2021 Continuing Education Offerings

Presented by Lessep Duncan, PhD, LCSW 

One Continuing Education Hour

A significant number of the US population experience issues of isolation and loneliness which is increasingly viewed as a public health crisis. Enhancing social connection (a crucial determinants of health) reduces the risk of social isolation and contributes to a positive and fulfilling life. Social and public health services practices need to apply effective approaches to address the needs of vulnerable or at risk populations facing limited or a lack of human connection.
This presentation aims to provide a forum to discuss the need to identify and address the presence and impact of social isolation and loneliness particularly on the elderly population.
Discussion will focus on:

• Acknowledging and addressing the existence and impact of social isolation and loneliness.
• The relationship between social, physical and mental health.
•  Identifying & examining risk factors that lead to or result from social isolation and loneliness
• Identifying best practices and services to address social isolation and loneliness.

Learning Objectives
After attending this workshop participants will:
1. Increase their awareness of and sensitivity to clients facing social isolation.
2. Recognize the impact on the emotional and physical health on clients dealing with social isolation and loneliness.
3. Learn and better understand the difference between social isolation and loneliness.
4. Understand the importance of human/social connection.
5. Enhance their interventions with individuals, or clients facing issues of social isolation and loneliness

COST:
Members - $25
Student & Retired Members - $20
Non-Members - $35

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Presented by Jeanne Wagner, LCSW MSW

4 Ethics & Boundaries CEHs

Statement of Rationale: The management of ethics, boundaries and confidentiality is especially critical for human service professionals. This workshop will address the unique needs and ethical challenges in work with older adults in healthcare and home settings as well as in the interactions with their family members.
 
Objectives, Content: Participants will increase awareness of the complicated nature of professional ethics and boundaries in their work with older adults and will learn techniques for ethical decision-making. This program is designed to be interactive as participants share challenging ethical issues encountered while providing services in multiple settings. Participants will also learn about the importance of assessing various aspects of their programs and related policies and procedures to protect clients and staff and reduce professional risk. Ethical decision-making processes will be addressed in a variety of contexts using case examples and best practice models to identify and address complicated scenarios within human service organizations. The NASW Code of Ethics will be utilized throughout this workshop as a guide in the ethical decision-making process.
 Learning Goals:

• Identify the unique ethical challenges in working with older adults and their families
• Identify how technology in practice has both benefits and risks
• Increase awareness of the complications in ethical decision making with older adults and the moral versus ethical dilemmas
• Identify risks that may affect our professional liability
• Identify what policies, procedures, and protocols are necessary to address the ethical and boundary concerns in your organization

COST:
Members - $85
Student & Retired Members - $65
Non-Mmebers - $115

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Presented by Debra Minsky-Kelly, MSW, LCSW

4 Ethics & Boundaries CEHs

Social workers today face unprecedented challenges: a youth mental health crisis amid provider shortages, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, and shifting demographic and policy landscapes that strain the social safety net. This workshop will examine how these emerging issues intersect with social work ethics and boundaries. Together we will explore critical questions: How can we support youth mental health with declining resources? Is Artificial Intelligence a useful tool to increase productivity and efficiency or a new threat to youth and our profession? What is the role of social workers in responding to anti-DEI policies and other harms to vulnerable groups that our profession is committed to serving? Participants will leave with practical strategies for ethical decision-making and upholding professional boundaries in an era of uncertainty and change.
After completing this workshop, participants will understand:

• Demographic changes in the US/world and how this will impact the social service landscape
• The changing federal policy landscape and how this could impact social services and the social work profession
• The growing use of AI in many settings and the implications of this for social workers and those we serve
• The increasing prevalence of people seeking MH care from chatbots and the ethical implications of this for our profession
• The magnitude and potential causes of the current youth MH crisis
• The gender differences in mental health effects associated with technology
• The impact of the post - #MeToo era on boys and young men
• Ways a female-dominated field of social work can better address the MH needs of boys and men

COST:
Members - $85
Student & Retired Members - $65
Non-Members - $115

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Presented by Brenda Stueber, MSW

4 Ethics & Boundaries CEHs

“Bridging the Generational Divide: Ethical Practice in Social Work Across Generations” is a four-hour interactive webinar designed to help social workers understand how generational differences shape values, communication styles, work expectations, and help-seeking behaviors. Through case studies, small-group discussion, and reflection, participants will explore how age-based assumptions and biases can impact engagement, assessment, and intervention. Grounded in the NASW Code of Ethics, this session will focus on practical strategies to build generational intelligence, strengthen cross-generational collaboration, and promote ethical, culturally responsive practice with clients, colleagues, and communities of all ages.
By the end of this training:
1.Explain how generational perspectives influence interactions
2.Apply the NASW Code of Ethics to intergenerational dilemmas
3.Use ethical decision-making models for conflict across generations
4.Demonstrate strategies for cultural humility, integrity, and empathy
5.Develop a personal action plan for ethical cross-generational practice

COST
Members - $85
Student & Retired Members - $65
Non-Members - $115

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Presented by Sheng Lee Yang, MSW, LCSW, PMH C

4 Ethincs & Boundaries CEHs

This ethics training examines how prolonged societal strain and ongoing system disruption have reshaped professional boundaries, relationships, and ethical decision-making among practitioners in helping professions. Drawing on core professional values and contemporary practice realities, the training explores how collective stress, isolation, and invisible emotional labor have contributed to trauma bonding, blurred boundaries, and complex dual relationships within professional environments.
Rather than framing these challenges as individual ethical missteps, this session situates them within broader relational, organizational, and sustainability contexts. Participants will reflect on how survival-based connection, shared professional stress, and increased emotional demands affect judgment, supervision, teamwork, and client relationships. The training emphasizes values-based ethical reasoning, human sustainability, and the role of healthy boundaries in maintaining trust, professionalism, and ethical integrity in times of sustained strain.
This training is appropriate for practitioners across practice settings, including clinical, school-based, community, and supervisory roles.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
1.Identify how prolonged collective stress, isolation, and increased emotional demands contribute to trauma bonding, blurred boundaries, and dual relationships in professional practice.
2.Apply core professional values and ethical principles to analyze boundary and dual-relationship dilemmas within high-stress and resource-strained practice contexts.
3.Recognize the role of invisible emotional and moral labor as an ethical risk factor impacting judgment, sustainability, and professional boundaries.
4.Utilize a values-based ethical decision-making framework to support healthy connection, appropriate boundaries, and ethical accountability in practice and supervision.

COST:
Members - $85
Student & Retired Members - $65
Non-Members - $115

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