Space is still available in the following workshops to be held in
Martinsburg.  Attached is additional information and a registration
form.

April 17, 2008, 9am-5pm, Erma Byrd Health Professions Education Center,
WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division, Martinsburg,
WV
Effects of Violence on Children: Witnessing and Responding to the
Hidden Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.
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
Target Audience:  All health care professionals and graduate students
from health care fields.  Beginner to intermediate practitioners.

Often child advocates have returned children to homes where it is
likely that abuse will continue.  How can we care for ourselves as
professionals and advocate for changes in our courts that will put into
action "the best interests of the children?"

The course will provide an overview of the types of abuse, experiences
and typical social service interventions from a child's point of view. 
We will discuss the evolution of clinical responses to child abuse and
review currently recommended treatment methods for intervention.  We
will examine changes in medical practice, investigations, and
legislation that have allowed for improved prosecution of violent crimes
committed against children.  We will also examine the historical legacy
of patriarchy in viewing children as property of the father and its role
in keeping the secrets of family violence.  Society continues to be
reluctant to intervene in child abuse at the hands of a family member
rather than with stranger violence.

Topics to be examined throughout the day include: an overview of sexual
and domestic violence as experienced by children; indicators of abuse in
children; clinical assessment of immediate and long term health/mental
needs; improving community responses to crimes against children;
national child abuse resources; improvements for court experiences,
police intervention, and social service outcomes for children.

May 15, 2008, Erma Byrd Health Professions Education Center, WVU Robert
C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division, Martinsburg, WV
Documentation, Ethics, and Risk Management
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 
Registration Fee: $75 (Early bird rate $67.50 by April 15, 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.





Jacki Englehardt, MSW, ACSW
Coordinator of Professional and Community Education
Division of Social Work
West Virginia University
PO Box 6830
Morgantown, WV 26506

304-293-3501, ext. 3109
fax:  304-293-5936
cell: 304-282-0321
Summer Institute on Aging Website:  http://wvsioa.org
WVU Division of Social Work Website:  http://socialwork.wvu.edu