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Upcoming
SPS Webinars
Monday, June 17, 2024 (1- 2 pm ET)
Presenter: Jean E. Balestrery, PhD, MA, MSW, LICSW, MAC
CEs: 1 Social work contact
hour
This presentation addresses climate as
an environmental driver of health. The aim of this presentation is to increase
climate literacy by mapping the landscape of climate change, climate impacts,
climate justice and climate resilience. Climate literacy is viewed through a
multi-level lens that includes micro-, mezzo- and macro-levels. The session
emphasizes implications for social workers and implications for our collective
wellbeing as a global society.
- Social workers will be able to
distinguish the myths from the facts about spanking.
- Social workers will be able to
describe the latest research regarding the harms of corporal punishment.
- Social workers will review
trauma-informed resources for safe and effective parenting.
Cost: SPS Members: Free / Non-SPS NASW
Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $35
Thursday, July 11,
2024 (1 – 2:30 pm ET)
Presenter: Janet
Hoy-Gerlach, LISW-S, LCSW, PhD
CE Category: 1.5 Ethics
contact hours
Increasing numbers of social work
practitioners are asked by their clients to write “Emotional Support Animal
(ESA) letters” to verify eligibility for ESAs as an accommodation in rental
housing. Uncertainty on how to respond to such requests creates
barriers to housing access for people facing housing instability who are
eligible for ESA support as a housing accommodation under the U.S. Fair Housing
Act. The purpose of this webinar is to equip social work practitioners to
ethically and competently respond to ESA letter requests through addressing the
related basic skills, knowledge, and professional values entailed in such.
Objectives:
- Attendees will be able to
articulate the ethical and legal responsibilities related to verification
of need for an ESA.
- Attendees will be able to
describe at least one of each type of therapeutic human benefits
associated with non-human animal companionship: biological, psychological,
social, and emotional.
- Attendees will be able to
identify and differentiate the different therapeutic roles commonly held
by animals: pet/companion animal; Emotional Support Animal (ESA); and
service animals.
- Attendees will be able to
describe and assess for eligibility for Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)
under the U.S. Fair Housing Act (FHA), and describe how state-specific
laws can further interface with FHA ESA eligibility
- Attendees will be able to
document reliable documentation of ESA eligibility via the “ESA letter”.
Cost: SPS Members: Free / Non-SPS NASW
Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $40
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