This workshop explores the nuances of clinical supervision and the importance of understand the roles of a supervisor and supervisee, and how it directly impacts the future of social works and mental health clinicians. Together, we will explore common and less common ethical and legal risks that you may face as a supervisor and explore ways to manage these risks while protecting yourself, the client and teaching the supervisee at the same time. We will also explore how we can have difficult conversations with supervisees and how to support growth while giving both positive and constructive feedback.

Sexual concerns are common among the clients social workers and behavioral health clinicians serve, yet many practitioners receive little to no formal training in female sexual function and dysfunction, leaving them uncertain how to assess, discuss, or treat these issues. This 3-hour workshop provides clinicians with a foundational, biopsychosocial understanding of female sexual response, common sexual dysfunctions (desire, arousal, orgasm, and pain-related), and evidence-based frameworks for assessment and intervention. Drawing on current diagnostic criteria and guidelines from the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH), participants will learn practical tools for taking a sexual history, screening for common conditions like Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) and genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder, and knowing when and how to refer to medical specialists. The workshop emphasizes a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and destigmatizing approach that clinicians can integrate directly into existing practice.

This workshop is designed to help supervisors support students and early-career social workers in developing both confidence in their emerging knowledge and comfort with situations in which the answer is not yet clear. Supervisors will consider how to teach that tolerating uncertainty, seeking consultation, and reconsidering assumptions are important professional skills rather than signs of incompetence. The workshop will examine how cultural and professional humility can be modeled and reinforced through openness to feedback, awareness of power, recognition of professional limits, and a commitment to continued learning.

This training will provide participants with an in-depth examination of compelling and complex ethical and risk-management challenges in social work supervision. Frederic Reamer, Ph.D. will discuss key ethical and legal standards, including the concepts of respondeat superior, vicarious liability, and standards of care. He will highlight practical steps social work supervisors can take to protect supervisees, employers, and themselves, including the use of supervision agreements, sound documentation protocols, consultation, and compliance with relevant ethical standards. Dr. Reamer will discuss challenges in social work supervision related to conflicts of interest, boundary issues, and dual relationships.

This is a 6-hour virtual workshop designed to help professionals sustain and strengthen their use of Motivational Interviewing (MI) when supporting individuals with mental health, substance use, and/or medical challenges. MI is an evidence-based, collaborative, person-centered approach that helps individuals explore and strengthen their own motivation for change. Participants will learn and practice more complex OARS skills, apply additional MI strategies and tools, and develop skills for effectively responding to sustain talk and discord. The workshop will also introduce basic concepts related to MI fidelity and provide guidance on next steps for continued MI skill development.