Continuing Education Brochure Summer - Fall 2017

Continuing Education Program Summer - Fall 2017 Collaborate.

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School of Social Work The University of Alabama The School of Social Work Continuing Education (CE) Program at The University of Alabama is dedicated to meeting the continuing education needs of social work professionals in Alabama and beyond.

In spring 2017, we launched our CE program with a Social Work Examination Services (SWES) licensure preparation workshop for BSW, MSW and clinical exam candidates. Since that time, our program has grown to include a rigorous array of timely and relevant interdisciplinary workshops that bear the UA stamp of excellence. Our 2017 workshops and events cover a range of topics, including supervision and ethics, psychopharmacology, licensure preparation, child welfare, and military and families.

As a hub for social work continuing education in Alabama, we’re proud to provide social work professionals flexible, accessible and innovative continuing education opportunities to make an impact in our communities and improve lives in our state, region and nation.

Please explore our 2017 brochure to learn about our workshops and workshop presenters. We look forward to your participation.

Vikki L. Vandiver Dean and Professor

Visit the Continuing Education Program website:

socialworkceu.ua.edu

Featured Content 2 Workshops At-A-Glance 4 Supervision and Ethics Workshops 6 Psychopharmacology Workshop 8 Social Work Licensing Examination Preparation Workshop 10-13 On-Demand Online Training Courses 12 Serving Veterans and Military Families in Child Welfare Practice 12 Understanding Military-Related Posttraumatic

Stress Disorder (PTSD) 13 Watch Me Grow: An Introduction to Child Development 13 Domestic Violence and Child Welfare: Maximizing

Family and Worker Safety 13 Introduction to Caring for Children with Sexual Behavior Problems 14 15 16-17 18-20

Conferences and Events Meeting Facility Directions and Maps Registration Information and Form Notes

Mission Statement The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work prepares scholar-practitioners and researchers committed to ending adverse social conditions and promoting societal well-being through teaching, research, and service.

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Summer - Fall 2017 Workshop Schedule At-A-Glance DATE

COURSE NUMBER

COURSE DETAILS

JUL 21 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

#07-549-17 Ethics* (p. 4) Joanne Terrell, MSW, LICSW, PIP

JUL 21 1:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

#07-549-17 Supervision (p. 4) Joanne Terrell, MSW, LICSW, PIP

SEP 22 8:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.

#07-543-17 The Social Worker, Psychopharmacology, and Medication Management: What Social Workers Need to Know (p. 6) Kia Bentley, PhD, LCSW

OCT 27-28 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

#07-554-18 Social Work Licensing Examination Preparation (p. 8) Deborah Cantor, PhD, LICSW

BSW Candidates

MSW/CSW Candidates

* Ethics CEUs: This training is approved to meet ethics requirements for licensed social workers.

For online registration, visit

socialworkceu.ua.edu Contact Us: The University of Alabama School of Social Work Box 870314 • Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0314 (205) 348-7027 • Fax (205) 348-9419 Visit us online: socialwork.ua.edu 2

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Continuing Education Units The Continuing Education Program at The University of Alabama School of Social Work offers continuing education units (CEUs)/contact hours for the following licenses.

Social Work: Licensed Baccalaureate Social Workers (LBSW) Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSW) Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LICSW) Counselors: National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Workshop and conference participants will receive a certificate of attendance indicating the number of CEUs offered for the program. Certificates will usually be available on-site at the completion of the program.

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SUPERVISION AND ETHICS COURSE #07-549-17

SUPERVISION AND ETHICS Joanne Terrell, MSW, LICSW, PIP

Supervision and Ethics (full day) Friday, July 21, 2017, 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Fees: $99 Location: Bryant Conference Center CEUs: 6.0 CEUs / 6.0 contact hours

(3.0 ethics CEUs / 3.0 ethics contact hours) Ethics (half day) Friday, July 21, 2017, 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Fees: $59 Location: Bryant Conference Center CEUs: 3.0 ethics CEUs / 3.0 ethics contact hours Supervision (half day) Friday, July 21, 2017, 1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Fees: $59 Location: Bryant Conference Center CEUs: 3.0 CEUs / 3.0 contact hours Joanne Terrell, MSW, LICSW, PIP, earned her bachelor of psychology degree from the State University of New York and her MSW from The University of Alabama. She has been a faculty member in the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama for 20 years and has taught in the BSW and MSW programs. She retired from full-time teaching in June 2015. Her areas of specialization include psychiatric and forensic social work in inpatient and outpatient settings as well as community organization and advocacy. She was the Clinical Supervisor for the Youth Services Institute’s Continuum of Care Program at the School of Social Work. In that role, she supervised the provision of outpatient treatment to juvenile sex offenders throughout the state of Alabama. Terrell has maintained a private practice in clinical social work for 30 years. She provides individual, marital and family therapy to adolescents and adults.

Terrell has conducted ethics workshops around the state to various agencies and organizations for the last five years. She has provided clinical supervision to social workers working towards their LICSW for the past 15 years. She currently conducts two clinical supervision groups.

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For the past 20 years, Terrell has provided consulting services to the criminal and family court systems throughout the state of Alabama in the areas of death penalty mitigation, community corrections options and therapeutic divorce mediation. She provides expert witness testimony in a variety of state and federal cases in many jurisdictions throughout the state of Alabama.

SUPERVISION AND ETHICS Ethics This program will identify and analyze frequent professional and popular beliefs about human nature and the personal and societal factors that influence a client’s direction in life. Based on that analysis, the characteristics of an ethical and effective social worker and the ethical dilemmas they often face will be discussed.

The workshop will explore ethical behavior in a therapeutic relationship and apply those concepts to case scenarios with course participants’ direct involvement.

Objectives Participants will: • Clarify and integrate their beliefs related to the profession of social work to ethical social work practice.

• Identify the professional and personal characteristics of an ethical social worker.

• Learn the ethical imperatives expected of them in a therapeutic relationship.

• Gain experience applying those imperatives to case scenarios.

Supervision This program will identify and analyze the professional concepts and functions critical to effective clinical supervision for social workers. Various aspects of supervision perspectives will be explored. This workshop will address supervision and diversity and cultural dynamics factors that supervisees and supervisors face.

The workshop will present a six stage model of supervising social workers in the development of assessments and other evaluation tools. Participants will have the opportunity to apply the concepts presented in this workshops to case scenarios as the final part of the workshop.

Objectives Participants will: • Learn the basic concepts and functions of a clinical supervisor.

• Identify the factors that facilitate effective clinical supervision.

• Analyze and become familiar with a six stage model of supervision related to the assessment process in social work.

• Gain experience applying these concepts to case scenarios.

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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY COURSE #07-543-17

THE SOCIAL WORKER, PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT: WHAT SOCIAL WORKERS NEED TO KNOW Kia Bentley, PhD, LCSW

Friday, September 22, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Fees: $129 / $159 (after September 1) Location: Bryant Conference Center CEUs: 5.0 CEUs / 5.0 contact hours Kia J. Bentley, PhD, LCSW, is a tenured Professor of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she has taught since 1989. She has also served the school in the past as Director of the PhD Program (for 13 years) and as Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives. She is the author of the 2014 book, now in its fourth edition, The social worker & psychotropic medication: Toward effective collaboration with clients, families and providers (with Joseph Walsh, Cengage-Brooks/Cole). The text is the primary source for the MSW elective course in the School called “Social Work Practice and Psychopharmacology” which she developed and has taught for more than 15 years, including in an online format. She has also edited two other books: Psychiatric Medication Issues for Social Workers, Counselors and Psychologists (Haworth Press), and Social Work Practice in Mental Health: Contemporary Roles, Tasks, and Techniques (Brooks/ Cole). Bentley has published fifty other journal articles and book chapters on topics related to mental health and psychiatric medication, including works on the meaning of medication, family psychoeducation, peer leadership training, the right to decline medication, and social work’s role in medication management.

Recent research projects include a study on the medication-related experiences of incarcerated women and another about the professional identity of psychiatrists and their approach to communication with clients about medication. These follow other research projects around decision-making about psychiatric medication among pregnant and post-partum women and psychiatric medication, meaning and identity management.

Bentley is the current chair of the Council on Social Work Education’s national Commission on Research and the past chair of the national professional organization, Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work. Last year, two of her articles were respectively recognized as “Best Conceptual” article and “Best Quantitative” article for the Journal of Social Work Education. She is a consulting editor for that journal and also serves as guest reviewer for several others, including Psychiatric Services, Best Practices in Mental Health, Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, and Social Work in Mental Health.

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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY This all-day workshop focuses on the contemporary context of psychiatric medication use today. In particular, this workshop describes how social work fits in that schema and what research suggests we should be doing with clients and why. Content will emphasize how to first create an alliance with clients, families and prescribers and embrace a client-centered “partnership” perspective. Second, the workshop will describe how to be a truly meaningful resource to clients and families around medication-related dilemmas.

Objectives Participants will: • Understand the historical and current ambiguities surrounding social work roles in medication management.

• Briefly review what social workers need to know and why around the principles of neurotransmission, drug action, psychopharmacokinetics, and basics of types of psychiatric medication.

• Describe effective collaboration with clients, families, and prescribers as it relates to medication management, embracing eight key social work practice roles and strategies.

• Describe a conceptual model for understanding and intervening in the complexities of medication adherence including demonstrating familiarity with related ethical and legal dimensions of adherence and refusal.

• Learn more about the lived experiences of clients and families related to psychiatric medication use and how to respond with more sensitivity and empathy.

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SOCIAL WORK LICENSING EXAMINATION PREPARATION COURSE #07-554-18

SOCIAL WORK LICENSING EXAMINATION PREPARATION Deborah Cantor, PhD, LICSW

BSW Candidates Friday, October 27, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Fees: $199 Location: Bryant Conference Center MSW, Clinical Candidates Friday, October 27, 2017, 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 28, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Fees: $350 / $395 (after October 2) Location: Bryant Conference Center CEUs: 11.0 CEUs / 11.0 contact hours Social Work Examination Services: Since 1984, Social Work Examination Services (SWES) has helped social workers all over the United States prepare for social work licensure exams. Thousands of license candidates have used SWES methods and materials to successfully pass the national license exam developed by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). As the trusted partner in university settings around the country, SWES materials have been incorporated into social work school curriculums, and into continuing education programs as the cornerstone material to help prepare social workers for the ASWB licensure exam. SWES materials are widely used throughout the United States, and their comprehensive study guides contain more than 1,600 sample multiple-choice questions at the MSW level and provide explanations for each question. We are pleased to bring our program and materials to the University of Alabama community. www.swes.net SWES Faculty, University of Alabama, October 2017: Deborah Cantor, PhD, LICSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with adolescents, adults and couples since receiving her master of Social Work at Smith College School for Social Work in 1972. She earned her doctorate at Simmons College School of Social Work in 2001. Dr. Cantor taught clinical social work practice as an adjunct faculty member at both Simmons College and Boston University schools of social work. She supervised MSW students and staff during her years of agency practice and served as Assistant Executive Director of Jewish Family Service of Metrowest from 1992-1997. Dr. Cantor is currently in private practice in Framingham, Massachusetts. She has taught for SWES since 2002.

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SOCIAL WORK LICENSING EXAMINATION PREPARATION This Social Work Examination Services (SWES) Licensing Examination Preparation workshop is for is for BSW exam candidates, recent MSW graduates and experienced practitioners preparing to take the Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) licensing examination. Participants will gain an understanding of content in the national licensing exam, learn how to “decode” multiple choice questions on the licensing exam and review major direct service issues that appear in a majority of questions on the exam. Participants also will review major social work content such as human behavior and psychopathology; work with special populations; the elderly; children and families; addictions; DSM5; and clinical practice with individuals and groups, including ethics and laws affecting social workers.

Objectives Participants will: • Be introduced to study strategies.

• Gain an understanding of the content of the national licensing exam.

• Learn how to “decode” multiple-choice questions of the type that appear on the licensing exam.

• Undergo a review of the major direct service issues that represent the majority of questions on the examination.

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SOCIALWORKCEU.UA.EDU • ONLINE CEU COURSES

2017 Online Training On-Demand

Online CEU Opportunities for Social Workers $10 for each on-demand program CEUs: 0.5 - 1.0 Social Work CEU per Module To register, please visit socialworkceu.ua.edu See following pages for program details

Social workers are required to seek continuing education as part of their lifelong professional development and to stay relevant in the field of social work. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) — the accrediting body of the School of Social Work — both prioritize continuing education.

Licensed social workers in Alabama are required to enroll in continuing education courses for license renewal. The University of Alabama School of Social Work online CEU courses are designed to help social work professionals meet licensing requirements and reach their educational and professional goals. If you are licensed for other professions or other states, check with your state licensing agency for reciprocity and/or credit approval.

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SOCIALWORKCEU.UA.EDU • ONLINE CEU COURSES

Online Training Instructors Jason M. Newell, PhD, LCSW, PIP, has been in the field of social work practice, research, and education for over 17 years. His research and specialty areas include clinical social work practice with the mentally ill; treatment of anxiety, trauma-related and mood disorders; self-care and professional resilience; practice with veterans and military families; and child welfare. Dr. Newell is a faculty member in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Montevallo. He is an Associate Professor and Director of the Social Work Program.

Javonda Williams, PhD, LCSW, is the Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Student Services and an associate professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama. Dr. Williams has worked as a foster care social worker, child and family therapist, educator and researcher.

She has extensive clinical experience working with sexually abused children and adolescents. She has expertise in group therapy and community based interventions. Her areas of scholarship and research include child maltreatment, ecologically sensitive treatment options for sexually abused children and adolescents and human trafficking.

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SOCIALWORKCEU.UA.EDU • ONLINE CEU COURSES

Serving Veterans and Military Families in Child Welfare Practice Jason M. Newell, PhD, LCSW, PIP

CEUs: 0.5

The main objectives of Serving Veterans and Military Families in Child Welfare Practice are as vast as they are complex. As child welfare workers, it is important to understand the history of U.S. military engagement in relation to the statistics of how many men and women have been deployed within the last 10 years and how these statistics directly affect their families. Additionally, the course will teach child welfare workers how to comprehend the military culture and lifestyle and how it differentiates from the general culture itself. This allows the social worker to not only recognize but also be equipped for the challenges veterans and their families will face after their commitment to service. This training module shares ways to apply all of these factors into educating future social workers and how it will affect their practice.

Understanding Military-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Jason M. Newell, PhD, LCSW, PIP

CEUs: 1.0

This training module is a follow-up to Serving Veterans and Military Families in Child Welfare Practice and relates specifically to understanding militaryrelated PTSD. Participants will review trauma response, posttraumatic and combat stress, specifically when being directly involved in a branch of the military where combat occurs. The course will discuss the impact of combat stress that veterans manage as a result of serving, as well as the influence this stress has on family members. Resources are given in order to refer families and veterans outside of child welfare agencies.

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SOCIALWORKCEU.UA.EDU • ONLINE CEU COURSES

Watch Me Grow: An Introduction to Child Development Javonda Williams, PhD, LCSW

CEUs: 0.75

This training module highlights the common types of child development.

Child development encompasses all of the following: brain growth, developmental milestones for physical, cognitive, social, emotional and language for children ages 0-5. The course also emphasizes moral, spiritual, and racial identity development.

Domestic Violence and Child Welfare: Maximizing Family and Worker Safety Javonda Williams, PhD, LCSW CEUs: 1.0

At the end of this training, viewers should be able to identify community resources for victims and survivors, as well as men and women who use violent behaviors. Viewers should also be able to recognize risk and resources for children involved in domestic violence situations and indications of family violence. This course will define family violence and appropriately distinguish types of violence; demonstrate appropriate skills to interview survivors of domestic violence with sensitivity and dignity; provide social workers with the skills necessary to assist clients with safety planning and assessment of their level of danger; and teach social workers how to explain a client’s resources for safety.

Introduction to Caring for Children with Sexual Behavior Problems Javonda Williams, PhD, LCSW CEUs: 1.0

At the end of this training, viewers will be able to identify behaviors associated with typical and atypical sexual development for children and adolescents. Social workers will know the risk factors for children developing sexual behavior problems and identify characteristics of children with sexual behavior problems. This course will discuss intervention strategies for working with children with sexual behavior problems and identify options for safety planning and home interventions for children with sexual behavior problems.

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Additional Events sponsored by

The University of Alabama School of Social Work

28 July

Health and Child Welfare Summit Friday, July 28, 2017, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Fee(s): $10 for CEUs; participation is free Location: Bryant Conference Center, Tuscaloosa, AL CEUs: 6.0 CEUs / 6.0 contact hours Speakers include: Dr. Brian Gannon, University Medical Center; Dr. Stephanie Wallace, Karen McCarty and Amaris Elston, Children’s Hospital of Alabama; Dr. Thaddeus Ulzen, Betty Shirley Clinic; Kevin Burns, Shelton State Community College.

The University of Alabama School of Social Work, through the support of Title IV-E and The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, will hold the Health and Child Welfare Summit July 28, 2017. Topics will include the impact of childhood trauma on the physical development of children; the correlation between childhood obesity and adverse childhood experiences; the use of psychotropic medications and children in the child welfare system; and the impact of child abuse and neglect on the emotional development of children.

5-6 October

16th Annual Fall Social Work Conference “Well-being: Seeing the Big Picture” Thursday, October 5, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Friday, October 6, 2017, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Fee(s): $100, two days / $75, one day; $125 after September 21 Location: Marriott Hotel, Birmingham, AL CEUs: 10.0 CEUs / 10.0 contact hours Speaker: Amelia Franck Meyer, founder and CEO of Alia The University of Alabama School of Social Work will host its 16th Annual Fall Social Work Conference Oct. 5-6. The two-day conference, “Well-being: Seeing the Big Picture” will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. The conference is jointly sponsored by the School of Social Work and the Alabama Department of Human Resources.

Every year, the Fall Social Work Conference brings together Alabama social work practitioners and national speakers to share the latest research in the field of child welfare. This year’s keynote speaker is Amelia Franck Meyer, the founder and CEO of Alia, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that provides innovations for people and systems impacted by childhood trauma. Franck Meyer’s company also provides interventions, training, consultation, demonstration projects, and leadership coaching to transform child welfare. Prior to founding Alia, Franck Meyer was the CEO of Anu Family Services where she transformed the organization into a leading producer of nationally-recognized child permanence and placement stability outcomes for children in out-of-home care. In 2015, she received the prestigious Bush Fellowship from the Bush Foundation and was named an Ashoka Fellow by the Ashoka Changemakers Network in recognition of her innovation in the field of child welfare. Franck Meyer is an Advanced Practice Social Worker in Wisconsin and a Licensed Independent Social Worker in Minnesota. She received her MSW from the University of Minnesota, a master’s degree in sociology/ marriage and family from Illinois State University, and is pursuing a doctorate in Organizational Change and Leadership at The University of Southern California.

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Bryant Conference Center The Bryant Conference Center is located at 240 Paul W. Bryant Drive on the corner of Paul W. Bryant Drive and Second Avenue, just across the street from Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Main Number: (205) 348-8600 Address: 240 Paul W. Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Scan this QR code for directions to the Bryant Conference Center.

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Registration Information Acceptable Methods of Payment Checks, money orders, purchase orders, cash, or credit cards.

• Visa, Mastercard, and Discover credit cards are accepted.

• Checks: Make payable to The University of Alabama.

• Purchase Orders: Please include with registration form.

Student Discount For information regarding student discounts, contact Registration Services at (205) 348-3000.

Registration Confirmation A confirmation letter including parking information will be sent to you via email during the week of the workshop. To ensure timely confirmation, please be sure your confirmation email is clearly legible.

Refunds/Substitutions Policy • Requests for refunds of registration fees must be received in writing seven days prior to the workshop. Email or fax letters to (205) 348-9246.

• If a refund is requested less than seven days prior to the event, an administrative fee will be deducted from the refund total.

• Full refunds will be given if a workshop is cancelled or rescheduled.

• Substitutions are welcome.

Cancellation Policy Registrants will be notified if a workshop is cancelled, and registration fees will be refunded or may be transferred to another workshop.

Requests for Special Accommodations If you require adaptive accommodations, please contact Registration Services 14 days in advance of the event you will be attending for assistance.

Contact us at (205) 348-3000 or abergeron@ccs.ua.edu.

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