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• Executive Committee Meeting

  • When
    Saturday, December 11, 2021
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM

  Executive Committee Meeting

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• Social Work Licensing: DC, MD, VA (2021)

  • When
    Thursday, December 16, 2021
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    19

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  Co-Sponsored with Catholic University

  FREE Presentation for Students (if you are not a student member of GWSCSW, please JOIN TODAY - Student Membership is free)

  Description: 

  This informative session will focus on what's and how's of social work professional licensing.  The focus will mainly be for the three local jurisdictions but there will be general information for obtaining your license in other states/jurisdictions.

  A Board representative from DC, MD, and VA will be present to answer your questions about general licenses, clinical licenses, as well as macro options.

  Other questions? Contact Melissa Grady:  grady@cua.edu

  CEU Credits: 2 Category ll
  

  OBJECTIVES:
  

  1. Participants will understand the rationale for licensing.
  2. Participants will understand and be able to access licensing information and know who to contact with questions.
  3. Participants will understand and be able to implement the process for obtaining licensure.
  4. Participants will understand and be able to implement the process for licensure renewal.
  5. Participants will understand and be able to implement the process for changing jurisdictions by endorsement or changing license levels.

  SPECIFIC AGENDA:

  Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Overview
  Panel Presentation
  Question/answer/discussion
  Wrap-Up

  Registration Questions:  Contact Donna Dietz | GWSCSW Administrator at admin@gwscsw.org

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• Drugs are Fun: Understanding drug use beyond addiction

  • When
    Friday, February 04, 2022
  •  
    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM

  Presenter: Mike Giordano

  Clinical social workers are trained to view drug use through the lens of addiction and often raise red flags when hearing about client experiences with drugs, especially illegal substances. When this happens, we risk damaging the therapeutic relationship and missing important aspects of their lives, stories and usage.

  This workshop will help attendees explore hidden or not so hidden beliefs about drug use. Additionally, participants will learn reasons beyond addiction that clients might use substances. As a result, attendees will be better equipped to stay attuned with their clients and serve them more effectively.

  Learning Objectives:

  At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe two reasons clients would use substances outside of the lens of addiction.
  2. Describe a bias they have in relation to at least one illegal substance.
  3. List 3 benefits clients may receive when using drugs.

  
  

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