Webinars
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 (1 – 2 pm ET)
Presenter: Meschelle Linjean, MSW
CEs: 1
Ethics CE contact hour
This webinar will help
social workers understand connections between the Indian Child Welfare Act
(ICWA), Tribal sovereignty, and Native American well-being, and how legal
challenges to ICWA threaten the wellness of Native children and families,
Tribal Nations, and beyond.
The webinar will cover
federal ICWA provisions, intentions, implementation, and impact, followed by a
summary of the
Brackeen v. Haaland case. It will explore ramifications of non-preferred
foster care and adoption placements for Indigenous children, and delve into
ICWA’s broader relationships with the self-determination, health, and
socioeconomic well-being of Indigenous Peoples. It will highlight how
understanding ICWA laws, and engaging in policy advocacy for such laws, align
with social work ethics and competencies. Finally, it will explore actions
social workers can take to protect and strengthen ICWA laws.
Objectives:
- Recognize ICWA as a policy that has remediated
past human rights violations and supports current and future Native American
well-being.
- Understand legal challenges to ICWA within
contexts of Tribal sovereignty, colonialist oppression, and White supremacy.
- Identify connections between ICWA and social
work standards, including the NASW
Code of Ethics and CSWE competencies.
Cost: SPS Members:
Free / Non-SPS NASW Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $35
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (1 – 2 pm ET)
Presenter: David L. Hussey, Ph.D., LISW-S
CEs: 1 Substance Use
Disorder CE contact hour
This webinar discusses
the recent JAMA Psychiatry commentary,
Time to Start Talking about Pre-Addiction, by Dr. Nora
Volkaw, Director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). In her blog,
Dr. Volkaw and her colleagues discuss the utility of pre-addiction as a
clinical construct to better detect the early stages of substance use disorder.
In light of the substance use crisis that our nation is facing, and the
prominent role that social workers play in the identification and treatment of
behavioral health and substance use disorders, this timely webinar will examine
the potential implications of developing more formalized pre-addiction
criteria.
Objectives:
- Introduce clinicians to the construct of
pre-addiction for substance use disorders.
- Familiarize clinicians with the background and
dynamics of early detection and intervention services for behavioral health
disorders.
- Integrate prevention and early assessment
strategies into routine clinical thinking and practice.
Cost: SPS Members:
Free / Non-SPS NASW Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $35
Thursday, July 20, 2023 (1-2 pm ET)
Presenter: Seth
J. Meyer, PhD, LCSW,
CEs: 1 Cross Cultural
CE hour
The LGBTQIA+,
especially the trans community, is under attack. As social workers, we need to
be aware of the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. In his research and
writing, Dr. Meyer explores how to make a "Queer Friendly Nonprofit",
or a nonprofit which can support the LGBTQIA+ community in a way that is
culturally appropriate.
During this talk, Dr.
Meyer will help nonprofits think about their interactions and supports of
the LGBTQIA+ community and the best practices which can be used. Through
discussing the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community, social workers will learn
to think about who their community is and what their LGBTQIA+ community
specifically needs.
Objectives:
-
What is the LGBTQIA+ community and what are
aspects of this community which may be unique?
- What is the diversity of the LGBTQIA+
community and how does that impact the ways nonprofits can work with the
LGBTQIA+ community?
- What best practices can be used to create an
environment that is welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community and individuals.
Cost: SPS Members:
Free / Non-SPS NASW Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $35
Thursday, August 10, 2023 (1 -2 pm ET)
Presenters:
Laurel E. Thompson, Ph.D. CSW; Kashera Robinson, DSW; Beverley Wilks, LCSW
CE: 1
Social Work CE contact hour
School social workers
tend to primarily practice at the micro and mezzo levels preferring to provide
services to individuals and/or small groups, such as a family unit, or groups
within the school system. Most of the skills honed during years of micro and mezzo
practice can be easily reimagined to practice at the macro level. However,
social workers do not easily transfer, and repeatedly forget to transmute and
clearly articulate these skills during interviews for positions demanding macro
practice.
This presentation
seeks to both illustrate and demonstrate the methodology of transmuting micro
skills to macro practice.
Objectives:
- Discover how micro skills may be translated
into macro practice
- Identify school social work skills and
create a crosswalk between micro and macro skills
- Analyze how micro skills may be successfully
repackaged and marketed during an interview for a macro practice position.
- Assess the impact that micro practitioners
might have on services/interventions at the macro level.
Cost: SPS Members:
Free / Non-SPS NASW Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $35
2023 NASW Leadership
Summit
Virtual
Develop your
ever-evolving social work leadership skills by participating in the 2023 NASW
Leadership Summit.
Whether you’re a new professional or an experienced social worker, this
exciting opportunity will host leaders from the social work community to share
their expertise. The Summit will cover topics such as leadership development,
diversity, equity and inclusion, social media tips and tricks, mentorship, and
more to help you hone your skills as a leader in the field.
Between the live event and access to the session recordings after the program
you will be able to earn up to 12.5 CEs. You will be able to earn 6.5 by fully
participating in the live event on June 22nd. The sessions will be recorded and
made available to registrants at no additional cost for three months. You can
earn an additional 6 CEs by viewing the recordings of the sessions that you
weren’t able to attend during the live event.
Register
for the Leadership Summit
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