A guardian is responsible for decisions concerning health care and living arrangements for theperson deemed incapacitated. A conservator is responsible with managing the person’s incomeand assets and paying bills. This program will review the Guardianship and Conservatorship lawsand the legal process, as well as address the impact of the 2018 legislation and teach attendeesadvocacy tips.…
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Helping professionals are driven to serve others but without clear boundaries, relentless giving can put our own wellbeing at risk. While creating and applying boundaries is not always natural to us, boundary work is essential for healthy, sustainable practice with clients, in our organizations, and in our communities. This workshop will expand our concept of…
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Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Peeking into the Brain of a TF-CBT Therapist 1- 4:00 pm Central | Live Online Description: Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is the most empirically supported intervention for children exposed to trauma. In this advanced presentation, Dr. Kliethermes will use a case study to help participants to step through this well-established, evidenced-based practice…
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She’s Not There: Dissociation in Young Children with Trauma 1- 4:00 pm Central | Live Online Description: When young children are subjected to early adversities, they often have few defenses: the classic fight and the classic flight, but dissociation is less recognized. However, many young children coming out of early adversity use this brilliant defense…
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The medical model approach to treating addictions has been utilized since Substance Use Disorders were identified as Disease processes and therefore require medical approaches and interventions. This program aims to offer an alternative to our traditional approaches to treating addictions and will cover many new approaches and well-known but less utilized interventions. There is a…
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The purpose of this diversity workshop is to increase cultural awareness, understand the difference between equity and inclusion, and reduce prejudices against underrepresented groups. Objectives: After completing this program, social workers, program administrators, and other participants will be able to: Presenter: Angela Gray, MSW, EDs Angela holds a Bachelor's and Master of Social Work degree…
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