Continuing Education
CE Schedule
April
Webinar: The Impact of Forgiveness on the Grief Journey
Friday, April 19, 2024
9:00 - 12:00 noon CST
3 CE Credits
$50
Speaker: Joanna Majka LPC
During this session attendees will become familiar with the concept of grief in a clinical sense, vulnerability and the power of forgiveness to self as well as others. Grief exposes and exploits rifts within existing relationships that often do not come to light until a death has occurred. Additionally, personal guilt and blame contribute to not forgiving one's self which can complicate and prolong the grief experience. During this session attendees will learn the power of forgiveness both inward and outward during the grief journey.
May
Webinar: Grief over Death from Substance Poisoning: Special Considerations and Updates
Friday, May 3, 2024
9:00 - 12:00 noon CST
3 CE Credits
$50
Speaker: Emilie Smith LPC
This training will discuss current thinking on death by substance poisoning, trends in law enforcement associated with the same, changes in language used, and their effects on grief and stigma associated with substance related deaths. Current brain science that looks at changes in free well as a result of addiction related changes in the brain, and how this contributes to the difficulties in recovering from addictions. This training will review the process of grief, differences that grievers encounter when the death is due to substance poisoning, and ways to help people who are grieving their own addiction or the addiction and loss of another. Additional information will be reviewed about how to work with children who have lost a special person to substance poisoning.
Webinar: Disenfranchised Loss: When society says you are not allowed to grieve
Friday, May 3, 2024
1:00 - 4:00 CST
3 CE Credits
$50
Speaker: Susan Miller LCSW-S
The subject of disenfranchised grief has been in the news more lately in light of our current pandemic. However, what situations may cause this response in people is not new. It is a topic grief therapists have been researching for years. It can be grief related to either a death or a life loss. This webinar addresses the causes, the reactions, and the therapies that can help.
Webinar: Suicidality 101
Friday, May 10, 2024
9:00 - 12:00 noon CST
3 CE Credits
$50
Speaker: Amber Jewell LMSW
Learning Objectives
1. Explore trends and data of suicidality (primarily among teens)
2. Learn of risk factors of suicidality
3. Identify tools to increase impact of suicidality prevention
Webinar: Calming Care: Tools to Manage Emotions
Friday, May 10, 2024
1:00 - 4:00 noon CST
3 CE Credits
$50
Speaker: Amber Jewell LMSW
Presentation will focus on identifying and working through trauma and anxiety symptoms including hands on tools to use for interventions.
Increase awareness of trauma informed care basics
Recognize behaviors commonly associated with trauma and/or PTSD
Identify new and updated concepts of trauma with at-risk individuals
June
Webinar: To self-disclose or not to self-disclose? Ethics and self-disclosure in clinical practice
Friday, June 14, 2024
1:00 - 4:00 CST
3 CE Ethics Credits
$50
Speaker: Susan Miller LCSW-S
“To self-disclose or not to self-disclose?" Is a question that requires more than a simple yes or no answer. Most clinicians were taught not to self-disclose and that self-disclosure has dangerous ethical consequences. When clinicians self-disclose they often have a nagging feeling they shouldn't have. Few clinicians have had the opportunity to intentionally consider: Can self disclosure be ethical? Can self-disclosure be therapeutic? If so, who, what, where, and when would a clinician self-disclose? A review of the research and exploration of resources for intentional consideration of self-disclosure will enable participants to develop confidence in their discernment and understanding of self-disclosure in clinical practice.
Webinar: Ethical Woes
Friday, June 21, 2024
9:00 - 12:00 noon CST
3 CE Ethics Credits
$70
Speaker: Phelica Glass, LSCSW, FAAGC, GCCA-C
Learning Objectives
•Participants will learn the basic concepts of ethical practice in compliance with BSRB Regulations, NASW guidelines and federal laws.
•Participants will review the ethical principles of social work practice.
•Participants will have a working knowledge of their ethical responsibilities to clients and colleagues
DISCLAIMER: This training heavily pulls from the NASW Code of Ethics
Webinar: The Use of Improv in Counseling
Friday, June 21, 2024
1:00 - 4:00 CST
3 CE Credits
$50
Speaker: Jason Marotzke
This dynamic and interactive workshop applies the innovative communication and collaborative relational skills gleaned from improv to the counseling profession. These skills can be applied both to counseling and to leadership roles within schools, organizations, and associations. The applications will be introduced, explored, and practiced in this fun and engaging program. Attendees will leave with new tools to foster relationship skills, team building, and creative problem solving within themselves, their clients, students, and supervisees.
Webinar: From Taylor Swift to Beethoven: How to Utilize Music in Your Practice
Friday, June 28, 2024
1:00 - 4:00 CST
3 CE Credits
$50
Speaker: Kaylin Parsons LMSW, MT-BC
Whether you are listening to the radio or sitting at a restaurant, music is all around us. This training is focused on using the power of music to assist our clients and identify ways we can utilize music in practice.