Current research indicates the most important factor in positive clinical outcomes for clients is the characteristics of the clinician themselves, rather than treatment modality used. This 3-hour program will provide to attendees the most current research in neuroscience to update and expand long-held and relied upon theories about how to develop and optimize the use of the self in treatment for optimal treatment outcomes, to include self-management and self-regulation in practice.

Research has consistently shown that anxiety is the most common of all symptoms presented in mental health treatment. This three-hour core clinical program will provide important information about how to integrate emerging neuroscience concerned with anxiety and anxiety disorders into your clinical practice in a clinically appropriate and ethically compliant manner. Designed to bring the 21st Century clinician up to date on current research related to advances in our understanding of anxiety-related disorders - etiology, assessment and treatment - this course will provide practical tools and approaches to assist the clinician in providing more effective treatment for clients addressing anxiety and anxiety disorders.

This four-hour core clinical program will provide important information in a systematic, readily understandable and easily digestible way about how to integrate emerging neuroscience into your clinical practice in a clinically appropriate and ethically compliant manner. We will uncover and explore the foundational knowledge base of emerging affective neuroscience that is fundamentally reshaping the field of mental health practice and changing what is considered best practices in the 21st Century.

This workshop will examine the challenges associated with Black children of incarcerated parents while also recognizing resilience factors that mitigate negative potential outcomes. Due to racial disparities within mass incarceration, Black children are 7.5 times more likely than White children to have a parent in prison.

All social work students are invited to a powerful evening of advocacy and connection. During this May Student Series event, we will hear from colleagues across the country on critical advocacy work being done for the social work profession at both the state and national levels.