NASW/Connecticut

March 2023 CE Blast

Supportive ​Solutions

Behavioral Health and Wellness,​ LLC


Clinical Documentation 101 


3/7/23, 3/27/23, 4/4/23, and 4/26/23


9am-12pm


Virtual

 

I HATE writing notes.. and you know you do too! We went to school to be clinicians, NOT authors!! And while in school, we learned all about clinical theories, diagnosis, interventions, etc., but clinical documentation was not part of any of our programs. Now here we are, most of us in private practice, writing notes the way we think they should be written with very little guidance from insurance companies. 

 

If you are in private practice and you accept insurance then you NEED to know how to write notes. Insurance companies can audit your charts at anytime and if your documentation doesn't meet their guidelines then you'll be giving back your hard earned money.. and A LOT of it!! 

 

This is an interactive course that includes  example of a biopsychosocial, progress note, treatment plan, and treatment plan update from a real client's chart using a SOAP template; examples of measurable vs. non measurable treatment plan objectives, audit tools, and more!


3 CEUS approved by NASW/CT

Register here: https://supportivesolutions.org/documentation-trainings

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


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Livability 2023: Our Aging Landscape Conference


3/31/2023 9:30 AM – 12PM


Join AARP CT & Masonicare for the 5th annual Livable Communities conference (virtual) in collaboration with 5 universities: Central CT State University, University of Hartford, Quinnipiac University, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, and Southern CT State University. Themes include the future of aging from the lens of livability, a focus on age-friendly universities, training for students utilizing patient education models, digital inclusion of older adults and housing across the lifespan, with an emphasis on the realities of homelessness and eviction among people 50-plus


Approved for (2.5) CECs by NASW/CT


Click here to register: https://events.aarp.org/Livability2023Aging

TRAUMA BONDED SISTAS

This 3 day therapeutic conference will address traumatic stress in the Black community that often leads to trauma bonding relationships between Black women, and strategies that promote healing.


~~~Participants must attend all thee days~~~


March 10 - 12

April 14 - 16

May 19 - 21

June 23 - 25

August 11 - 13

September 22 - 24

October 20 - 22


15 Cultural Competence CECs approved by NASW/CT


Hosted by Ava M. Hart, LCSW

This is an affinity group developed for Black women by Black women


For more information, interested participants please contact Ava M. Hart 860-638-9284

Objectives:


  • Define the term "Trauma Bonding" as it pertains to Black women.
  • Understand the impact of race-based stressors.
  • Explore effective treatment modalities used to address trauma.

Supervision Series (live webinars)- whether you're currently a supervisor or interested in becoming one, these webinars will help you build an engaging, ethical, and effectual supervision practice. Register for 1, 2, or all 3 webinars.


Superior Supervision - March 16, 10 am - 12 pm

Supervising the Ethical Clinician - March 23, 10 am - 12 pm

Supervising the Diagnosing Clinician - March 30, 10 am - 12 pm

 

Using the EMDR Recent Event Protocol with Homicide Survivors and Victims of Other Violent Crimes* (in-person) - Fri, March 17, 9 am - 4:30 pm. Approved by the EMDR International Association for 6.00 credits. Participants must have taken Part I EMDR Training by an EMDRIA approved provider. Participants who have fully completed EMDR Part II training will be able to use the credits towards certification or recertification. *Approval #08012-19.


Visit our website to view our entire schedule. Contact ssw.ce@uconn.edu for more information.

Social Work Meets Sports


When: March 23, 2023 

Where: Virtual   

Time: 1p – 3p (Eastern Standard Time) 

 

This training will discuss how athletes, as a group, are generally a more vulnerable and susceptible population who are more prone to mental health issues whether by injury or environmental factors and have more prevalent social work-related needs. Also, how athletes traditionally have not received proper social work or mental health treatment because they are deemed to be “young and healthy” individuals that are “free of mental health challenges and social problems.” These vulnerabilities that exist at the various levels of sports and further explore the vulnerabilities of athletes.  

 

Areas Covered:   

 

  • Explore the role of social work in sports 
  • Understand the psychological needs in athletes 
  • Identify that physical and mental health are interlinked 
  • Recognize the pressure of meeting expectations and how pursue dreams and goals 


Approved for 2 CECs by NASW/CT

   

Cost: $45   


To Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/567106529897 

LATINO COMMUNITY SERVICES


has three upcoming trainings approved by NASW/CT:


03/23/23, Psychology of Suicide


This training will review the etiology and symptoms of self-harmful and suicidal impulses and their impact on the client's thinking, emotions, and behaviors.


5 CECs


Click here to register


04/26/23, All Addictions Are Compulsions

But Not All Compulsions Are Addictions


This will cover diagnostic criteria, complications and challenges within the diagnostic category, current treatments to include current medications, and issues related to gender, culture, etc. as they relate to the diagnosis and treatment. 


3 CECs


Click here to register


05/31/23, Overview of Cluster A, Cluster B, and Cluster C Personality Disorders and Their Impact on Treatment Interventions


Personality Disorders as developmental disorders often have a slow and steady onset beginning in childhood rather than an acute presentation. As a result, they are often underlying other pathology but not easily identified. In addition, once identified, there are limited interventions and /or treatment approaches with broad-based effectiveness.


5 CECs


Click here to register

Addiction Treatment Series

Presented by Jill Griffin, LCSW, LADC

Approved for 3 CECs by NASW/CT

21

April

Rolling with Resistance: The Murky Ambivalent State of Substance Use

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 Stages of Change and how to identify the stage a client is currently in.
  • How to match the Stage of Change with an intervention and why that is important to the change process.
  • How to roll with resistance and why we can't rush the change process.
  • Identify risky situations when a client is not accepting help or motivated to change.
  • How to educate support people/family about the Stages of Change and ambivalence.
  • How to include supports in the change process.

$90.00 per training


Click here to register.