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** High Priority ** Spaces still left in several WVU Division of Social Work fall 2011 workshops. See below. Attached is our brochure with additional information and a registration form. Please note that the early bird rate for the December 5 and 8 workshops expires tomorrow, November 11, 2011. November 16, 2011, 8:30am-5pm, WVU-Eastern Division, Erma Byrd Health Professions Center, Auditorium, Martinsburg, WV Medicare and Medicaid Overview Barbara Childers, MSW, Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Philaelphia, PA CEU’s: 7.5 Social Work hours; 7.8 Nursing hours Registration Fee: $70 This informative presentation will provide an overview of Medicare Parts A, B, and D, information on Medicare Advantage plans and programs available to assist beneficiaries with healthcare costs, including Medicaid, Medicare Savings Programs, and the Low-Income Subsidy. This workshop will also include information on the Annual Enrollment Period, current topics and health care reform. Bring your questions and come learn from our regional expert so that you can better serve your clients! November 18, 2011, 10am-3pm, Gaston Caperton Center, Room 307, Clarksburg, WV Logic Modeling: Using a Logic Framework for Evaluating Social Programs Allison Nichols, EdD, Evaluation Specialist and Extension Clinical Associate Professor, West Virginia University Extension Service CEU’s: 4 Social Work hours; 4 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Service Provision – Program/Organizational Design and Evaluation) Registration Fee: $45 Logic models provide a roadmap for your program, and help you articulate the difference you are making through your programs. Logic models allow program coordinators to make a logical connection between what is done in the program and the impact of the program is having in the lives of its participants. They also help identify points at which evaluation should take place. If logic models are created during the planning process, and then followed, program coordinators should be able to articulate how they know the program is making a difference. This workshop will take participants through the process of designing a logic model based on identified programmatic outcomes and selecting evaluation strategies to measure the outcomes. Finally, participants will understand how to use a logic model in writing grants for program development. December 1, 2011, 9am-4pm, Monongalia General Hospital Conference Center, Lynch/Piribek Room, Morgantown, WV Child Welfare: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going Craig T. Cline, MSW, LSW, Social Worker IV Frederick Co., VA Department of Social Services, Contracted Home Finder for WVDHHR-Region III CEU’s: 6 Social Work hours; 5.5 LPC hours Registration Fee: $65 Child welfare has taken a long journey from the days of almshouses and orphan trains to multidisciplinary teams and family group conferencing. Many of our current policies designed to promote the safety, permanency and well-being of children are rooted in the belief systems and practices of child welfare pioneers. In order to know where we are going, we have to know where we have been. This workshop will assist participants in viewing child welfare practices from a historical perspective. Significant events in the history of child welfare will be discussed and major legislation concerning child welfare will be reviewed. With this background, participants will be introduced to current trends in the field, how those trends impact the children we serve, and the future of child welfare in America. While gaining an expanded knowledge of the roots of child welfare, participants will also learn about exciting and emerging practices in child welfare and how they can translate those practices into their own work. December 2, 2011, 9am-12pm, Ohio Valley Medical Center, Nurses Residence, Conference Room L, Wheeling, WV Review of Common Ethics Complaints Filed Against Social Workers: How Can You Minimize Your Risk and Improve Your Practice? Jennifer Powell, MSW, JD, Assistant Dean, WVU College of Law and Adjunct Professor, WVU Division of Social Work CEU’s: 3 Social Work hours (Approved for 3 SW Ethics hours) Registration Fee: $35 Why do social workers get ethics complaints filed against them? What types of complaints are most common? Do BSW level social workers misbehave differently than MSW level social workers? Do rural social workers face ethical challenges that are different from their urban counterparts? What are some of the reasons why social workers behave unethically? What can you do to minimize your risk of having an ethics complaint filed against you? Attend this workshop to learn the answers to these questions! We will review the relevant research, look at some case studies, discuss the NASW Code of Ethics, and talk risk management strategy in this interactive, practical workshop. Early bird deadlines for the following workshops expire on November 11 - register now! December 5, 2011, 8:30am-12pm, WVU- Charleston, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Room 2044, Charleston, WV Measuring Effective Nonprofit Services Steven L. Burton, MSW, LCSW, NCGC-I; Chief Executive Officer, First Choice Health Systems, Inc CEU’s: 3 Social Work hours; 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Service Provision – Program/Organizational Design and Evaluation) Registration Fee: $40 or take the afternoon session for a combined fee of $65 (Early bird rate of $36 by November 11, 2011 if registering for just this session) In today’s tough economic climate, nonprofit agencies and organizations are losing funding on a daily basis. One of the major reasons for this is the nonprofit’s inability to provide outcome data demonstrating their effectiveness. This presentation will focus attention on the Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia’s expansion through proven outcome measures which demonstrates the program’s effectiveness in helping problem gamblers and their loved ones, and educating the public regarding problem gambling. December 5, 2011, 1-4pm, WVU- Charleston, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Room 2044, Charleston, WV From Welcome to Good Riddance: Spotting Employment Law Issues in the Nonprofit Organization Rodney L. Bean, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC CEU’s: 3 Social Work hours; 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resource Development – Employment Law) Registration Fee: $35 or take the morning session for a combined rate of $65 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by by November 11, 2011 if registering for just this session) Non-profit managers are faced with the same day-to-day workplace law issues as managers in Fortune 500 companies, but have far fewer resources to devote to them. This workshop will provide participants with the tools to handle basic legal responsibilities and to know when it's time to seek outside help. December 8, 2011, 9am-5pm, Gaston Caperton Center, Room 149, Clarksburg, WV Documentation, Ethics, and Risk Management Jennifer Powell, MSW, JD, Assistant Dean, WVU College of Law and Adjunct Professor, WVU Division of Social Work CEU’s: 7 Social Work hours (Approved for 3.5 SW Ethics hours); 6.5 LPC hours (Not approved for LPC Ethics hours) Registration Fee: $75 (Early bird rate of $68.50 by November 11, 2011) This workshop will review with practitioners the importance of record keeping and documentation. Social workers and counselors will learn what kinds of legal or ethical proceedings that 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 phone: 304-293-3280 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