can be booked online at www.midwestairlines.com. | |
| Delta/Northwest Airlines: | 800/532-4777 |
| Discount Code: | NM4PF |
Car Rental
Car rental service is available through Avis. For additional information call 800/331-1600 and refer to file number:
B766617.
Ground Transportation
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, better known as MBTA, offers Blue Line Subway services and Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit service to/from downtown Boston. Take the MBTA Blue Line to and from the newly renovated Airport Station and board free Massport shuttle buses to all airline terminals.
Massport provides complimentary shuttle bus service between airline terminals at the arrival levels, Airport Station on the MBTA Blue Line, the Water Transportation Terminal and Economy Parking. Massport shuttle bus service operates seven days per week, from approximately 6:00 am to 12:30 am. All shuttle buses are wheelchair lift equipped. Taxi service is also available to/from the Westin Boston Waterfront.
Hotel Parking
The hotel offers on-site valet parking service or self-parking in the lower-level parking garage. Valet parking is $42 per day with in/out privileges. Self-parking is $32 per day.
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