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Division of Social Work workshops (registrations must be postmarked by
the early bird deadline to receive discount)

Registration brochure is attached or online at
http://socialwork.wvu.edu/continuing_education 

Early bird deadline - September 5

Addressing Challenging Behavior in Children:  The Nature & Nurture
September 19, 2008, 9am-5pm, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center,
Room 2044, Charleston, WV
James F. Harris, LICSW, Oasis Behavioral Health Services, LLC and
Opportunities Consulting Services, LLC
CEU’s: 7 Social Work hours, 6.5 LPC hours  
Registration Fee: $75 (Early bird rate of $67.50 by September 5, 2008)

Do you work with children with emotional or behavioral problems?  If
so, your workday certainly isn’t lacking excitement.  Childhood
behavioral problems are one of the toughest issues that helping
professionals face today.  This workshop will provide participants with
an introduction to addressing challenging behavior.  Participants will
walk away from this workshop with a healthy combination of theoretical
concepts and “real world” tools that can be used immediately to
improve the worlds of children and professionals.  

Early bird deadline - September 8

Documentation, Ethics, and Risk Management
September 24, 2008, 9am-5pm, Days Hotel, Flatwoods, WV
Jennifer Powell, MSW, LGSW, JD, Assistant Dean, WVU College of Law;
Assistant Adjunct Professor, WVU Division of Social Work and WVU
Division of Sociology
CEU’s: 7 Social Work hours (Approved for 3.5 SW Ethics hours), 6.5
LPC hours (not approved for LPC ethics)
Registration Fee: $75 (Early bird rate $67.50 by September 8, 2008)
Target Audience:  All levels of practitioners

This workshop will review with practitioners the importance of
recordkeeping and documentation. Social workers and counselors will
learn what kinds of legal or ethical proceedings they may face if they
are accused of behaving unethically, unprofessionally or even criminally
in their workplaces. Documentation is a key component of risk
management, is ethically required, and can be an important tool in
protecting a social worker or counselor against claims of unethical
practice or malpractice. Participants will review the importance of
confidentiality, informed consent and privilege as it relates to client
records and clinical practice.

Early bird deadline - September 10

Building Networks and Collaborations in Communities
October 1, 2008, 10am-12pm, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Room
2044, Charleston, WV
L. Christopher Plein, PhD, Chair WVU Division of Public Administration,
Assistant Dean, WVU School of Applied Social Sciences, Eberly Professor
of Outstanding Public Service
Registration Fee:  $25 (Early bird rate of $22.50 by September 10,
2008)
CEUs:  2 social work hours; 2 LPC hours; 2 CECNPM hours 

In recent years, both practical need and theoretical developments have
converged to place a greater emphasis on the role that networking and
collaboration plays in achieving individual, organizational, and
community objectives. In resource scarce environments where the
challenges are complex and solutions require collaborative approaches,
it is crucial that organizations have the capacity and skills to reach
out to others to share efforts, resources, and success. This workshop
investigates the importance of building
and maintaining networks at the community level and examining the
nature and context of collaboration. Special focus will be given to
recent developments in health and human services delivery in West
Virginia.

Early bird deadline - September 15

Violence and Children: Responding “in the Best Interests of the
Child”
October 3, 2008, 9am-5pm, Gaston Caperton Center, Room 306, Clarksburg,
WV
Kathleen Carrick, MSW, PhD Candidate, University of Pittsburgh School
of Social Work
CEU’s: 7 Social Work hours, 6.5 LPC hours
Registration Fee: $75 (Early bird rate $67.50 by September 15, 2008)

Often child advocates return children to homes where abuse may
continue.  We will explore abuse, experiences and typical social service
interventions from a child's point of view. The legacy of viewing
children as property affects slower interventions at the hands of a
family member rather than stranger violence.
 
Topics include evolution of sexual and domestic violence clinical
responses; indicators of abuse in children; immediate and long-term
health/mental needs; community responses to crimes against children; and
national abuse resources.  We will examine changes in medical practice,
investigations, court practices and legislation that have improved
prosecution of violent crimes committed against children.  We will
discuss ways to protect and care for ourselves as we advocate for
changes in "the best interests of the children."