An Hour of Private Practice
Friday, February 21, 2025 (12 – 1 pm ET)
Presenter: Mirean Coleman, LICSW, CT, Director of Clinical Practice
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NASW National Webinar
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly prevalent in the behavioral health professions. AI is being used to conduct client risk assessments; provide resources to clients; assist people in crisis; strengthen prevention efforts; document clinical services; interact with clients using social robots; identify systemic biases in the delivery of behavioral health services; provide professional education and supervision; and predict practitioner burnout and service outcomes, among other uses. Ethical standards related to AI are evolving.
NASW WI Chapter Webinar
The presentation showcases the T-SBIRT interview protocol, a one-session intervention designed to identify trauma exposure and symptoms, highlight stress coping strategies, and link participants with necessary supports. It primarily serves socially and economically vulnerable adults, including heads of households and custodial parents, who access social service systems such as Wisconsin Works (i.e., Temporary Assistance to Needy Families). While it aims to identify and address the effects of trauma exposure among some of society’s most vulnerable members, it also highlights their effective coping strategies. As such, it uses a holistic trauma-responsive approach to build upon participants’ assets, resilience, and strength. Its ultimate goal is to help participants take best advantage of their current services, access any other formal or informal supports necessary for optimal functioning, and heal from the effects of adversity exposure. Widely disseminating T-SBIRT can help contribute to larger efforts to heal families and communities from trauma and prevent intergenerational transmissions of trauma.
NASW-WA Live Webinar
The Washington State House passed the Matt Adler Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management Training Act of 2012 on February 10th, 2012. This act adds a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW and requires initial and on-going training in suicide prevention for Chemical Dependency Professionals, Licensed Social Workers and other professions. In the Surgeon General’s 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action she emphasized the importance of instituting “training for all health, mental health, substance abuse and human services professionals concerning suicide risk assessment and recognition, treatment, management, and aftercare interventions.” This emphasis on training is a consistent theme throughout this report. Another theme is the importance of developing and promoting “effective clinical and professional practice.” This course is designed to help achieve these objectives. The text and material for this course was chosen because they are evidence-based and nationally recognized. The course will review Motivational and Targeted Case Management. Any additional course material will be chosen using the same high standards of “evidence-based”, “emerging practice” or “best practice”.
NASW-VT Virtual Workshop
Have you heard about Solution Focused Therapy but don’t really know how and when to utilize it? Have you wanted to integrate Solution Focused techniques into you’re your toolkit of techniques? This 2-day training will teach participants how to conduct Solution Focused therapy sessions from intake through termination, and how to integrate it into their entire practice.