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• Learning and Practicing the 12 Steps in Recovery

  • Start
    Sunday, February 02, 2025
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  • End
    Sunday, March 09, 2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Online ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    33

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  Presenter: Ed Geraty, LCSW-C

  CEUs: Category 1 | 9.0 (3 workshops - 3.0 CEs per session) - attend one or all of the sessions

  SESSIONS WILL BE RECORDED - Recorded session will qualify for Category 2 CEUs

  Workshops will be held on: February 2, 23 & March 9, 2025 | 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

  Registration allows for one separate session or ALL three, if you would like to take two workshops please contact admin@gwscsw.org and we will help you get registered for the dates you would like to attend

  These workshops focus on a greater understanding of the 12 Steps of addictions recovery for professionals.

  At their core, the 12 Steps of any anonymous program (Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Sexaholics Anonymous, etc.) are a step-by-step outline of the journey that leads from the suffering of active addiction to the serenity
  One of the goals of recovery in 12-steps and many other formats is the attainment of serenity. It is dissatisfaction and disquiet which often drives addictive and destructive behavior and attaining a level of serenity nips cravings in the bud. In 12-step fellowships, this is often cultivated through the principles of sober living.

  This path is open to anyone who finds themselves living an unmanageable life because they are powerless over their addiction.

  Workshop Objectives:

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

  1. Come to an individual understanding of the 12 Steps (1-4) of the Recovery process for both ingestive and behavioral addictions (alcohol and drugs, food, gambling, etc) (Workshop 1)  
  2. Come to an individual understanding of the 12 Steps (5-8) of the Recovery process for both ingestive and behavioral addictions (alcohol and drugs, food, gambling, etc) (Workshop 2)  
  3. Come to an individual understanding of the 12 Steps (9-12) of the Recovery process for both ingestive and behavioral addictions (alcohol and drugs, food, gambling, etc) (Workshop 3)   
  4. Explore the concepts of Higher Power, Recovery, acceptance, moral inventory, etc from the perspective of the 12 Steps.
  5. Review questions that facilitate the exploration of each step.
  6. Discuss with others these concepts to gain an understanding of other participants experiences.

  Recommended Reading

  The Big Book of alcoholics anonymous
  
  12 Step Workbook: Recovery From Many Addictions Paperback – July 10, 2014
  by Milton V Peterson (Author)
  
  The 365 Addiction Recovery Journal: Daily Journaling With Guided Questions, To Become A New You (365 Journals) Paperback – August 5, 2019

  About the Presenter:

  insiteintegrative.com
  

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• Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Social Work: Emerging Ethical and Risk Management Issues (Dr. Frederic Reamer)

  • When
    Friday, February 21, 2025
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    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    15

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  ONLINE ZOOM WEBINAR -  WILL BE RECORDED
  

  Costs: Member/VASCSW Member - $75.00 | Nonmember - $120.00 | Student/Retiree- $45   
  Presenter:  Dr. Frederic Reamer     
  CEUs: 3

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly prevalent in clinical social work. AI is being used to conduct client risk assessments; assist people in crisis; provide resources; strengthen prevention efforts; document clinical services; identify systemic biases in the delivery of social services; provide social work education; and predict social worker burnout and service outcomes, among other uses.

  This webinar will examine cutting-edge ethical issues related to clinical social workers’ use of AI; apply relevant ethical standards; and outline key elements of a strategy for social workers’ ethical use of AI. Join Dr. Frederic Reamer as he examines ethical issues and risks related to informed consent and client autonomy; privacy and confidentiality; transparency; potential client misdiagnosis; client abandonment; client surveillance; plagiarism, dishonesty, fraud, and misrepresentation; algorithmic bias and unfairness; and use of evidence-based AI tools.

  Learning Objectives:

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

  1. Identify the ways in which artificial intelligence is being used in clinical social work.
  2. Identify ethical issues and challenges associated with the use of artificial intelligence in clinical social work.
  3. Apply social work ethics standards.
  4. Develop ethics-informed policies and protocols to protect clients and social workers.

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  About the Presenter:

  

  Frederic Reamer has been on the faculty of the School of Social Work, Rhode Island College since 1983. His teaching and research focus on professional ethics, criminal justice, mental health, health care, and public policy. Dr. Reamer received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings. He chaired the national task force that wrote the Code of Ethics adopted by the National Association of Social Workers and served on the code revision task force. Dr. Reamer also chaired the national task force sponsored by NASW, the Association of Social Work Boards, Council on Social Work Education, and Clinical Social Work Association that developed standards governing social workers’ use of technology in professional practice. He has lectured nationally and internationally on social work and professional ethics, including in India, China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and in various European nations. His books include Risk Management in the Behavioral Health Professions: A Practical Guide to Preventing Malpractice and Licensing-Board Complaints; The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work; Social Work Values and Ethics; Risk Management in Social Work; The Social Work Ethics Casebook; Ethical Standards in Social Work; Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services; Ethics and Risk Management in Online and Distance Social Work; Moral Distress and Injury in Human Services; Heinous Crime: Cases, Causes, and Consequences; On the Parole Board: Reflections on Crime, Punishment, Redemption, and Justice: and The Social Work Ethics Audit, among others. Dr. Reamer has served as an expert witness in many court and licensing board cases throughout the United States. In 2016 Dr. Reamer was named a Social Work Pioneer by the National Association of Social Workers for his "commitment and dedication to the social work profession and to the improvement of social and human conditions at the local, state, national, and international levels."

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• Making it Meaningful: Developing Heartfelt, Collaborative Dialogue in Family Therapy

  • When
    Friday, March 14, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    28

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  Presenter: Jonah Green, LCSW-C

  CEUs: Category 1 | 3.0 
  

  Creating a space for meaningful dialogue and heartfelt expression is the foundation of effective family therapy. This experiential workshop, led by Jonah Green, LCSW-C, with decades of experience practicing, supervising, and training, offers tools and strategies to:

  • Build rapport and create emotional safety for all family members.

  • Transform conflict into opportunities for understanding through reframing.

  • Enhance empathy and perspective-taking with powerful relational questioning.

  • Promote engagement through enactments and experiential activities.

  This workshop provides practical strategies for generating collaborative dialogue, including allying with each family member and relationship, maintaining emotional safety, focusing on strengths and solutions, and using enactments to deepen interactions. Attendees will participate in exercises to practice these techniques and leave with actionable tools to transform their practice.

  This course blends theory, clinical vignettes, and hands-on practice. Participants at any practice stage will gain practical skills to foster meaningful interactions and enhance family relationships.

  Workshop Objectives:

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

  1. Name three strategies for effective family engagement.
  2. Name three reframing strategies that help develop collaborative conversations.
  3. Name three strategies for focusing the family on strengths and solutions.
  4. Name three examples of relational questioning.
  5. Explain how to sustain, encourage, and direct enactments and other interactive activities.

  Recommended Reading

  Anderson and Gehart 2022 Collaborative-Dialogic Practice: Routledge

  Johnson, Susan 2019 The Practice of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy: Routledge

  Lowenstein, 2011: Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques: Champion Press

  Madanes, Chloe 1981 Strategic Family Therapy: Jossey and Bass

  Minuchin, Salvador Family Therapy Techniques: Harvard

  Nelson, Thorana 2018: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Families Routledge 

  Rivet Et. Al., 2018 Family Therapy Skills and Techniques in Action    

  Rivett and Street, 200 Family Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques: Routledge

  Satir, Virginia 1984 Satir Step-by-Step: Science and Behavior Books

  Weinblatt, 2019 Uri Shame Regulation with Families: Springer

  Wile, Dan 2021 Solving the Moment: Independently Published

  About the Presenter:

  www.jgatherapy.com
  

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• Neurodivergence in the Therapy Room

  • When
    Friday, April 04, 2025
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    34

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  Presenters: Whitney Storey & KD Holmes, MS, LPC, EMDR-Certified

  CEUs: Category 1 | 3.0 

  'Neurodivergent' is an umbrella term describing groups of people whose brains function differently from the norm in some way, including such diagnoses as Autism, ADHD, anxiety, OCD, Anxiety Disorders, Sensory Processing Disorders, learning differences, and more. These variations in brain function can be associated with co-occurring conditions and unique presentations that can be misdiagnosed, which leads to potential harm for clients. This webinar will be an introduction to the world of Neurodivergence, focusing on diagnosis and an exploration of working effectively with neurodivergent clients in the therapy room.

  Workshop Objectives:

  At the end of the workshop, participants will:

  1. Gain a comprehensive understanding of neurodiversity across historical, biological, social, and ethical contexts.
  2. Explore differential diagnosis considering neurodivergence to ensure accurate and ethical client care.
  3. Explore how neurodiversity impacts and is impacted by current therapeutic frameworks and be equipped to ethically treat a wider range of clients.
  4. Develop a toolbox of neurodiversity-affirming practices to empower clients in and out of the therapy room.

  About the Presenter: https://kdhcollective.kdholmeslpc.com/

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