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• The Quarterlife Crisis: Clinical Work With Clients in Their 20s and 30s

  • When
    Tuesday, March 26, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Forest Hills of DC | 4901 Connecticut Avenue Washington, DC
  • Spaces left
    8

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  Presenter:  Christine Greer OConnor, PhD, LICSW

  Description: This workshop explores the quarterlife crisis, which is an identity crisis that occurs during a life stage transition during one’s twenties and thirties. The workshop will:

  • Describe the history and symptoms of the quarterlife crisis.
  • Explore current trends among adults in their 20s and 30s.
  • Provide case examples and the application of developmental theory.
  • Discuss clinical strategies to support quarterlife clients.

  Type of Event: Continuing Education
  Category: Cat 1
  CE Credit Hours: 3

  Course Objectives  

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

  1.    Describe 3 symptoms of a quarterlife crisis.

  2.    Understand the unique challenges faced by quarterlifers.

  3.    Apply developmental theory to the quarterlife crisis.

  4.    Describe common themes in clinical work with quarterlifers.

  5.    Discuss clinical approaches for supporting quarterlife clients.

  Specific Agenda:

  9:00 to 9:15: Introductions & Overview of the quarterlife crisis

  9:15 to 9:45: Central themes of emerging adulthood

  9:45 to 10:00: Adult developmental theory and presenting problems

  10:00 to 10:30: Examine who the quarterlifers are and unique stressors

  10:30 to 10:45: Break

  10:45 to 11:00: Common terminology

  11:00 to 11:15: Explore biases and contemporary attitudes toward quarterlifers

  11:15 to 11:45: Case examples & clinical approaches

  11:45 to 12:15: Discussion of themes in clinical work with quarterlifers, Q & A

  Recommended Books/Bibliography:

  Erikson, E. (1950, 1963). Childhood and Society.

  Hassler, C. (2005). 20-Something, 20-Everything: A Quarter-life Woman's Guide to Balance and Direction.

  Jay, M. (2012). The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now.

  Jayne, S. (2016). Quarter Life Poetry, Poems for the Young, Broke & Hangry.

  Kegan, R. (1982). The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development.

  Levinson, D.J. (1986). The Seasons of a Man’s Life.

  Paul, S. (2000). The Conscious Bride: Women Unveil Their True Feelings about Getting Hitched.

  Robbins, A. & Wilner, A. (2001). Quarterlife Crisis. The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties.

  Robbins, A. (2004). Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis: Advice from Twentysomethings Who Have Been There and Survived.

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• The First 3,000 Hours - Part I: Beginning the Licensure Journey

  • When
    Saturday, April 06, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Aspenwood Senior Living 14400 Homecrest Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906

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  Presenter: Denise Jones, LICSW

  Description: 

  The first of two workshops developed for advanced year MSW students and early career social workers focusing on clinical social work. Target audiences are advanced year MSW students, LGSWs and clinical supervisors. Course material covers practical information about what new social workers will encounter during the first 3,000 hours of their career - from their graduation from a Master's Program in clinical social work until the attainment of their advanced clinical licensure.

  Participants may also sign up for and find usefulness in Part II, The 3,000th Hour and Beyond.

  Objectives:

  1. Plan and organize a smooth entry into the first 3,000 hours of their social work career.
     
  2. Identify 1-10 common stumbling blocks new social workers encounter during the first 3,000 hours of the typical clinical social work career and learn how to prepare for and overcome them.
     
  3. Identify 5 professional organizations that lend support, assistance and information to beginning clinical social workers.
     
  4. Gain a general understanding of how the clinical licensing process works.
     
  5. Know 1-10 methods of self-care clinicians can use to sustain themselves through the first 3,000 hours of the typical clinical social work career.
     

  Schedule:

  8:30-9:00 | Sign-In

  9:00-9:10 |Opening Remarks/Introduction
  

  “Energy, Organization, Hours, Exams, Expertise and Ethics”

  9:10-9:30 | “Energy”

  Sustaining Yourself
  Personal Changes and Challenges
  Self-Care
  Peer Groups
  Financial Matters

  9:30-9:50 | “Organization”
  

  Working in an Information Intensive Profession
  File Deadlines
  File for Perpetuity
  Types of Documentation
  Filing Systems and HIPAA Regulations

  9:50-10:30 | “Hours”

  Your First Job
  Supervision Hours 
  CEU Hours
  Peer Groups

  10:30 – 10:40 | Break

  10:40-11:00 | “Exams”

  Exams and Licensing
  Which Exam to Take?
  Study Approaches

  11:00-11:30 | “Expertise"
  

  Numbers, ​Websites and Contact Information  
  Helpful Organizations
  Supervision
  Continuing Education

  11:30-11:45 | “Ethics”

  NASW Code of Ethics
  Advocacy
  Community Service
  Networking
  Maintaining Contacts
  Social Media
  Diversity

  11:45-12:00 Wrap Up | Q&A

  Recommended Reading:

  Energy

  Kim, H. & Stoner, M. (2008). Burnout and turnover intervention among social workers: Effects of role stress, job autonomy, and social support. Administration in Social Work, 32, 3, 5-25.

  Organization

  Murphy, Catherine & Hale, Susan (2012). Creating an effective file system. Author (on Kindle).

  Hours

  Forde, Eva W. M. (2013) How not to practice social work: Saving good people from bad practice one step at a time. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. (electronic)

  Grobman, Linda May (2011). Days in the lives of social workers: 58 professionals tell real-life stories from social work practice (4th ed.) Harrisburg, PA:White Hat Communications.

  Exams

  ACSW Exam Secrets Test Prep Team (2013). ASWB clinical exam practice questions. Beaumont, TX:Mometrix.

  Expertise

  American Medical Association (2013). Current procedural terminology (CPT). Standard Edition. Chicago:Author. A comprehensive index used by health and (as of October 2014) mental health care professionals to interpret codes

  American Medical Association (2013). International classification of diseases (ICD)-10-CM 2014 draft code set. Chicago:Author. A comprehensive overview of the codes used for health and mental health billing and reimbursement.

  American Psychiatric Association (2012). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.) Arlington, VA:Author.

  Newsome, Deborah W. & Gladding, Samuel T. (2013). Clinical mental health counseling in community and agency settings (4th Edition), Merrill Counseling Series. Boston:Pearson.

  Noize, Veronika. (2011). How to create a killer elevator speech. Vancouver, WA:SoHo Marketing Guru Business Coach & Development, LLC.

  Todd, Tracy (2009). Practice-building 2.0 for mental health professionals: Strategies for success in the digital age. New York:W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

  Ethics

  Anthony, Kate & Nagel, DeeAnna Merz (2010). Therapy online: A practical guide. Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage Publications.

  Koocher, G. P. & Keith-Spiegel, P. (2008). Ethics in psychology and the mental health professions. New York:Oxford University Press.

  Meskó, Bertalan (2013). Social media in clinical practice. New York:Springer.

  Pho, Kevin & Gay, Susan (2013). Establishing, managing, and protecting your online reputation: A social media guide for physicians and medical practices. Phoenix, MD:Greenbranch Publishing, LLC.

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• The First 3,000 Hours - Part II: The 3,000th Hour and Beyond

  • When
    Saturday, April 06, 2019
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Aspenwood Senior Living 14400 Homecrest Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906

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  Presenter: Denise Jones, LICSW 

  Description: 

  The second of two workshops developed for advanced year MSW students and early career social workers focusing on clinical social work. Target audiences are advanced year MSW students, LGSWs, newly licensed LCSW/LICSWs, and clinical supervisors. Course material covers practical information for facilitating a smooth transition from the first 3,000 hours (pre-licensure) into advanced clinical practice, as well as considerations for private practice.

  Participants may also sign up for and find usefulness in Part I, Beginning the Licensure Journey.

  Objectives:

  1. Learn to identify and prepare for at least 10 common stumbling blocks new social workers encounter just before and/or just after completing their first 3,000 hours.
  2. Gain a general understanding of how the clinical licensing process works.
  3. Gain a general understanding of how the insurance paneling process works.
  4. Gain insight into some of the factors involved in launching a private practice.

  
  

  Schedule:

  1:00-1:15 | Opening Remarks

  Introduction and Agenda
  Overview of Part I

  1:15-1:25 | “Energy” – Self Care

  1:25-1:35 | “Organization”

  Filing for Perpetuity
  Client files
  Professional files
  Business Files

  1:35-1:45 | “Hours”

  Sessions
  Casework
  Business Matters
  Consultation

  1:45-1:55 | “Exams” – The LGSW vs. the LCSW, LCSW-C and LICSW

  1:55-2:45 | “Expertise – On the Business Side”

  What does your 5-year plan look like?
  Who is your ideal client?
  Who are you professionally?
  Agency Basics
  Private Practice Basics
  Marketing
  What are EIN, NPI and CAQH?
  Paneling and Credentialing with Health Insurance Companies
  Professional Liability and Other Insurances
  Business Associates
  Continuing Education and Networking
  Certification

  2:45-2:50 | Break

  2:50-3:40 | "Expertise - On the Clinical Side"

  HIPAA and Informed Consent
  Diagnoses
  DSM/ICD codes
  CPT codes
  Documentation
  Consultation
  Fees, Billing, and Insurance Reimbursements
  Maintaining and Growing Your Client Base

  3:40-3:45 | “Ethics”

  Advocacy
  Community Service
  Publishing
  Networking
  Maintaining Contacts
  Social Media
  Diversity

  3:45-4:00 | Wrap Up | Q&A

  Recommended Reading:

  Energy

  Kim, H. & Stoner, M. (2008). Burnout and turnover intervention among social workers: Effects of role stress, job autonomy, and social support. Administration in Social Work, 32, 3, 5-25.

  Organization

  Murphy, Catherine & Hale, Susan (2012). Creating an effective file system. Author (on Kindle).

  Hours

  Forde, Eva W. M. (2013) How not to practice social work: Saving good people from bad practice one step at a time. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. (electronic)

  Grobman, Linda May (2011). Days in the lives of social workers: 58 professionals tell real-life stories from social work practice (4th ed.) Harrisburg, PA:White Hat Communications.

  Exams

  ACSW Exam Secrets Test Prep Team (2013). ASWB clinical exam practice questions. Beaumont, TX:Mometrix.

  Expertise

  American Medical Association (2013). Current procedural terminology (CPT). Standard Edition. Chicago:Author. A comprehensive index used by health and (as of October 2014) mental health care professionals to interpret codes

  American Medical Association (2013). International classification of diseases (ICD)-10-CM 2014 draft code set. Chicago:Author. A comprehensive overview of the codes used for health and mental health billing and reimbursement.

  American Psychiatric Association (2012). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.) Arlington, VA:Author.

  Newsome, Deborah W. & Gladding, Samuel T. (2013). Clinical mental health counseling in community and agency settings (4th Edition), Merrill Counseling Series. Boston:Pearson.

  Noize, Veronika. (2011). How to create a killer elevator speech. Vancouver, WA:SoHo Marketing Guru Business Coach & Development, LLC.

  Todd, Tracy (2009). Practice-building 2.0 for mental health professionals: Strategies for success in the digital age. New York:W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

  Ethics

  Anthony, Kate & Nagel, DeeAnna Merz (2010). Therapy online: A practical guide. Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage Publications.

  Koocher, G. P. & Keith-Spiegel, P. (2008). Ethics in psychology and the mental health professions. New York:Oxford University Press.

  Meskó, Bertalan (2013). Social media in clinical practice. New York:Springer.

  Pho, Kevin & Gay, Susan (2013). Establishing, managing, and protecting your online reputation: A social media guide for physicians and medical practices. Phoenix, MD:Greenbranch Publishing, LLC.

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• Ethical Challenges in Clinical Social Work: When Technology and Politics Enter the Room

  • When
    Sunday, April 07, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA 620 Michigan Avenue NE Washington, DC (Auditorium in Caldwell Hall)
  • Spaces left
    12

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  Category 1 -- 6 CEUs (Ethics)

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  This year’s ethics conference will be particularly timely and relevant. Dr. Frederic Reamer will address emerging ethical challenges in an increasingly digital age and issues that can arise when politics enter the therapy room and the lives of clients and social workers.
  
  

  Clinical social workers are increasingly using technology to deliver services, communicate with clients, locate information about clients, and store information. Reamer will identify challenging ethical issues associated with these trends and explore implications of the new Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice and the recently revised NASW Code of Ethics.  Reamer chaired the task forces for both.

  
  Many social workers and clients are also becoming increasingly impacted by and involved in the political process, and this can present its own set of ethical dilemmas as well as transference/countertransference concerns. Reamer will explore with us issues that may arise when clients suffer related emotional or financial distress; how we can manage differences in political/social views with clients; and issues that may arise when therapists or clients become involved in highly publicized political activities – a situation that can overlap the issues related to visibility via social media and other new technologies.

  
  

  About the Presenter:

  Dr. Frederic Reamer has dedicated his career to reforming the ethics, practice, and education of the social work field through his work as a researcher, an author, and a professor. His extensive experience in ethics research has helped NASW and the social work profession as a whole over the years. Reamer is a professor in the graduate program at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work, where he has taught since 1983. Over the years, his research has focused on a variety of human service issues, ranging from mental health and criminal justice to public welfare and professional ethics. Reamer has been a featured essayist on NPR’s Morning Edition, a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered, and a guest on a variety of radio broadcasts on stations across the country. Starting in 2007, Reamer began as the host and producer of This I Believe – Rhode Island on NPR and Rhode Island Public Radio. He was featured as a commentator in the documentaries “America’s Serial Killers: Portraits of Evil” and “Rampage: Killing without Reason”. Reamer has appeared as an expert on the PBS series This Emotional Life. He has distinguished himself as an expert in the ethical use of technology within social work, and gave the keynote presentation “Managing Social Media and Electronic Communication in Social Work Practice: Ethical and Risk-management Issues” at the 2012 Association of Social Work Boards’ Education Conference, which introduced social work regulators to the ethical, practice and regulatory challenges posed by the quick rise of technology.  

  
  

  Career Highlights:
  

  Dr. Reamer has previously worked as the Director of the National Juvenile Justice Assessment Center at the US Department of Justice in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention from 1979 to 1981, as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor of Rhode Island from 1987 to 1990, and as a Commissioner of the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation from 1987 to 1995. He served on the Rhode Island Parole Board from 1992 to 2016. Reamer was the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Social Work Education from 1990 to 1994, Associate Editor of the NASW Encyclopedia of Social Work (20th Edition) and is currently an Associate Editor of the Encyclopedia of Social Work Online. He has lectured around the world on professional ethics, professional malpractice, and liability, including presenting at the 2014 NASW National Conference. Reamer has participated in research projects sponsored by many groups including The Hastings Center, the Carnegie Corporation, the Haas Foundation, and the Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Healthcare at the Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania. 

  
  

  Biographic Data: 

  Dr. Reamer received his BA in Criminology from the University of Maryland in 1974, his Masters in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago in 1975, and his PhD in Social Work from the University of Chicago in 1978.

  
  

  Significant Achievements & Awards Received:
  

  Dr. Reamer received the "Distinguished Contributions to Social Work Education" award from the Council on Social Work Education (1995); Presidential Award from the National Association of Social Workers (1997); Richard Lodge Prize from Adelphi University for “outstanding contributions to the development of social work theory” (2005); Edith Abbott Award from the University of Chicago for “distinguished service to society and outstanding contributions at the local, national or international levels” (2005); Neil J. Houston, Jr. Memorial Award for “dedicated service and citizen contribution toward the criminal justice profession and the public interest” (2009); International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award from the National Association of Social Workers for significantly advancing "the public image of social work" (2012), and the Excellence in Ethics Award from the National Association of Social Workers (2015).  

  
  

  Light breakfast and lunch are included with registration costs.

  LAST DAY TO REGISTER - APRIL 2
  

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• Board Meeting (April 2019)

  • When
    Saturday, April 13, 2019
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    River Road Unitarian 6301 River Road Bethesda

  Full board meeting

  
  

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• Leveraging Implicit Memory Fundamentals to Turn the Tide of Trauma Work

  • When
    Friday, April 26, 2019
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    The Viva Center | 1731 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20009

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  Category 2 | CEUs: 2

  Presenter: Dr. Julie Lopez | julie@vivapartnership.com
  https://www.vivapartnership.com/
  

  Description: You know that point when treatment feels stuck? Goals are clearly outlined, the client “understands” the obstacles and is a willing participant in the work but results are stalled. At the heart of these difficult treatment moments is coding in implicit memory. At the heart of the solutions is working at re-working these implicit memory codes.

  Objectives

  By the end of this workshop, participants will:

  1. Gain an overview of the 3 types of implicit memory.
  2. Understand how, what and why material is encoded in implicit memory vs explicit memory.
  3. Be able to identify therapeutic approaches that are effective for pinpointing and changing implicit memory coding.
  4. Be exposed to a host of brain and body based therapies that speak the “language” of implicit memory.
     

  Agenda

  Welcome and purpose - empowerment! (11:30-11:45) | Both clinician and client

  Overview of brain anatomy (11:45-11:50)

  Implicit memory (11:50-12:20)

  • 3 types and how they work
    
  • why something is stored in implicit memory
    
  • the “language” of implicit memory
    

  Broad overview of effective treatments to short cut work with implicit memory. Overview table with web links for future exploration (12:20-12:40)

  My personal investment with implicit memory (12:40-1:00)

  Q & A (1:00-1:15)

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• New Member FREE Spring Brunch (Spring 2019 )

  • When
    Sunday, April 28, 2019
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Cindy Crane’s home 7313 Millwood Rd Bethesda, MD 20817

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  "When I joined GWSCSW and, since then, I have formed extraordinary friendships, established a professional network, and found the best resource for learning and staying current. I think association membership and activity is a cornerstone of one's professional life."  ~ Long-time GWSCSW Member
  

  
  We invite you to join us for a New Member Spring Brunch 

  Any GWSCSW member who has joined in the past 2 years are warmly invited to join us! And all current members are invited to come meet new members!

  Learn how to get more out of your membership! If you've joined the Society in the past few years but have never been to a New Member Brunch, please come join us - we'd love to meet you!

  FREE EVENT

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• Revalidating Sexuality for Couples with Chronic Pain and Illness

  • When
    Friday, May 03, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Sunrise Senior Living 8300 Burdette Road | 7th Floor Activity Room| Bethesda , MD 20817

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  Presenter: Melvin Lee Phillips, Jr., Ed.D., LCSW-C., LICSW, LCSW, CSAC | www.drleephillips.com

  Category 1 | 3 CEUs

  Description: Individuals with chronic pain and illness can constantly experience emotional distress. It can also affect a person's ability to engage in occupational, social and recreational activities. Chronic pain and illness causes muscle tension, limited mobility, fatigue, and creates changes in appetite and sleep. Working with couples who experience problems related to chronic pain and illness may have a difficult time being sexually intimate. This workshop will provide graduate and independent clinical level practitioners with the tools on how to assess for pain and identify the skills clinicians can use in couples sex therapy to assist in processing the couples emotions centered on chronic pain and illness. This workshop will teach clinicians on how integrate various psychotherapy interventions used for pain management. Detailed descriptions will be presented on desire, arousal, and sexual dysfunction associated with chronic pain and illness, including the myths associated with chronic pain, illness and sex. The workshop will provide and engage attendees with treatment modalities used with couples in the treatment setting. This will include sex therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy.

  Objectives:

  By the conclusion of the class, participants should be able to understand the sexual response cycle, identify and understand the myths associated with chronic pain, illness and sex, identify ways to assess for chronic pain, describe the modalities in treating chronic pain and illness, and how to revalidate sexual intimacy with the couples that are affected with chronic pain and illness.

  Agenda

  9:00am-9:30am- Identify the myths associated with chronic pain, illness and sex

  9:30am-10:30am-Identify and understand the sexual response cycle

  10:30am-10:45am- Break

  10:45am-11:45am- Identifying the components in assessing for chronic pain

  11:45am-12:15pm: Revalidating sexual intimacy with the couple

  Recommended Reading

  Arnold, L.M., Choy, E., Clauw, D., Goldenberg, D. L., Harris, R. E., Helfendsten, M., Jenson, T., Noguchi, Silverman, S., Ushida, T., and Wang, G., (2016). Fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndromes Pain 32(9), 737-746

  Binik, Yitzchak M. and Hall, Kathryn, editors. The Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy, 5th Edition. New York: Guildford Press, 2014. An updated version of the diagnosis and treatment of sex therapy, by leading authorities in the field.

  Eccleston, C., Morely, S. J., and Williams, C. (2013). Psychological approaches to chronic pain management: Evidence and challenges. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 111(59) 59-63.

  Howard, H.H.(2012). Sexual adjustment counseling for women with chronic pelvic pain. JOGNN, 41, 692-702.

  Kaplan, Helen Singer. The Illustrated Manual of Sex Therapy. Florence, Kentucky: Routledge Press, 1988. Reviews the nature and causes of male and female sexual dysfunctions, and describes and portrays the various erotic techniques and exercises employed in sex therapy.

  Kaufman, M.D., Silverberg, C., Odette, F. (2007). The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For all of us who live with disabilities, chronic pain and illness.

  Klein, Marty. Sexual Intelligence. California: Harper Collins, 2012. A guide to remove the obsession with sexual normalcy and teach people how to bring the focus back to intimacy.

  Nagowski, Emily. Come as You Are. NY: Simon and Shuster, 2015. Research that normalizes and enhances female sexuality.

  Schlesinger, L. (1996). Chronic pain, intimacy, and sexuality: A

  qualitative study of women who live with pain. Journal of Sex Research, 33(3), 249-256.

  Steinke, E. (2013). Sexuality and Chronic Illness. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 39(11), 18-27.

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• Annual Member Dinner - June 2, 2019

  • When
    Sunday, June 02, 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    River Road Unitarian 6301 River Road Bethesda

  SAVE the DATE

  Meet New Members and Network!

  NO COST TO MEMBERS

  Drinks and Main Entrees provided.
  Please bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share.

  
  

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