Early Bird rate expires 9/11/09 on these WVU Division of Social Work
Nonprofit Workshops.

To take advantage of lower prices, please fax or postmark your
registrations by tomorrow!  (More details and registration form attached
or online at http://socialwork.wvu.edu/ce)


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: 6 Social Work hours; 5.5 LPC hours
Registration Fee: $65 (Early bird rate of $58.50 by September 11,
2009)
Target Audience:  All levels of practitioners

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.


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)
Target Audience:  Beginner practitioners

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, this workshop will help you understand the
emphasis on good governance and prepare 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)
Target Audience:  Beginner to Intermediate

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. 



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://www.wvsioa.org 
WVU Division of Social Work Website:  http://socialwork.wvu.edu