This webinar will review opportunities and trends shaping substance use disorder assessment and treatment and influencing social work practice. Four key themes will be discussed: implementation science, integrated care, the role of AI and technology, and workforce challenges. Each of these themes has the potential to impact or expand the evidence-base of substance use disorder treatment. In combination, they represent powerful drivers that can be leveraged to increase the effectiveness of treatment.

In this webinar, we will re-explore Trauma Informed Care (TIC) to Refresh, Reset, and Revive our healing past pains and trauma.  As we refresh our memory, we explore more improved paths to promote psychological and emotional safety;  then, we can hit the reset button that fosters a sense of safety, a environment of trust and empowerment; finally, we revive our passion as practitioners that reminds us how to answer hard questions that supports sound recovery. 

In this webinar, we will take a deeper dive into who I am as a social worker.  The goal is to recognize your role as a social worker, position yourself to provide ethical practices, and know how to lead programs, create policies, and oversee community needs.

Presenters: Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW and Colleen Mulkerin, LCSW

Both are nationally known experts in hospice and palliative care who were the co-chairs of the NASW taskforce that developed the new standards.

A ride home in an unexpected snow storm, spontaneous self-disclosure, a small gift for a client who is graduating from college… not all boundary “crossings” are harmful, unethical, or illegal. Yet, almost every harmful boundary violation started with a series of boundary crossings.