OVERVIEW Social Work is a dynamic field where practitioners encounter a number of barriers and supports for an individual, family, or community. In this session, social workers and other mental health professionals will learn to address the human-animal bond, incorporate it into daily practice, and how to support the human-animal bond at a local, state,…
OVERVIEW In response to a global pandemic that has changed the landscape for virtual mental health care, a clinical expert discusses considerations, strategies, and lessons learned in evidence-based safety planning with high-risk adult and adolescent clients via telehealth through the literature and illustrative case vignettes. This presentation will acknowledge the common challenges providers voice in…
OVERVIEW This webinar will explore the importance of understanding and balancing ethical responsibilities. An emphasis will be placed on exploring dual relationships and boundary issues to enhance and improve ethical responsibilities and reduce ethical violations. This workshop will discuss common practice areas that raise ethical dilemmas and explore the code of ethics and propose various…
DSM 5-TR: A Refresher on the Updates of the New Textual Revision After nine years of using the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), changes are on the horizon for social workers engaged in behavioral health practitice with the release of the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition,…
Trauma-Informed Care with Justice-Involved Populations This session explores the neuroscience of trauma, common behavioral patterns, and keys to successful trauma-informed service delivery within the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Ethics, diversity, and advocacy are integrated into a discussion on engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation strategies for social workers providing direct service and organizational/community-based service in…