February 2023 CE Blast

CT/NY Webinars

The CT and NYS chapters' innovative project to expand the CEC-approved webinars offered through CT NASW continues. This collaboration between chapters, the first of its kind amongst NASW chapters, will bring NYS sponsored continuing education webinars to CT social workers. These CECs are accepted in Connecticut for licensure renewal.

Upcoming February Trainings

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Informed Practices

Monday, February 6th, 2023, 2:00pm-3:30pm ET

Presenter: Lyrica Fils-Aime, LCSW-R, RPT-S

NASW-CT Members: $16, NASW Other Chapter Member: $31,

Non-Members: $38

Workshop Description



Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are common and can have lifelong impacts on physical and mental health. It is critical for social workers to engage in person-centered and trauma-informed practices to address the impacts of ACEs and traumatic experiences. This program will outline trauma informed care and Adverse Childhood Experiences, and address the following questions: how has ACEs research included cumulative/generational/racial trauma?; and how can we create environments that address ACEs and trauma? This workshop will provide steps for social workers to examine safety and belonging, in order to provide trauma informed services for clients and cultivate trauma informed practices within an organization. 

This workshop is approved by NASW-CT for 1.5 continuing education credit hours.

Click here to register.

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Working with LGBTQ+ Students and their Families:

Navigating Ethical Concerns

School Social Work Series: Best Practices, Ethics, Minimizing Liability, and Self-Care

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023, 6:00pm to 7:30pm ET

Presenter: Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD

NASW-NYS Members: $16, NASW Other Chapter Member: $21,

Non-Members: $21

Workshop Description

As more members of younger generations identify as LGBTQ+, it is increasingly important for social workers to discuss and address ethical issues that may arise when supporting LGBTQ+ youth. This workshop is designed for school social workers who are interested in learning about how to manage ethical concerns that may arise when working with LGBTQ+ students and their family members, in the context of the NASW Code of Ethics

This workshop is approved by NASW-CT for 1.5 continuing education credit hours.

Click here to register.

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Ethical Considerations in School Settings

School Social Work Series: Best Practices, Ethics, Minimizing Liability, and Self-Care

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023, 6:00pm to 7:30pm ET

Presenter: Diane Bigler, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW

NASW-NYS Members: $16, NASW Other Chapter Member: $21,

Non-Members: $21

Workshop Description

School social workers are in a position that requires them to critically analyze the best approaches to ethical dilemmas, with a responsibility to students, families, and school processes. This training will utilize key NASW and SSWAA Ethical Principles to present general ethical considerations in school settings, with a focus on confidentiality. The presenter will discuss best practices for using ethical frameworks to resolve ethical dilemmas and how to apply these frameworks to school-based case studies. Recommendations for minimizing liability and maximizing ethical practice will be emphasized.

This workshop is approved by NASW-CT for 1.5 continuing education credit hours.

Click here to register.

Virtual U: Faith in the Neighborhood Series: 

Lessons from Howard Thurman

2/23/23 @ 1PM

Learn about the Twentieth-century mystic, poet, philosopher, and theologian Howard Thurman and how he conveyed important lessons about social responsibility. He also modelled interreligious openheartedness. This session will share a fresh look at his legacy. 

Approved for (1.0) Cultural Competence CEC by NASW/CT

Click here to register: https://events.aarp.org/HIUFeb23

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Facilitating Virtual Training Sessions:

Tips & Tools to Reduce Glitches

2/28/23 @ 1PM

Do your presentations / trainings in the virtual space convey the message you want? Join AARP Connecticut, Dr. Lauren Tucker, the State of Connecticut Department of Aging & Disability Services and participants from across the country for this FREE, virtual 2-hour training.

Approved for (1.0) CEC by NASW/CT

Click here to register: https://events.aarp.org/TuckerFeb28

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Virtual U: Faith in the Neighborhood Series:

Religion, Diversity & Human Connection

3/9/23 @1PM

As a concept, “religion” is both contested and fascinating. In this session, religion scholars Lucinda Mosher and Timur Yuskaev swap stories about the “manyness” of religions in the US, attitudes toward it, methods and reasons for studying it, and approaches to respectful disagreement about it! 

Approved for (1.0) Cultural Competence CEC by NASW/CT

Click here to register: https://events.aarp.org/HIUMar9

Aware Recovery In-Home Addiction Treatment Presents:

Identifying and Healing from Vicarious Traumatization

for Mental Health Professionals

March 8, 2023, 9;00 to 10:00 a.m.

FREE Webinar

Many individuals enter the mental health field because of personal experiences and/or a desire to help others. Those with their own mental health history must be mindful of reactivating their symptoms through their work. Additionally, everyone is at risk of having vicarious trauma symptoms depending on the population and acuity of the clients whom they are working with. There are also subtle yet essential differences between burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma that impact prevention and management strategies.

This live webinar is part of the "Aware Care Series" centered around caring and providing education to help mental health professionals.

Presented by: Sarah Allen Benton, LPC, LMHC, AADC

1 CEC pending approval by NASW/CT

Click here for more information or to register

Addiction Treatment Series

Presented by Jill Griffin, LCSW, LADC

Approved for 3 CECs by NASW/CT

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March

Identifying Substance Use and Misuse

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Attend in-person (Wallingford, CT) or virtually

Training Objectives:

In this training, you will learn:

• The disease model of addiction vs. the holistic approach to recovery
• The systems of care available and when a higher level of care is indicated
• The overlapping symptoms of SUDS and common co-occurring mental health disorders and how substance use or misuse can reinforce or exacerbate a mental health presentation
• How to conduct a risk assessment involving substance use
• How to identify key members of the person's support team and how to utilize them as allies in the treatment process

$90.00 per training or register for all three for $240.00 at 203-34-0940, info@inspirerecovery.com. The next two in the series are:

April 21: Rolling with Resistance

June 2: My Client Went Aware to Treatment: Now What?

Click here to register for one or all three.

Brain Injury Alliance of CT

2023 Annual Professional Conference

Live & In-Person – A Day of Learning and Professional Development

Friday March 17

Join hundreds of professionals for BIAC’s Annual Conference at Quinnipiac University School of Medicine, North haven, CT. Our keynote speaker features

Staci Bissell, M.Ed., Brain Injury Speaker, Educator, Coach. Staci will be talking about unwelcome consequences from her invisible brain injury from a bicycle accident eleven years ago, and how she started learning to accept, adapt, manage, and eventually thrive. She will share her personal TBI story with a focus on how her professional team helped her gain insight into her own brain injury so that she could find congruity between her former and new self.

 Workshops include:

• Domestic and Interpersonal Violence: What Brain Injury Professionals Should Know
• Is It Time to Switch Our focus to Quality of Life Instead of “Recovery” for Individuals Living with Supportive Services in the Community? A Conversation.
• Vision: A Crucial Piece for Management of Concussive Injury
• Cultural Humility
• Managing Challenging Behaviors with a Brain Injury
• Ambiguous Loss
• Brain Injury Resources: Helping Individuals and Families Navigate Their Way – New & Revised 2023 Edition
• Durable Community Living: Tools That Help With Emotion, Behavior & Cognition After Brain Injury
• Support for Wounded Warriors Living with Service-Related Traumatic Brain Injury

Workshops will be recorded and made available online after the conference for additional CEU’s. CEU certificates will be distributed by email. Please note that ONLY those who attend the conference will have access to the workshops.

Up to 14.5 CEUs pending with NASW/CT

Visit https://biact.org/news/events/annual-conference/ to view the brochure and to register on-line.



Register by Feb. 17^th for Early Bird Savings!

Want to earn 1 cultural competency CEC approved by NASW/CT?

Join us on March 21st, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at

II Monticello, 577 South Broad Street, Meriden

Discover new things by engaging in a training on

Intro to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace

While also

Meeting new people!

Enjoying great food!

Participating in a raffle for a chance to win prizes!

For more information, email Grace.Rivas@hhchealth.org

Click here to register