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Webinars

Documentation Skills to Improve Outcomes for Social Workers

NEW DATE - Monday, May 20, 2024 (1 – 2 pm ET)

Presenter:   Nick Szubiak, MSW, LCSW

CEs: 1 Social Work CE contact hour

This webinar will explore essential skills to document clinical encounters to support change and client activation. The webinar will explore how documentation supports integration of assessments, treatment planning, and measurement based care. The webinar will explore how to accurately document data, assessments and planning.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn how social workers can include data, assessments and plans to accurately document clinical encounters.
  • Learn to integrate diagnosis into the clinical note.
  • Explore documenting safety plans and assessments.

Cost: SPS Members: Free / Non-SPS NASW Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $35


LGBTQIA+ Aging: Rights and Policies that Social Workers Need to Know

Thursday, May 30, 2024 (1 – 2 pm ET)

Presenter: Angie Perone, PhD, JD, MSW, MA

CE Category:  1 Social Work

LGBTQIA+ older adults are a growing population yet still often invisible in social work services and supports. Because many LGBTQIA+ older adults experience heightened health, social, and economic disparities, targeted interventions, services, and resources can benefit this population. And social workers are well-poised to help. Social workers are uniquely positioned to practice at multiple levels while simultaneously interacting with multiple systems. By understanding key laws and policies impacting LGBTQIA+ older adults, social workers can be better prepared to provide meaningful services and supports for this community. This webinar will provide a brief overview of key laws and policies impacting LGBTQIA+ older adults, particularly in the context of social services / social work. We will also discuss emerging (and long-standing) hot topics that impact social workers serving LGBTQIA+ older adults. 

Objectives:

  • Identify key laws and policies impacting LGBTQIA+ older adults, particularly in the context of social services/social work.
  • Describe hot topics that impact social workers serving LGBTQIA+ older adults.
  • Articulate concrete actions to take as a social worker when navigating these laws, policies, and hot topics to provide culturally responsive services for LGBTQIA+ older adults.

Cost: SPS Members: Free / Non-SPS NASW Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $35


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