September 4 (3.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Balancing Ethics and Values"
Presented by NASW-Missouri Chapter
Lorimier Room at Holiday Inn Express, 3253 William Street, Cape Girardeau

Social Work ethical standards were created to address the challenges within social work practice and provide consistent and uniform guidelines for acceptable and unacceptable behavior. These standards have evolved over time and continue to evolve in today’s changing society. Ethical standards can be found in a variety of professional organizations, regulations governing state licensing boards, and social service agencies code of conduct polices. Social workers may face the challenge of determining which ethical standard to adhere to when faced with an ethical dilemma in practice.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the evolution of the professional code of ethics for social workers
Compare and contrast the NASW Code of Ethics with the ethical standards of the state licensing board Enhance your ethical problem-solving skills for your professional practice

Registration 12:30 p.m., workshop 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Registration fees ONE SESSION ONLY -NASW Members $65.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $50.00,
Other Professional $95.00
Registration deadline is August 22
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 5 (6.0 clock hours) CLINICAL Level:
"Psychiatric Issues and Aging: Mental Illness in the Older Adult"
Presented by Debbie Emmelkamp, MSW, LCSW
Lorimier Room at Holiday Inn Express, 3253 William Street, Cape Girardeau

This presentation will cover various areas of working with chronically mentally ill geriatric clients. Participants will be able to more clearly assess, identify and diagnosis severely mental health disorders as opposed to classifying the behavior as the typical diagnosis of dementia or alzheimer's.

This workshop will also address:
Change experienced as loss
Common emotional problems and psychiatric disorders
Medical and psychiatric comorbidity
Multidimensional Assessment Process
Intervention and treatment
Caregiving issues
Experiential activities

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 August 22.
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 11 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE Level:
"Assessment & Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"
Presented by Hsin-hsin Huang, MSW, LCSW
Holiday Inn Viking Southwest, 10709 Watson Road, St. Louis

This workshop is for therapists who are interested in knowing more about PTSD/Trauma and learning the techniques of working with PTSD/trauma clients. The workshop provides in-depth information on causes and symptoms. Specific areas of treatment focus and techniques will be discussed. Treatment nuances will be
explored to enhance effectiveness.

Educational Objectives:
To identify and assess symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
To identify physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual impacts of trauma
To learn about important treatment focus, nuances and techniques
To identify signs of healing and evaluate treatment effectiveness

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 August 29
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 12 (6.0 clock hours) INTERMEDIATE Level:
"Social Needs and Business Opportunities: Are They Compatible for Social Workers? "
Presented by Monica Nandan, Ph.D., MSW, MBA, David Renz, Ph.D., and Scott Helm, Ph.D.
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Room 117, University Center, 5000 Holmes, Kansas City, MO

Social entrepreneurs design, implement and refine innovative approaches to address complex social problems. (Sound like Jane Addams?)

Educational Objectives :
Become sensitive to current political-economy that impacts social work practice
Learn how to simultaneously “do well financially and do good”
Examine ways in which social workers and non-profit agencies are promoting sustainable changes in service delivery and practice to improve quality of social services within the context of shrinking public and private funding
Examine ways in which social workers are already socially entrepreneurial in their practice
Examine different models of social entrepreneurship and relate to practitioners’ needs
Identify services/products in agencies/practices that can serve as a “revenue generator”
Learn that marketing products and services is acceptable practice in the field

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 August 29
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 12 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"They Don't Speak My Language: Strategies in Working with Foreign Born Clients"
Presented by Julia Ostropolsky, MSW, LCSW
MSU-Morris Center, 301 South Jefferson, Springfield

“I don’t speak their language, and they don't speak mine. Their culture is different, and they don’t understand how we do things in this country.” Learn to understand and overcome the cultural differences to better serve your foreign born clients.

This program provides an overview of the legal immigration system in the US. It
focuses on the needs of the frailest of the New Americans, and identifies ways of
meeting those needs. This program also educates on how to provide culturally
competent care, use Professional Interpreters within federal and state guidelines ,
understand community assessment and offer clinical support to persons with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, elderly and disabled, and mentally ill.

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 August 29
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 12 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Protecting Client Confidentiality & Privileged Communication"
Presented by NASW-Missouri Chapter
Holiday Inn Viking Southwest, 10709 Watson Road, St. Louis

Social workers have an important responsibility to maintain confidentiality of their relationship with their clients on a multitude of levels: in the public, within the office, or between other agencies. This responsibility is not absolute or exclusive within professional standards and the law for social workers. It can often place the social worker in a challenging ethical dilemma when making the decision to breach this confidence. The focus of this workshop is to guide the participants through the professional code of ethics and state licensure law to identify ethical standards and practices to assist with ethical dilemma resolution.

Learning Objectives:
Acknowledge related concepts between privileged communication and confidentiality while recognizing their important distinctions
Determine situational dilemmas and their practice limitations for social workers
Apply critical thinking skills within the legal and ethical standards of social work practice around the issues of privileged communication and confidentiality

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 August 29
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 18 (3.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Evolving Ethics for Social Work Practice"
Presented by NASW-Missouri Chapter , NASW-MO Chapter Office
308 E High Street, Suite 118, Jefferson City

Social Work ethical standards were created to address the challenges within social work practice and provide consistent and uniform guidelines for acceptable and unacceptable behavior. These standards have evolved over time and continue to evolve in today’s changing society. Ethical standards can be found in a variety of professional organizations, regulations governing state licensing boards, and social service agencies code of conduct polices. Social workers may face the challenge of determining which ethical standard to adhere to when faced with an ethical dilemma in practice.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the evolution of the professional code of ethics for social workers
Compare and contrast the NASW Code of Ethics with the ethical standards of the state licensing board
Enhance your ethical problem-solving skills for your professional practice

Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Registration fees ONE SESSION ONLY -NASW Members $65.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $50.00, Other Professional $95.00
Registration deadline is September 5
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 18 (3.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Balancing Ethics and Values"
Presented by NASW-Missouri Chapter, NASW-MO Chapter Office
308 E High Street, Suite 118, Jefferson City

Social workers adhere to a set of core values within their professional practice with clients, employers, colleagues, themselves, the profession and society. These core values of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity and competence set the foundation of our daily practice. Our core values have undergone substantial changes over the years in response to social, legal, political, and economic developments, but to the contrary social workers personal values many times may have remained static. It is these personal values that challenge our professional duties and set for ethical decisions and dilemmas.

Learning Objectives:
Review the NASW Code of Ethics core values within the ethical principles and their application to today’s social work practice
Recognize your own personal values and any changes that may have occurred throughout your career
Identify methods to balance personal and professional ethics within your practice

Registration 12:30 p.m., workshop 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Registration fees ONE SESSION ONLY -NASW Members $65.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $50.00, Other Professional $95.00,
Registration fees FOR BOTH SESSIONS -NASW Members $95.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $80.00, Other Professional $125.00
Registration deadline is September 5
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 19 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Mind/Body Interventions and Self Care: Applications for Personal and Professional Growth"
PRESENTER CANCALLED
Presented by Renee Davidson, LCSW, RYT
Quality Inn, 1612 North Providence, Columbia

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 September 5
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 19 (3.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Evolving Ethics for Social Work Practice"
Presented by NASW-Missouri Chapter
Holiday Inn Viking Southwest, 10709 Watson Road, St. Louis

Social Work ethical standards were created to address the challenges within social work practice and provide consistent and uniform guidelines for acceptable and unacceptable behavior. These standards have evolved over time and continue to evolve in today’s changing society. Ethical standards can be found in a variety of professional organizations, regulations governing state licensing boards, and social service agencies code of conduct polices. Social workers may face the challenge of determining which ethical standard to adhere to when faced with an ethical dilemma in practice.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the evolution of the professional code of ethics for social workers
Compare and contrast the NASW Code of Ethics with the ethical standards of the state licensing board
Enhance your ethical problem-solving skills for your professional practice

Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Registration fees ONE SESSION ONLY -NASW Members $65.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $50.00,
Other Professional $95.00
Registration deadline is September 5
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 19 (3.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Balancing Ethics and Values"
Presented by NASW-Missouri Chapter Office
Holiday Inn Viking Southwest, 10709 Watson Road, St. Louis

Social workers adhere to a set of core values within their professional practice with clients, employers, colleagues, themselves, the profession and society. These core values of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity and competence set the foundation of our daily practice. Our core values have undergone substantial changes over the years in response to social, legal, political, and economic developments, but to the contrary social workers personal values many times may have remained static. It is these personal values that challenge our professional duties and set for ethical decisions and dilemmas.

Learning Objectives:
Review the NASW Code of Ethics core values within the ethical principles and their application to today’s social work practice
Recognize your own personal values and any changes that may have occurred throughout your career
Identify methods to balance personal and professional ethics within your practice

Registration 12:30 p.m., workshop 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Registration fees ONE SESSION ONLY -NASW Members $65.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $50.00, Other Professional $95.00,
Registration fees FOR BOTH SESSIONS -NASW Members $95.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $80.00, Other Professional $125.00
Registration deadline is September 5
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 19 (4.2 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Fourth Midwest Campaign School"
Presented by NASW-Kansas
Speaker: Dr. Nancy A. Humphreys  
University of Kansas, Edwards Campus, Overland Park, KS

This workshop will explore the place of “Political Social Work” in the development and future of the social work profession.  Political social work will be defined and illustrated through the jobs and career experiences of social workers who have moved into this new area of practice.  The unique reasons why social workers should be involved in politics will be considered as well as the restrictions on some political activities given legal, ethical and Internal Revenue Service restrictions.  The skills necessary for success in the political world will be presented and illustrated.  The future of Political Social Work practice will be considered.  The ethical reasons for social workers to become more active in political social work will be presented.

Registration 8:30 a.m., workshop 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Fees:  NASW Members $40.00;   Non members: $55.00

Register at http://knasw.com:80/calendardisplayevent.cfm?date=19&event=215517

September 19 (6.0 clock hours) CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level: NEW DATE AND LOCATION
"Chemical Dependency Treatment in the New Millennium"
Presented by Dr. Evelyn A. Irving, LCSW
Holiday Inn Viking Southwest, 10709 Watson Road, St. Louis

Treating an illness of uncertain origin in a culture where millions have been diagnosed as addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, and where millions more suffer the side effects of living and working among those with this deadly disease, demands that we continuously hone our skills as professionals to effectively assess and intervene. We know a great deal about these disorders, but the AMA, the WHO and other DSM-IV researchers continue to discover that what worked yesterday does not work today; what works with one culture does not work with another; what works best with women does not necessarily work with men.

Participants in this workshop will:
Learn best practices for working with ethnic, culture and gender specific issues
Examine the ethical challenges confronted by those working in multidisciplinary team treatment centers or independent practices
Improve assessment skills
Recognize early warning signs when working with children and adolescents
Increase understanding of co-dependency and children of addiction when working with families
Know when to discontinue treatment or when to refer

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 September 5
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 24 (6.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Protecting Client Confidentiality & Privileged Communication"
Presented by NASW-Missouri Chapter
MSU-Morris Center, 301South Jefferson, Springfield

Social workers have an important responsibility to maintain confidentiality of their relationship with their clients on a multitude of levels: in the public, within the office, or between other agencies. This responsibility is not absolute or exclusive within professional standards and the law for social workers. It can often place the social worker in a challenging ethical dilemma when making the decision to breach this confidence. The focus of this workshop is to guide the participants through the professional code of ethics and state licensure law to identify ethical standards and practices to assist with ethical dilemma resolution.

Learning Objectives:
Acknowledge related concepts between privileged communication and confidentiality while recognizing their important distinctions
Determine situational dilemmas and their practice limitations for social workers
Apply critical thinking skills within the legal and ethical standards of social work practice around the issues of privileged communication and confidentiality

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 September 11
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 25 (3.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Evolving Ethics for Social Work Practice"
Presented by NASW-Missouri Chapter
Comfort Inn & Suites, 3701 NE Ralph Powell Rd, Lee's Summit

Social Work ethical standards were created to address the challenges within social work practice and provide consistent and uniform guidelines for acceptable and unacceptable behavior. These standards have evolved over time and continue to evolve in today’s changing society. Ethical standards can be found in a variety of professional organizations, regulations governing state licensing boards, and social service agencies code of conduct polices. Social workers may face the challenge of determining which ethical standard to adhere to when faced with an ethical dilemma in practice.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the evolution of the professional code of ethics for social workers
Compare and contrast the NASW Code of Ethics with the ethical standards of the state licensing board
Enhance your ethical problem-solving skills for your professional practice

Registration 8:00 a.m., workshop 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Registration fees ONE SESSION ONLY -NASW Members $65.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $50.00, Other Professional $95.00
Registration deadline is September 12
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 25 (3.0 clock hours) BASIC/INTERMEDIATE/CLINICAL/ADVANCED Level:
"Balancing Ethics and Values"
Presented by NASW-Missouri Chapter Office
Comfort Inn & Suites, 3701 NE Ralph Powell Rd, Lee's Summit

Social workers adhere to a set of core values within their professional practice with clients, employers, colleagues, themselves, the profession and society. These core values of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity and competence set the foundation of our daily practice. Our core values have undergone substantial changes over the years in response to social, legal, political, and economic developments, but to the contrary social workers personal values many times may have remained static. It is these personal values that challenge our professional duties and set for ethical decisions and dilemmas.

Learning Objectives:
Review the NASW Code of Ethics core values within the ethical principles and their application to today’s social work practice
Recognize your own personal values and any changes that may have occurred throughout your career
Identify methods to balance personal and professional ethics within your practice

Registration 12:30 p.m., workshop 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Registration fees ONE SESSION ONLY -NASW Members $65.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $50.00, Other Professional $95.00,
Registration fees FOR BOTH SESSIONS -NASW Members $95.00,
NASW Student, Gold, Retired, or Unemp. $80.00, Other Professional $125.00
Registration deadline is September 12
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965

September 26 (6.0 clock hours) INTERMEDIATE Level:
"PTSD: Working with Adult Survivors of Trauma and Abuse" (Focus on homeless women and/or survivors of prostitution)
Presented by Terri Bennett, LCSW
Comfort Inn & Suites, 3701 NE Ralph Powell Road, Lee's Summit

This program is aimed at helping participants diagnose and treat those with PTSD and other related disorders including anxiety. Participants will learn how trauma has impacted special needs populations, specifically women who are homeless and women who are involved in prostitution.

Learning Objectives :
Define ways trauma impacts the mental health of women
Overview of Anxiety Disorders in DSM-IV-TR and relationship between trauma and anxiety
Recognize and diagnose Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) according to DSM-IV-TR
Learn treatment modalities and tools to use in treatment of PTSD & related disorders, with a focus on those used with special needs population
Share case examples from your own practice to help find solutions and resources

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 September 12
Register at https://www.nasw-mo.org/forms/onlineregistration.php or call 573.635.6965