Vaccine Confidence Training for Social Workers

A centerpiece of the Connect to End COVID-19 initiative is providing accurate information to social workers about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccines, including vaccine safety and effectiveness, barriers to vaccination (e.g., mis/disinformation, logistical challenges, psychosocial and social care considerations, etc.), and the role of social workers in supporting clients in informed decision making regarding COVID-19 vaccination.

Key to the initiative are national, interactive trainings on the use of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and other evidence-based, culturally competent, public health and social work informed frameworks for helping clients process decisions regarding their health. A primary focus is on populations with low vaccination rates and greater vulnerability to severe forms of infection.

Past Webinars: Register For Complimentary Self-Study

COVID-19: New Vaccines, Updated Boosters, and Living with a (Controlled) Pandemic

September 29, 2022 - 1.5 Complimentary CEUs

Interactive webinar, offered through NASW’s Connect to End COVID-19 initiative, includes the following discussion and topics:

• New COVID-19 vaccines
• Updated booster formulations
• What we’re learning about Long COVID
• Living with a controlled (versus an urgent) pandemic
• Special considerations for mental and behavioral health providers
• Constructively navigating uncertainty

Speakers:

• Mona Gahunia, D.O., Associate Medical Director, Operational Excellence, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (MAPMG)
• Anna C. Mangum, MSW, MPH, Senior Policy and Practice Consultant

Webinar materials include:

COVID-19: New Vaccines, Boosters and Living With a (Controlled) Pandemic

Register for complimentary self-study webinar, “COVID-19: New Vaccines, Updated Boosters and Living with a (Controlled) Pandemic”

This webinar is provided by NASW and the NASW Foundation as part of the Connect to End COVID-19 initiative. The initiative is in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To view recordings of previous national webinars offered through this initiative (and earn complimentary CEUs), follow the links below.

What’s Next in the Pandemic, Through a Social Work Lens

February 24, 2022 - 1.5 Complimentary CEUS

At this webinar, hear from social work and infectious disease experts about the evolving COVID-19 landscape, what’s on the horizon, and how social workers can continue to play a role in vaccine uptake, especially among special populations. This is the third in a three-part series offered through the Connect to End COVID-19 initiative in which NASW is partnering with the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

Speakers:

• Mona K. Gahunia, D.O., Associate Medical Director, Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
• Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, Deputy Director of Programs, National Association of Social Workers
• Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Social Workers

Webinar materials include:

• COVID-19 Update for NASW, Mona K. Gahunia, D.O., Associate Medical Director, Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
• COVID-19 Vaccination Through a Social Work Lens: Current Landscape and Special Populations, Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH

Register for complimentary self-study webinar, "What's Next in the Pandemic Through a Social Work Lens"

COVID-19 Vaccines Through a Social Work Lens: Supporting Informed Client Vaccine Decision Making Through Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

January 12, 2022 – 2 Clinical Complimentary CEUs

At this interactive event, participants learned how to apply MI and SBIRT frameworks in supporting clients in their decision making around the COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. The complimentary webinar and CEUs are available for self-study.

This webinar is the second in a series of three webinars that are part of NASW’s Connect to End COVID-19 initiative, undertaken in partnership with The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The third webinar in the series, “Supporting Special Populations in Vaccine Decision Making,” will be conducted February 24, 2022.

Speakers:

• Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW – CEO, National Association of Social Workers
• Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH – Deputy Director of Programs, National Association of Social Workers
• Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW-S – Senior Research Program and Training Coordinator, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin
• Stéphanie Wahab, PhD, MSW – Professor, School of Social Work, Portland State University

Webinar materials include:

• Covid-19 Vaccination Through a Social Work Lens: Motivational Interviewing and SBIRT, Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH
• Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) – Adapted for COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations, Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW-S
• Motivational Interviewing for Brief Conversations about COVID-19 Vaccination, Stéphanie Wahab, PhD, MSW

Register for complimentary self-study webinar "Supporting Informed Client Vaccine Decision Making"

COVID-19 Vaccination Through the Social Work Lens: Myths and Facts

November 9, 2021 – 1.5 Complimentary CEUs

As part of the NASW 2021 Virtual Forum: Reimagining Social Work In Health, a complimentary webinar, COVID-19 Vaccination through a Social Work Lens: Myths and Facts, was offered. The complimentary webinar and CEUs are available for self-study.

Millions of people are becoming partially or fully vaccinated each day. However, there are many others who have not gotten vaccinated, despite the demonstrated safety of the vaccines and their high degree of effectiveness in preventing severe illness and death. At this webinar, learn more about the vaccines, including myths and facts, and special considerations for social workers.

Webinar materials include:

• COVID-19 Vaccination Through a Social Work Lens: Myths and Facts, Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, NASW Deputy Director, Programs and Lee Westgate, MBA, MSW, LCSW-C, NASW Manager of Policy and Advocacy
• COVID-19 Vaccines by Mona K. Gahunia, D.O., Associate Medical Director, Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente

Register for complimentary self-study webinar “Covid-19 Vaccination through a Social Work Lens: Myths and Facts”