8:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Both Days, In Person Dewitt Campbell, MSWClient Engagement Manager, NCCJ St. Louis Gary L. Hirshberg, MSW, LCSWPsychoanalyst, Private Practice Preferred registration deadline: March 1st This workshop will be held in person at the Brown School. 12 CEUs All social service professionals have a responsibility to confront their own biases, whether conscious or unconscious. In this Intensive Training workshop, we will explore contemporary scholarly thought regarding the presence and impact of racism and white supremacy within U.S. culture, and how it impacts the personal and professional work of social service practitioners. We will learn skills and strategies for confronting and minimizing the impact of white supremacy from the perspective of a practitioner of color and a…

Denis Shine, MSWReentry Advocate, Washington University Prison Education ProjectUniversity College, Washington University Jami Ake, PhDTeaching Professor of Interdisciplinary Project in the HumanitiesWashington University Preferred registration deadline: March 1st This workshop will be held in person at the Brown School. 3 CEUs For those who have faced incarceration, the impact continues long after release. This workshop will share key challenges for the Justice-Involved in returning to society and how to offer possible solutions. We will discuss the benefits of higher education programs in prisons and how to develop comprehensive strategies to overcome challenges for reentry. We will also feature a panel of formerly incarcerated people who will offer their experiences and field questions from workshop participants to address specific areas of…

Hasmik Chakaryan, PhD, LPCAssociate Professor, Webster University Preferred registration deadline: March 8th This workshop will be conducted in a virtual Zoom meeting format. 3 CEUs The need for cultural competence, trauma work, and advocacy within immigrant and refugee services is at an all-time high. This workshop will help clinicians working with immigrants and refugees review current best practices in mental health services. We will provide an in-depth review of the context of the refugee crisis, the types and stages of migration, and how this contributes to the layers of trauma these populations experience. Through group discussion and case study, we will also share approaches you can use in your own practice that have been found effective. This workshop meets the…

Nigel Cook, MSW, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social Worker Preferred registration deadline: March 8th This workshop will be conducted in a virtual Zoom meeting format. 3 CEUs Documentation is a legal and ethical obligation that can leave social workers feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, and anxious – especially when they fall behind or their days are not structured to allow sufficient time for this duty. In this workshop, participants will learn strategies to meet their ethical responsibility to maintain accurate confidential case files. We will review the NASW Code of Ethics standards pertaining to documentation as well as current best practices for storing case files in physical and digital formats. Participants will also practice succinct ways of writing documentation that both protects client information…

Cortney Yarholar, LMSWMvskoke Creek, Sac & Fox, Otoe, PawneeCEO, Evergreen Training & Development, LLC Preferred registration deadline: March 15th This workshop will be conducted in a virtual Zoom meeting format. 3 CEUs In order to be effective and compassionate practitioners, social workers must cross cultures in a way that acknowledges and respects the culture of the person or organization being served. This workshop offers culturally best practice frameworks, processes, and practices for engaging with American Indian populations. Participants will gain a better understanding of the diversity of Tribal cultures, historical and present-day strengths, the impacts of historical trauma, as well as be introduced to indigenous world views of mental and emotional healing.  This workshop meets the Missouri & Illinois social…

Stacie Zellin, MPHCommunity Educator, PreventEd Terisha FriedmannAssociate Director of Certified Peer Specialist Services, PreventEd Andy Bowman & Ryan DaughertyCertified Peer Specialists, PreventEd Preferred registration deadline: March 15th This workshop will be conducted in a virtual Zoom meeting format. 3 CEU/CPH units Opioid use has created a nation in crisis, and many now look to social workers to help curb the opioid epidemic. This workshop includes a discussion of opioid use disorder (OUD) as a brain disease, the landscape of the opioid epidemic, and overdose prevention and harm reduction strategies. In addition, we will review the medications used to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD), including how they work, and how people can access them. We will also gain insight and perspective…