Police Social Work: Responding to Community Social Problems through Crisis Intervention
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Date and Time: Monday April 28, 2025 (1 – 2:30 pm ET)
Presenter: George T. Patterson, Ph.D., LCSW-R
CEs: 1.5 Social Work contact hours
This webinar explores the historical reasons why law enforcement responds to community social problems and the rapidly expanding initiatives that rely on social work to provide crisis intervention.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify three reasons why individuals, families and concerned citizens contact 911 in response to social problems instead of social service agencies.
- Identify two types of initiatives that involve social work collaboration with law enforcement.
- Identify three skills social workers require for employment in these initiatives.
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