November 7 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED/CLINICAL Level:
"They Spoke, We Listened: How to Prepare Teens for Adoption"
Presented by Sheila Suderwalla, MSW
Holiday Inn Viking Southwest, 10709 Watson Road, St. Louis

Project Teen Plus was created by the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition (FACC), a social service agency in St. Louis, after receiving one of only three grants nationwide awarded by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The Project’s mission is to expedite the successful adoption of youth in the foster care system. We utilize youth-specific recruitment while empowering the youths to be key decision makers in choosing a “forever family”. Project Teen Plus has over a 70% success rate of expediting adoption of teens in the foster care system.

Learning Objectives:
Provide information and tools needed to enhance permanency outcomes for teens
Share strategies on how to develop youth empowerment resulting in successfully preparing teens for adoption
Share lessons learned from the teens on how they feel about adoption and how to best prepare them for this permanency outcome
Demonstrate how to effectively facilitate community collaboration to prepare teens

Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration fees-NASW Members $135.00, NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $95.00, Other Professional $185.00,
Registration deadline is October 24
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

November 7 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED/CLINICAL Level:
"Mind/Body Interventions and Self Care: Applications for Personal and Professional Growth"
PRESENTER CANCALLED
Presented by Renee Davidson, LCSW, RYT
Comfort Inn & Suites, 3701 NE Ralph Powell Road, Lee's Summit

This active-participation workshop combines lecture and discussion with practicing yoga and relaxation techniques. All levels of yoga experience are welcome, including those with no experience. Each participant is asked to wear loose comfortable clothing, and bring two blankets, one pillow, and one yoga mat. Early registration is encouraged to ensure adequate space for movement and comfort.

Educational Objectives :
Learn the basic history and philosophy of yoga as a holistic, healing practice
Learn to use yoga techniques for your own self-care for burn-out prevention and secondary stress relief
Learn techniques that are appropriate to suggest to your clients and learn when it is appropriate to refer to a yoga educator
Experience the healing power of yoga, breath work, and relaxation

** Bring: Two blankets, one pillow, one yoga mat. Wear loose, comfortable clothing..
Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration fees-NASW Members $135.00, NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $95.00, Other Professional $185.00, Registration deadline is October 24, 2008
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

November 7 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCD/CLINICAL Level:
"Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees"
Presented by Suzanne LeLaurin, MSW, LCSW

This training will familiarize social workers with the knowledge and skills needed for practice with immigrants and refugees, including systems thinking and other theoretical approaches. This knowledge and skills will apply to multicultural oppressed and disadvantaged populations and in multiple levels of intervention (health, mental health, case management, organizational practice and community development). Transactions between culturally diverse clients and systems are presented.

Objectives
Values & ethics underlying social work with diverse oppressed, & disadvantaged populations
Communication skills & competencies for working with clients, colleagues, communities & organizations of different cultural backgrounds, including working through interpreters.
Assessment & evidence-based interventions methods for ethical & effective social work practice with an emphasis on integration of cultural factors.
Advocacy/Social justice issues arising from policies affecting rights of refugees & immigrants
Differences between western societies and those of some refugee & immigrant groups in attitudes towards age, gender, social class, religion, sexual orientation, & physical & mental ability, & the impact these differences have on practice with these groups

Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration fees-NASW Members $135.00, NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $95.00, Other Professional $185.00,
Registration deadline is October 24
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

November 14 (6.0 clock hours) ADVANCE/CLINICAL Level:
"Best Practice Skills for Working with the Serious and Persistently Mentally Ill Population"
Presented by Terri Marty, ACSW, LCSW
Lorimier Room at Holiday Inn Express, 3253 William Street, Cape Girardeau

The diagnosis of schizophrenia was once the key to lifelong institutionalization. Today with appropriate treatment these consumers can lead productive lives in the community. What are best practices for treatment of these illnesses? What tools do consumers need to help them succeed? What happens when criminal behavior becomes a part of the clinical picture? What are the resources available to families and consumers?

After attending this session you will:
Be able to describe the onset and symptoms of serious mental illness
Differentiate the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Be knowledgeable about treatment approaches for the seriously mentally ill
Have a basic understanding of the Forensic Mental Health System in MO
Be able to direct families and consumers to appropriate resources for help

Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration fees-NASW Members $135.00, NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $95.00, Other Professional $185.00
Registration deadline is October 31
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

November 14 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Starting Your Independent Practice: The Business Basics for Setting Up Shop"
Presented by Debbie Emmelkamp, MSW, LCSW
Comfort Inn, 3701 NE Ralph Powell Road, Lee's Summit

This workshop is for anyone who has considered or is pursuing opening the door to their own independent practice. This comprehensive presentation will cover basic information needed to begin a thriving social work practice in Missouri no matter what your area of expertise.

This workshop will address :
Business Regulations: How to set up a small business in Missouri
Billing: How to set up third party payment such as Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurances
Liability Insurance: How much and how to be covered
Marketing: How to reach the people you want to serve
Resources: State and federal business resources and connections

Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration fees-NASW Members $135.00, NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $95.00, Other Professional $185.00
Registration deadline is October 31
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

November 21 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED/CLINICAL Level:
"They Spoke, We Listened: How to Prepare Teens for Adoption"
Presented by Sheila Suderwalla, MSW,
MSU Morris Center, 301 South Jefferson, Springfield

Project Teen Plus was created by the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition (FACC), a social service agency in St. Louis, after receiving one of only three grants nationwide awarded by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The Project’s mission is to expedite the successful adoption of youth in the foster care system. We utilize youth-specific recruitment while empowering the youths to be key decision makers in choosing a “forever family”. Project Teen Plus has over a 70% success rate of expediting adoption of teens in the foster care system.

Learning Objectives:
Provide information and tools needed to enhance permanency outcomes for teens
Share strategies on how to develop youth empowerment resulting in successfully preparing teens for adoption
Share lessons learned from the teens on how they feel about adoption and how to best prepare them for this permanency outcome
Demonstrate how to effectively facilitate community collaboration to prepare teens

Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration fees-NASW Members $135.00, NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $95.00, Other Professional $185.00,
Registration deadline is November 7
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

November 21 (6.0 clock hours) ADVANCED/CLINICAL Level:
"Best Practice Skills for Working with the Serious and Persistently Mentally Ill Population"
Presented by Terri Marty, ACSW, LCSW
NASW Chapter office, 308 East High Street, Suite 118, Jefferson City

The diagnosis of schizophrenia was once the key to lifelong institutionalization. Today with appropriate treatment these consumers can lead productive lives in the community. What are best practices for treatment of these illnesses? What tools do consumers need to help them succeed? What happens when criminal behavior becomes a part of the clinical picture? What are the resources available to families and consumers?

After attending this session you will:
Be able to describe the onset and symptoms of serious mental illness
Differentiate the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Be knowledgeable about treatment approaches for the seriously mentally ill
Have a basic understanding of the Forensic Mental Health System in MO
Be able to direct families and consumers to appropriate resources for help

Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration fees-NASW Members $135.00, NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $95.00, Other Professional $185.00,
Registration deadline is November 14
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965