Session
Descriptions
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Tuesday, June 10 |
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4 - 5:30 p.m. |
Registration |
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5:30 p.m. |
Dinner |
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6:30-8:30 p.m. |
Leaving it at School: Professional Self-Care - Paul
Frazer & Marie Opatrny
Social Workers are on the front lines of experiencing the
day-to-day crises facing clients and their families.
Recognizing that the
practice of social work can be demanding, challenging, and
emotionally taxing, practitioners can find themselves feeling
unhappy, ineffective, and alienated from those they serve. In
the swirl of our daily professional routines, it is easy to
forget that taking care of ourselves physically, emotionally,
and spiritually is central to what we have to offer our clients,
a well as the basis of our personal well-being. An on-going
focus on self-care is essential for the prevention of burnout
and for maintaining one’s own psychological well-being. This
workshop will explore illustrative examples of self-care
strategies. After
this session, attendees should be able to self-assess for
compassion fatigue, burnout, secondary traumatic stress;
discuss some ways to mitigate compassion fatigue or
burnout; and be familiar with some
specific self-care strategies . |
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Wednesday, June 11
(Continental Breakfast at 7:30 a.m.) |
| 8:30
a.m. - Noon |
Avenger Violence in School & Work Places: Detection,
Intervention, Response - John
Nicoletti
Unfortunately in schools, avenger
behavior is a problem that social workers, psychologists, and
other mental health professionals are being called upon for
detection and intervention. Fortunately, most of the behaviors
are caught in time to avoid a "Columbine" incident. This
workshop will provide a 12-step approach, beginning with an
understanding of the development of the avenger, progressing to
detecting the signs, interrupting the behavior, responding to
and surviving an incident, and ending with dealing with the
aftermath. Participants will leave the session with knowledge
of the current best practices in each of the phases. |
| Noon - 1
p.m. |
Lunch Provided |
| 1- 4
p.m. |
Cyber Bullying: What it is, who it Targets, How to Detect &
Control It - John Nicoletti
Violence and its subset of bullying is not a static phenomenon,
but rather changes over time and exists not only in the real
world but also lives in the virtual world. The development of
"cyberspace" has created many opportunities, but by the same
token, created many concerns. A major development in this area
is cyber bullying and harassment. This workshop will focus on
the cast of characters involved in cyber bullying, including the
perpetrators, the targets, the victims, and the
protectors/rescuers. In addition, the workshop will focus on the
progression of perpetrator behavior from trolling to grooming to
attack. Participants will be provided with information on
detection, interruption and rescuing. |
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Thursday,
June 12 (Continental Breakfast at 7:30 a.m.) |
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8 a.m.-Noon |
Teaching Parents Be Parents -
Carolyn Self
Why do some people have such difficulty being good parents?
Approximately 70% of role learning comes from modeling—those who
had absent or inadequate parents are very likely to be poor
parents themselves. This session will help you learn to empower
parents to take control of themselves, their homes, and their
children. You will learn Behavior Modification and other
techniques to help parents and children make positive changes,
how to address alcohol and drug issues in the home, and how to
use your new skills with individuals and groups. |
| Noon-2
p.m. |
Lunch on
your own, free time. |
| 2- 5 p.m. |
Assertiveness Training for School Social Workers -
Carolyn
Self
Assertiveness training is based upon the belief that NO ONE
deserves to be abused or has the right to abuse others.
Submissive people become victims because they allow others to
abuse them. Aggressive people take any means to make themselves
feel superior, or just to survive. Assertive people consider
their own needs and those of others before making decisions or
acting. Exercises will be utilized to help participants
recognize situations where they need to make adjustments in
their own behaviors and learn to teach others to make these
changes. |
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Free Evening -
Consider seeing Othello in preview [Free!] at the New
Harmony Theatre. |
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Friday, June 13 (Breakfast available 7
a.m.) |
|
8 a.m.-Noon |
Who is My Client? What Do I Do
Next?: Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas in School Social Work
Practice -
David Dupper
School social workers will inevitably confront a number of
ethical dilemmas where obligations to their clients conflict
with school policies or practices, their legal responsibilities,
and/or their personal values. This workshop will explore a
number of
these
potential ethical dilemmas, discuss several case studies, and
explore NASW and SSWAA guidelines for resolving these ethical
dilemmas. Topics
include ethics and the law, confidentiality in the school
setting, a framework for ethical decision making, and case
scenarios. |
Continuing Education/Certification
Renewal Units:
This program is approved for 20 continuing education hours for
licensed social workers and 10 CRUs for Indiana educators.
Those licensed in other states should check with their licensing
boards to be sure this program meets their criteria. In past
years, SSWI-generated CE/CRU hours have been accepted by states
including Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, and Iowa. |
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