Continuing Your Education in 2013 Connections Volunteer Center Training Catalog
Connections Volunteer Center 2013 Training Catalog Pg 6-7 …………………..……...Healing the Wounds from PTSD to Find Greater Purpose in Life Pg 8--9 ……………………………………………………Multi System Dual Diagnosis Roundtable Pg 10-11 ………………………….Recovery and Resilience in Social Worker Stress and Burnout Pg 12-13 ………………………………………..ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Pg 14-15 ………………………………………………………………………….Stewards of Children Pg 16-17 …………………………………...Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling and Social Work Pg 18-19 ………………………………...Clinical Outcome Strategies to Improve Client Outcomes Pg 20-21 …………………………………...Finding Freedom from Human Trafficking and Slavery Pg 22-23 ……………………………………………………Social Workers & Workplace Safety 101
Pg 24-25………………………………………………………... Supporting Special Needs Parents Pg 26-27 …………………………………………………………………………………..SuicideTALK Pg 28-29………………………………………….…...Self-Mutilation Behavior in Youth and Adults Pg 30-31 ………………...An Effective Understanding & Application of Professional Boundaries Pg 32-33 …………………………………………………………………………………….…Hoarding Pg 34-35 ……………………..…Recognizing and Combating Heroin & Prescription Drug Abuse Pg 36-37 ……………………………………………………………………….…..Bullying Prevention Pg 38-39 ………………………………………………....Econocide: Elimination of the Urban Poor Pg 40-41 ……………...……………………………………………...Social Workers & Social Media
Healing the Wounds from PTSD to Find Greater Purpose in Life Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Silouan Green Location: Delaware County Bank Corporate Headquarters,110 Riverbend Ave Lewis Center, OH 43035 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 Presented by: Silouan Green Silouan Green is founder and president of Everon LLC, a company dedicated to helping others find identity and purpose. While serving as a Marine Silouan was in a jet training accident that broke his back and tragically killed his co-pilot. As a result of the trauma from his accident, Silouan struggled with insomnia, suicidal thoughts and pills. After a two-year journey Silouan was able to escape from the torment of PTSD and find identity and purpose. It has become his mission to take his experience and training to establish a recovery program called Ladder UPP specifically for PTSD and trauma victims. Silouan is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and travels extensively nationwide speaking and educating on the topic of PTSD. He is also the main lecturer on PTSD for The Public Agency Training Council.
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Course Outline To provide information to help the participant better understand the development of PTSD from one man’s experience and how he recovered and is working to help others. Taught by PTSD survivor Silouan Green, Mr. Green will inspire and educate from personal experience.
Learning Objectives By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will:
Understand how PTSD develops from documented case studies
Understand how the symptoms of PTSD manifest themselves from documented case studies
Effectively engage people suffering from PTSD
Learn equipping strategies to be resilient in working with those suffering from PTSD
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Multi System Dual Diagnosis Roundtable Workshop Essentials —4.5 CEU’s Offered Lead Presenter: Dr. Jeanie Zsambok, Ph.D. Location: Delaware County Bank Corporate Headquarters,110 Riverbend Ave Lewis Center, OH 43035 Time: 9:00am –3:00pm Cost: $50 Presented by: Dr. Jeanie Zsambok Ph.D. Lead Presenter Dr. Jeannie Zsambok is a psychologist at the Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy. She received her doctorate in psychology with a major area of study in developmental disabilities and behavior analysis, including being trained at Nisonger Center of Excellence, and post-doctoral training in behavior analysis in several county boards of developmental disabilities under the training supervision of Dr. Kevin Arnold through CCBT. She has been practicing for over 20 years. She specializes in children and adults with developmental disabilities, behavior support, testing, autism spectrum disorders (either as primary or dual diagnoses). She also consults with several county boards of Developmental Disabilities in central Ohio.
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Course Outline Adolescents and young adults with dual diagnosis face daily challenges with navigating the system and finding adequate services to meet their unique needs. During this presentation, representatives from several local systems will be sharing what they are encountering when working with such individuals and will explain the services that they can offer. By sharing information across systems, as a community we can come together to increase positive results seen within this population.
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Hear from local representatives on their programs and the services they offer
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Learn different strategies to identify specified needs for a dual diagnosis patient
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Understand how to effectively navigate the local systems to help your clients
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Participate in a roundtable discussion with local officials to address questions and concerns on all fronts
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Recovery and Resilience in Social Worker Stress and Burnout Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Dr. Barbara Jo Dennison Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 1:00pm –4:00pm Cost: $45 Presented by: Dr. Barbara Jo Dennison, Ph.D., LISW-S
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Dr. Barbara Jo Dennison, received her doctorate in psychology from California Southern University and her undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work from The Ohio State University and is the owner of Dennison & Associates, Inc., a wellness firm in Powell, Ohio. She has served as an adjunct facility instructor for Capital University and for The Ohio State University. She has over 30 years of professional experience working with families in crisis situations and first responders after traumatic events. In the early 80’s she was trained in Critical Incident Stress Management; skills she continues to use in crisis management services, during prison riots, and on and off scene with first responders. She is a certified EMDR therapist and hypnotherapist. In 2005 she wrote a white paper on the Treatments for Secondary Traumatic Stress on Helpers actively working with clients or ill family members and lectures on the treatments of Secondary Stress.
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Course Outline A quote from a past participant, "Some days on my way to work, I wonder if I can stand listening to another trauma story. This workshop helped me reboot my mind and body so that I could once again partner with my clients to move them toward WELLNESS." We all bear witness to the disheveled lives of our clients who try to repair their fractured lives with fewer and fewer resources. Come learn how you can put it in perspective and once again enjoy the gift of your input in other’s lives.
Learning Objectives By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will:
● Explain the effect of primary and secondary stress on the structure and function of the brain. ● Understand why it matters about the difference between secondary stress and worker burnout. ● Have access to assessment tools for Acute Stress Disorder, Compassion Fatigue and PTSD. ● Understand how personalities and life schemas play a role in the level of pathology that might develop in professionals experiencing high levels of work stress. ● Implement interventions on the individual and organizational levels for resiliency. Please wear comfortable clothes, as this is an experiential workshop, if you choose to participate.
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ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Workshop Essentials —13 CEU’s Offered Presenters: Chaplin (Colonel) Andrew Aquino & Julianna Nemeth, MA Location: Delaware County Bank Corporate Headquarters,110 Riverbend Ave Lewis Center, OH 43035 Time: 9:00am –5:00pm (Both Wed & Thurs) Cost: $280 Presented by: Chaplin (Colonel) Andrew Aquino & Julianna Nemeth, MA Julianna Nemeth, MA, is currently pursuing a PhD in Behavior Health Promotion through the College of Public Health at Ohio State University. She is a certified trainer for ASIST, i-SAFE, Stewards of Children, and LifeSkills. She convened the Delaware County Suicide Prevention Coalition from 2005-2010 and the PEACE (Prevention Education in All Classroom Environments) Collaborative from 2008-2009 and served as the co-chair of the Ohio Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Consortium from 2004-2010. Chaplain (Colonel) Andrew Aquino became an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) trainer in 2006 and has trained over 800 participants in the ASIST workshop attaining the level of Master Trainer with Livingworks Education, Inc. Chaplain Aquino has helped develop and implement the Ohio National Guard’s Suicide Prevention strategy which began in 2007 to counter a steady increase in suicide.
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Course Outline Learn suicide first aid. The vast majority of those thinking about suicide will find some way to signal their intent. Most suicidal people are looking for another option. They don’t want to die. But preventing suicide takes two people—a helper and the person at risk. ASIST, a model program developed by LivingWorks, is designed to help persons in a position of trust become more willing, ready and able to help persons at risk for suicide. Just as “CPR” skills make physical first aid possible, training in suicide intervention develops the skills used in suicide first aid. ASIST is a two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers recognize risk and learn how to intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Participants receive a 152-page Suicide Intervention Handbook and a full color, tear-resistant pocket card featuring intervention, risk review, and safeplan development principles. This course is designed for all caregivers including professionals, physicians, pharmacists, teachers, counselors, youth workers, police and correctional staff, school support staff, clergy and community volunteers. Learn to recognize and estimate risk, and become more effective at helping people at risk. The benefits will live on.
Learning Objectives By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will: ● Recognize invitations for help from suicidal people ● Reach out and offer support ● Review the risk of suicide ● Apply a suicide intervention model ● Link people with community resources
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Stewards of
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Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Shilo Gall Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: FREE Presented by: Shilo Gall
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Shilo is the Volunteer Coordinator for Helpline of Delaware and Morrow County. She is a member of the DCCVS (Delaware County Coalition Victim Services) for the county. Shilo has been a SARN (sexual assault response network) advocate for almost 10 years. She received Helpline’s “Volunteer of the Year Award” in 2005 and in 2009. Shilo has volunteered at Buckeye Youth Center in the early 90’s offering an art class for juvenile youth offenders. She worked with Delaware Scioto juvenile correctional facility in a mentoring program called “Opening Hearts” Shilo was the Secretary for the Citizens Police Academy in 2009 and 2010 and was the Vice President in 2011 and 2012. Shilo is also a certified trainer for Stewards of Children. Shilo has experience in training groups of anywhere from 2 to 75 employees at a time. Shilo is a certified RAD self-defense instructor and also supports RAD (rape aggression defense) as a HelpLine staff member to assist in hands-on crisis situations.
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Course Outline Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children is a revolutionary sexual abuse prevention training program founded in response to staggering statistics: 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. HelpLine is committed to protecting our children by empowering adults to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child abuse through our Stewards of Children training. Designed for organizations that serve children and youth, concerned parents and community members, the training teaches that protecting children is an adult’s job.
Learning Objectives By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will: ● Define child sexual abuse. ● List signs and symptoms, short and long-term consequences, and risk factors associated with child sexual abuse. ● Understand the prevalence of child sexual abuse. ● Learn how you can minimize the potential for child sexual abuse. ●Recognize the value of their personal response to child sexual abuse.
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Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling and Social Work Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Tammy Tingle Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 ***This class meets the ethics requirement Presented by: Tammy Tingle Tammy Tingle has been employed for 25 years as an Investigator with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. She is a Nationally Certified Investigator and has training in Advanced Investigative Analysis, including behavioral analysis and investigative interviewing. Ms. Tingle is currently responsible for conducting investigations of complaints filed with the Board regarding the practice of counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy. She also conducts presentations for ethics training to national associations, educational institutions and private agencies. Ms. Tingle is a member of the Ohio Investigator Association.
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Course Outline This workshop will present information on the Board process of investigation and give participants an opportunity to discuss issues and ethical dilemmas that Social Workers face every day. It is also an in-depth look at the Code of Professional Conduct, what not to do, and the consequences licensees can face if they violate the rules that govern the profession.
Learning Objectives By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will: ● Receive
updated information regarding changes to the rules and ethical code that governs the practice of the professions.
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information regarding the role of the Board and conducting investigation into alleged violations.
● Review
and discuss actual cases that resulted in formal discipline by the Board.
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Clinical Supervision Strategies to Improve Client Outcomes Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Donna Sigl-Davies, MA, PCC-S Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 ***This class meets the supervision requirement Presented by: Donna Sigl-Davies , MA, PCC-S Donna Sigl-Davies, has 20 years of experience working with youth, adults, couples, families and groups in private practice, organizational consultation/training and juvenile court and public mental health settings. Donna currently is in private practice in Worthington. She also serves as adjunct faculty for University of Dayton's and the Methodist Theological School's counselor education programs.
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Course Outline This presentation will focus on how to improve quality services, longevity and reduce compassion fatigue by more effectively meeting the needs of staff through clinical supervision.
Learning Objectives By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will: ● Explore ● Define
advantages to providing clinical supervision beyond administrative supervision.
stages of supervisee’s professional development and needs at various stages.
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various supervisor roles appropriate for varying levels of supervisee development.
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Explore the line between clinical supervision and therapy – where one ends and the other begins.
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Finding Freedom from
Human Trafficking & Slavery Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenters: Brent Currance, Caroline Moore, Melissa Nathan Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 Brent Currence, Director, Ohio’s Missing Children Clearinghouse Mr. Currence is now the Director for Ohio’s Missing Children Clearinghouse with the Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray’s Office and is responsible for overseeing its operations as the central repository to coordinate and improve the information on missing children.
Caroline Moore, LSW, Anti-Human Trafficking Case Manager, The Salvation Army Caroline Moore is responsible for providing emergency response services and case management to victims of human trafficking, including conducting intake, developing a safety plan, addressing basic needs, linking to medical care and counseling, and developing and implementing a service plan. Melissa Niemie Nathan LSW, MSW, Gracehaven Ms. Nathan is currently employed as the outreach social worker with Gracehaven, an organization devoted to the care of sexually exploited children throughout Ohio. Her past professional experience includes:case management with homeless families through the Salvation Army, addiction treatment through the Columbus Public Health Department and ER/OB social work with Mount Carmel.
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Course Outline This class reveals the horrors and prevalence of Human Trafficking and Slavery found in our own backyard. This three-hour presentation will expose the level of Trafficking found in Ohio and will equip you with tools to identify a suspected trafficked victim and offer local program options that can assist in the healing process. Presented by three local experts, this presentation will inform, educate, and equip you to aid in this ongoing fight.
Learning Objectives ● Be able to define Human Sex Trafficking and Human Labor Trafficking ● Learn the three ways an individual can become entrapped in Human Trafficking ● Learn the methods used by traffickers to control their victims ● Understand the emotional and physical impact Human Sex Trafficking has on victims ● Learn and recognize some basic signs or indicators given to identify possible Human Sex Trafficking victims ● Learn about the recommended model to address Human Sex Trafficking at a local level
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Social Workers & Workplace Safety 101 Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Danielle Smith, MSW, MA, LSW Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 Presented by: Danielle Smith, MSW, MA, LSW Danielle Smith is the Executive Director of the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She has worked for NASW for five years and has been responsible for the Chapter's government relations, communications, membership development, and management. Her responsibilities include managing the Chapter's social media presence which has led to an interest in the use of social media by clients and social workers. Prior to working at NASW she worked in the Ohio Senate. Danielle earned her Bachelors of Science of Social Work, Masters of Social Work, and Masters of Arts in Public Policy and Management from The Ohio State University.
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Course Outline Workplace safety is one of the top issues impacting the social work profession but is rarely talked about. This presentation will review why safety matters. The presentation will review strategies for decreasing risk in direct service with clients in the office and in the field, how to assist one another, and how to ensure that the organization is handling safety issues appropriately.
Learning Objectives ● Participants will understand why safety is critical to their own well-being, their organization, ● Participants will understand the scope and impact of social worker safety issues ● Identify strategies for decreasing risk in the field ● Identify challenges to implementing safety strategies ● Understand the impact on client’s well-being
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Supporting Special Needs Parents Workshop Essentials —2 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Dr. Jeanie Zsambok, Ph.D. Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –11:15pm Cost: $30 Presented by: Dr. Jeanie Zsambok, Ph.D. Lead Presenter Dr. Jeannie Zsambok is a psychologist at the Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy. She received her doctorate in psychology with a major area of study in developmental disabilities and behavior analysis, including being trained at Nisonger Center of Excellence, and post-doctoral training in behavior analysis in several county boards of developmental disabilities under the training supervision of Dr. Kevin Arnold through CCBT. She has been practicing for over 20 years. She specializes in children and adults with developmental disabilities, behavior support, testing, autism spectrum disorders (either as primary or dual diagnoses). She also consults with several county boards of Developmental Disabilities in central Ohio.
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Course Outline Parenting is a difficult endeavor for anyone, but parents raising a child with special needs often face a unique set of challenges. Dealing with the emotional, mental, and physical needs of their children coupled by navigating programs within government, medical, and school systems, can leave parents feeling overwhelmed and alone. This class will present daily challenges persons in this unique role may encounter, and offer suggestions and supports to help find additional balance within their lives.
Learning Objectives During this class you will: â—? Learn â—? As
about a variety of challenges that special needs parents encounter
a clinician how to support these parents through different strategies
â—? Understand
what local resources are available
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SuicideTALK Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Max Lencl, PC-CR, CDCA Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15p Cost: $45
Presented by: Max Lencl, PC-CR, CDCA Max is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant. He is the suicide prevention coordinator at HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Co. Inc. and the chair of the Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition. He also facilitates the suicide/mental health awareness committee for Morrow County. Max has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish education and a Master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. He is trained in several suicide intervention approaches, including ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and Question, Persuade, Refer—Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training.
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Course Outline To help participants explore the impact of stigma concerning suicide, better understand how individuals struggling with thoughts of suicide are further impacted, and how to help.
Learning Objectives By the conclusion of the training, participants will: ● Facilitate
a better understanding of the movement/process of suicide.
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how personal and community beliefs about suicide affect suicide, stigma, and safety.
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how the steps taught in safeTALK suicide alertness training can be used to help prevent suicide.
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among ways to help protect, preserve, and promote life in a suicide-safer community.
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Self–Mutilation Behavior in Youth & Adults Causes, Treatments and Prevention
Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Dr. Joseph Shannon, Ph.D. Location: Delaware County Bank Corporate Headquarters,110 Riverbend Ave Lewis Center, OH 43035 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 Presented by: Dr. Joseph Shannon, Ph.D. Joseph W. Shannon received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 1982 from the Ohio State University and has over 20 years of successful clinical experience as a psychologist, consultant and trainer. An expert in understanding and treating a broad range of adult psychopathology, Dr. Shannon has appeared on several television programs including the “CBS Morning Program” and “PBS Viewpoint.” Dr. Shannon has developed and implemented training programs for medical and mental health professionals around the country. He is recognized for innovative teaching methods including the use of film excerpts to illuminate distinct adult disorders. Dr. Shannon has consistently received “excellent” ratings from health professionals and presents key insights and practical approaches with clarity, enthusiasm, and humor.
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Course Outline Self-mutilation is the purposeful, intentional destruction of an individual’s own body tissue. It can include cutting, bruising, burning, inflicting more serious flesh wounds, and even fracturing bones; it can also include excessive body piercings and tattoos. Contrary to popular myth, self-mutilation rarely represents a suicide attempt and is typically viewed by the individual as an act of self-nurturance and suicide prevention. The purpose of this program is to provide participants with a comprehensive, research-based overview of the causes of self-mutilation and treatment and prevention strategies. To the extent that self-mutilation is often correlated with serious psychiatric illness, most notably depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder, these conditions will be discussed as well.
Learning Objectives As a result of attending this highly informative program, participants will be able to: ● List and describe specific types of self-mutilation in youth and adults ● Describe the specific causes/functions of the self-mutilation, including affect regulation, stress reduction, suicide prevention and communication / problem-solving skill deficits. ● Discuss the relationship between self-mutilation and other serious psychiatric conditions, including major mood disorders, PTSD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder; and ●Generate a list of specific treatment and prevention strategies that have been found to be helpful when dealing with self-mutilation.
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An Effective Understanding & Application of Professional Boundaries Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Gwendolyn Rees, MSW, LISW-S Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 ***This class meets the ethics requirement Presented by: Gwendolyn Rees, MSW, LISW-S Gwendolyn Rees, MSW, LISW-S has over ten years of experience working with adults and couples in the not-for-profit sector. She also has supervised social workers in case management, medical, and behavioral health settings. Gwendolyn currently is a therapist at an HIV/primary care clinic in Columbus, Ohio.
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Course Outline The ability to establish and maintain professional boundaries is essential to an ethical, sustainable career in social work. To that end, this presentation will explore the relationship between the theoretical and practical aspects of professional boundaries; with an emphasis on the application of professional boundaries in our day-today work.
Learning Objectives By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to: ● identify basic theory and practice of professional boundaries ● identify the importance of professional boundaries ● identify basic professional boundary categories ● identity the effects of not adhering to professional boundaries ● utilize a practical understanding and application of professional
day-to-day work
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Hoarding Workshop Essentials —4.5 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Dr. Barbara Jo Dennison Location: Delaware County Bank Corporate Headquarters,110 Riverbend Ave Lewis Center, OH 43035 Time: 9:00pm –3:00pm Cost: $50 Presented by: Dr. Barbara Jo Dennison, Ph.D., LISW-S
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Dr. Barbara Jo Dennison, received her doctorate in psychology from California Southern University and her undergraduate, and graduate degrees in social work from The Ohio State University, is the owner of Dennison & Associates, Inc. a wellness firm in Powell, Ohio. She has served as an adjunct facility instructor for Capital University and for The Ohio State University. She has over 30 years of professional experience working with families in crisis situations, and first responders after traumatic events. In the early 80’s she was trained in Critical Incident Stress Management; skills she continues to use in crisis management services, during prison riots, and on and off scene with first responders. She is a certified EMDR therapist and hypnotherapist. In 2005, she wrote a white paper on the Treatments for Secondary Traumatic Stress on Helpers actively working with clients or ill family members and lectures on the treatments of Secondary Stress.
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Course Outline Check back here soon for course outline and objectives. . .
Learning Objectives
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R e c o g n i z i n g and C o m b a t i n g H e r o i n & Prescription Drug Abuse Workshop Essentials —2 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Detective Sgt. Randy Pohl Location: Andrew’s House, 39 W. Winter St., Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 6:00pm –8:00pm Cost: $30 Presented by: Detective Sgt. Randy Pohl Detective Sgt. Randy Pohl has been employed by the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years, with thirteen years in investigations, primarily drug investigations. Prior to employment with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, Sergeant Pohl was employed by the Lucas County (Toledo) Sheriff’s Office in the Vice/Narcotics Unit for seven years. Sergeant Pohl has served on two Federal Task Forces; DEA Toledo and DEA Columbus. For the past ten years Sergeant Pohl has supervised the General Detective Bureau, Drug Task Force, as well as the Sheriff’s SWAT team. Sergeant Pohl has investigated and supervised drug cases from street level drug dealers to large scale multi-state narcotics distributing organizations and undercover operations. He has served as an instructor in various drug courses and is often requested as a guest speaker for various groups, civic organizations, schools, and businesses throughout Central Ohio.
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Course Outline Heroin and Prescription Drug abuse is prevalent in every level of our society today. Substance abuse is not limited to one socioeconomic level, race, sex, age or neighborhood. The information provided here will enable participants to recognize the signs and symptoms of the abuse of Heroin and Prescription Drugs. This workshop will also address how social service providers can help maintain their safety while working with consumers in their homes.
Learning Objectives During this workshop, participants will: ● Become familiar with street slang for different drugs of abuse ● Become familiar with commonly abused substances through actual examples ● Become familiar with the paraphernalia associated with drug use ● Understand how different drugs affect people physically and mentally
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Bullying Prevention: Engaging Schools & Communities in Effective Communication and Strategies Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Lead Presenter: Stephanie Christie Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 Presented by: Stephanie Christie Youth-to-Youth Stephanie has been involved in Youth to Youth since 2001, and has been working with the program since 2005. She graduated from Ohio State with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology in 2008, and is currently pursuing her Masters in Social Work and Administration. Stephanie works as a Prevention Specialist assisting in facilitating or coordinating trainings, speaking engagements around bully prevention with Middle and High School teens. Stephanie has been researching bullying since 2007 and soon thereafter began working with middle school students, first in creating and developing a bully prevention program piece and later implementing the piece into elementary schools. She has presented a workshop on engaging youth in bully prevention at the National PRIDE Conference in April 2009, the Center for Conflict Dispute and Resolution in 2010, and Ohio Education Prevention Conference (OPEC) in 2008 and 2010.
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Course Outline This workshop will address what bullying is and how to engage in effective prevention efforts within your school and community. There will be an emphasis on engaging youth in prevention efforts and addressing overall school climate change. This workshop is appropriate for any school faculty, parent/guardian or agencies working with children who want to address the issue of bullying in schools and communities.
Learning Objectives
Understand what bullying is and how it differs from other forms of aggression
Gain knowledge, tools and resources on effective strategies of bullying prevention: what works and why
Learn about what other local schools and communities are doing to reduce bullying in their schools
Develop a personal action plan on steps to take in your school and/ or community
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Econocide: Elimination of the Urban Poor
Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Presenter: Alice Skirtz, Ph.D., LISW-S
Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 Presented by: Alice Skirtz, Ph.D., LISW-S Alice Skirtz, PhD/LISW-S, has more than 40 years of social work experience working with programs that serve poor people – homeless shelters, family services, emergency assistance, adult and child daycare, and teen parent residential services. She formerly was the Director of Social Services for The Salvation Army (Cincinnati – SWONEKY Division), and served as Case Work Supervisor for the Family Shelter Partnership Program, a Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care. Skirtz has MSW and PhD degrees in social work and social policy, is a Licensed Independent Social Worker Supervisor (LISW-S), and a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW). As an active volunteer she is a board member of Affordable Housing Advocates (AHA); a founding member of the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless; past-Chair of the City of Cincinnati Community Development Advisory Board (CDAB); and Board Member and past-President of the Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati (MARCC), a coalition convened to work on urban social justice issues. She chaired the Women’s Committee of the “Homeless to Homes”.
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Course Outline The purpose of this workshop is to identify and examine current socio-politico-economic policies that contribute to growing economic inequities and promote elimination of those who experience intermittent or intractable economic poverty identified as “economic others.” Elimination includes exclusion from neighborhoods, communities, or municipalities as well as removal/reduction in social services. The presenter argues that policy shifts that promote economic inequities diminish our civic obligations to each other particularly through privatization and public-private partnerships (PPP’s) that diffuse and deflect civic participation in decision-making of our governance.
Learning Objectives By the conclusion of the training, participants will: ● Identify and examine current and emerging social policies that advance socio-economic inequities and promote elimi nation of “economic others” from the community ● Identify examples from local, state, and federal legislative and administrative actions in areas of planning, housing, and social services that eliminate “economic others” from the market and thereby neighborhoods or communities; ex amples include policy decisions that privatize social services, and policy decisions that shift services to public private partnerships (PPP's) and private corporations ● Hear responses from service providers that examine and critique the presentation in view of local experience of economic inequity and provision of social services for “economic others” ● Engage participants to identify ways social workers, volunteers, and their agencies are called upon to prevent or reverse growing inequities
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Social Workers & Social Media
Workshop Essentials —3 CEU’s Offered Lead Presenter: Danielle Smith, MSW, MA, LSW
Location: Council for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road Delaware, OH 43015 Time: 9:00am –12:15pm Cost: $45 ***This class meets the ethics requirement
Presented by: Danielle Smith, MSW, MA, LSW Danielle Smith is the Executive Director of the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She has worked for NASW for five years and has been responsible for the Chapter's government relations, communications, membership development, and management. Her responsibilities include managing the Chapter's social media presence which has led to an interest in the use of social media by clients and social workers. Prior to working at NASW she worked in the Ohio Senate. Danielle earned her Bachelors of Science of Social Work, Masters of Social Work, and Masters of Arts in Public Policy and Management from The Ohio State University.
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Course Outline Use of social media and new technologies have exploded in the new millennium. More people than ever before are using the Internet to connect to one another, which poses benefits and challenges to the profession of social work. In this presentation you will learn about the ethical implications of social media and new technologies on the practice of social work. Participants will learn the website-specific risks, benefits, and strategies to avoid ethical violations. You will also learn about social media in an organizational context and how to discuss social media use with your clients. Additionally other technology risks will be discussed including the benefits and issues associated with providing therapy and supervision through technology and how to use proper methods to ensure confidentiality and data security in your work.
Learning Objectives Participants will understand the benefits and pitfalls of using social media and new technologies in their practice as a helping professional. ● Participants understanding of social media and networking sites will increase. ● Participants decision making capacities will be improved by reviewing the ethical risks professionals take on through their use of social media ● Participants will gain a better understanding of the legal and safety issues affecting them as a practitioner ● Participant’s knowledge of the benefits and risks of social media to a non-profit, health and human service will increase ● Participants will have a better understanding of how to talk to their clients about their use of media
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“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” Mark Van Doren—Poet
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