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NASW-MD, through advocacy, education and collaboration with diverse stakeholders and guided by its Code of Ethics will: promote social justice, promote the social work profession, support professional development of social workers and advance professional social work standards. 2016 Clinical and Macro Conferences Will Feature CEU/Learning Opportunities for All Social Workers

By Daphne McClellan Democracy Collaborative. Duda will explore fter several years of offering a move- how the creation of a new, more democratic able Macro Conference, last fall the economy can begin to take shape at the lev- Maryland Chapter chose to schedule el of policy and local action. His remarks A 2016 CLINICAL & will emanate from the Democracy Collabora- our Macro Social Work Conference at the same time and place as our Clinical Con- tive’s Next System Project — an effort to ad- ference. The juxtaposition of the two con- dress questions such as: 1. What does per- ferences offered some unique cross-over MACRO CONFERENCES sistent systemic crisis mean for policy efforts opportunities for conference attendees and to address poverty, inequality, and disin- accentuated the fact that the micro, mezzo, vestment? 2. If our political and economic and macro aspects of our profession are each September 29-30, 2016 system isn’t just in need of a few adjustments necessary and integral to good social work around the edges, but is experiencing a long practice. The clinical skills in our toolkit term process of stagnation and decay at a are applicable to all client types including Choose what is most applicable and inter- practices for persons who experience signifi- fundamental level, how do we respond to groups, organizations, and communities. esting to you, but DON’T MISS IT! cant conduct-related behavior problems. Na- both meet the immediate and urgent needs Conversely, knowledge about the policy is- The keynote speaker for the Clinical Con- tionally, she has worked in public and private of struggling communities while also lay- sues in our society is essential to providing ference on Thursday, Sept. 29th comes to us organizations transforming their systems of ing the groundwork for more far-reaching good client services on a micro level. fresh from the NASW national conference care. Today, Dr. Sampson-Jackson works in- transformations in the direction of equity, Last year’s successful two-conference which was held last month in D.C. Allison dependently as the CEO of Integration Solu- sustainability, and renewed democracy? For event led to the decision to offer them to- Sampson-Jackson, PhD, LCSW, LICSW was tions, providing trauma-informed care con- more information on the Democracy Collab- gether again this fall. Attendees will have a plenary speaker who delighted the audi- sultation, education, and technical assistance orative please visit their website: democracy- the opportunity to attend just one confer- ence as much with her personal story of lived to human service organizations interested in collaborative.org. ence, OR Thursday of the Clinical Con- experience as she did with her professional furthering their integration of trauma-in- For a complete description of both con- ference and then attend the Macro Con- knowledge as one who has provided services formed knowledge and resiliency-focused ferences, go to page 6. Then, fill out and ference on Friday. In addition, some to “at-promise” youths, adults and their fam- skills within their child, adult, and/or family send in the registration form or go online at workshop selections will be offered in ilies. A licensed clinical social worker and a service systems. www.nasw-md.org to register. Don’t de- both conference schedules because they certified sex offender practitioner, her clini- The keynote speaker for the Macro Con- lay — you will not want to miss out on this are identified as Clinical/Macro selections. cal practice and research has focused on ad- ference on Friday, Sept. 30th is John Duda, unique opportunity, and our early bird rate vancing effective trauma-informed treatment MSW, Director of Communications at the is going on now.

PAID Violence to Social Workers PLEASE RUSH Permit #5507Permit Baltimore, MD U.S. POSTAGE Non-Profit Org. DATED MATERIAL A Helping Profession Needs Help

By Steve Zepnick, ACSW After experiencing various incidents of ag- injury. I was also provided secondary post Retired Public Social Worker gression that included being stabbed in the traumatic stress disorder treatment. I still back, punched, threatened with physical recall attending a mandatory safety training ocial workers are highly trained pro- harm, told that my house would be burned where the law enforcement officer present- fessionals who care about people, want down, cursed at, spit upon, having a chair er shared with a group of child welfare so- to make things better, and want to re- thrown at me, facing hidden rifles or re- cial workers that he felt their job was much S volvers, and several other incidents. I real- more dangerous than his, as he entered the lieve suffering. They visit families in the most dangerous, crime-infested settings. ized that social workers are all too frequently same homes wearing a uniform, with ar- Specific knowledge and skills are essential made to believe that dealing with potentially mor, a weapon, and backup. components of social work practice to deal aggressive, erratic, angry individuals is an ac- Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for a with the complex issues that affect diverse cepted occupational hazard. worker to find himself/herself alone in an individuals, families, and communities. So- untenable, fearful, volatile situation. Why cial workers are told they are more unique- Worker safety needs to become an should workers go out alone? On occa- ly and professionally equipped to deal with increasing area of concern and change sions, I remember calling for police back- up and then being the first person to enter most of the complex problems, such as child Are new workers informed about the vi- the home “naked” and armed only with my maltreatment, criminality, etc., and there- olent nature of the job? Is the “armor” and wit and professional training. Some of the fore need to lead the charge. In addition, so- training sufficient to deal with the violent social work therapeutic assumptions I was cial work is described as being a career that risks of the job? Do agencies provide suf- taught did not seem to apply fully to the offers meaning, satisfaction, and challenges. ficient budgeting for necessary safety pro- most dangerous situations and, in fact, put New workers are recruited by advertising tocol? Are present laws sufficient to protect me at a higher risk of becoming a victim of they can make a difference, and are then workers from violence? violence. sent into the idealistic world of helpers. I was offered training for defusing an- I was a public social worker for 42 years. ger and recognizing danger signs to prevent

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT The Ever Expanding World of Social Work

By Charles Howard, MSW. Ph.D.

he field of social work is always perience. Instead, I secured a job as a case The Human Service Organizations we those social work themes based on recent changing. It was true in my day and manager with a mental health organization had as our foundations were: headlines from The Washington Post: T it is certainly true for today. When I in Maryland. Back then, state licensing was • Schools • Maryland opioid-abuse efforts graduated with my MSW in 1980 I was a not a requirement unless you were making • Hospitals • Mending relations with Baltimore police young and eager Air Force veteran ready diagnoses or formulating treatment plans • Welfare Agencies • VA (Veteran Administration) wait-line to conquer the world (especially the world in mental health agencies. Fast forward to • Correctional Institutions issues of social work). Unfortunately, there were today, when licensing is mandatory for al- • Mental Health Clinics • Federal prisons holding hundreds of in- few jobs for a macro track individual at most any job in social work. Social work • Employment Agencies mates too long that time because clinical social work was skill sets are being passed through the LC- Although I have put in many years of • Lack of money for a $400 emergency the new direction. I had two great intern- SW-C responsible for the individual’s clin- (which is the case for 46% of Americans) ships in the Washington Metro area where ical skills and abilities. work in the Mental Health arena, I remain grounded in macro practice, and strive to • Longer life expectancy for rural white I gained experience. The first field place- Social work has continually expanded women ages 35-54 ment was a Catholic non-profit organiza- since my journey began some 36 years ago. make a difference in individual patient’s tion, the National Center for Urban Ethnic When I first started, the profession was lives. It continues to be my passion and is I am excited to share these topics with Affairs, and the second placement was at the based in three concrete areas: what drives me. new graduates beginning their careers as I have been taking note of some head- well as seasoned veterans in the social work national headquarters for the United Way of • Poverty America. These two experiences gave me a lines from The Washington Post that I be- field. In social work your passion will drive tremendous view of program development, • Social /Criminal Justice lieve young, energetic, social workers you, and we need to let that drive push us evaluation, and agency analysis. However, • Mental Health/Substance Abuse need to be aware of as they embark on their to continue learning in our ever-expand- I was unable to get a job based on my ex- social work careers. Following is a list of ing social work profession.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT A Call to Action

By Daphne McClellan, fortunately not going to be the end. Rac- ate, contribute to, and address problems in living. • service Ph.D., MSW ism in our society is deeply embedded, Social workers promote social justice and social • social justice which is why we refer to it as “institutional change with and on behalf of clients. “Clients” is • dignity and worth of the person racism.” As human beings, as American used inclusively to refer to individuals, families, t has been only one year since I wrote • importance of human relationships something in The Maryland Social citizens, and particularly as social work- groups, organizations, and communities. Social Worker in response to the death of ers we have a responsibility in this ongo- workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diver- • integrity Freddie Gray. It seems that in the in- ing crisis. We are a profession founded sity and strive to end discrimination, oppression, • competence Itervening year as a society we have learned on principles of social justice and service. poverty, and other forms of social injustice. These What can we do as a profession and as in- activities may be in the form of direct practice, little. As I write this column on July 7th This time last year the Maryland Chap- we have experienced three incidents in dividuals to create the change we all seek? community organizing, supervision, consultation ter of NASW started a group called “Social rapid succession which cannot be ignored. Our Code of Ethics calls us to action. administration, advocacy, social and political ac- Beginning with the death of Alton Sterling The preamble states: tion, policy development and implementation, Workers Respond” which later changed in Baton Rouge, then the death of Philan- education, and research and evaluation. Social its name to “Social Workers Unravelling Preamble do Castile in Minneapolis, and finally the workers seek to enhance the capacity of people to Racism.” During the past year we have address their own needs. Social workers also seek sniper shootings of police in Dallas, the The primary mission of the social work pro- been grappling with these issues and trying events of this week are catastrophic for our fession is to enhance human well-being and help to promote the responsiveness of organizations, society and for our humanity. We don’t meet the basic human needs of all people, with communities, and other social institutions to in- to understand how we might join in the yet know all of the facts surrounding these particular attention to the needs and empower- dividuals’ needs and social problems. struggle and the solution to these issues. acts and who knows? By the time you read ment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, The mission of the social work profession is Please join us. The co-chairs of this group this paper, additional horrors may have oc- and living in poverty. A historic and defining rooted in a set of core values. These core values, are Barbie Johnson-Lewis and Eve Austin. curred. feature of social work is the profession’s focus on embraced by social workers throughout the profes- Please contact us at [email protected] Unfortunately, we know that the death individual well-being in a social context and the sion’s history, are the foundation of social work’s of Mr. Sterling was not actually the begin- well-being of society. Fundamental to social work unique purpose and perspective: to get involved! ning, and the shooting of the police is un- is attention to the environmental forces that cre-

SANDRA PELZER ANGELA BLAKE STEPHANIE AVINGER Recording Secretary SUSAN DILLON At-Large Member Eastern Shore Representatives Young Professional Representative JESSICA JOLLY Southern MD Representative GISELE FERRETTO NASW-MD JOSEPH ZAPPALA NASW-MD BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAROLYN CLAUSON-ANDREWS Metro Baltimore Representatives OFFICE STAFF ANITA ROZAS CHARLES HOWARD, Ph.D. Western MD Representatives RENNETT BENNETT-BURDEN President Graduate Student Representative DAPHNE McCLELLAN, Ph.D. Executive Director ANTHONY ESTREET, Ph.D MALAYSIA GRESHAM Vice President TERRY MORRIS MEGHAN HERRING Suburban MD Representatives Undergraduate Student Representative JENNI WILLIAMS ERROL BOLDEN, Ph.D. Director of Communications Treasurer and Continuing Education SUMMER EDITION | 2016 The Maryland Social Worker Page 3 What About Those Left Behind? Social Work, Social Justice, Dignity, and the LGB, Trans, and Cis1 Community2

By Laurens Van Sluytman, Ph.D., Multiple factors have resulted in racial and dividuals are especially at risk for sexual stitute states that 40% of the homeless youth Ann Ritz, MSW, and Luiz Velazquez, MSW sexual minorities, women, and other mar- victimization and abuse regardless of age served by agencies identified as LGBT and ginalized groups being subjected to greater or race. are disproportionately African and Latin hirty years ago on March 10, 1987, health risks than those more advantaged. Rates of unemployment remain high American. Given the lack of services guar- Larry Kramer called for the forma- For instance, older lesbians, and gay and among the transgender community, result- anteeing safety, homelessness among lesbi- T tion of an AIDS advocacy group bisexual men face higher rates of poverty ing in poverty, illegal activity, and involve- an, gay, and bisexual youth persists longer to challenge government inaction in re- and isolation which contributes to poorer ment within the criminal justice system. than their heterosexual counterparts – re- sponse to the calls to protect those living quality of life and functioning than their Many transgender individuals are denied sulting in higher risks of human traffick- with HIV and AIDS. As a result, ACT UP heterosexual peers. Health and medical access to traditional forms of employ- ing, engaging in survival sex, and expo- (The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Pow- needs often go unchecked as a result of ment and required documentation. Bar- sure to HIV. In addition, Black and Latino er) was born to carry on the tradition of discrimination and, at times, abuse from ring these resources has left a dispropor- youth who have sex with men are more protest in the face of outrage experienced health care providers. These providers are tionate number of transgender individuals likely to be exposed to sexually transmit- by lesbian, gay, bisexual, cis,3 transgender generally uninformed that the lives of old- reporting involvement in the sex industry ted diseases than their white peers. Like people, and other marginalized groups. er lesbians, gay, and bisexual people often and other underground economies (e.g., their adult counterparts, lesbian, gay, and Though a somewhat sanitized version of comprise histories of living in the shad- drug and hormones trafficking). Conse- bisexual youth reported disproportionate the uprising at Stonewall has emerged, a ows in response to social mores, estrange- quentially, transgender individuals face rates of substance use and abuse — 190% revolt would have never occurred if not for ment from kinship increased rates of higher than heterosexual youth.6 the defiance of Marsha Johnson and Sylvia networks, con- involvement and Continued disparate outcomes for lesbi- Rivera, two transgender women of color. nection by cho- d iscr im inat ion an, gay, bisexual, cis and transgender men Both remained ferocious champions in the sen kin, surviv- within the prison and women are reminders that many have struggles for fairness and equity for lesbian, al, trauma, and and justice system been left behind. It is true that legislative gay, bisexual, cis, and transgender people. perseverance in — harassment progress guarantees the right to marry re- the face of cen- from correction- Despite the accumulated advances with- gardless of sexual orientation and the right sure. The recent rise al staff, denial of in this community recently, on Wednes- to serve openly in the armed forces. Medi- of HIV infection with- medical care, and physical day, March 23, 2016, Gov. Pat McCrory cal advances have increased access to Anti- in this population has assault from other inmates of North Carolina signed House Bill 2, the Retroviral Therapy (ART) reducing HIV garnered little attention. and prison staff. Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, viral loads and instances of AIDS related Members of this popula- Institutional and struc- which banned individuals from using pub- deaths; and there is the advent of Pre-Ex- tion4 remain in the shad- tural barriers such as pov- lic bathrooms that do not correspond to posure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Expo- ows and at the margins erty and unemployment their biological sex assigned at birth. sure Prophylaxis (PEP), contributing to a Despite the tradition of protest in the with other groups who face impact transgendered indi- discrimination, stigma, and vi- viduals. These barriers have reduced risk of HIV infection and trans- face of injustice, only pockets of resistance mission. However, the question “What have emerged in response to the bill’s as- olence due to sexual orientation, left nearly 20% of transgender in- gender identity, or age. dividuals uninsured, resulting about those left behind?” remains unan- persions. Though not explicitly stated, the swered. The lives of those consigned to the bill suggests that transgender women are Institutional and structural in greater health risks and in- margins etched by privilege and access are not women at all; and are, in fact, predato- barriers such as unemployment adequate preventions and treat- living contestations of social work’s core ry men whose intents are a threat to wom- and discrimination have forced ment efforts. As with many lesbi- value constructs: social justice, dignity and en and children. This is merely a variation many transgender individuals into lives ans, transgender men often experience worth of the person, and importance of on the historically vicious message that gay of extreme and concentrated poverty. medical/psychosocial discrimination human relationships. Though direct prac- men are recruiters of innocent youth, pe- Though the sanitized image of the hap- and neglect at the hands of inexperienced tice often receives much of the attention dophiles, and vectors of disease who want py and well-adjusted gay or lesbian couple and uninformed providers, resulting in in- in social work, the profession was founded to be women; and that lesbians are women challenges stereotypes concerning devi- creased risk of cervical cancer. Similarly, in efforts to organize communities to ad- who must be changed, even if by force. Yet ance, it is important to note that one out of many transgender women are not rou- vocate and respond to inequity and injus- there is silence. It is this silence which is four to one out of three same-sex relation- tinely checked for symptoms of prostate 5 tice. In the silence that is deadly, can social deadly, and disparities prevail. ships has experienced domestic violence. cancer. Both groups face delayed medical Such violence involves not only physical treatment and reluctance to disclose per- work develop intersectional approaches in Orange Is the Only Fruit —­ and sexual assault, but also other forms of sonal information to medical staff. practice, education, policy, and research belittling and control, such as withhold- Now is the future. Young people are concerned with critiquing and changing Sectioning the Intersection ing funds needed for hormone treatment. often referred to as the future, but here society as a whole, meant to reduce dispari- Disparities refer to differences in out- Other forms of interpersonal violence re- and now lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth ties, increase human potential and “to lib- come (e.g., health, housing, education, in- main prevalent among this population. As are more likely to contemplate or attempt erate human beings from the circumstances that carceration) across various social group- of March 2015, at least 21 transgender in- suicide and experience homelessness than enslave them”7(Horkheimer 1982, 244)? In ing (i.e., race, immigration status, gender). dividuals were murdered. Transgender in- their heterosexual peers. The Williams In- this silence where is the voice of outrage?

1 CISGENDER refers to an individual whose gender (homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual) racism and ageism, that exist among the members 6 MARSHALL, M.P., Friedman, M.S., Stall, R., identity aligns with the gender they were assigned at of the group. King, K.M., Miles, J., Gold, M.A., … & Morse, 3 CISGENDER refers to an individual whose gender birth; not transgender. identity aligns with the gender they were assigned at J.Q. (2008). Sexual orientation and adolescent

birth; not transgender. 5 WILLIAMS INSTITUTE (2012). America’s substance use: a meta analysis and methodological 2 THIS ARTICLE omits transgender from the Shame: 40% of Homeless Youth are LGBT Kids: review*. Addiction, 103(4), 546-556 appellation lesbian, gay and bisexual community, Retrieved from http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/ 4 THE AUTHORS use the term population of press/americas-shame-40-of-homeless-youth-are- often referred to the as the LGBT community to community to avoid erasing the diversity of the 7 HORKHEIMER, M. (1982), Critical Theory, lgbt-kids/#sthash.nMeCJqS.dpuf assert gender identity (female, intersex, male) group as well as the intragroup conflicts — sexism, Seabury Press, New York, NY. are distinct categories from sexual orientation

ing the most urgent and volatile situations. immediately offer therapeutic services to a ■ SOCIAL WORKERS from page 1 now facing the child welfare system and Cell phones cannot secure immediate as- starving person.” It is now more urgent to certain other fields. To ensure a safer working environment, sistance. The basic tenet of developing a pose these issues for occupational change. reliance on programs such as Critical In- trusting relationship (or the illusion of the Passing legislation in Maryland to require The NASW-MD Children, Youth, cidence Stress Management (CISM), de- power of trust) while ingrained in our so- partner home visits, using police backup and Families Committee has begun escalation and disengagement techniques, cial work culture to create change in an in- for investigations, and making it a crime to non-violent self defense training, and ret- dividual, may not apply to all relationships. threaten a social worker should be strong- such a discussion. We welcome your rofitting offices, reception, and interview- The timing of using this technique and the ly considered. Some states have taken such thoughts and ideas; better yet, join ing rooms, are useful but such efforts do process may have to be further evaluated. action. Making job safety changes would the committee! not protect workers on home visits or dur- As Harris Chaiken once said, “You don’t assist with recruitment and retention issues Contact me at [email protected] Page 4 The Maryland Social Worker SUMMER EDITION | 2016 Welcome, New Board

Legal Issue of the Month Social Work Licensing Board Complaints

By Elizabeth M. Felton, JD, LICSW, Front row, left to right: Terry Morris, Suburban MD Rep; Meghan Herring, BSW Student Rep; Back row, left to right: Daphne Associate Counsel McClellan, Exec. Dir.; Gisele Ferretto, Baltimore Metro Rep; Sandy Pelzer, Secretary; Stephanie Avinger, New Professional Rep; and Carolyn I. Polowy, JD, Jessica Jolly, Southern MD Rep.; Charles Howard, President; Rennett Bennett-Burden, MSW Student Rep; Anthony Estreet, VP; General Counsel Angela Blake, Eastern Shore Rep.; and Errol Bolden, Treasurer.

The new Chapter Board of Directors took office effective July 1, 2016. Dr. Charles Howard is at the helm of the Maryland Chapter © November 2015 for the next two years. He is joined by a complete complement of officers, a group of social workers representing the five different National Association of Social Workers geographical branches within our state, a BSW student representative, and an MSW student representative. A new, at-large member of the board has also been added. Stephanie Avinger is representing and helping with program ideas for new professionals. All rights reserved A social worker’s professional license is key to a social worker’s career in a particu- lar state or jurisdiction. The filing of a state licensing board complaint can significantly Advanced Training for Masters Level limit the social worker’s ability to practice in that state and impact their career going forward. A board complaint can be filed by Social Work Supervisors Serving anyone who believes a licensee engaged in unprofessional conduct. Some complaints are justified, some are not. When a com- Older Adults plaint is filed against a social worker, re- gardless of how frivolous it may seem, the he NASW Maryland Chapter is cal knowledge and enhance their teach- registration fee. All applications will be social worker’s professional reputation and pleased to announce that we are ing skills to guide practice with older considered and a diverse class of twenty economic well being are at stake. now taking applications for the sec- adults and their families and strengthen participants will be chosen. To continue reading this article, go to T www.socialworkers.org. ond class of our training program, Su- their leadership skills in supporting in- 30 Category I CE credits for social pervisory Leaders in Aging (SLA), to be terdisciplinary teamwork. They will join work licensing will be offered. These held in the spring of 2017. The Maryland SLA’s growing network of graduates who 30 hours will include 3 hours of ethics chapter was selected as one of four chap- will benefit from continued peer support, and graduates who are not already certi- NASW-MD CHAPTER ters to implement SLA over a three year practice, research, policy updates, and fied as supervisors with the MD Board WELCOMES YOUR period under the auspices of the NASW other professional opportunities. of SW Examiners will be eligible to ap- Foundation and supported by a grant ply for that certification. Each participant LETTERS AND ARTICLES from the John A. Hartford Foundation. who completes the full training of this If you would like to make a submission, please The initiative is designed to improve the national program will also receive a cer- contact Jenni at 410-788-1066 x13. delivery of health and social services to tificate as a Supervisory Leader in Aging. older adults by strengthening the super- The registration fee for NASW members vision of social work staff on the front Those eligible to apply are MSW’s who is $450 and for non-members the cost is lines of service. as supervisors or managers provide super- $675. The chapter welcomes new mem- The SLA training program is com- vision to social work staff in any setting bers at the time of registration. Some prised of 5 full days of training at the that serves older adults and their families. scholarship money will be available. chapter headquarters in Catonsville. The Both experienced and novice supervi- To apply online go to www.social- program will begin in March and will be sors are encouraged to seek this advanced workers.org/sla one full day approximately every other training. Their employers must agree to For more information contact Daphne week for ten weeks (March 7, 21; April support SLA participants by providing McClellan at the chapter office. You may 4, 25; and May 9). Participants in the time to attend the 5 full day workshops call her at 410-788-1066 ext. 16 or email program can expect to gain gerontologi- and paying full or partial payment of the her at [email protected] SUMMER EDITION | 2016 The Maryland Social Worker Page 5

Part IV in a Five-Part Series (Find Parts I, II, and III at nasw-md.org in the previous editions of The Maryland Social Worker) Dementia Caregiving Tips from George Takei

Jennifer L. FitzPatrick for his mother to move in with them. persons with Alzheimer’s disease MSW, LCSW-C, CSP While Altman agreed, some spouses may require a tremendous amount of not. Moving in an older loved one with a physical care as the disease pro- eorge Takei’s life might seem like debilitating physical and cognitive condi- gresses. Whether paid staff or a far cry from yours. His career in tion is an enormous commitment. Any- additional family or friends are G show business has spanned over fif- one who would be living with the patient brought in to help, it’s essential to ty years, including television and movies, should have a say in the decision. make sure there are lots of people announcing on the Howard Stern Show sharing the responsibilities. and most recently last month’s Broad- 2.Engage with like-minded individuals way debut of the musical Allegiance. But Takei reportedly embraced the Alzheim- 4.Learn about your loved one’s Takei’s fame and fortune did not shield er’s Association and has even participated conditions him from a one of the most challenging over the years in the Walk To End Al- Takei has shared that his moth- roles all too many of us face: caregiver. zheimer’s (previously called the Memory er became fixated on dust in his George’s beloved mother Fumiko Em- Walk). Other caregivers tending to loved home. Since his home was free ily Takei, was diagnosed with Alzheim- ones with Alzheimer’s disease are your from dust, Takei initially at- er’s disease in the late 1990s. Alzheimer’s greatest allies. They are the only ones tempted to assure her that there disease is a progressive degenerative con- who can truly understand the daily strug- was no dust. But eventually after dition which initially robs the patient of gles of caring for someone who is slowly learning more about his moth- short term memory, judgment and abil- disappearing before your eyes. er’s condition, he realized that ity to recognize familiar people and plac- his mother was living in her long es. Eventually after losing the ability to 3. Don’t do it alone term memory. Back when the speak, walk and swallow, the patient pass- Takei and Altman hired caregivers to Takeis were incarcerated in a Jap- great book for better understanding and es away from Alzheimer’s disease. On av- help with Mrs. Takei’s needs. While not anese-American internment camp dur- responding to delusions in dementia care erage a person diagnosed with Alzheim- everyone can afford paid help, be sure you ing World War II, there was dust every- is The Validation Breakthrough by Nao- er’s disease lives for eight years with the are not the only one providing care for where. Once Takei realized this, he was mi Feil, MSW and Vicki deClerk-Rubin. condition. your loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. able to better communicate and comfort Here are 4 strategies George Takei em- Providing care on your own 24 hours his mother. Frequently when a person Gerontologist Jennifer L. Fitzpatrick, braced when taking care of his mother: per day is a recipe for caregiver burnout. with Alzheimer’s disease is fixated on a MSW, CSP is the founder of Jenerations Communicating with someone who has delusion like the dust, the caregiver’s in- Health Education, Inc., an Education Consul- 1. Communicate with your spouse or Alzheimer’s disease is difficult; the patient stinct is to “convince” the patient that she tant for the Alzheimer’s Association and a ger- significant other is often repetitive with comments and is wrong. But understanding that the de- ontology instructor at Johns Hopkins Universi- Takei has said that he asked his husband questions which can be enormously frus- lusion is very real to the patient and not ty. You can find her at www.jenerationshealth. (then partner) Brad Altman if it was okay trating to family caregivers. Additionally, fighting against it is most therapeutic. A com or on twitter @fitzpatrickjen.

a 10 minute presentation on your busi- ness or clinical ideas on how you do PRIVATE PRACTICE what you do. Presentations can be in audio, visual, digital, or pantomime COMMITTEE CORNER (if that’s your thing). Participants must be working in a private clinical social work business.

Basic Exclusion The ‘right’ answer. You are to present your ideas about building your practice: client techniques, clinical resources, or business information. There is no right or wrong answer, and detailed research Private Practitioners, is not necessary. This presentation is Come One, Come All! about sharing your perspective. You don't have to be a social work pioneer; just a colleague who is willing to share!

Meeting Agenda There's a lot to hear in the Fall! 5:30 pm: PPC Introduction Avoid rush hour and join us after the Clinical Conference on Thursday after- 5:45-6:30 pm: Ideas and Innovations noon, September 29th, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 6:30-7:00 pm: Panel and information p.m. for our first Ideas and Innovations sharing on building a private practice Symposium. For post-conference symposium at- In a Ted Talk-style format, this sym- tendees, you must register for the posium will showcase trending ideas NASW-MD Annual Fall Clinical Con- and topics in individual or group pri- ference and the PPC post-conference vate practice. If you are interested in through the Clinical Conference regis- sharing your business or clinical in- tration process. terventions, please contact the PPC at Deadline to submit for participation [email protected] or as a presenter for the Thursday post- call 410.946.1855. conference symposium is September 1. Contact us ASAP because there are a Basic Requirements limited number of spaces available. Participants must be willing to share See you in the Fall! Page 6 The Maryland Social Worker SUMMER EDITION | 2016

will also explore emotional intelligence and strategies world of ambition and can find it difficult to balance Workshop E for addressing generational differences in the community preservation and self-preservation. Can Application of Life Coaching Techniques in the workplace. Day two covers theoretical frameworks, social workers be successful and how is that Clinical Setting information on conduct of supervision, and skills success measured? However success is defined, the Tanorah St. John, MSW necessary for ethical supervision in accordance with growth of success can start with identifying your Therapist and founder, Soul regulations and best practices. short-term and long-term purpose in career building. Restoration, LLC Learning Objectives: Even if your current job is your dream job, the good Synopsis: This experiential 1. To understand the role, function, and core social worker continues to grow. Social workers are course will teach attendees a four competencies of effective supervisors; the heartbeat of any job. This workshop will help to step process to goal attainment. 2. To understand how leadership styles, generational identify and motivate you in the career you deserve. Each participant will gain personal differences, technology, and emotional intelligence Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: benefit as this formula is used affect workplace behavior and the climate/culture 1. Understand how your day-to-day business skills in in an important timeframe of his/her life during the of an organization; current social work jobs affect your career bigger course. Each clinician will be empowered with this 3. To understand the conduct, legal and regulatory picture; practical tool and will gain a clear understanding of the 11th issues of supervision; and 2. Align current job environment responsibilities with application process. Participants should arrive with a 4. To be able to apply theoretical models to long-term career goals; and personal goal in mind and plan to become equipped supervision. 3. Increase “soft skills” for business development as with a strategy that can be used continuously to get an employee, employer or for the self-employed. ANNUAL Please note: This is part I of a full day session the results you want! which is continued in the afternoon. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: Workshop D1 1. Understand specific differences between life Please note: You may attend one day of this Ethics of DSM-5 Case Diagnostic Formulations coaching and psychotherapy; supervision course if you do not need the full and ICD-10 CM Coding CLINICAL 12 hours. 2. Learn a four step model to help clients achieve Carlton Munson, Ph.D., LCSW-C their goals; Please Note: Upoon completing all 12 hours Professor, UMB School of Social 3. Gain firsthand experience as the strategy is used CONFERENCE of this workshop (AI, II, III, and IV) both the Work during the workshop on one of their goals; and Supervision certification hours and the BSWE’s Synopsis: Mental health 4. Learn about the use of technology in life coaching. 3 hour ethics requirement will be met. professionals face challenges September 29-30, 2016 related to the changes in delivery Workshop F Workshop B of mental health services that The Clinical Is the Political: Talking Social The Conference Center Medicating Einstein accompany the use of the DSM- Justice in Treatment Settings 5, which was released on May 18, 2013, and the Ayana Burnette, LCSW-C David Avruch, LCSW-C Maritime Institute of Technology conversion to the ICD-10 CM diagnostic recording Private practitioner/vocational Paneled social worker, Office of codes that were finally implemented on October 692 Maritime Boulevard support specialist, Living Light, the Public Defender of the State 1, 2015. This seminar is designed to aid mental Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 LLC of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Synopsis: What if children health practitioners in mastering the DSM-5 and the who present with mental health ICD-10 CM codes in a range of practice settings. Mental health therapist, Health Exhibitor Info: www.nasw-md.org disorders such as ADHD are Dr. Munson will present what practitioners need to Care for the Homeless, Inc., actually the new generation know and do in ethically applying the DSM-5 system Baltimore, MD of Einstein’s? If we consider what a true genius of recording a case diagnostic formulation (CDF) Synopsis: Clinical providers (such as mental DAY ONE SCHEDULE or evolved soul such as Einstein looked like as a using the appropriate ICD-10 codes. There will health therapists and addictions counselors) are not Thursday, September 29, 2016 child, it is easy to imagine that he didn’t blend in. be demonstration of methods for recording CDFs typically expected to address social oppression as These children are likely the ones who do things that are compliant with the DSM-5 system. CDF part of their everyday practice, but is it our ethical (7 CEUs) differently than most. They may even be labelled and ICD-10 CM coding procedures for key DSM-5 responsibility to help clients contextualize their life as “challenged,” “rebellious” or “abnormal.” In disorders will be illustrated. The classes of disorders experiences within a macro-level framework of 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Medicating Einstein, we will explore the behavioral covered will include: neurodevelopmental disorders; institutionalized injustice? How will it impact the Registration, Continental Breakfast, and and intellectual trends shared by elementary and schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic quality of the clinical interaction? How do we help Networking middle school aged children who are clinically disorders; depressive disorders; anxiety disorders; clients disempowered by racism and patriarchy diagnosed with a prevalent emotional/behavioral obsessive-compulsive and related disorders; trauma- find language to describe their experiences? And, 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. disorder. Case studies will be discussed to illustrate and stressor-related disorders; disruptive, impulse- once it’s out there, how do we collaborate with Welcome to the 11th Annual Clinical Conference how their expanded perspective of the world and control, and conduct disorders; substance-related advocates to help clients connect with movements Daphne McClellan, Ph.D., MSW distinct learning styles have been used by individuals and addictive disorders; neurocognitive disorders; for social change? Attending this workshop will Charles Howard, MSW, Ph.D. (including famous adults such as Michael Phelps) personality disorders; and other conditions that may help clinical providers who may not come from a AND to form the foundation upon which excellence is be a focus of clinical attention that will include the policy or advocacy background increase their level ethics of recording child and adult maltreatment of comfort with these types of discussions. We Introduction of Keynote Speaker achieved. In a facilitated discussion, we will explore the experiences of these children’s parents and the that social workers are mandated to report. There will actively practice three types of “conversation 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. will be a Q&A session. Dr. Munson was selected to inroads” that help clinicians connect a client’s lived Keynote Address: shared narratives regarding how medication often alters their children’s character and their gifts. participate in the American Psychiatric Association’s experience with macro-level issues such as racism, What’s Trauma Got to do With It?: Understanding DSM-5 Field Trials as a Clinical Practice Setting classism, and sexism. We will examine the clinical Impact of Childhood Trauma and Community Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Identify behavioral interventions that can assist Collaborating Investigator, and he will share application of this type of “deep context,” while from Resilience on Our Health and the Next Generation’s learning from that experience through specific case an ethical perspective we analyze the social forces Health children in honing the talents latent within their symptomology; diagnostic formulation examples from his clinical that influence behavior on the one hand and personal Keynote Speaker: 2. Identify ways to support and mentor parents in practice. Participants' learning will be enhanced if accountability on the other. Participants will identify Allison Sampson-Jackson, Ph.D., becoming advocates for their little Einstein; they bring a DSM-5 manual to the training session. barriers to engaging in macro-level conversations in LCSW, LICSW 3. Explore the clinician’s role in transforming the Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: a clinical context, and strategize to overcome them. CEO, Integration Solutions stereotype that children with mental health disorders 1. Acquire understanding of the process and purpose Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: are “problems” into the perspective they are a little of changes in the DSM-5 approach to recording 1. Understand how failures in public policy can Einstein; an advanced soul who has an expanded case diagnostic formulations in an ethical manner; manifest as individual traumas; world view; and 2. Be familiar with the changes in the content of a 2. Develop confidence in helping clients connect 4. Explore the idea that the prevalence of a child’s case diagnostic formulation; their lived experiences with macro-level issues clinical symptomology is an opportunity to create an 3. Learn the changes in recording procedures for of human rights, systemic racism, and social THURSDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS expanded approach to education, communication, specific diagnoses; constructionism; and 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and understanding which may be a more effective 4. Be acquainted with ethical use of the updated 3. Examine the clinical, ethical and logistical mode of interacting and processing. ICD-10 CM codes in mental health settings; opportunities for and barriers to helping clients Workshop A 5. Learn ethical and accurate coding strategies for contextualize their lived experience within a General Supervision, Part I Workshop C specific categories of major DSM-5 disorders; broader socioeconomic narrative. What Do You Do? Understanding and Mapping For example, neurodevelopmental, schizophrenia, Pamela Love Manning, MSW, bipolar, depressive, anxiety, trauma, substance, Ph.D. Your Career Path THURSDAY LUNCH (provided) personality disorders, and other conditions that 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Certified coach, speaker, author, Dionne Brown-Bushrod, LCSW-C may be a focus of clinical attention); and founder, The Finishers Owner, psychotherapist, 6. Develop knowledge about and understanding of Network, Baltimore Prosperity Redefined ethical DSM-5 CDF recording through review of Synopsis: This workshop sample CDFs; and consists of information, Jennifer Klingler, LCSW-C, Psychotherapist, private practice 7. Acquire knowledge about ethical recording of interactive activities, and mandated child and adult maltreatment reporting. engaging discussions designed to enhance general and clinical case manager, and clinical supervision skills. It is for new and Sheppard Pratt Health System Please note: this workshop is part one of a aspiring supervisors, experienced supervisors/ Synopsis: There is a common two part workshop, which will continue in the administrators who would like to enhance their belief that social work and afternoon session. supervisory knowledge, and social workers and other business do not co-exist; that one must be chosen over the Please note: After completing the full six hours human service professionals who supervise other of this workshop the Maryland Board of Social professionals who are working toward advanced other. Regardless of job position (employee, manager, self- Work Examiners’ 3-hour ethics requirement for licensure. Day one of the training provides an licensure renewal will be met. overview of supervision and the skills, attitudes, and employed) the social work resources necessary for effective supervision. You professional is operating in a

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4. Describe and implement 3 experiential, body- youth; a population known to be at increased risk of 3. Understand, develop, and use suicide based interventions that can be helpful in teaching behavioral health problems. Clinical social workers prevention plans; and clients self-soothing; and will benefit from information on the problems faced 4. Understand the dynamics of depression and 5. Define 3 psychodramatic techniques that promote by these youth, both in the current behavioral health suicide. body-mind integration. systems and in clinical interactions with behavioral health providers. In addition, presenters will provide DAY TWO SCHEDULE Workshop H training clinical social workers can use to improve From Macro to Micro: Behavioral Health and the the general systems and their own interactions with Friday, September 30, 2016 Ethical Implications of Changes Associated with this population. (6 CEUs) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Learn definitions of terms relevant to LGBTQ youth; Sue Cox, LCSW-C, MBA FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS 2. Understand the behavioral health needs of LGBTQ Team leader, Continuous Care youth; 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Team, UMMS/WPPC Clinics, 3. Be informed about Baltimore’s behavioral health Baltimore 11th services available for LGBTQ youth; Workshop A Synopsis: The Patient 4. Explore stereotypes, myths, and experiences related Supervision, Part III Protection and Affordable Care to LGBTQ youth in a non-judgmental environment; Act (PPACA) of 2010 created a Maxwell Manning, MSW, Ph.D. 5. Provide guidance to social workers who provide ANNUAL mandated benefit for coverage Clinical Supervisor Consultant, clinical services to LGBTQ youth; and of specific mental health and addiction services, Licensed Clinician, Life and 6. Review available resources for LGBTQ youth, their augmenting two prior federal level mental health Executive Coach and CEO families, and their treatment providers. parity laws. While the new law improves access to International Leadership, care and the enhancement of coordination between Coaching and Mentoring, Inc. CLINICAL Workshop J providers which are beneficial for consumers, Synopsis: This workshop Constant Cravings: Managing the Heart of the continuing challenges and changes to the consists of information, Addiction CONFERENCE original format of the PPACA provide a moving interactive activities, and engaging discussions platform for decision-making for providers charged Eileen Dewey, LCSW-C, SAP designed to enhance general and clinical supervision with delivering services. In this workshop the Director, Columbia Addictions skills. It is for new and aspiring supervisors, September 29-30, 2016 sections of the PPACA which pertain to integrated Center experienced supervisors/administrators who would behavioral health services will be examined from Synopsis: This workshop will like to enhance their supervisory knowledge, The Conference Center the perspectives of impact on both providers examine the physiological and and social workers and other human service and consumers of care. The potential ethical psychological underpinnings of professionals who supervise other professionals who Maritime Institute of Technology ramifications of mental health parity, coordination of cravings. Samplings of strategies are working toward advanced licensure. Day one 692 Maritime Boulevard behavioral and somatic health care, shared decision- to heal the addicted brain and of the training provides an overview of supervision making, access to services, and other changes manage cravings will be given. Complementary and and the skills, attitudes, and resources necessary Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 brought about by the PPACA will be discussed from alternative therapies are highlighted. for effective supervision. You will also explore an organizational and individual perspective. Case Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: emotional intelligence and strategies for addressing Exhibitor Info: www.nasw-md.org study examples will be used to illustrate potential 1. Understand the physiological and psychological generational differences in the workplace. Day two ethical challenges facing providers, and a paradigm cravings and what influences them; covers clinical theoretical supervision frameworks, for ethical decision-making in the brave new world of 2. Provide brief overview of brain physiolog; stages of supervision development, ethical issues THURSDAY AFTERNOON the PPACA will be proposed. 3. Explain role of neurotransmitters in drug use and related to supervision, strategies for prioritizing WORKSHOPS Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: recovery; and supervision focus, and supervision skill development. 1:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1. Become familiar with the sections of the PPACA 4. Understand strategies to heal addicted brain. Participants will explore their strengths and which influence the provision of behavioral health weaknesses as a supervisor and create a solution focused environment. Workshop A services and the status of implementation of changes in Maryland; and Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: General Supervision, Part II SKIP THURSDAY EVENING RUSH 1. Understand the role, function, and core (continued from the morning session) 2. Review the Code of Ethics and analyze how practice changes resulting from implementation HOUR AND EARN CEUs! competencies of effective supervisors; Pamela Love Manning, MSW, of the PPACA may result in new challenges for 2. Understand how leadership styles, generational Ph.D. effective ethical decision-making. Private Practice Committee Ideas differences, technology, and emotional intelligence Certified coach, speaker, author, and Innovations Symposium affect workplace behavior and the climate/culture and founder of the Finishers Please note: This workshop qualifies for the of an organization; Network, Baltimore Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners' 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 3. Understand the conduct, legal and regulatory 3-hour ethics requirement for licensure (earn 1.5 Category II CEUs) issues of supervision; Please note: This is a full renewal. 4. Apply theoretical models to supervision; day workshop. See full 5. Identify stages of supervisor development and description under Workshop A – Part I THURSDAY EVENING MOVIE AND Workshop D2 DISCUSSION competency; and Please note: Upon completing all 12 hours Ethics of DSM-5 Case Diagnostic 6. Learn the elements of creating a learning and of this workshop (AI, II, III, and IV), both the Formulations and ICD-10 CM Coding 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. solution focused supervision environment. (earn 2 additional Category I CEUs) Supervision certification hours and the BSWE’s Carlton Munson, Ph.D., LCSW-C Please note: This is part I of a full day 3 hour ethics requirement will be met. Professor, UMB School of Social The Hemingway Curse: Depression, Physical workshop which is continued in the afternoon Work illness, and Suicide session. Workshop G Carlton Munson, The Body Remembers What the Mind Forgets: (Continued from the morning Facilitator: Please Note: After completing all 12 hours of PhD, LCSW-C Professor, The Wisdom of the Body as a Resource for session) this workshop(A I, A II, A III, and A IV), both the Trauma Recovery University of Maryland-Baltimore Supervision certification hours and the BSWE’s Synopsis: Ernest Hemingway 3 hour ethics requirement will be met. Catherine Nugent, LCPC, TEP committed suicide in 1961. Private practice; adjunct Please note: this workshop is part two of a two Six other members of the Workshop K professor, Johns Hopkins part workshop. Hemingway family committed The Adult Orphan: Re-visioning Life after the University suicide before and since Death of Both Parents Synopsis: J.L. Moreno, the Please note: After completing the full six hours of this workshop the Maryland Board of Social Hemingway’s death. This presentation traces the originator of psychodrama, once history of the Hemingway family with a focus on Rhegina Sinozich, MSW, said: “The body remembers what Work Examiners’ 3-hour ethics requirement for LCSW-C licensure renewal will be met. the depression and suicides within the family. The the mind forgets.” This workshop Hemingway family history will be used as a template Psychotherapist in private demonstrates the power of psychodramatic role — practice and director and founder Workshop I for reviewing the DSM-5 depressive disorders and play and related experiential methods to tap into the conditions (Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent of Balloon to the Moon™ body’s wisdom as a resource for trauma recovery. By Improving Behavioral Systems and Synopsis: Most adults will Services for LGBTQ Youth Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (I and II), carefully bypassing common defenses and promoting and, Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder. lose both of their parents in healthy mind/body integration, psychodrama can Sean M. Lare, LCSW-C Participants will learn how to differentiate these adulthood. As adults they will be address trauma symptoms safely and effectively. Key Psychotherapist, trainer, disorders and conditions. Learning will be enhanced expected to weather the storm as “adults” and often concepts underlying experiential and body-based consultant, and supervisor, Sean through viewing parts of the 2015 movie, Running little attention will be paid to the reverberation this approaches will be explained, and applications to Lare Counseling & Consulting, from Crazy compiled by Ernest Hemingway’s event catalyzes. It is also likely that little attention individual and group settings will be discussed. The Columbia, MD granddaughter, Mariel Hemingway, who at age 51 will be paid to the tremendous transformative workshop will be highly interactive and experiential potential the death of both parents leaves in its Amanda M. Jones, Ph.D. has overcome the “Hemingway curse.” involving the use of psychodramatic role-play. Objectives: Upon completion of this training, wake. In this workshop we will explore a framework Participants will leave with ideas and techniques they Independent contractor, for helping our clients process the loss of both Baltimore/Washington; Chair, the participants will be able to do the following in can immediately apply in their work settings. work with individuals who experienced depressive parents as well as how to make the use of this loss Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: Institutional Review Board (IRB), as a springboard for exploring their full potential. MANILA Consulting Group, Inc., disorders or conditions: 1. Explain how trauma affects the body, brain, and 1. Understand and use the DSM-5 disorders and Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: nervous system; Tysons, VA 1. Learn the natural stages of grief and how to help Synopsis: This workshop conditions criteria related to depressive illness; 2. Describe how recovery from trauma can be 2. Create depression intervention treatment plans; clients navigate these stages; promoted through holistic approaches that provides information and 2. Be able to recognize the emotions specific to the address body, mind, emotions, and spirit; training about the behavioral loss of both parents and the ‘orphan’ feelings that health needs of lesbian, gay, 3. List the 5 basic animal responses that can be can arise from this loss; activated in trauma responses; bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) Continued Page 8 The Maryland Social Worker SUMMER EDITION | 2016

Workshop M FRIDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS Workshop P Individual Differences and Sensory Systems: 1:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Transpersonal Psychology, Non-Dualities, and A Key Component for Understanding the Whole Spiritual Emergencies Person Workshop A Ed Geraty, LCSW-C Crystal A. Merrill, MSW, LCSW-C, Part IV (continued) Psychotherapist, Union Memorial Private practitioner Clinical Supervision, Part II Hospital Synopsis: In this course Maxwell Manning, MSW, Ph.D. Synopsis: We learn about participants will be introduced Licensed Clinical Therapist & CEO it, teach it, discuss it, offer to the human development of South Mountain Counseling degrees in it, and debate it; but model, DIR, which includes Services what exactly is Transpersonal understanding and assessing the Psychology? In this workshop interactions between functional Please note: This is part we will explore the field of Transpersonal Psychology emotional developmental capacities (the “D” of DIR), II of a two-part workshop and Psychotherapy, and the concepts of Non-Duality 11th individual differences (the “I”), and relationships (the which is continued from the and Spiritual Emergencies coming from the work of “R”). We will focus more specifically upon individual morning session. Read full description under Stanislav Grof, M.D.; the father of the transpersonal differences to help participants begin to understand Workshop A, Part III. movement. how individual differences — especially those Please note: If the attendee also has a Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: ANNUAL related to the sensory systems — can support or certificate from workshops A (Part I and II, and 1. Understand the development of the field of derail relationships, development, and learning, and III) MD BSWE’s 3-hour Ethics requirement will Transpersonal Psychology; contribute to overall mental health. This course is be met. 2. Understand the concepts inherent in Non-Dual applicable for work with all populations. Philosophy/Spirituality; and CLINICAL Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: Please note: After completing all 12 hours 3. Understand spiritual emergencies coming from 1. Identify at least three components of an individual of this workshop, both the Supervision the work of Stanislav Grof, MD. sensory profile; certification hours and the BSWE’s 3 hour CONFERENCE 2. Cite how the sensory profile contributes to ethics requirement will be met. Workshop Q (2 parts) relationship dynamics; and Part I: Speak Up! Powerful Public 3. Share components of their own sensory profile. Workshop O Presentations September 29-30, 2016 Social Work with Newly Arrived Immigrants Diana Rein, M.Ed., MSW Workshop N and Refugees: Clinical, Cultural, and Ethical Consultant, Choice Consulting The Conference Center Opioids and Opiates: The Procrustean Dilemma Considerations and Training, Easton Maritime Institute of Technology Neil Sandson, M.D. Joshua Okundaye, Ph.D, Synopsis: Speak Up! addresses Medical Director, Acute Inpatient LCSW-C, LICSW the role of social workers and 692 Maritime Boulevard Psychiatry Unit, Baltimore VA Associate Professor, University of other professionals who are Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 Medical Center Maryland School of Social Work called upon to educate, advocate Synopsis: Today more than Synopsis: This workshop and organize on behalf of their ever, conscientious providers are provides an introduction to the constituencies in public speaking presentations. Exhibitor Info: www.nasw-md.org trapped in a troubling dilemma. information and skills necessary This overview of speech preparation techniques is Chronic pain continues to wreak for social work practice with appropriate for human services professionals with 3. Explore the paradigm of Post Traumatic Growth havoc in the lives of our patients. While the evolving newly arrived immigrants and refugees. The any level of experience. and how it applies to adult orphans; and evidence base suggests that chronic administration workshop discusses how we can use evidence based Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 4. Gain the ability to help clients move from loss of narcotic analgesic medications is often ineffective, methods and models differentiated according to 1. Analyze a target audience for a public presentation; to growth. little else seems to provide even temporary relief the unique needs of newly arrived immigrants and 2. Experience speech preparation strategies; and for our patients. Pain even tips some vulnerable refugees. The presenter will facilitate discussions on 3. Practice public speaking techniques. Workshop L patients over the edge into suicidal behaviors. On how the practitioner can facilitate and participate in Addressing Ethical Issues When Making the other hand, one can scarcely be oblivious to the restoration, maintenance, and/or enhancement Part II: Presenting Information to your Required Reports of Maltreatment and Harm the epidemic of narcotic prescription abuse and of the social functioning of immigrants and refugees Audience: Images, Text, and Video fatal overdosing among our patients. How can we who arrived in the United States within the last few Julie Gilliam, D.Sc. Gisele Ferretto, LCSW-C appropriately confront this complex dilemma? Are years. The presenter also discusses NASW Code of Senior Instructional Technologist, Clinical instructor, University of there “one-size-fits-all” approaches that are practical Ethics and potential ethical dilemmas when working University of Maryland School of Maryland School of Social Work, and helpful for most of our patients? Are more with newly arrived immigrants and refugees. Social Work Baltimore nuanced and individualized approaches reliably Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: Synopsis: As social workers, Synopsis: In this workshop we reproducible? As a health-care system, are we 1. Be familiar with social work’s historical role in there is a need to present will explore the issues related providing the resources to adequately address providing services for immigrants and refugees information to promote change, to making mandated reports of these issues, or are systems and their constituent and some of the major legislations which have facilitate understanding, and maltreatment and harm while providers left to fend for themselves? This lecture shaped U.S. immigration policy; demonstrate knowledge. The workshop will show maintaining the therapeutic relationship. Content will will explore these questions and possible solutions to 2. Review and understand contemporary legal how social workers could present information to address the complex legal, ethical and therapeutic these Procrustean dilemmas. classifications of immigrants and their create meaning, and deliver powerful messages to issues that arise when making required reports of Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: implications; our vast array of audiences. suspected maltreatment or adhering to the statute 1. Appreciate the appropriate uses of narcotic 3. Review ecological systems, resiliency and family Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: describing a professional’s “duty to warn”. Current analgesics; systems practice frameworks and their relevance 1. Learn how to present information in a powerful changes to both the child abuse and neglect law 2. Appreciate the challenges posed by chronic pain for work with this population at the micro, mezzo and compelling manner; and licensing regulations concerning ethics will be in the face of the reality of narcotic abuse and and macro levels; 2. Discover tools to assist with finding image covered. Content will also include the complex issue overdose; and 4. Develop knowledge regarding the contextual images to create riveting presentations and of making reports when an adult discloses he/she 3. Learn ways to evaluate which patients may be factors which affect immigrants’ well-being; documentation; and was maltreated as a child. Special focus will be on appropriately given narcotic analgesics, what 5. Be familiar with mental and physical health issues 3. Understand how color, font, images, and video the development of strategies for dealing with ethical measures need to be in place to make this a relevant to this population; play an integral part of telling your story. decisions. safe endeavor, and the role of social work in this 6. Develop practice skills to respond to particular Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: multidisciplinary process. patterns of help seeking behavior; 1. Distinguish the basic elements and terms which 7. Understand factors that contribute to ethical define child physical abuse, child sexual abuse FRIDAY LUNCH (provided) dilemmas and ethical violations with this and substantial risk of sexual abuse, child neglect, population; and mental injury; 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 8. Understand and apply NASW Code of Ethics 2. Apply professional values, ethical concepts and standards that relate to practice with this current statute when making reports concerning population; and suspected harm or maltreatment; 9. Learn about best practice approaches to 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the reporting the resolution of ethical dilemmas with this requirements (Who, When, Immunity, Exceptions) population. including reporting when the individual is no longer a child; Please note: This workshop qualifies for the 4. Explore the use of the Maryland Statute and Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ Regulations which govern practice in social work 3-hour ethics requirement for licensure renewal. settings as well as the professional ethical code; 5. Explore strategies and a model for ethical decision making for minimizing risk when responding to ethical issues and dilemmas; and We look forward to seeing you 6. Self-reflect and evaluate their practice when faced with ethical decision making concerning reports of child maltreatment and harm. at the 2016 Annual Clinical Conference! Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour ethics requirement for licensure renewal.

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REGISTRATION FORM 11TH ANNUAL FALL CLINICAL CONFERENCE September 29-30, 2016 • The Maritime Institute of Technology Conference Center ANNUAL MACRO NASW-MD is committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are able to fully participate. Please call the office at least 30 days in advance at 410-788-1066 for service accommodations. Please complete the registration form below and mail with credit card information or your check payable to: SOCIAL WORK NASW-Maryland Chapter, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Maryland 21228 4th You may also register online at www.nasw-md.org CONFERENCE Early Bird Registration Deadline: Monday, September 13, 2016 at Noon Please note: The Maritime Institute reserved a block of rooms for NASW Conference attendees. If you are interested in staying there, call them at 410-859-5700. Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 • 6 Cat. I CEUs Name: ______The Conference Center • Maritime Institute of Technology Job Title: ______692 Maritime Boulevard • Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m., Lobby Area neighborhoods. Although Macro Social Workers aim to Organization: ______Registration, Continental Breakfast, Networking help foster similar end goals, community wealth building models and strategies are typically not part of 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Day Phone: ______E-Mail: ______their approach. This workshop highlights why social Welcome and Keynote Address workers should be embracing community wealth Address: ______Keynote Speaker/ building strategies. In addition, we will provide Presentation: John Duda, MSW concrete examples of how social workers could be NASW Membership # ______Communications Director, tapping community wealth building by describing a) Democracy Collaborative how one nonprofit in Baltimore has developed a If you are not a member, would you like an application? ______Title: Creating a New and More community wealth building program to complement its Democratic Economy long-standing neighborhood work, and b) how one WORKSHOP SELECTIONS nascent enterprise is relying on community wealth Please indicate your first and second choices for each workshop time slot. All workshops will be filled on a first- building to support its target population, returning come, first-served basis. We will attempt to honor each participant’s selection; however, participants will be MORNING SESSION WORKSHOPS citizens. issued their second choice if the chosen workshop is already full. Learning Objectives: Participants will: 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 1. Understand the community wealth building approach Thursday Morning 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ______First Choice ______Second Choice and the reasons why macro social workers should Thursday Afternoon 1:50 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ______First Choice ______Second Choice Workshop A add community wealth building models and Friday Morning 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. ______First Choice ______Second Choice Confronting Food Inequity through the strategies to their existing tool-sets; and Friday Afternoon 1:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ______First Choice ______Second Choice Practice of Self-Determination in Baltimore’s 2. Gain concrete models/strategies that they can Food Environments CONFERENCE FEES tap to bring community wealth building to their Eric Jackson, MSW, LGSW organizations and own tool-box of social work Early Bird Registration Fees (Received in NASW-MD office by midnight on Monday, September 12, 2016) Servant-Director, Black Yield interventions. _____ Entire Conference Early Bird: $259 NASW Members/$319 Non-Members/ Institute $160 Retired Members/$120 Student Members (13 CEUs) Tiffany Welch, MSW Workshop C Food Access Planner, No Political Mobilization of the Latino Population _____ Entire Conference with Thursday Evening Movie and Discussion Note: Movie earns 2 extra Boundaries Coalition CEUs under Category I; Two-day workshops earn 13 total CEUs under Category I – All for the same price! Liz Alex, MSW Synopsis: This workshop will Regional Director, CASA de _____ Thursday Only Early Bird: $155 NASW Members/$195 Non-Members (7 CEUs)/ provide an analysis of food Maryland $80 Retired Members/$60 Student Members inequities as they manifest in Synopsis: Much has been the food system and made in recent months about _____ Friday Only Early Bird: $155 NASW Members/$195 Non-Members (6 CEUs)/ environments in Baltimore. immigrants, both documented $80 Retired Members/$60 Student Members Maryland. The presenters will and undocumented; as well as offer an intersectional analysis the potential power of the Latino Regular Registration Fees (Received in NASW-MD office after 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 12, 2016) of the food problems, using vote. What is happening in Maryland? What efforts current data. The workshop will _____ Entire Conference Regular Rate: $369 NASW Members/$439 Non-Members (13 CEUs)/ are being made within this community to make sure also explore the links between that their voices are heard in the upcoming election? $160 Retired Members/$120 Student Members social work and human rights principles and Learning Objectives: Participants will: approaches to achieving food justice and food _____ Entire Conference with Thursday Evening Movie and Discussion Note: Movie earns 2 extra 1. Learn about the political issues which are sovereignty. The presenters will also share some CEUs under Category I; Two-day workshops earn 13 total CEUs under Category I – All for the same price! important to this population; and examples of work on-the-ground that illustrates 2. Learn about the social work skills which are most _____ Thursday Only Regular Rate: $209 NASW Members/$269 Non-Members/ community power building and systemic change by useful for grassroots political organizing and $80 Retired Members/$60 Student Members (7 CEUs) the people most affected by limited access to 3. Understand the importance of working with the healthy, affordable, culturally appropriate foods in _____ Friday Only Regular Rate: $209 NASW Members/$269 Non-Members (6 CEUs)/ community leaders in this effort. $80 Retired Members/$60 Student Members Baltimore, Maryland. Learning Objectives: Participants will: LUNCH (provided) 12:15 – 1:00 P.M. Please answer the following: 1. Explore four theories and associated methods in Avoid the rush hour and earn even MORE CEUs by attending our Private Practice Committee presentation after addressing food inequity; 2. Learn the ways social work values and human rights your Thursday afternoon workshop. Pizza and sodas will be provided. AFTERNOON SESSION WORKSHOPS principles are utilized in food justice interventions; and 1:15-4:30 p.m. I will attend the Private Practice Committee's Ideas and Innovations Symposium on Thursday afternoon, 3. Learn how two social workers are educating and 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Earn 1.5 Category II CEUs) organizing communities to achieve self-determination Please note: There are several workshop ❑ YES ❑ NO through food justice and food sovereignty. combinations in the afternoon. Please pay attention to the times of each workshop below. Workshop B Total Payment for the Conference: $______Community Wealth Building: A Critical Yet Workshop D1 PLENARY SESSION Untapped Tool for Marco Social Workers 1:15 p.m. -2:45 p.m. Conference fee includes the following: All workshops and CEU certificates for the day(s) you registered; continental Social Work Skills Translate in to Billion Dollar breakfast and lunch on Thursday and Friday; and the keynote speaker on Thursday morning; Thursday afternoon Stephanie Geller, MSW Community Wealth Building Win for Baltimore City Schools private practice committee event; and movie and discussion on Thursday night. Strategist, Tisha Edwards, MSW PAYMENT METHOD Strong City Baltimore EVP Corporate Affairs-JS Plank & Chester A. Francis, Jr., CLC, DM DiCarlo Family Foundation ❑ Check: $______Check No.: ______❑ Credit Card: ❑ MasterCard ❑ VISA M.Div., MSW Frank Patinella, MSW Certified Life Coach Senior Education Advocate, Card number: ______Synopsis: Community wealth ACLU of Maryland building is a systems approach Synopsis: Baltimore City school Expiration date: ______3-digit security code: ______that aims to nurture an buildings have been deteriorating inclusive, sustainable economy for decades with water fountains Name as it appears on front of card: ______built on locally-rooted and shut down due to dangerous broadly-held ownership. It’s an lead levels, leaky roofs that Signature: ______Today’s date: ______approach to community cause damage and mold, and development that puts residents faulty heating systems that lead Comfort Zone Reminder and communities first — aiming to catalyze new to missed days of school during Although every effort is made to have a comfortable temperature in the meeting rooms, everyone’s comfort level economic models that are truly empowering and the winter. Inspired by mass is different. Please bring a jacket or a sweater to account for room temperature fluctuations. Thank you! equitable, and that result in strong, sustainable scale school rebuilding efforts Continued Page 10 The Maryland Social Worker SUMMER EDITION | 2016

in other districts nationwide, local policy groups and Joshua Okundaye, Ph.D, Please note: This workshop qualifies for the barriers to community empowerment, and therefore, community organizations came together to launch LCSW-C, LICSW Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ must be changed in order to move towards greater a campaign — Transform Baltimore: Build Schools, Associate Professor, University of 3-hour ethics requirement for licensure renewal. effectiveness and sustained impact in our work in Build Neighborhoods — to urge lawmakers to adopt Maryland School of Social Work Maryland and nationally; and its bold and far reaching $1 billion school construction Synopsis: This workshop Workshop F1 3. Identify ways to apply community empowerment financing proposal for Baltimore City. Participants will provides an introduction to the 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. principles and models in current social work hear how three macro social work practitioners from information and skills necessary Community Empowerment: The Necessary practice, as well as the concrete steps needed the nonprofit sector, school system, and mayor’s office for social work practice with Paradigm Shift for Achieving Sustainable to change our current system to move towards a strategized and worked together to win the passage of newly arrived immigrants and refugees. The Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural Change community empowerment-oriented system. this unprecedented bill in the state legislature in 2013. workshop discusses how we can use evidence based Lavanya Madhusudan, MSW, MPH Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to Workshop F2 methods and models differentiated according to Policy Research Analyst, Job cite the important decisions made by key actors in 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. the unique needs of newly arrived immigrants and Opportunities Task Force getting the bond bill passed; 2. Participants will gain Speak Up! Powerful Public Presentations refugees. The workshop will facilitate discussions on Synopsis: Though we have a insights into the critical roles that social workers can how the practitioner can facilitate and participate in robust social services and civic Diana Rein, M.Ed., MSW play in government and nonprofit organizations in an the restoration, maintenance, and/or enhancement of sector in Maryland, our current Consultant, Choice Consulting advocacy campaign; 3. Participants will hear about the social functioning of immigrants and refugees who system of social service provision and Training grassroots as well as grasstop strategies that were arrived in the United States within the last few years. through various nonprofit, used to win the bill The training also discusses NASW Code of Ethics and government, private organizations is falling short in (See workshop D2 for potential ethical dilemmas when working with newly achieving real, sustained improvements in quality of life information) Workshop D2 arrived immigrants and refugees. for the most marginalized members of our society. We 1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Learning Objectives: Participants will: need to rethink our current system, the models we use, Speak Up! Powerful Public Presentations 1. Become familiar with Social work’s historical role in and the assumptions behind them in order to maximize Workshop F3 Diana Rein, M.Ed., MSW providing services for immigrants and refugees and our ability to help our clients using the limited resources 3:00 p.m.– 4:30 p.m. Consultant, Choice Consulting some of the major legislation which has shaped that exist; we need a paradigm shift. Community Presenting Information to your Audience: and Training U.S. immigration policy; empowerment models and principles, though deeply Images, Text, and Video Synopsis: Speak Up! addresses 2. Review and understand contemporary legal rooted in the profession of social work, have largely Julie Gilliam, D.Sc. the role of social workers and classifications of immigrants and their implications; been undervalued and therefore underutilized, but Senior Instructional Technologist, other professionals who are 3. Review ecological systems, resiliency and family can provide much guidance in rethinking our current University of Maryland School of called upon to educate, advocate systems practice frameworks and their relevance system. A highly successful model of community Social Work and organize on behalf of their for work with this population at the micro, mezzo empowerment from the Comprehensive Rural Health Synopsis: As social workers, constituencies in public speaking presentations. and macro levels; Project in Jamkhed, India, is presented, highlighting there is a need to present This overview of speech preparation techniques is 4. Develop knowledge regarding the contextual the powerful and lasting change that can be achieved information to promote change, appropriate for human services professionals with factors which affect immigrants’ well-being; through a strong community empowerment approach, facilitate understanding, and any level of experience. 5. Become familiar with mental and physical health key elements and best practices of the model that can demonstrate knowledge. The workshop will show Learning Objectives: Participants will: issues relevant to this population; be universally applied, and guidelines for changing our how social workers could present information to 1. Analyze a target audience for a public presentation; 6. Develop some practice skills to respond to current social service system in Maryland to achieve create meaning, and deliver powerful messages to 2. Experience speech preparation strategies; and particular patterns of help seeking behavior; equally robust outcomes by adopting a community our vast array of audiences. 3. Practice public speaking techniques. 7. Understand factors that contribute to ethical empowerment-oriented system. Learning Objectives: Participants will: dilemmas and ethical violations with this Learning Objectives: Participants will: 1. Learn how to present information in a powerful Workshop E population; 1. Describe the key principles and best practices of a and compelling manner; 1:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 8. Understand and apply NASW Code of Ethics globally renowned model of community empowerment 2. Discover tools to assist with finding images to Social work with Newly Arrived Immigrants standards that relate to practice with this that has achieved sustained social, political, cultural, create riveting presentations and documentation; and Refugees: Clinical, Cultural, and Ethical population; and economic improvements and change; and Considerations 9. Learn about best practice approaches to the 2. Identify the underlying assumptions and structures 3. Understand how color, font, images, and video resolution of ethical dilemmas with this population. that exist in our current system which serve as play an integral part of telling your story.

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5. Demonstrate an understanding of various clinical skills and treatment modalities that can be used with this population. SOUTHERN MD CE: 3 Cat I Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s Counties Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members; $10 for guests (no CEU certificate) #2092 Social Work Ethics in the Age of Social Media #2070 Exploring Bio-Ethical Issues and Principles Date: Saturday, October 8, 2016; 9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Date: Friday, September 16, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Location: Charlotte Hall Veterans Home Location: Charlotte Hall Veterans Home 29449 Charlotte Hall Road 29449 Charlotte Hall Road Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 Presenter: Corey Beauford, MSW, LICSW Presenter: Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C Founder and President, Inspired Consulting Group, Riverdale CEO, Cruz and Associates, LLC Synopsis: In the age of various forms of social media, boundaries that exist between clients and Synopsis: In this workshop we will explore of bio-ethical issues and principles. Exploring the history clinicians are becoming much more ambiguous. In response this ever changing phenomenon, this training will of bio-ethics (landmark cases), the definition of bioethics and current legislative proposals. An emphasis will address ethical considerations related to dual and multiple relationships when utilizing various forms of social be placed in understanding and applying the responsibility a social worker has to self and the agency while media. Moreover, ethical considerations related to privacy and confidentiality when utilizing electronic medical respecting the very personal bioethical decisions clients make. Discussion will focus on numerous medical issues records will be examined. We will discuss sections of the NASW Code of Ethics related to conflicts of interest among them: cloning, assisted suicide, organ transplant and life extension. Additional issues explored will be: and client records. This training is ideal for social workers with various levels of experience. “Aid-in-dying” legislation, ethical issues in a healthcare setting, code of ethics, ethical framework model, and Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to: best practice technique. This is an interactive workshop where case vignettes will be presented and participants 1. Understand the bearing that social media has on our professional relationships with clients; will work in a group setting to further maximize their understanding of the concepts presented. 2. Discuss boundary violations that can possibly occur on various forms of social media; and Learning Objectives:Upon completion of this intermediate course, participants will be able to: 3. Discuss privacy and confidentiality concerns when using agency blogs, cell phone, and websites. 1. Increase their knowledge of various bio-ethical issues and principles, among them life and death issues; CE: 3 Cat I 2. Demonstrate an understanding of bioethical issues and principles, including but not limited to landmark Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members cases and the history behind bioethics; Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners 3-hour 3. Effectively understand and apply an ethical decision making model to help process and resolve bioethical ethics requirement for licensure renewal. issues; and 4. Articulate the key elements of bioethics and the responsibility the social worker has to client, profession and self. Register for one or both workshops and attend lunch as our guest! CE: Cat. I Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members #2093 Current Trends in Adolescent Substance Abuse Date: Saturday, October 8, 2016; 1:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners' 3-hour Location: Charlotte Hall Veterans Home ethics requirement for licensure renewal. 29449 Charlotte Hall Road Lunch provided 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 Presenter: Corey Beauford, MSW, LICSW Founder and President, Inspired Consulting Group, Riverdale #2071 Friday Movie and Discussion: Featuring the film Serving Life Synopsis: Krokodil, K2, 2C-E, Mojo, Salvia, N-Bomb, Lean, Spice, Molly, Bath Salts, Butt- Date: Friday, September 16, 2016; 1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Chugging, Pharm Parties — sound familiar? Adolescents across the United States are experimenting with Location: Charlotte Hall Veterans Home newer, more toxic illicit drugs. Drug use can have detrimental effects on an adolescent’s neurological, 29449 Charlotte Hall Road physical, and emotional development. In this interactive training we will share prevention and treatment interventions that human service professional can utilize to address substance abuse with adolescents. We NASW-MD Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 Presenter: Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C will also examine drug use among high-risk adolescent populations and provide strategies for resolving ethical CEO, Cruz and Associates, LLC and moral dilemmas that can arise while providing recovery-based services to adolescents and their families. Synopsis: The film takes viewers inside Louisiana's maximum-security prison at Angola, Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to: where the average sentence is more than 90 years. The prisoners within its walls are the worst of the worst 1. Verbalize an understanding of relatively newer addictive substances that adolescents are abusing within the – rapists, kidnappers, and murderers. With prison sentences so long, they will grow old and die in Angola. Forest United States; Whitaker narrates the story that documents an extraordinary hospice program where hardened criminals care for 2. Verbalize an understanding of how substance abuse impacts adolescent brain functioning and development; their dying fellow inmates. In doing so, they embark on a journey that may end in personal rehabilitation. Serving Life 3. Understand the correlation between current substance abuse trends and high-risk behaviors among reveals the humanity that exists inside each and every one of us. Join us as we discuss the criminal justice system, LGBTQ Youth; and rehabilitation, and the aging process. 4. Identify and resolve ethical dilemmas related to providing recovery-based treatment to adolescents. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this movie/discussion participants will be able to: CE: 3 Category I 1. Define and understand the complexity of empathy and its role in personal rehabilitation; Cost: $30 for members; $40 for non-members; $10guest (no CEU certificate) 2. Understand the connection between trauma, offending, and how these factors are intertwined in the criminal justice system; 3. Increase their understanding of trauma, addictions, assimilation, and cultural/social barriers; 4. Articulate the connection between the aging process and increased empathy and self-worth; and CONTINUING ED Continued on page 12 Page 12 The Maryland Social Worker SUMMER EDITION | 2016

#2097 Stigma and Social Work Practice Through an Ethics Lens Date: Friday, October 21, 2016; 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. #2086 Movie and Discussion Featuring Diary of a Mad Black Woman Friday, October 7, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Breakfast provided 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Date: PLEASE NOTE Location: Allegany College of Maryland Location: Restore Health Rehabilitation Center NEW LOCATION! Continuing Ed Building Room 12-14 4615 Einstein Place NASW-MD 12401 Willowbrook Road White Plains, MD 20695-1061 Cumberland, MD 21502 Presenter: Suzanne Cox, LCSW-C, MBA Facilitator: Suzanne Cox, LCSW-C Team leader, Continuous Care Team, UMMS/WPPC Clinics, Baltimore Team leader, Continuous Care Team, UMMS/WPPC Clinics, Baltimore Synopsis: Attention to factors which stigmatize consumers from the perspectives of society, Synopsis: After 18 years of marriage to lawyer Charles (Steve Harris), Helen (Kimberly Elise) is shocked providers of care, and impacted individuals is crucial to ethical social work practice. We will examine both when he announces he's ending their marriage and shacking up with Brenda (Lisa Marcos). Helen retreats to personally mediated and societally based origins of stigma which impact many individuals presenting for the house of her grandmother Madea (Tyler Perry), who helps her destroy much of Charles' property, earning services. We will identify and discuss sources of internal bias and point of view, their impact on clients and her house arrest. While Charles prepares for the trial of a corrupt client, Helen is courted by Orlando (Shemar providers. We will explore the nine commonly identified dimensions of stigma and the challenges clinicians Moore), an affectionate moving man with strong Christian values. face in ethically addressing each of these dimensions individually and collectively. The challenges faced by Discussion Objectives: Participants will: stigmatized individuals and groups in accessing and remaining engaged in care will be discussed in depth. 1. Examine the roles of forgiveness and letting go as essential to recovery from unhealthy relationships, and Strategies for clinicians to assist in remaining vigilant to emerging stigma in practice will also be discussed. how clinicians can work to facilitate this in practice; Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will: 2. Consider the difficulties encountered with clients trapped in maintaining a façade of success in the midst 1. Review common stereotypes as well as societal stigmas and how these impact both providers and service of a reality of failures; and recipients; 3. Identify and discuss ethical challenges brought about if a client with a situation similar to that of Helen 2. Address nine commonly identified dimensions of stigma and the ethical questions potentially impacting McCarter (the female lead) were to present for treatment. clinical practice for each; and CE: 3 Cat I 3. Discuss strategies for successfully engaging and retaining stigmatized individuals and groups in treatment. Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members; $10 guests (no CEU certificate) CE: 3 Category I Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members #2095 Social Work with Newly Arrived Immigrants and Refugees: Clinical, Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners' 3-hour Cultural, and Ethical Considerations ethics requirement for licensure renewal. Date: Saturday, October 22, 2016; 9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: All Saints’ Episcopal Church Lunch provided 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 106 West Church Street Frederick, MD 21701 Presenter: Joshua Okundaye, Ph.D., LCSW-C #2098 Friday Movie and Discussion Featuring Liar Liar Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work Date: Friday, October 21, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Synopsis: This workshop provides an introduction to the information and skills necessary for Location: Restore Health Rehabilitation Center PLEASE NOTE social work practice with newly arrived immigrants and refugees. The presenter discusses how we can 4615 Einstein Place NEW LOCATION! use evidence based methods and models differentiated according to the unique needs of newly arrived NASW-MD White Plains, MD 20695-1061 immigrants and refugees. The presenter will lead discussions on how the practitioner can facilitate and Presenter: Suzanne Cox, LCSW-C, MBA participate in the restoration, maintenance, and/or enhancement of the social functioning of immigrants and Team leader, Continuous Care Team, UMMS/WPPC Clinics, Baltimore refugees who arrived in the United States within the last few years. The presenter also discusses NASW Synopsis: An attorney who tells the truth for 24 hours straight? This has got to be Code of Ethics and potential ethical dilemmas when working with newly arrived immigrants and refugees. the movies! Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is a lawyer obsessed with his career, and he's devoted his life Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: to bending the truth to his advantage. This habit has broken up his marriage to Audrey (Maura Tierney) 1. Become familiar with social work’s historical role in providing services for immigrants and refugees and and isn't doing much good for his relationship with his young son Max (Justin Cooper). Fletcher repeatedly some of the major legislations which have shaped U.S. immigration policy; promised Max that he'll be there for Max's eighth birthday party, but when an important assignment comes 2. Review and understand contemporary legal classifications of immigrants and their implications; up at work, Fletcher calls Audrey and makes an excuse so flimsy that even Max can see through it. When 3. Review ecological systems, resiliency, and family systems practice frameworks and their relevance for it comes time to blow out the candles on his cake, Max makes a wish: that his Dad could go just one day work with this population at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels; without telling a lie. Suddenly, Max finds himself physically incapable of saying anything that isn't true — 4. Develop knowledge regarding the contextual factors which affect immigrants’ well-being; which, given the divorce settlement case he's just been handed, is going to make his next day in court very 5. Become familiar with mental and physical health issues relevant to this population; interesting indeed. 6. Develop some practice skills to respond to particular patterns of help seeking behavior; Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to: 7. Understand factors that contribute to ethical dilemmas and ethical violations with this population; 1. Identify ethical challenges inherent in work with clients who may not be providing truthful or complete 8. Understand and apply NASW Code of Ethics standards that relate to practice with this population; and information; 9. Learn about best practice approaches to the resolution of ethical dilemmas with this population. 2. Differentiate between sources of fact distortion and evaluate how consideration of the rationale for lying CE: 3 Category I impacts its acceptability; and Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members 3. Analyze the impact of both culture and intent on the general level of acceptability of telling or being told untruths and how this can potentially influence decision-making. Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners' 3-hour CE: 3 Category I ethics requirement for licensure renewal. Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members; $10 guests (no CEU certificate) Register for one or both workshops and attend lunch as our guest! WESTERN MD #2096 Demystifying the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Garrett, Allegany, Washington, and Frederick Counties 5th Edition (DSM-5) Date: Saturday, October 22, 2016; 1:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: All Saints’ Episcopal Church #2085 Compassion Fatigue: An Ethical Framework 106 West Church Street Date: Friday, October 7, 2016; 9:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Frederick, MD 21701 Location: Allegany College of Maryland Presenter: Joshua Okundaye, Ph.D., LCSW-C Continuing Ed Building Room 12-14 Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work 12401 Willowbrook Road Synopsis: This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the history of the Cumberland, MD 21502 Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the historical relationship between the DSM Presenter: Suzanne Cox, LCSW-C, MBA and major mental health conditions. This workshop will also provide a summary of the major changes Team leader, Continuous Care Team, UMMS/WPPC Clinics, Baltimore and controversies surrounding the introduction of the DSM 5. Finally, through questions and answers, the Synopsis: Compassion fatigue, or secondary traumatic stress, is a common and unfortunate presenter will discuss some of the implications of DSM 5 for social work education, practice, and research. side-effect of caring too much. Clinicians are exposed to and work hard to help heal individuals, families, and Learning Objectives: This workshop will provide participants with: groups that have been wronged (sometimes deeply) by circumstances beyond their control in an environment 1. An overview of the history of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual; with too few resources. Regrettably, the outcome of not being proactive or responding to compassion fatigue 2. An overview of the relationship between the DSM and major mental health conditions; can lead to affected individuals caring less or not at all over time. 3. A summary of the organization of the DSM 5; Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 4. An overview of some of the major changes introduced by the DSM 5; 1. Explore the causes and develop a working personal definition of compassion fatigue; 5. An overview of some of the major controversies created by the DSM 5; and 2. Self-assess and examine the potential impact of compassion fatigue on both professional and personal 6. A discussion of the implications for social work education, practice and research. relationships; CE: 3 Cat I 3. Discuss the impact of compassion fatigue on professional practice and relate compassion fatigue to an Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members increased risk of judgment distortions and potential ethical violations; and 4. Consider possible responses to identifying compassion fatigue in ourselves, colleagues as well as the support systems of our clients. SUBURBAN MD CE: 3 Cat I Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners' 3-hour #2069 Healthcare Decision Act ethics requirement for licensure renewal. Date: Sunday, August 28, 2016; 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital Register for one or both workshops and attend lunch as our guest from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. 1500 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 Please note: Holy Cross Hospital charges parking fees on weekends; be prepared to pay $5-$6.

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Presenter: Charlene Davis, MSW 1. Establish expectations for social work practices and services with LGBT youth; Social Worker, Holy Cross Hospital 2. Ensure that social work practice with LGBT youth is guided by the NASW Code of Ethics; Synopsis: The individual is always the dominant source for decision-making. Even if another 3. Provide a basis for advocating for LGBT youths’ rights to be treated with respect and dignity, have their assumes the decision-making role as agent, guardian, or surrogate, the decision-maker must always confidentiality protected, have access to supportive services, and have appropriate inclusion in decision- follow the individual's instructions. Without instructions, the agent, guardian, or surrogate must make the making; and decision in the best interests of the individual.The healthcare provider is bound to accept the decisions of the 4. Encourage social workers providing services to LGBT youth to participate in the development and individual who assumes the role of decision-maker. If there is a court appointed guardian of the individual, refinement of public policy at the local, state, and federal levels to support client success. the guardian may not revoke the authority of an agent unless the court specifically authorizes a revocation. CE: 3 Cat I The healthcare provider is bound to accept the decisions of the individual who assumes the role of decision- Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members maker. Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour Upon completion of this course, participants will: Learning Objectives: ethics requirement for licensure renewal. 1. Gain an understanding on how to identify healthcare decision maker if a patient is unable to make his/her own decision; #2078 Workplace Burnout 2 Be able to determine when it is appropriate to withhold life sustaining treatment; Date: Friday, September 23, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. 3. Be able to discuss advance directives with patients and families; and Location: Holy Cross Hospital–Germantown Campus 4. Get an overview of patient's rights and clinical issues that could result from not completing the MOLST form. Conference Room 1101 3 Cat I CE: 19801 Observation Drive $45 for members; $65 for non-members Cost: Germantown, MD 20876 Presenter: Charlene Davis, MSW #2128 Exploring Bio-Ethical Issues and Principles Social Worker, Holy Cross Hospital Date: Friday, September 9, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Synopsis: Workplace burnout among health care workers is recognized as an organizational Holy Cross Hospital-Germantown Campus Location: risk contributing to absenteeism, excessive turnover, or illness, and may manifest as decreased patient Conference Room 1101 satisfaction. In this workshop, participants will learn about and understand what they can do to avoid burnout 19801 Observation Drive in a real situation and how to establish healthy patterns in both work life and personal life. Work-related Germantown, MD 20876 causes of burnout for individuals include feeling little or no control over workload, a lack of recognition, Presenter: Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C rewards for good work, and working in a high-pressure environment. In addition, prolonged exposure to CEO, Cruz and Associates, LLC environmental and situational stressors contributes to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack of Synopsis: In this workshop we will explore of bio-ethical issues and principles. Exploring the personal accomplishment. history of bio-ethics (landmark cases), the definition of bioethics, and current legislative proposals. An Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will: emphasis will be placed in understanding and applying the responsibility a social worker has to self and 1. Learn how to avoid burnout; the agency while respecting the very personal bioethical decisions clients make. Discussion will focus on 2. Learn the stages of burnout; numerous medical issues, among them: cloning, assisted suicide, organ transplant, and life extension. 3. Learn how to manage time effectively; and Additional issues explored will be: Aid-In-Dying legislation, ethical issues in a healthcare setting, code 4. Learn about the causes of burnout. of ethics, ethical framework model, and best practice technique. This is an interactive workshop where CE: 3 Cat I case vignettes will be presented and participants will work in a group setting to further maximize their Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members understanding of the concepts presented. Upon completion of this intermediate course, participants will be able to: Learning Objectives: #2081 Conflict Management 1. Increase their knowledge of various bio-ethical issues and principles, among them life and death issues; Date: Sunday, September 25, 2016; 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of bioethical issues and principles, including but not limited to landmark Location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital cases and the history behind bioethics; 1500 Forest Glen Road 3. Effectively understand and apply an ethical decision making model to help process and resolve bioethical Silver Spring, MD 20910 issues; and Please note: Holy Cross Hospital charges parking fees on weekends; be prepared to pay $5-$6. 4. Articulate the key elements of bioethics and the responsibility the social worker has to client, profession Presenter: Marsha Stein, LCSW-C and self. Licensed Psychotherapist, Corporate Communications Trainer Cat. I CE: Synopsis: Conflict, when dealt with productively, can be an opportunity for growth. However, Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members when allowed to fester or used reactively, it can destroy relationships and productivity. This interactive 3-hour Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour class will give participants the opportunity to assess their own conflict management style and learn several ethics requirement for licensure renewal. tools in dealing with conflict. Behavioral simulations will be enacted by our professional role players so that the learning can be “taken off the page.” We will provide in-the-moment coaching for participants as they #2073 The Adult Orphan: Revisioning Life After the Death of Both Parents practice critical communication strategies for resolving conflict. Date: Sunday, September 11, 2016; 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: Location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital 1. Identify the benefits and challenges of conflict; 1500 Forest Glen Road 2. Assess individual conflict management style; Silver Spring, MD 20910 3. Utilize the three levels of conversation in resolving difficult conversations; Please note: Holy Cross Hospital charges parking fees on weekends; be prepared to pay $5-$6. 4. Learn and practice conflict mediation; and Presenter: Rhegina Sinozich, MSW, LCSW-C 5. Identify self-management strategies. Psychotherapist in private practice and director/founder of Balloon to the Moon™ CE: 3 Cat I Synopsis: Most adults will lose both of their parents in adulthood. As adults they will be $45 for members; $65 for non-members expected to weather the storm as “adults” and often little attention will be paid to the reverberation this Cost: event catalyzes. It is also likely that little attention will be paid to the tremendous transformative potential the death of both parents leaves in its wake. In this workshop we will explore a framework for helping our #2059 Ethical Considerations for Supervisors Sunday, October 2, 2016; 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. clients process the loss of both parents as well as how to use the loss as a springboard for exploring their full Date: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital –Auditorium A&C potential. Location: 1500 Forest Glen Road Learning Objectives: After attending this workshop, participants will: Silver Spring, MD 20910 1. Understand the natural stages of grief and how to help clients navigate these stages; 2. Recognize the emotions specific to the loss of both parents and the “orphan” feelings that can arise from Please note: Holy Cross Hospital charges parking fees on weekends; be prepared to pay $5-$6. this loss; Presenter: Corey Beauford, MSW, LICSW 3. Explore the paradigm of post traumatic growth and how it applies to adult orphans; and Founder and President, Inspired Consulting Group, Riverdale 4. Gain the ability to help clients move from loss to growth. Synopsis: Social work supervisors are responsible for resolving a multitude of ethical dilemmas CE: 3 Cat I on an almost daily basis. Furthermore, supervisors can also be held liable for infractions made by their Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members supervisees. In response to these challenges, we will review ethical standards related to: conflicts of interests, impairment, administration, confidentiality, supervision, duty to warn, and receiving gifts – just #2077 Critical Shared Decision Making: A Model for Ethical Practice with LGBT Youth to name a few. This interactive training will make use of a variety of teaching methods, which include case Date: Sunday, September 18, 2016; 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. study reviews as well as small and large group discussions. Location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital Learning Objectives: By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 1500 Forest Glen Road 1. Understand factors that contribute to ethical violations; Silver Spring, MD 20910 2. Be able to understand and apply NASW Code of Ethics standards that relate to supervision; and Please note: Holy Cross Hospital charges parking fees on weekends; be prepared to pay $5-$6. 3. Employ best practices approaches to the resolution of ethical dilemmas with supervisee. Presenter: Laurens Van Sluytman, Ph.D. CE: 3 Cat I Psychotherapist in private practice and Associate Professor, Morgan State University Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members School of Social Work Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour This course employs shared decision making to achieve ethical practice with lesbian, Synopsis: ethics requirement for licensure renewal. gay, bisexual, and transgender youth (LGBT). The training defines ethical practice, in accordance with the NASW Code of Ethics, as services designed to respect individuals, ensure confidentiality, increase access #2089 Ethics of DSM-5 Case Diagnostic Formulations and ICD-10 CM Coding to support services, and client inclusion in decision making. We will utilize a three-step model of shared Date: Friday, October 14, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. decision making — introducing choices, describing/exploring options, and making decisions. The workshop Location: Holy Cross Hospital-Germantown Campus focuses on developing a deeper awareness of LGBT identities, families, health and mental health challenges, Conference Room 1101 and issues of political advocacy. The presenter employs these intersecting elements of client biographies to 19801 Observation Drive raise awareness that ethical decision making and processes of deliberation should be influenced by exploring Germantown, MD 20876 and respecting 'what matters most' to clients as individuals and members of diverse communities. The Presenter: Carlton Munson, Ph.D., LCSW-C presenter will use presentations, discussions, and case studies. Professor, UMD School of Social Work Learning Objectives: After this training, participants will be able to: Page 14 The Maryland Social Worker SUMMER EDITION | 2016

Synopsis: Mental health professionals face challenges related to the changes in delivery of increasingly at risk of engaging in incompetent and/or unethical professional behavior. mental health services that accompany the use of the DSM-5, which was released on May 18, 2013, and the Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to: conversion to the ICD-10 CM diagnostic recording codes that were finally implemented on October 1, 2015. 1. Understand the definition, criteria, and diagnosis of secondary PTSD; This seminar is designed to aid mental health practitioners in mastering the DSM-5 and the ICD-10 CM codes 2. Identify sections of the code of ethics relevant to the topic; in a range of practice settings. Dr. Munson will present what practitioners need to know and do in ethically 3. Recognize how client PTSD may impact clinicians emotional, behavioral, and spiritual well-being; and applying the DSM-5 system of recording a case diagnostic formulation (CDF) using the appropriate ICD-10 4. Explore the ethical dangers involving secondary or vicarious PTSD. codes. There will be demonstration of methods for recording CDFs that are compliant with the DSM-5 system. CE: 3 Cat I CDF and ICD-10 CM coding procedures for key DSM-5 disorders will be illustrated. The classes of disorders Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members covered will include: Neurodevelopmental disorders; schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders; Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour depressive disorders; anxiety disorders; obsessive-compulsive and related disorders; trauma-and stressor- ethics requirement for licensure renewal. related disorders; disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders; substance-related and addictive disorders; neurocognitive disorders; personality disorders; and other conditions that may be a focus of #2106 Psychotropic Drugs: Current Pharmaceutical Landscape clinical attention that will include the ethics of recording child and adult maltreatment that social workers are Date: Sunday, December 4, 2016; 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. mandated to report. There will be a Q & A session. Dr. Munson was selected to participate in the American Location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Psychiatric Association’s DSM-5 Field Trials as a Clinical Practice Setting Collaborating Investigator, and he Holy Cross Hospital will share learning from that experience through specific case diagnostic formulation examples from his clinical 1500 Forest Glen Road practice. Participants learning will be enhanced if they bring a DSM-5 manual to the training session. Silver Spring, MD 20910 Learning Objectives: Participants in this workshop will: Please Note: Holy Cross Hospital charges parking fees on weekends; be prepared to pay $5-$6. 1. Acquire understanding of the process and purpose of changes in the DSM-5 approach to recording case Presenter: Shailaja Somaraju, PhD diagnostic formulations in an ethical manner; Independent Pharmacuetical Consultant 2. Become familiar with the changes in the content of a case diagnostic formulation; Synopsis: The presenter will discuss the current pharmaceutical landscape and emerging trends in the 3. Learn the changes in recording procedures for specific diagnoses; psychotropic drug market. A brief overview of the pharmacological mechanisms underlying the uptake of 4. Become acquainted with ethical use of the updated ICD-10 CM codes in mental health settings; psychotropic medications, regulatory pathways to gain their market approval, and some of the significant side 5. Learn ethical and accurate coding strategies for specific categories of major DSM-5 disorders. For effects associated with these medicines will be presented. In addition, the increased supply and access due example, neurodevelopmental, schizophrenia, bipolar, depressive, anxiety, trauma, substance, personality to the availability of relatively cheaper generic alternatives, the influence of sales and marketing strategies disorders, and other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention); employed by pharmaceutical companies to promote these products, and the impact of "direct to consumer" 6. Develop knowledge about and understanding of ethical DSM-5 CDF recording through review of sample advertising will be presented to attendees for further discussion. CDFs; and Learning Objectives: After attending this workshop, participants will: 7. Acquire knowledge about ethical recording of mandated child and adult maltreatment reporting. 1. Gain a basic understanding of the pharmacological mechanisms behind the uptake and integration of 6 Cat I CE: psychotropic medications, their therapeutic benefits and side effects. $90 for members; $130 for non-members Cost: 2. Increase their familiarity with the FDA's regulatory drug approval process in the pharmaceutical industry. Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour 3. Improve their awareness of the ethical considerations regarding the promotion and utilization of ethics requirement for licensure renewal. psychotropic medications. CE: 3 Cat I #2091 The Prisonization Effect: The Effects of Long Term Incarceration Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members Date: Sunday, October 16, 2016; 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital 1500 Forest Glen Road EASTERN SHORE Silver Spring, MD 20910 Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester Counties Please note: Holy Cross Hospital charges parking fees on weekends; be prepared to pay $5-$6. Presenter: Anita Rozas, ACSW, LCSW-C #2075 Ethical Challenges in Late Life Care Social Work Supervisor, North Branch Correctional Institution, Cumberland Date: Friday, September 16, 2016; 9:00 a.m. –12:15 p.m. Synopsis: This workshop will enhance participants’ understanding of the effects of incarceration Location: Chesapeake College on individual inmates and society as a whole. We will discuss real life examples and potential resolutions. Higher Education Center - HEC110 This will be accomplished through lecture, films, and group discussion. 1000 College Circle Learning Objectives: By the end of this workshop, participants will: Wye Mills, MD 21679 1. Learn about current societal trends in incarceration; Presenter: Diana Rein, M.Ed., MSW, LGSW 2. Learn about the detrimental effects of long term incarceration; Consultant, Choice Consulting and Training, Easton 3. Discuss options to improve our correctional systems; and Synopsis: Social Workers face ethical challenges in relation to caregivers, care recipients, other 4. Be better prepared to assist clients who have experienced incarceration. health care professionals, and their own lives. This interactive continuing education program prompts consideration CE: 3 Cat I of these challenges in light of the ethical standards promulgated by the Annotated Code of Maryland and the Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members National Association of Social Workers. As such, it is appropriate for any social worker in Maryland. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will: #2099 Enhancing Engagement Strategies and Clinical Assessments with the ‘Lens’ 1. Review ethical standards for the provision of services; of Cultural Competence 2. Consider implications of ethical requirements in communications, physical contact, and relationships; Date: Sunday, October 23, 2016; 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 3. Discuss ethical standards in relation to professional competence and research; and Location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital 4. Review potential sanctions for ethical standards transgressions. 1500 Forest Glen Road CE: 3 Cat I Silver Spring, MD 20910 Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members Please note: Holy Cross Hospital charges parking fees on weekends; be prepared to pay $5-$6. Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners' 3-hour Presenter: Gisele Ferretto, LCSW-C ethics requirement for licensure renewal. Clinical Instructor, University of MD School of Social Work Synopsis: This three hour workshop focuses on skills required for the development and Lunch on your own 12:15 p.m.– 1:00 p.m. application of a cultural lens when engaging with clients and conducting clinical assessments. Strategies for identifying personal bias, addressing common barriers, and facing ethical issues when working with diverse populations will be explored. #2076 Friday Movie and Discussion Featuring the Film About Schmidt Learning Objectives: After attending this workshop, participants will: Date: Friday, September 16, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. 1. Develop a cultural competence self-assessment; Location: Chesapeake College 2. Practice open and respectful language concerning different beliefs; Higher Education Center - HEC110 3. Explore the role of ethics when delivering services to diverse clients; and 1000 College Circle 4. Learn strategies for engagement and conducting assessments with culturally diverse clients. Wye Mills, MD 21679 CE: 3 Cat I NASW-MD Presenter: Diana Rein, M.Ed., MSW, LGSW Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members Consultant, Choice Consulting and Training, Easton Synopsis: Warren Schmidt, played by Jack Nicholson, faces retirement with questions Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour about his future and the value of the life he has lived. His travels and humorous interactions ethics requirement for licensure renewal. with old friends, current family, and others provide insight into the challenges aging and retirement bring. Topics for discussion include aging, developmental life review and generativity, intergenerational conflicts and #2103 The Ethical Risks of Secondary PTSD marital discord. Date: Sunday, November 13, 2016; 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Learning Objectives: Participants will: Location: The Professional and Community Education Center at 1. Discuss aging and relationship related issues; Holy Cross Hospital 2. Relate the discussion topics to their own clientele; and 1500 Forest Glen Road 3. Consider the ethical dilemmas presented by similar clients. Silver Spring, MD 20910 CE: 3 Category I Please note: Holy Cross Hospital charges parking fees on weekends; be prepared to pay $5-$6. Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members $10 for guests (no CEU certificate Presenter: Mary Raphel, Ph.D., LCSW-C Private Practitioner, Affiliate Faculty, Loyola Univeristy #2079 Ethical Decision Making: A Crisis Intervention Approach Synopsis: Social workers frequently work with clients and patients who have been exposed to Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016; 9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. trauma in their lives (cancer, childhood abuse, domestic violence, etc.). As professionals, social workers Location: Eastern Shore Hospital Center - English Hall benefit when they are aware of their own reactions to listening and working with those clients who have 5262 Woods Road been traumatized and understand how these reactions may facilitate or impede the therapeutic process and Cambridge, MD 21613 recovery of the client. Professionals who do not attend to these issues not only harm themselves but are SUMMER EDITION | 2016 The Maryland Social Worker Page 15

Presenter: Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C awareness and strategies for processing affective responses. Further exploration of multiple perspectives CEO, Cruz and Associates, LLC related to interventions and outcomes will be discussed. Synopsis: When involved in a crisis, time is of the essence and often times social workers are Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to: called to quickly triage a situation. The margin for error can be small or extensive depending on the situation, 1. Review and discussion of ethical guidelines governing social work practice; and environmental elements can affect ethical decision-making processes and the approach applied. In this 2. Expanded knowledge and awareness of challenging cases or unusual circumstances; workshop we will explore appropriate ethical decision-making processes in a crisis situation/intervention, 3. Increased awareness and self and personal bias affecting practice; and including (but not limited to) emergency room evaluations. An emphasis will be placed on best practice 4. Opportunity for peer discussion in contemplating action in ambivalent or complex cases. techniques for ethical decision-making, allowing participants to engage a variety of different intervention CE: 3 Category I techniques. Additional issues explored will be: code of ethics, ethical framework model, and best pratcice Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members techniques. This is an interactive workshop were case vignettes will be presented and participants will work in Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour a group setting to further maximize their understanding of the concepts presented. ethics requirement for licensure renewal. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this intermediate course, participants will be able to: 1. Have increased knowledge about various ethical decision-making interventions and techniques that are #2126 Social Work Exam Prep both cost-effective and practical; Date: Thursday, November 3, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 2. Articulate the connection between appropriately applied crisis intervention techniques and successful Location: Chesapeake College outcome-based measures; Economic Development Center- Room 27 3. Effectively understand and apply an ethical decision making model to crisis intervention; and 1000 College Circle 4. Participants will be able to articulate essential clinical skills needed to conduct ethical decisions relating to Wye Mills, MD 21679 crisis intervention. Presenter: Jennifer Fitzpatrick, LCSW-C CE: 3 Cat. I Founder, Jenerations Health Education, Inc. Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members Synopsis: This highly focused one day session will concentrate on study skills and preparation Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners' 3-hour necessary to pass all levels (LBSW, LGSW, LCSW, LCSW-C) of the ASWB social work licensing exam. ethics requirement for licensure renewal. Participants will practice test questions individually and in small groups in the following areas of social work practice: Ethics, Research, Diagnosing and Assessments, Diversity, Clinical Practice, Communication, Register for one or both workshops and attend lunch as our guest! Supervision, Human Behavior, and Social Policy.

Learning Objectives: This course enables the attendee to: #2080 Movie and Discussion Featuring the Film Serving Life 1. Help identify ASWB testing strengths and weaknesses; Saturday, September 24, 2016; 1:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Date: 2. Help prioritize study time; Eastern Shore Hospital Center - English Hall Location: 3. Learn best practices for passing the social work licensing exam; 5262 Woods Road 4. Learn effective ways to reduce text anxiety; Cambridge, MD 21613 NASW-MD CE: 5.5 Category I Facilitator: Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C Cost: $45 for members; $25 for student members; $130 for non-members CEO, Cruz and Associates, LLC

Lunch on your own from 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Synopsis: The film takes viewers inside Louisiana's maximum-security prison at Angola, where the average sentence is more than 90 years. The prisoners within its walls are the worst of the worst — rapists, kidnappers, and murderers. With prison sentences so long, they will grow old and die in METRO BALTIMORE Angola. Forest Whitaker narrates the story that documents an extraordinary hospice program where hardened Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties, and Baltimore City criminals care for their dying fellow inmates. In doing so, they embark on a journey that may end in personal rehabilitation. Serving Life reveals the humanity that exists inside each and every one of us. Join us as we #2122 Buddhism and Psychotherapy discuss the criminal justice system, rehabilitation, and the aging process. Date: Friday, September 9, 2016; 9:30 a.m.- 4:45 p.m. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this movie/discussion participants will be able to: 1. Define and understand the complexity of empathy and its role in personal rehabilitation; Lunch on your own, 12:30 – 1:30 2. Understand the connection between trauma, offending, and how these factors are intertwined in the Location: NASW-MD Chapter Office criminal justice system; 5750 Executive Drive Suite 100 3. Increase their understanding of trauma, addictions, assimilation, and cultural/social barriers; Baltimore, MD 21228 4. Articulate the connection between the aging process and increased empathy and self-worth; and Presenter: Ed Geraty, LCSW-C 5. Demonstrate an understanding of various clinical skills and treatment modalities that can be used with this Psychotherapist, Union Memorial Hospital population. Synopsis: An interesting development in psychotherapy is the increasing move toward CE: 3 Cat I mindfulness; a practice taken from Vipassana Buddhism, as a psychotherapeutic technique in its own right. Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members; $10 for guests (no CEU certificate) In this we have a particularly clear example of how the traditions of Buddhism and psychotherapy interrelate. If you type “mindfulness” into an internet search engine it is a fascinating exercise to see how this one #2087 Friday Movie and Discussion Featuring the Film Best Exotic technique bridges not only Buddhism and psychotherapy, but the broader field of spirituality and therapy in Marigold Hotel general. With such an approach there is increasing common ground between Buddhism and psychotherapy. Date: Friday, October 7, 2016; 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. It is interesting to note that much of the criticism of these “Third Wave” therapies is because they are seen to Location: Chesapeake College parallel and draw from the mystical traditions of the East, and Buddhism in particular. Higher Education Center – HEC110 Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to understand: NASW-MD 1000 College Circle 1. The Four Noble Truths: a diagnostic format to explain suffering and its cure; Wye Mills, MD 21679 2. The Eightfold Path and the major schools of psychotherapy; Presenter: Rachael Wallace, LCSW-C 3. Mindfulness in psychotherapy; and Managing Director and Psychotherapist, Maryland Group Faculty Practice, 4. Mindfulness practice. LLC, Baltimore CE: 6 Category I Synopsis: Set against a rich and colorful backdrop of Northern India, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel offers Cost: $90 for members; $130 for non-members a multicultural and universal look at love, hope, fear, loss, change, reflection, family dynamics, loneliness and death. Attendees will review the film and participate in a reflective analysis and discussion of the characters, #2072 Second Annual Sunday Film Festival including distinguishing between observation vs. identification with compelling themes. Film synopsis: The Date: Sunday, September 11, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows a group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and Lunch provided, 12:45 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the Location: UMBC/ITE Building Rooms 102 and 104 new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, 1000 Hilltop Circle discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past. 2012. Rated PG-13. 124 minutes. Baltimore, Maryland 21250 CE: 3 Cat I Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members; $10 for guests (no CEU certificate) Please Note: Morning Choices: Choose Movie A OR Movie B Afternoon Choices: Choose Movie C OR Movie D Lunch on your own, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. You may attend one or two movies and earn up to 6 CEUs for the day! #2088 Ethical Practice: The Necessity for Awareness of Self and Unconscious Morning Movie Choices: 9:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Biases in Clinical Practice Movie A: Beasts of the Southern Wild Date: Friday, October 7, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Facilitator: Heidi Moore, LCSW-C Location: Chesapeake College USM-Hagerstown Site Coordinator, Salisbury University Higher Education Center - HEC110 Department of Social Work 1000 College Circle NASW-MD Synopsis: In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the Wye Mills, MD 21679 world by a sprawling levee, a six-year-old girl, Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis), exists on the Presenter: Rachael Wallace, LCSW-C brink of orphanhood. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she Managing Director and Psychotherapist, Maryland Group Faculty Practice, LLC, believes that the natural order is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her Baltimore reality. Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father (Dwight Henry) Please Note: While it is not necessary to enroll in both workshops, these two program offerings and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive unstoppable catastrophes of epic proportions. Starring are designed to compliment each other in exploring both conscious and unconscious biases Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry Directed by Benh Zeitlin, rated PG-13; 93 minutes; 2012. inherent to human beings inhabiting a diverse planet. Learning Objectives: Participants will: 1. Recognize the various themes in the movie; Synopsis: This workshop offers a forum in which to review ethical mandates as they relate to 2. Define sustainability in social work: social, economic, and environmental; competent practice. Participants will be presented with, share and discuss challenging cases and consider 3. Explore the social worker’s role in environmental justice; their personal affective responses or bias. A self-awareness exercise will be offered to promote cognitive 4. Recognize the connection and consequences between the exploitation of the environment, and the Page 16 The Maryland Social Worker SUMMER EDITION | 2016

exploitation of people; and University School of Social Work 5. Define and discuss “Conservation Social Work” and the interdisciplinary approach to human/animal/nature Synopsis: Attendees will watch a feature length movie followed by a discussion. A formerly incarcerated man interactions. returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife estranged and his child exploring a CE: 3 Cat I gender transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test. 2011, 86 minutes. Discussion Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to: Movie B: Harry and Tonto 1. Identify and discuss how the dynamics (cultural, social justice, economic, etc.) of the urban environment Facilitator: Anita Roschy, MSW, LGSW impact the client system. Family Involvement Contact, Howard County Public Schools 2. Identify and explain the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination that impact social justice. Synopsis: Participants will watch a feature length movie followed by a professional 3. Ensure that social work practice with LGB&T youth and returning citizens is guided by the NASW Code of discussion. Art Carney who stars in this poignant drama about an aging widower’s Ethics determination and search for a better life. Starting in New York City and ending up on the West NASW-MD 4. Establish expectations for social work practices and services with LGB&T youth and returning citizens. Coast of Los Angeles. We follow the trials and tribulations of Harry and his beloved pet cat, 5. Provide a basis for advocating for LGB&T youths’ rights to be treated with respect and dignity, have their “Tonto” on the road and called life through relationships, family strain, loss/grief and ultimately confidentiality protected, have access to supportive services, and have appropriate inclusion in decision-making. contentment and peace. Oscar winning performance by Art Carney. CE: 3 Cat I Objectives: Participants will view the film Harry and Tonto and participate in a post film discussion. $35 for members; $45 for non-members; $10 for guests (no CEUs for guests) 1. Discuss how societal views and pressure of urban living often move the older population to the suburbs. Cost: 2. Discuss what we call the Sandwich Generation. 3. Discuss Loss/Grief/ when an older person loses a spouse. #2090 Hugs, Texts, and Tweets: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in a New Millennium Friday, October 14, 2016; 9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 4. Discuss how the older generation is viewed and accepted or not accepted by society. Date: Location: Baltimore County Public Library- Catonsville Branch CE: 3 Cat I 1100 Frederick Road Lunch: 12:45 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. Catonsville, MD 21228 Movie C: The Intern Presenter: Rhegina Sinozich, MSW, LCSW-C Facilitator: Mary Raphel, Ph.D., LCSW-C Psychotherapist in private practice and director/founder of Balloon to the Moon® Private Practitioner, Affiliate Faculty, Loyola Univeristy Synopsis: Navigating the ever-growing field of ethical dilemmas is one of our most challenging Synopsis: A retired successful business owner and widower (Robert De Niro) lands an tasks. As social boundaries relax and personal information is available at the touch of a button, it is imperative internship at a fashion website run by a young, career-driven woman (Anne Hathaway) in this that we learn how to deal with potential ethical landmines, so we can continue to provide the best care possible to our clients. Knowing how to foresee and leverage ethical dilemmas can make the difference NASW-MD Warner Bros. comedy from writer/director Nancy Meyers (The Holiday, It's Complicated). Author: Jason Buchanan between average and superlative clinical work. In this relaxed, experiential workshop, you will learn techniques Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: for dealing with and avoiding the real life ethical dilemmas that face us in this new age of texts, tweets, and pins. 1. Identify and explore the need we have for purpose and meaning in our lives as ageless; Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this intermediate course, participants will be able to: 2. Recognize and discuss the pressures young women face today blending career and family; 3. 1. Identify ethical dilemmas and treatment implications around self-disclosure and self-discovery; Examine the part that inadequacy and self esteem play in men's lives when role reversal occurs; 4. Examine how 2. Discuss treatment implications of client disclosure of information vs. clinician’s discovery of such information; old is too old to fall in love; and 5. Discuss the challenges of dating later in life. 3. Explore the potential value and risks of intentional and unintentional transparency; CE: 3 Cat I 4. Apply diagnostic information in the process of their ethical decision making; 5. Discuss and implement a step by step process for evaluating potential ethical dilemmas; and Afternoon Movie Choices: 1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. 6. Have the opportunity to interact with colleagues around real life ethical issues. Movie D: Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story CE: 3 Category I Facilitator: Corey Beauford, MSW, LICSW Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members Founder and President, Inspired Consulting Group, Riverdale Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour Synopsis: Stan "Tookie" Williams is credited as one of the founding members of the Crips ethics requirement for licensure renewal. street gang. His contributions to the forming for this gang has led to destruction and carnage in many cities across America. Consequently, Williams' conversion and the spiritual metamorphosis #2094 Kaleidoscope of Play Therapy Techniques for Children and Adolescents that he experienced while incarcerated has served as a source of inspiration for children across Date: Friday, October 21, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. NASW-MD the world. This story will highlight the life of Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Stan Williams and Location: NASW-MD Chapter Office examine the gang lifestyle as well as the manner in which mass incarceration impacts children 5750 Executive Drive Suite 100 and families. Baltimore, MD 21228 Learning Objectives: 1. Understand contributing factors to the nation's exorbitant prison rate as Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN-BC, RPT well as factors that contribute to gang affiliation and violence. Founder & Director, Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars 2. Be able to identify legislation that addresses our growing prison rate and examine ethical considerations Synopsis: “I wish I had learned more play therapy techniques!” Participants will first learn that around the nexus between our legal system and the private prison industry. play therapy is more than just a bunch of “techniques” and that it is a way of being with the child in the 3. Learn and implement best practices approaches useful for working with adults who are incarcerated as context of the relationship. After those principles are explained and practiced, non-directive play therapy well as with families who are affected by incarceration for young children will be discussed and directive play therapy for older children and adolescents will be CE: 3 Cat I discussed and demonstrated. Strategies to build self-esteem, help children and adolescents identify and Cost: For one movie: $35 for members; $45 for non-members; tolerate feelings, and cope with life stressors will be presented. $15 for guests (no CEUs for guests) Learning Objectives: At the end of this training, participants will be able to: For two movies: $70 for members; $90 for non-members; 1. Identify the magical powers of play therapy, and how and why it works. $30 for guests (no CEUs for guests) 2. Demonstrate a variety of play therapy techniques that can be readily applied for children and adolescents. 3. Discuss the use of play therapy techniques for building self-esteem, managing anger, ADHD symptoms, #2074 Ethical Considerations & Complexity of Confidentiality When Serving anxiety, and more. Individuals and Families CE: 6 Cat I Date: Friday, September 16, 2016; 9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Cost: $90 for members; $130 for non-members Location: Baltimore County Public Library- Catonsville Branch 1100 Frederick Road #2100 ` Exploring Bio-Ethical Issues and Principles Catonsville, MD 21228 Date: Friday, October 28, 2016; 9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Presenter: Gisele Ferretto, LCSW-C Location: Baltimore County Public Library- Catonsville Branch Clinical Instructor, University of MD School of Social Work 1100 Frederick Road Synopsis: This workshop focuses on the development of strategies for identifying and addressing Catonsville, MD 21228 common, yet complex ethical issues concerning confidentiality that social workers face in their practice. Presenter: Veronica Cruz, LCSW-C Current legal references will be provided concerning relevant confidentially statutes and the ethical codes of CEO, Cruz and Associates, LLC practice for various health care professionals. Risk management strategies will also be identified. Synopsis: In this workshop we will explore of bio-ethical issues and principles. Exploring the Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to: history of bio-ethics (landmark cases), the definition of bioethics, and current legislative proposals. An 1. Distinguish between the basic elements, concepts, and terms concerning confidentially and restrictions emphasis will be placed in understanding and applying the responsibility a social worker has to self and regarding the release of confidential information in clinical practice; the agency while respecting the very personal bioethical decisions clients make. Discussion will focus on 2. Explore the use of the Maryland Statute and Regulations which govern practice in clinical settings as well numerous medical issues, among them: cloning, assisted suicide, organ transplant, and life extension. as professional ethical codes and the function served by an ethical code; Additional issues explored will be: “Aid-in-dying” legislation, ethical issues in a healthcare setting, code 3. Apply professional values and ethical concepts to workplace scenarios for the following issues: of ethics, ethical framework model, and best practice technique. This is an interactive workshop where confidentiality, imminent harm, and informed consent; and case vignettes will be presented and participants will work in a group setting to further maximize their 4. Explore strategies and a model for ethical decision making when responding to ethical issues and understanding of the concepts presented. dilemmas concerning confidentiality in health care settings. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this intermediate course, participants will be able to: CE: 3 Cat I 1. Increase their knowledge of various bio-ethical issues and principles, among them life and death issues. Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members 2. Demonstrate an understanding of bioethical issues and principles, including but not limited to landmark cases and the history behind bioethics. Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour 3. Effectively understand and apply an ethical decision making model to help process and resolve bioethical ethics requirement for licensure renewal. issues. 4. Articulate the key elements of bioethics and the responsibility the social worker has to client, profession #2101 First Sunday Matinee Featuring the Film Gun Hill Road and self. Date: Sunday, October 2, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. CE: Cat. I Location: UMBC- PUP (Public Policy) Room 105 Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members 1000 Hilltop Circle Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ 3-hour Baltimore, Maryland 21250 ethics requirement for licensure renewal. Facilitator: Laurens Van Sluytman, Ph.D. NASW-MD Psychotherapist in Private Practice and Associate Professor, Morgan State SUMMER EDITION | 2016 The Maryland Social Worker Page 17

#2107 Social Work Exam Prep Class - Part I and Part II Presenter: Angela Blake, MSW Date: Friday, November 4, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Therapist, The Personal Wellness Center, Salisbury AND Synopsis: Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, Saturday, November 5, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them — without believing, for instance, Lunch on your own each day, 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When we practice mindfulness, our Please Note: This is a two day workshop. You must register for BOTH days of this course. thoughts tune into what we’re sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining Location: NASW-MD Chapter Office the future. Though it has its roots in Buddhist meditation, a secular practice of mindfulness has entered the 5750 Executive Drive Suite 100 American mainstream in recent years; in part through the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn and his Mindfulness-Based Baltimore, MD 21228 Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, which he launched at the University of Massachusetts Medical School Presenter: Corey Beauford, MSW, LICSW in 1979. Since that time, thousands of studies have documented the physical and mental health benefits of Founder and President, Inspired Consulting Group, Riverdale mindfulness in general and MBSR in particular, inspiring countless programs to adapt the MBSR model for Synopsis: This course is geared toward equipping participants with the skills necessary to sit for schools, prisons, hospitals, veterans centers, and beyond. the Licensed Graduate Social Worker exam (LGSW) or the Clinical Exam (LICSW or LCSW-C). A thorough Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will: overview of the test content will be provided as well as an analysis of test taking strategies and tips useful for 1. Gain an understanding of the Mindfulness Paradigm; success on the exam. 2. Understand what research shows about the use of mindfulness in addressing children with mental health Learning Objectives: As a result of this course, participants will enhance their ability to successfully sit for disorders; and the ASWB licensing exam. The class will focus on and provide the following: 3. Learn at least three mindfulness skills used with children with mental health disorders. 1. An overview of the composition of the Masters and clinical exams; CE: 3 Cat I 2. Exam taking strategies and special accommodations; Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members 3. Social work assessment and diagnosis (DSM-V); 4. Social work interventions strategies; #2129 Effective Advocacy: Maryland's Legislative and Budget Processes 5. Models and methods of social work practice; Date: Friday, December 2, 2016; 9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 6. Psychopharmacology; Location: NASW-MD Chapter Office 7. Human growth and development Issues; 5750 Executive Drive Suite 100 8. Ethics; Baltimore, MD 21228 9. Research and supervision; Presenter: Ann Ciekot 10. Program evaluation; and Public Policy Partners, LLC 11. Tips and strategies necessary for analyzing exam questions. Synopsis: This half-day training will focus on the upcoming 2017 Maryland General Assembly CE: 12 Category I Session. Public Policy Partners will demystify the legislative and budget processes and teach you how you Cost: $195 for members (Includes $15 fee for study materials); $275 for non-members can influence it. Learn what the hot topics will be during the session, where the pressure points are in the (Includes $15 fee for study materials) process, how to be effective in your messaging, and the importance of advocating on behalf of social work issues. Please note: This workshop qualifies for the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners' 3-hour Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course the participant will learn: ethics requirement for licensure renewal. 1. How laws are made in Maryland and who makes them; 2. The Maryland budget process and who the decision-makers are; #2102 First Sunday Matinee: The Hemingway Curse: Depression, Physical 3. How to become an effective advocate to influence the legislative and budget processes; and illness, and Suicide 4. How to increase ability to effectively participate in shaping public policy. Date: Sunday, November 6, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. CE: 3 Cat I Location: UMBC- PUP (Public Policy Building) Room 105 Cost: $45 for members; $65 for non-members 1000 Hilltop Circle #2105 First Sunday Matinee Featuring the Film Liar, Liar NASW-MD Baltimore, Maryland 21250 Facilitator: Carlton Munson, PhD, LCSW-C Date: Sunday, December 4, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Professor, University of Maryland-Baltimore Inclement Weather Date: Sunday, December 11, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Synopsis: Ernest Hemingway committed suicide in 1961. Six other members Location: UMBC- PUP (Public Policy Building) Room 105 of the Hemingway family committed suicide before and since Hemingway’s death. This presentation 1000 Hilltop Circle traces the history of the Hemingway family with a focus on the depression and suicides within the family. NASW-MD Baltimore, Maryland 21250 The Hemingway family history will be used as a template for reviewing the DSM-5 depressive disorders Facilitator: Suzanne Cox, LCSW-C, MBA and conditions (Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (I and II), and, Team leader, Continuous Care Team, UMMS/WPPC Clinics, Baltimore Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder. Participants will learn how to differentiate these disorders and Synopsis: An attorney who tells the truth for 24 hours straight? This has got to be the conditions. Learning will be enhanced through viewing parts of the 2015 movie, Running from Crazy compiled movies! Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is a lawyer obsessed with his career, and he's devoted his life to bending by Ernest Hemingway’s granddaughter, Mariel Hemingway, who at age 51 has overcome the “Hemingway the truth to his advantage. This habit has broken up his marriage to Audrey (Maura Tierney) and isn't doing much curse.” Depression intervention strategies will be covered including insights from the movie. good for his relationship with his young son Max (Justin Cooper). Fletcher repeatedly promised Max that he'll be Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this training, the participants will be able to do the following in there for Max's eighth birthday party, but when an important assignment comes up at work, Fletcher calls Audrey work with individuals who experienced depressive disorders or conditions: and makes an excuse so flimsy that even Max can see through it. When it comes time to blow out the candles on 1. Understand and use the DSM-5 disorders and conditions criteria related to depressive illness; his cake, Max makes a wish: that his Dad could go just one day without telling a lie. Suddenly, Max finds himself 2. Create depression intervention treatment plans; physically incapable of saying anything that isn't true — which, given the divorce settlement case he's just been 3. Understand, develop, and use suicide prevention plans; and handed, is going to make his next day in court very interesting indeed. 4. Understand the dynamics of depression and suicide. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to: CE: 3 Cat I 1. Identify ethical challenges inherent in work with clients who may not be providing truthful or complete Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members; $10 for guests (no CEUs for guests) information; 2. Differentiate between sources of fact distortion and evaluate how consideration of the rationale for lying #2104 The Mindfulness Paradigm used in Children’s Mental Health impacts its acceptability; and Date: Friday, November 18, 2016; 9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 3. Analyze the impact of both culture and intent on the general level of acceptability of telling or being told Location: NASW-MD Chapter Office untruths and how this can potentially influence decision-making. 5750 Executive Drive Suite 100 CE: 3 Category I Baltimore, MD 21228 Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members; $10 guest (no CEU certificate)

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Registration Form Fall 2016 NASW-MD’s Second Annual Film Please mail this form with your check made payable to NASW-MD, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21228. Lunch is not provided for day-long workshops unless otherwise stated. If you would like to receive Festival and Other Movies/ an email confirmation of your registration, please include your email address on this registration form. NASW- MD reserves the right to cancel any workshop for poor registration. Refunds for workshops canceled by NASW- MD will be mailed within three weeks. Registrations MUST be received two business days/48 hours prior to Discussions around the State and program date or a late fee of $10 will be charged. Please see full refund/cancellation polices on the first page of the continuing education schedule. Workshop fee includes certificate. BSWE’s New Policy PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT ACCEPT FAX REGISTRATIONS. Thank you for your cooperation. NASW-MD reserves the right to cancel workshops due to low registration. Please print legibly By Jenni Williams Sunday of the month through December. We are not sure whether or not the movies Name: ______e are pleased to announce that the will resume in Spring, 2017, but we have Second Annual Film Festival will been posing a question to all movie/dis- Cell Phone: ______Day Phone: ______take place on Sunday, September cussion attendees since we first learned W Address: ______ZIP______11th at UMBC. The festival will run from about the new BSWE policy which states 9:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. in the ITE Build- that beginning January 1, 2017, all CEU ing /rooms 102 and 104 (next to Engineer- events that are movies/discussions will Email______(required for receipt) ing Building) in two side by side theaters, earn Category II CEUs instead of Catego- which will be convenient for all who at- ry I. When social workers renew their li- NASW#: ______tend. Attendees may choose to watch one cense every two years, up to half of the 40 or two movies throughout the day, hours required may be Category II. We Total $______Check amt. $______(check payable to NASW-MD Chapter) and a total of four movies will are hoping attendees will still want be shown in the morning and us to continue with the movies Credit card payment:  Mastercard  VISA  Discover afternoon sessions. NASW- and discussions. It is a low Credit card number: ______MD Chapter will provide cost and FUN way to earn pizza at lunch for all who CEUs, and everyone who CVV Code (three numbers on back of card):______Exp. date: ______register, so reserve your has ever attended one, really Name as it appears on the card: ______spot soon, as seating is lim- enjoy the experience (and the Signature: ______Today’s date: ______ited. The cost will be $35 CEUs). We would love your per movie for NASW mem- input on this, so feel free to $_____ 2059 Ethical Considerations for Supervisors (Silver Spring) bers/ $45 per movie for non- contact us at the office. $_____ 2069 Healthcare Decision Act (Silver Spring) members/ and $15 per movie NASW-MD To register for the movie $_____ 2070 Exploring Bio Ethical Issues and Principles (Charlotte Hall) for guests. events see the continuing ed- $_____ 2071 Friday Movie and Discussion Featuring the Film Serving Life (Charlotte Hall) The First Sunday Mati- ucation section in the paper $_____ 2072 Second Annual Sunday Film Festival (Baltimore) nees resume on October 2, or register online at www. A.M. Choice: _____ P.M. Choice: _____ 2016, 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. in nasw-md.org. You will also $_____ 2073 The Adult Orphan: Revisioning Life After the Death of Both Parents (Silver Spring) $_____ 2074 Ethical Considerations and Complexity of Confidentiality when Serving… (Baltimore) the Public Policy Building (room find maps and directions to all $_____ 2075 Ethical Challenges in Late Life Care (Wye Mills) 105). Our Friday Movie and Discus- locations of our workshops on our web- $_____ 2076 Friday Movie and Discussion Featuring the film About Schmidt (Wye Mills) sion Series will be offered around the state site under Continuing Education. If you $_____ 2077 Critical Shared Decision Making: Model for Ethical Practice/LGBT Youth (Silver Spring) throughout the Fall as well, so check out have any questions, please contact Jenni at $_____ 2078 Workplace Burnout (Germantown) the Continuing Ed section in the middle of [email protected]. We look for- $_____ 2079 Ethical Decision Making: A Crisis Intervention Approach (Cambridge) the paper for events in your area. ward to seeing you at the movies this fall! $_____ 2080 Movie and Discussion Featuring the Film Serving Life (Cambridge) The matinees will continue on the first $_____ 2081 Conflict Management (Silver Spring) $_____ 2085 Compassion Fatigue: An Ethical Framework (Cumberland) $_____ 2086 Friday Movie and Discussion Featuring the Film Diary of A Mad Black Woman (Cumberland) $_____ 2087 Friday Movie and Discussion: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Wye Mills) $_____ 2088 Ethical Practice: The Necessity for Awareness of Self and Unconscious Biases (Wye Mills) $_____ 2089 Ethics of DSM-5 Case Diagnostic Formulations and ICD-10 CM Coding (Germantown) $_____ 2090 Hugs, Texts, and Tweets: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in a New Millenium (Baltimore) $_____ 2091The Prisonization Effect: The Effects of Long Term Incarceration (Silver Spring) $_____ 2092 Social Work Ethics in the Age of Social Media (Charlotte Hall) $_____ 2093 Current Trends in Adolescent Substance Abuse (Charlotte Hall) $_____ 2094 Kaleidoscope of Play Therapy Techniques for Children and Adolescents (Baltimore) $_____ 2095 SW with Newly Arrived Immigrants and Refugees: Clinical/Cultural/Ethical (Frederick) $_____ 2096 Demystifying the DSM-5 (Frederick) $_____ 2097 Stigma and Social Work Practice Through an Ethics Lens (Waldorf) $_____ 2098 Friday Movie and Discussion Featuring the Film Liar Liar (Waldorf) $_____ 2099 Enhancing Engagement Strategies/Clinical Assessments (Silver Spring) $_____ 2100 Exploring Bio-Ethical Issues and Principles (Baltimore) $_____ 2101 First Sunday Matinee Featuring the Film: Gun Hill Road (Baltimore) $_____ 2102 First Sunday Matinee The Hemingway Curse: Depression, Physical illness (Baltimore) $_____ 2103 Ethical Risks of Secondary PTSD (Silver Spring) $_____ 2104 Mindfulness Paradigm Used in Children’s Mental Health (Baltimore) $_____ 2105 First Sunday Matinee Featuring the Film: Liar Liar (Baltimore) $_____ 2106 Psychotropic Drugs: Current Pharmaceutical Landscape (Silver Spring) $_____ 2107 Social Work Exam Prep Class - Part I and Part II (Baltimore) $_____ 2122 Buddhism and Psychotherapy (Baltimore) $_____ 2126 Social Work Exam Prep (Wye Mills) $_____ 2128 Exploring Bio-Ethical Issues and Principles (Germantown) $_____ 2129 Effective Advocacy: Maryland's Legislative and Budget Processes (Baltimore) REGISTER ONLINE–SAVE TIME & POSTAGE: NASW-MD offers a secure online registration procedure for its continuing education courses! Go to www.nasw-md.org and click on Continuing Education for more information or the Register Online icon on our homepage which will take you directly to the 123 Sign-up online registration area. Directions to workshops can be found online as well.REMEMBER: You are ethically responsible for accurately reporting the number of continuing education hours that you have earned. If you are attending a NASW-MD workshop and you are late, or have to leave early you are responsible for notifying the workshop coordinator. Your CE certificate will be adjusted to reflect the actual hours of attendance. Completing this registration form implies that you have been informed of this policy and your responsibility. QUESTIONS CONCERNING REGISTRATION? Call 410-788-1066 SUMMER EDITION | 2016 The Maryland Social Worker Page 19

In Wake of Orlando: Expert on Mass Violence

By Patricia Fanning dents with advanced learning opportuni- Reprinted from UMB News ties intended to increase students’ knowl- edge of how to apply different theories Member Spotlights Tanya Sharpe is an NASW-MD member and intervention strategies to the social and was the recipient of the 2016 Social Work work assessment and response to mass vi- Educator of the Year Award. olence and disaster. [3 credits] Tanya L. Sharpe, PhD, MSW, an asso- Crisis theory, used to guide crisis inter- ciate professor at the University of Mary- vention and response to traumatic events, land School of Social Work (SSW) focus- in addition to prevention and prepared- NASW, Foundation Announce Award Recipients es on coping in the aftermath of a mass ness among diverse groups and commu- shooting or other atrocity such as the one nities, will be studied. Multiple concep- NASW-MD Chapter Member Stepen Baron, the 2015 that occurred June 12 in Orlando, Fla. tualizations of exposure to human made Knee Whitman Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Her research has equipped Sharpe to and natural disaster will be discussed, speak to what parents, grasping for words ranging from acute to chronic, complex at the violence, may wish to say and long-term trauma reac- By Paul R. Pace, News staff novative new programs, developed new to their children. That was the tions. The class will explore models of service delivery, and has estab- subject when Sharpe appeared evidence-based interventions, The recipients of the 2015 NASW Na- lished strong networks of community and as a guest on WBAL-TV’s pro- controversies and emerging tional Awards and the NASW Foundation government agency partners. gram, “11 TV Hill” with Jason areas of practice with various Awards have been announced. Baron has been a leader in the Newton on June 19. populations who experience The awardees will be honored public behavioral health system Similarly, Sharpe joined a trauma across multiple settings. during “A Night at the Awards” in the Baltimore-Washington, panel discussion on Sean Yoes’ Larger social, cultural, and po- ceremony on June 24 during D.C., region for more than 35 program on WEAA-FM, "First Tanya L. Sharpe, litical forces will be considered NASW’s national conference, years. Edition June 14: The Unpreci- PhD, MSW with regard to how they influ- “Leading Change, Transforming As the former director of the dented Epidemic of Gun Vio- ence exposure, response and re- Lives.” The conference will be D.C. Department of Behavioral lence in America." There she spoke not covery from traumatic events. Finally, the held June 22-25 in Washington, Health, he oversaw an agency only about mass violence such as that at impact of working with individuals and D.C. (See related story in this is- that provided services to more the Pulse nightclub in Orlando but about communities exposed to traumatic events sue for more information.) Stephen Baron than 30,000 residents each year. homicide and its victims. She also ap- on social workers will be reviewed with The U.S. Department of Vet- Prior to that position, Baron peared on June 13 on WBFF-TV, advis- recommendations for self-care. erans Affairs Jill Manske Social Work Pio- was president of Baltimore Mental Health ing listeners that it’s futile to try to shelter Co-instructor Frey, an associate pro- neer Award also will be presented during Systems Inc., where he developed a range children from bad news but that par- fessor at UM SSW, can speak to the clin- the awards ceremony. of innovative community-based programs ents can use various methods to discuss ical response, and Sharpe can speak to community grief and coping with it. The National Social Work Program Of- for adults, affordable housing for people troubling subjects in an age-appropriate In a related area of coping with the fice, Care Management and Social Work with serious mental illness, and expanded manner. trauma of violence, Sharpe has conduct- Services in the Department of Veterans a variety of service programs for children. Together with UM SSW faculty mem- ed research that can help African-Amer- Affairs Central Office offers the award. His peers noted his ability to collaborate ber Jodi Jacobson Frey, PhD, LCSW-C, ican adult survivors of homicide victims. It recognizes a distinguished social with individuals, groups, agencies, elected CEAP, Sharpe teaches the advanced clin- ical methods course: Social Work Re- This subject is of great concern in Balti- worker who has made a significant contri- officials and academic institutions. Offi- sponse to Mass Violence and Disaster. more given the number of homicides af- bution to the practice of social work and cials from the federal, state and local gov- This course is designed to provide stu- fecting relatives, bystanders and children. patient care, created and implemented in- ernments highlight his social work skills. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS, MARYLAND CHAPTER’S 2017 SOCIAL WORK MONTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is proud to announce the 2017 Social Work Month Annual Conference call for presentations. This year’s theme has not yet been announced, but we always feature a variety of workshop topics.

Audience geriatric social work. Regarding technology How to Apply please include them on a separate Word Submit your proposal now for the Annual and social work practice, there are a host Applicants must be document with your name and contact Conference, which attracts approximately 300 of issues of significance such as cyber graduate level social information at the top of the page and each social workers from around the state each year. bullying; how technology affects privacy workers, but not workshop you present below. Be sure to Our program routinely draws seasoned social and confidentiality matters; network necessarily a include: title/synopsis/learning objectives and work practitioners who are seeking intermediate addictions; and the noticeably Maryland Chapter length of workshop (3 or 6 hours) for each one. and advanced training on topics important to member. diminishing social skills linked • A vitae or resume (if two presenters are jointly their work. Our members are based in a host of Instructors to technology. We hope to presenting, please submit a resume for both). practice settings including child welfare, aging, should submit address both the practical Please make note of previous workshops you health/mental health, private practice, counseling, with this form and theoretical have presented, including workshop topic, date and more. This two-day program will be held at the following: issues facing social and sponsoring organization. the Maritime Institute of Technology in Linthicum, workers today, • The completed • A digital photograph (head shot) to be MD. and how these application forms from our website published in the newsletter Possible Workshop Topics issues are changing (www.nasw-md.org) under Continuing the profession and We seek to touch on a broad array of issues Education/Workshop Presenters/Workshop Email all required information to: our society. The Chapter would also that affect the social work practice today, and Presenter Packet, or call 410-788-1066 x13. [email protected] like to focus on practice tracks such as: health/ by noon, Monday, November 14, 2016. our conference lends itself to the diversity of our • A one-page description of the proposed mental health, macro/community, criminal justice/ clients. We seek to address issues around how presentation (no more than 350 words) which forensics, education, children and family, aging, If you wish to mail your forms, please send to: technology and social media affect the profession can be used for publication of the conference etc. Your proposals and suggestions will help in NASW-MD Chapter and the public today, traditional social work schedule — including an overview and structuring a conference that will be meaningful 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100 issues such as domestic violence, gun violence, educational objectives. Also, please include a and practical. Workshops are generally 2 hours Baltimore, MD 21228 racism, addictions of all kinds, murder/suicide breakdown/outline of the presentation. Please and fifteen minutes to 3 hours long. issues, trauma, and issues related to youth or Note: If you have a variety of presentations, Page 20 The Maryland Social Worker SUMMER EDITION | 2016 School’s Out, But the Work Continues

By Gail Martin and only get together once a month (some Advocate for the Needs of Children and in person, some via conference call) for Schools retreat in June 2015 marked the birth about 60 to 90 minutes. • Add a school social work member to the of Maryland’s Joint Committee on Looking forward together, we identi- Maryland Education Coalition, a multi- School Social Work , a planning and fied three long-term priorities: to increase SAVE THE DATE A disciplinary advocacy group that repre- advocacy group representing the two state- the profile and presence of school social sents the broad needs of schools in the wide organizations for school social work- work throughout the state, to advocate for Annual School Social state legislature ers: School Social Workers in Maryland the needs of children and schools in the Work Conference (SSWIM), a local affiliate of SSWAA; and state legislature, and to support continu- • Explore the sponsorship of an Advocacy Friday, October 21 the Social Work in Schools (SWIS) Com- ing professional development for school so- Night in Annapolis mittee of NASW-Maryland. Although cial workers through the organization and • Improve the rate of advocacy among Mark Your these two groups had been working to- sponsorship of an annual conference. Here school social workers in state and na- gether for several years, on Wednesday were some of our ideas: tional issues of concern through letter- Calendar! June 22, 2016 it became official. writing and testifying Sounds ambitious, doesn’t it? We think The Joint Committee held its second an- Increase the Power and Profile of School • Work for the creation of a School So- so too. Other than the conference (the nual day-long retreat, looking back to cel- Social Work in Maryland planning for that is already underway), we ebrate and evaluate our accomplishments cial Work position at the Maryland State • Create a larger presence on social me- still need to pare down and prioritize our of the past year, and looking forward to Department of Education (Did you dia—website, Twitter, Facebook, etc. know that we are currently represented ideas. We will meet again in July and Au- set long-term priorities and to brain- gust, and then it’s back to school. We would • Create periodic articles (monthly? bi- at MSDE in a department that is headed storm action steps. What a great day. We love to hear from you regarding your ideas monthly? quarterly?) to post on web- by a former pupil personnel worker, and were twelve strong, with representatives and priorities, and of course we’d love to sites and publish in the Maryland Social that other disciplines—e.g. counselors, from Baltimore City, Baltimore Coun- have you join us for our monthly meet- Worker psychologists, SLPs—have formal posi- ty, Dorchester County, and the non-pub- ings—in person or electronically. Meeting lic school sector—we even had an intern! tions in the organization but SSWs have • Develop and maintain a list of school so- none?) dates are usually on the second Wednes- Throughout the year we sponsored a state cial workers throughout the state (Did day of the month at 4:30 at the NASW- conference in October 2015 (“Advocacy: you know that we have many colleagues Sponsor an Annual State School Social MD Chapter Office during the school Back to Our Roots”); advised, advocated, in systems throughout Maryland who Work Conference year. You can find the details on the back and testified for legislation during the ses- work in schools under titles other than • Plan, promote, and execute the confer- page of the paper in the calendar. Feel free sion of the General Assembly in Annapo- “School Social Worker” and are thus not ence to contact us through either organization lis; and assisted with hosting duties for SS- certificated by MSDE?) (NASW-Maryland or SSWIM) for details. • Explore the option to live-stream all or WAA’s annual national school social work In the meantime, save the date! The an- conference, held right here in Baltimore in • Improve links between school social part of future conferences workers and the unions (public sector) nual Maryland State School Social Work March. All in all, a pretty impressive list of • Conduct on-going data-gathering of Conference will be held on Friday October accomplishments for a group of folks who and organizations such as MANSEF (non-public sector) that represent them topics of interest and potential presenters 21 (no students in schools state-wide that work full-time in schools with the most day!). Details following soon! vulnerable of our children and adolescents

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Moya Atkinson, MSW, of all people, with particular attention to the Pope Francis, President Obama, Supreme Court consider two key matters: Convener and co-founder of the Social needs and empowerment of people who are vul- Justice Anthony Kennedy, and the United Na- 1) working with social work experts Workers Against Solitary Confinement nerable, oppressed, and living in poverty. tions are denouncing this practice, it is time for within and outside SWASC to develop (SWASC) Task Force NASW to engage and grapple with this issue on a strong position in line with Juan Men- Critique of NASW’s position in the a much deeper level. If NASW is to live up to its dez’ position – which will require a multi- Remember when many of us were ap- struggle to end solitary confinement Code of Ethics, it can do no less. pronged approach: the creation of universal palled by the torture and cruel, inhu- Mary Gamble, who resigned from her independent oversight of corrections facili- NASW has given attention to this issue man and degrading treatment of prisoners position in a local jail last September stat- ties and consequences for abuse; universal through its Board of Directors’ 2015-2016 in Abu Ghraib in 2004, and the fact that ed: “The brief certainly is informative, however whistleblower laws to protect health and members’ review of SWASC’s Memoran- the abusers lived in our communities? We it misses the mark in terms of the real ethical chal- other workers who are at risk of reprisal for dum and Report, and by publishing blogs eventually learned that the treatment was lenges faced by social workers in the correctional their efforts to report abuses; and promo- and an article on the current criminal jus- perpetrated by our very own government, environment. I would like to offer a social work tion of humane alternatives to solitary con- tice system. Most recently, its Depart- and that it was part of a wider pattern of perspective. finement as part of a reform of the prison ment Manager for Social Justice and Hu- torture at American overseas detention During my time working in a correctional set- system, including using social workers and man Rights has focused on clinical social centers, including those in Iraq, Afghani- ting, I felt tormented by the ethical dilemmas and other health professionals in doing the work workers, providing guidance regarding stan, and Guantanamo Bay. challenges of dual loyalty that I was faced with on for which they are educated and trained. treatment of prisoners, and urging the pro- More recently, the American Psycho- a daily basis. One being my obligation to assess 2) broadening our profession to include the fession to take action to end prolonged soli- logical Association has come under fire for for risk of suicide or self-harm and take appropri- ethics of solitary confinement. We’re hold- tary confinement and provide humane al- collusion with the CIA and the Pentagon. ate action to ensure safety. In the case of a suicid- ing a workshop in NYC in the fall around ternatives. Prominent psychologists worked closely al inmate, my only course of action was to place mass incarceration, to include solitary con- However, NASW’s 12-member Nation- with the C.I.A. to blunt dissent inside the them on a “watch,” at which time the individual finement. We’re working with other groups al Ethics Committee has refused to discuss agency over an interrogation program that would be stripped naked, with only a “suicide- and organizations to hold a large confer- the issue with SWASC, stating that it is not is now known to have included torture, and proof” smock, and placed in solitary confinement. ence on the issue of dual loyalty conflicts the appropriate body. Nor will it respond to make sure the association’s ethics poli- These cells consist of a concrete bed and a steel next spring. to any question referred to it as a collective. cies did not hinder the ability of psychol- sink and toilet. The inmate on a “watch” can We continue to provide educational pro- NASW’s International Policy on Human ogists to be involved in the interrogation have no personal property to occupy himself. The grams to faculty and students around the Right states: "NASW must speak out against program. As a result, the APA has revised conditions are a strange mix of sensory depriva- country. Mary Buser has given successful inhumane treatment of people in whatever form it its ethics position. www.theguardian.com/ tion (absolutely nothing to do – no TV, music, workshops to several classes of social work exists. As social work practitioners and advocates law/2015/jul/10/us-torture-doctors-psy- no human interaction, stark cold concrete) and and law students and welcomes your inqui- of human rights…Recognizing that that social chologists-apa-prosecution sensory overload (24 hour light, screaming, bang- ries: www.marybuser.com. workers who advocate on behalf of human rights We have our own ethical problems as ing, stench). We are working in various ways to ex- can become subject to reprisal, NASW should social workers, when it comes to solitary I struggled to uphold my ethical responsibil- pand our outreach to social workers around ensure that social workers who are threatened are confinement in prisons. In the U.S., up to ity to ensure the person’s safety while knowing the country. We have monthly conference given the full support of the profession” (NASW, 100,000 prisoners are incarcerated in isola- that the “safeguard” was psychologically harm- calls. Our website, www.SocialWorker- 2000, ¶20). tion in tiny cells for days, weeks, months ful. It felt as though I was punishing someone sasc.org, listserv endsolitarconfinement@ Yet, NASW places responsibility for and years. They include juveniles, frail el- who was asking for help. Furthermore, assessing googlegroups.org and facebook keep us making reforms on those clinical social derly, minorities, gays, lesbians, bi-sexu- for safety in order to “clear” the suicide watch actively engaged. www.facebook.com/ workers working in units with solitary al, transgender and queer, those in pover- was an equally difficult task. Inmates would say SWASC/?fref=ts confinement. It states in its Brief: NASW ty, those with severe mental and physical anything in order to get out of those conditions Several NASW chapters have been shar- should reinforce the fact that the primary obli- health conditions, disproportionate to the (who wouldn’t?). Not to mention what this pro- ing their successes regarding their efforts to gation of clinicians who practice in such settings general population. For many this is a pun- cess does to the therapeutic alliance. The number effect reforms within their states. For ex- is to provide effective and quality mental health ishment that is worse than death. The rate of inmates on “suicide watch” is small in compar- ample, in Maryland, thanks in part to Mary treatment to those segregated inmates with men- of suicide among those in solitary confine- ison to those with mental illness who are placed in Gamble’s testimony and the contacts by tal illness. At the same time, clinicians should be ment is much higher than in the general solitary confinement for prolonged and indefinite faculty and students for Student Advocacy encouraged to work to change harmful segregation prison population. While most of the pris- periods of time. Day in Annapolis, a bill was passed to col- policies and practices (http://bit.ly/1JDH0Bs) oners eventually return to civilian life, they I knew I had to do something. When I at- lect and publicize data on the use of solitary Below are comments to the Brief by two are often given no coping mechanisms or tempted to advocate within the facility, I was confinement. In NC, a bill was passed in social workers who experienced first-hand tools to help them to transition out as “re- mocked, bullied, and had my clinical judgment June ending solitary confinement for juve- the impossibility of this expectation. Mary turning citizens”. called into question. I utilized supervision and niles 17 years and younger. Buser commented: “…it is completely out of Prisoners lack basic human needs for sought out support from my profession, but found We will be active within the NASW touch with the reality of social workers provid- social interaction and sensory stimula- that little support was available. I tried to ad- Delegate Assembly in reviewing and cre- ing mental health treatment to inmates held in tion, along with a lack of the social rein- vocate for change indirectly through the local ju- ating statements and policies, if not for the solitary confinement. One piece of information forcement that prevents everyday concerns diciary and the office of the public defender, all 2017 meeting, then for the 2020 meeting. conspicuously missing is the contention of Juan from snowballing into pychoses, Consis- while having to walk a thin line due to issues of We invite you to join us in this struggle! Mendez, United Nations Special Rapporteur tent patterns emerge, centering around ex- dual loyalty. I started to become mentally unwell on Torture, that solitary confinement beyond 15 treme anxiety, anger, hallucinations, mood myself. I started to experience anxiety, insomnia, The following statement by Juan Mén- days constitutes torture. Having worked as acting swings and flatness, and loss of impulse and feelings of hopelessness. Finally, I resigned dez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture chief of Mental Health in the 500-cell solitary control. In the absence of stimuli, prison- from my position and took to advocacy at the leg- and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrad- confinement unit on Rikers Island, I can person- ers may also become hypersensitive to any islative level in my State. ing Treatment or Punishment gives us the ally attest to unspeakable suffering – head-bash- stimuli at all. Often they obsess uncon- We are being asked to treat the psychologi- strength to continue: ing, self-mutilation, attempted hangings – that trollably, as if their minds didn’t belong to cal distress that is occurring as a direct result of were the direct result of this grueling and inhu- In the ongoing struggle to abolish soli- them, over tiny details or personal griev- solitary confinement. This is an impossible task. mane punishment. The idea that social workers tary confinement, one aspect of this practice ances. Panic attacks are routine, as is de- We know that clinical interventions are ineffec- should provide “effective and quality treatment” that cannot be overlooked is the complicity pression and loss of memory and cognitive tive when basic needs are not met….There are no to inmates in solitary confinement demonstrates of mental health staff who work with correc- function.” It destroys one’s capacity to re- clinical interventions in the world that can miti- an utter lack of understanding about this punish- tional personnel in these units. One orga- late socially, to work, to play, to hold a job gate the harmful effects of isolation.” ment. There are no words — and there are no nization, Social Workers Against Solitary or enjoy life.” (Kupers) http://www.wired. pills that will counteract the effects of prolonged Confinement, should be applauded for its ef- com/2013/07/solitary-confinement-2/ Where is the Social Workers Against isolation. My job amounted to being sure that forts in highlighting and addressing the ethi- Of great concern to mental health pro- no one actually died from their self-injurious be- Solitary Confinement (SWASC) Task Force cal conflict of social workers and other health fessionals is the issue of dual loyalty — the havior. In the end, I felt I was little more than in the Struggle? and mental health providers in these set- dilemma they face as they work within this a monitor of human suffering – a far cry from SWASC has been in existence since tings. Solitary confinement is cruel, inhu- punitive system, which is the antithesis of the idealistic social worker I’d once been. 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11:30 a.m. Private Practice Peer Consultation 12th 6:00 p.m. Forensic Committee Getting Social Security disability benefits is a long, hard process. Your 13th 5:00 p.m. Committee on Aging clients must understand Social Security's rules and regulations. They can 14th 4:30 p.m. Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) learn what it takes to win a disability case at my FREE SEMINARS: 6:00 p.m. Legislative Committee What You Must Know to Get Social Security Disability Benefits. 29th All Day Clinical Conference (Maritime Institute) 30th All Day Clinical Conference July 30, 2015 AND September 29, 2015 30th All Day Macro Conference (Maritime Institute) White Marsh Library 8133 Sandpiper Circle OCTOBER Nottingham, MD 21236 4th 5:00 p.m. Committee on Aging The seminars are FREE but seating is limited. 4th 6:00 p.m. Children, Youth & Family Comm. (CYF) Reserve a seat today by calling my office at 410-823-8200

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