IFSW North American Virtual Conference

Josh Klapperick 0 1014

10am-2:00pm EST

Creating a more equitable North America by honoring our past and acknowledging our present to build our future. This year’s conference is sponsored by the IFSW North American Region. Each session will have a focus on honoring Indigenous populations.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Attendees will understand the impact that colonization has had on indigenous communities.
  • Attendees will understand the action steps needed for integrating advocacy into social work practice.
  • Attendees will understand the complexities surrounding international social work.

Intergenerational Social Work

Essential Chats with Mit

Josh Klapperick 0 1498
3:30pm - 4:30pm ET

Join us March 18 at 3:30 p.m. for NASW’s latest Essential Chats with Mit. Our topic is Intergenerational Social Work, featuring NASW President Mit Joyner, DPS, MSW, BSW, LCSW; trailblazing educator and public servant Ted Blunt, MSW, and his daughter, Marla Blunt-Carter, MSW, Assistant Professor at the Rutgers University School of Social Work.

Substance Use Disorders Amongst Older Adults: Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment

NASW Michigan

Mark Wills 0 925
1-4 p.m.

Using the ASAM Criteria as the foundation of efforts to improve treatment for Substance Use Disorder amongst the aging population, at the end of this training, Social Workers will be able to understand acute intoxication and withdrawal potential amongst the aging population; explore & assess the biomedical conditions and complications faced by the aging population with substance use disorder; assess emotional, behavioral, or cognitive conditions and complications; understand and assess the stages of change; assess relapse, continued use, or continued problem potential amongst the aging population; and assess how environmental factors such as living arrangements and social support systems impact recovery.
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