June 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET.
Ruth Cassidy, instructor. 2 CEs, including 2 ethics CEs.
Registration deadline: June 26. Registration can still be made June 25 if you email professionaldevelopment.naswva@socialworkers.org.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn the three preventions of suicide and their plan of action with each.
2. Identify ways to assess clients and groups at high risk for suicide-related behaviors.
3. Understand assessment and treatment models.

Presenter: Ruth Cassidy, LCSW, MDiv

June 16, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET.
3 CEs. Registration deadline: June 14.

Learning objectives:

1. Define spiritual violence and spiritual abuse.
2. Learn about the many forms of spiritual violence and abuse.
3. Be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of this type of abuse.
4. Learn ways to prevent this abuse.
5. Learn about religious trauma syndrome and PTSD related to this kind of abuse.
6. Review the Religious Harm and Abuse screening tool.
7. Learn approaches to working clinically with abuse survivors.

June 14, 1:15-5:30 p.m. ET.
Dana Johnson, instructor, 4 CEs, including 4 ethics CEs. Registration deadline: June 12. This is the second in a three-training “Ethics Fridays” series (each stand-alone) in June. Registration can still be done June 13 if you email professionaldevelopment.naswva@socialworkers.org.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the importance of client/patient rights above and beyond the rights of social work practitioners and the agencies they represent.
2. Examine the nine professional boundaries and explore how these impact ethical decision making and the relationship with clients and colleagues.
3. Discover the concepts of shame and vulnerability and how these interact with our personal social work practice and when determining how to best approach ethical decisions.
4. Identify personal examples of professional social work ethical dilemmas, boundary-crossing, and blurring that have negatively impacted your practice and discover the lessons learned.
5. Understand and apply the Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, and our ethical principles when boundaries when confronting ethical challenges by co-workers using the Nine-Step Ethical Decision-Making Model.

The demanding nature of the social work profession often competes with the desire to implement or sustain self-care practices. Each of these six workshop-style webinars provides an opportunity for you to grow on a professional and personal level.