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EARLY BIRD DEADLINE 9/10/09
September 22, 2009, 9am-12pm, WVU-Potomac State, Heritage Room, Keyser,
WV
Doin’ It For Real: Practicing Cultural Competency
Doris Nicholas, EdD, MSW, Assistant Professor and Amy Hampton, MSW,
Eastern Panhandle MSW Program Coordinator, WVU Division of Social Work
CEU’s: 3 Social Work hours
Registration Fee: $35 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by September 10, 2009)
Becoming culturally competent is a lifelong endeavor--but where do we
begin? This workshop will provide entry level and experienced
practitioners an opportunity to understand the Cultural Competency
standards as set forth by NASW. Practitioners will be afforded the
unique opportunity to transition from assessment and planning to skill
implementation while creating the framework from which they can continue
personal and professional development. The workshop will include
assessment tools, individualized plans of action, skill development,
resources and practice opportunities in a safe/controlled environment.
September 22, 2009, 9am-4pm, Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center,
Beckley, WV
Bullying Prevention
Renée M. Verbanic, MSW, Educational Consultant, Certified Prevention
Specialist, Life Long Learning
CEU’s: 6 Social Work hours; 5.5 LPC hours
Registration Fee: $65 (Early bird rate of $58.50 by September 10, 2009
Until recently, most adults have misunderstood bullying and bullying
dynamics. We’ve often given our sons and daughters, students, or
clients misguided advice regarding how best to deal with it. In
addition, we often base our knowledge of bullying on information we’ve
acquired from movies, literature and generally held beliefs.
Thankfully, information and skills derived from research offers a
foundation for much-improved strategies to address bullying. This
session will, through a variety of facilitative techniques, explore the
work of Dan Olweus, Ph.D. Olweus, at the University of Bergen, Norway
is considered the founding father of research on students who bully and
those whom they target. This workshop will provide practical tools to
understand the dynamic of bullying, prevention of bullying, how to
empower victims and intervention techniques for the aggressors.
September 24, 2009, 9am-5pm, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Room
2044, Charleston, WV
Dance or Wrestle: Working with Resistant Youth
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 10, 2009
Working with resistant youth can be one of the most challenging
endeavors in the social work profession. Often this challenge is
compounded by the fact that resistant youth many times are the ones who
could benefit from services the most. The purpose of this workshop is
to explore the dynamics of helping resistant youth and identify methods
to work with them more effectively.
The workshop will explore the neurological aspects of resistance in
youth. Specific attention will be paid the process of change and
strategies that practitioners can use to support youth to move through
this process. The power of relationship and avoiding power struggles
will also be addressed directly. Overall, the workshop seeks to provide
“real world” strategies for one of the toughest clinical issues.
September 29, 2009, 9am-4pm, Monongalia General Hospital Conference
Center, Mylan Room, Morgantown, WV
Helping Boards of Directors Succeed: Planful Recruitment, Fundraising,
and Training
Beth Raps, PhD, fundraising and organizing consultant and teacher
CEU’s: 6 Social Work hours; 6 CECNPM (Core Area: Board of
Directors/Governance – Board Operations (3 hours); Board of
Directors/Governance – Board Self-Governance (1 hour) and Resource
Development – Financial Resource Development (2 hours))
Registration Fee: $65 (Early bird rate Boards of Directors allow nonprofit organizations to fulfill their
unique role in our society--and their missions. Boards are essential to
nonprofit success. And by law, Boards are not only responsible, but
liable, for the financial health of their organizations. Yet how many
Board members have the skills they need when they come “on Board”? How
many receive the training they need? How much easier would it be for
staff and Board to recruit new Board members if we promised each one
proper training and manageable volunteer workloads—and kept that
promise? This workshop will help ease the burden of training by
providing the basics and help participants design recruitment plans to
go after new Board members successfully.
Participants will receive a set of materials they can use to help train
staff and Board who did not attend, but participation by at least one
staff and two Board members from a single nonprofit is recommended in
order to take home and use knowledge gained during this workshop the
very best. (Note: Discounts for multiple registrants from the same
agency are available – email [log in to unmask] for more information)
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE 9/11/09
September 30, 2009, 9am-4pm, WVU – Eastern Division, Robert C. Byrd
Health Sciences Center, Library, Martinsburg, WV
Self Care: Using Mindfulness to Reduce Compassion Fatigue
Jane B. Riffe, EdD, MSW, LPC, WVU Extension Specialist in Human
Development and Family Relations, Families and Health Center
CEU’s: 6Social Work hours; 5.5 LPC hours
Registration Fee: $65 (Early bird rate of $58.50 by September 11, 2009)
Social workers and counselors experience multiple sources of stress
including high caseloads, emotional demands of helping clients in
difficult situations, paperwork, and balancing work and personal life.
We can easily lose connection with ourselves in this process of caring
for others. Long-term career stress can lead to deep physical,
emotional, and spiritual exhaustion. This self-care workshop will
provide an introduction to mindfulness-based stress reduction practices
to help to offset job stress, maintain personal balance, and decrease
risk for stress-related physical and emotional problems.
Mindfulness based stress management has an impressive research record
with clinical and non-clinical populations in teaching skills which
result in less discomfort from anxiety, depression, shame and grief.
These techniques are based on paying attention to the present moment
with a non-judgmental attitude. The skills of shifting focus to gentle
compassion in place of worry, judgment, or blame can be learned and
taught to others.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants
will Identify four qualities associated with mindful acceptance; learn
about clinical research on mindfulness; experience and practice four
different mindfulness exercises; and describe the concept of the
Detached Observer “Wise Mind” as applied to self-management of stress.
October 2, 2009, 1pm-4pm, Gaston Caperton Center, Room 306, Clarksburg,
WV
Good Governance for 501(c)3 Organizations and the New Form 990
Melissa S. Watkins, Esq, CPA, Steptoe and Johnson, PLLC
CEU’s: 1.5 Social Work hours; 1.5 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Financial
Management –Annual Accounting Cycle)
Registration Fee: $20 or take the afternoon session for a combined fee
of $50 (Early bird rate $18 or $45 by September 11, 2009)
Recently, the IRS has brought the idea of good governance to the
forefront of discussion among charitable organizations and has revised
Form 990. Why is the IRS worried about governance issues and requiring
organizations to report more information on Form 990? What issues does
the IRS care about? And most importantly, what does it mean for you,
your board and your organization? We will discuss what road the IRS
(and Congress) may take in enforcing good governance procedures, and how
to protect charitable organizations from IRS good governance
examinations. In the end, themphasis on good governance and prepare for the more in depth reporting
requirements for Form 990.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants
will have a better understanding of the emphasis on good governance for
nonprofit organizations and be better prepared for the more in depth
reporting requirements for Form 990.
October 2, 2009, 1pm-4pm, Gaston Caperton Center, Room 306, Clarksburg,
WV
What You Need to Know to Effectively Manage and Evaluate Volunteers
Michael Zakour, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor, Director, NOVA Institute,
WVU Division of Social Work
CEU’s: 3 Social Work hours; 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resources
Development – Volunteers)
Registration Fee: $35 or take the morning session for a combined fee of
$50 (Early bird rate of $31.50 or $45 by September 11, 2009)
Young people are increasingly volunteering for human services programs
throughout the state, nation, and the international scene. This workshop
will describe the fundamentals of effectively managing volunteer
programs in the human services, with a focus on disaster social service
volunteers and volunteers in community and social development programs.
Special reference will be made to West Virginia volunteer programs, and
to international programs for volunteers. Also, volunteers in non-profit
organizations providing social services will be the primary
organizational context for volunteer management and evaluation.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants
will be able to gain a foundational understanding of the use of
volunteers to complement the work of social service professionals;
understand recent trends in volunteering, particularly among younger
adults; learn about management and evaluation of volunteer programs in
disaster social services and community development; gain a foundational
knowledge of effective management of social service volunteers and
volunteer programs; gain introductory skills in applying knowledge of
volunteer and volunteer program management in West Virginia, the U.S.A.,
and internationally and apply knowledge of management and evaluation of
volunteers and volunteer programs to non-profit agency settings.
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: www.wvsioa.org
WVU Division of Social Work Website: http://socialwork.wvu.edu
March is National Professional Social Work Month
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