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• The Dynamics and Skills of Supervision: The Middle Phase, the Parallel Process and the Interactional Model (3/9/2021 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
  3/9/2021 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  The Dynamics and Skills of Supervision: The Middle Phase, the Parallel Process and the Interactional Model

  Lawrence Shulman, M.S.W., Ed.D

  Six (6) Clinical Category A CEUs have been approved by NASW NH. Approval #3776

  March 2nd - 8:45 am - 12:00 pm

  March 9th - 8:45 am - 12:00 pm

  You must attend both mornings for CEUs

  The focus of this workshop will be on method - what the supervisor does in interactions with staff. Essential skills in communication, relationship, and group leadership will be described and illustrated. Participants will be able to share their own experiences.

  Issues to be raised may include supervising defensive staff members, staff apathy and resistance to change, helping staff to develop skills for professional impact dealing with other staff, and addressing staff primary and secondary trauma. A parallel process will be identified in that the way supervisors deal with staff will be viewed as modeling for staff how to relate to clients. The idea that more is “caught” than “taught” will be central. The workshop will also address supervision of Evidenced-Based Practice (e.g., MI, SFP and CBT) in an integrative rather than prescriptive manner so as to increase E.B.P. sustainability in the setting.

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• Policy Committee (3/16/2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
  3/16/2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  Policy Committee

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  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89659417990?pwd=Q2hQa2NHYjBWbzlPRC9iamFvaHVadz09
  
  Meeting ID: 896 5941 7990
  Passcode: 057262

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• Ethical Suicide Prevention, Assessment & Response Using Telehealth (3/26/2021 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM)
  3/26/2021 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

  Ethical Suicide Prevention, Assessment & Response Using Telehealth

  Charles Safford, LCSW

  Three (3) Clinical Category A CEUs in Ethics and Suicide Prevention are pending approval from NASW NH

  This three-hour course will address the special complications and risks of working with suicidal clients when utilizing telemental health as the service delivery model. It will also provide guidelines for making determinations about which clients may and may not be suitable for treatment using distance technologies, and forms and templates to assist in mitigating the risk through appropriate assessment and development of a safety plan. In order to optimize the learning experience, this program will include scenario and analysis and experiential learning.

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• Trauma Transformation: Stress, Stress Mitigation and Resilience (4/16/2021 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM)
  4/16/2021 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  Trauma Transformation: Stress, Stress Mitigation and Resilience

  Dave Melnick, LICSW

  2 Clinical CEUs approved by NASW VT. Approval #1025

  In this webinar, we will examine how our mindsets, both implicit and explicit, are driving forces of our actions, interpretations and perceptions, particularly when working in high stress situations with people impacted by traumatic stress. Webinar content will provide unique perspectives about stress, traumatic stress, and resilience in the context of our lives both pre-pandemic and while working through the impacts associated with COVID-19. A special emphasis will be on ways to mitigate stress at an individual and workforce level. The 5 Key Practices for trauma transformation will be introduced.

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• Policy Committee (4/20/2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
  4/20/2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  Policy Committee

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  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89659417990?pwd=Q2hQa2NHYjBWbzlPRC9iamFvaHVadz09
  
  Meeting ID: 896 5941 7990
  Passcode: 057262

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• Managing Change, Especially During This Unprecedented Time (4/23/2021 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
  4/23/2021 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  Managing Change, Especially During This Unprecedented Time

  Gerri King, Ph.D

  3 Clinical Category A CEUs pending approval by NASW NH.

  Change - both positive and negative - can be very stressful. Even if it results in improvement, with every gain, there is a loss. Complicating the situation is the fact that stress is a main factor contributing to miscommunication, increased conflict, poor concentration, and low productivity. While change may be an inevitable part of life, under normal circumstances, the way organizations and employees can remain effective and healthy is by learning techniques for managing it. The skills required to help people process change with excitement, not threat, will be balanced with empathizing with those who resist. Adapting to our present day challenges will be a major focus.

  The session will be both didactic and experiential. A “hands-on” approach will give participants an opportunity to address specific workplace issues and will provide them with practical skills that are immediately applicable.

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• Neuroscience Directed Treatment for Domestic Violence Cases (5/5/2021 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM)
  5/5/2021 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

  Neuroscience Directed Treatment for Domestic Violence Cases

  This training will be conducted via live webinar for six two-hour sessions. Participants will be able to ask questions, converse with trainers and other participants, and get their required DV training from their own computers.

  Mod 1 - May 5th 9 - 11 am EST

  Mod 2 - May 5th 11:15 am - 1:15 pm EST

  Mod 3 - May 12th 9 - 11 am EST

  Mod 4 - May 12th 11:15 am - 1:15 pm EST

  Mod 5 - May 19th 9 - 11 am EST

  Mod 6 - May 19th 11:15 am - 1:15 pm EST

  You may choose to participate in any or all of the trainings.

  Please note, to avoid having participants pay the handling charges of six separate tickets, we have set the first training date as the date of the training. After registering for the number of trainings you wish to attend, you will be asked which ones you are choosing (Modules 1 - 6). Modules 5 & 6 also qualify for Ethics.

  If you prefer to pay by check, please send it to NASW ME, PO Box 5065, Augusta ME 04332. Please let us know if you are an NASW Member and which modules you will be attending. You will receive confirmation through Eventbrite once we register you.

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• Neuroscience Directed Treatment for Domestic Violence Cases (5/12/2021 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM)
  5/12/2021 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

  Neuroscience Directed Treatment for Domestic Violence Cases

  This training will be conducted via live webinar for six two-hour sessions. Participants will be able to ask questions, converse with trainers and other participants, and get their required DV training from their own computers.

  Mod 1 - May 5th 9 - 11 am EST

  Mod 2 - May 5th 11:15 am - 1:15 pm EST

  Mod 3 - May 12th 9 - 11 am EST

  Mod 4 - May 12th 11:15 am - 1:15 pm EST

  Mod 5 - May 19th 9 - 11 am EST

  Mod 6 - May 19th 11:15 am - 1:15 pm EST

  You may choose to participate in any or all of the trainings.

  Please note, to avoid having participants pay the handling charges of six separate tickets, we have set the first training date as the date of the training. After registering for the number of trainings you wish to attend, you will be asked which ones you are choosing (Modules 1 - 6). Modules 5 & 6 also qualify for Ethics.

  If you prefer to pay by check, please send it to NASW ME, PO Box 5065, Augusta ME 04332. Please let us know if you are an NASW Member and which modules you will be attending. You will receive confirmation through Eventbrite once we register you.

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• Policy Committee (5/18/2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
  5/18/2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  Policy Committee

  Join Zoom Meeting
  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89659417990?pwd=Q2hQa2NHYjBWbzlPRC9iamFvaHVadz09
  
  Meeting ID: 896 5941 7990
  Passcode: 057262

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• Demystifying Dissociation Across Social Work Practice (6/18/2021 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM)
  6/18/2021 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  Demystifying Dissociation Across Social Work Practice

  Dina Solomon, LICSW

  Two (2) Clinical Category A CEUs have been approved by NASW NH. Approval # 3784

  Social work programs do not usually teach about dissociation. Often we think about Dissociative Disorders as something unwieldy that requires a high degree of specialized knowledge of clinical work to address. As social workers, however, we work with people who have experienced trauma all the time in all settings in social work practice. Whether or not our clients meet clinical criteria for PTSD, they most likely experience dissociation in some form. This workshop will discuss several models that explain what dissociation is, how it effects our work, and why it is essential to the success of our clients to be able to assess for dissociation in our clients and in ourselves. We will look at theory and research as well as case studies and anecdotal experience to begin to identify dissociation in our clients and ourselves and to learn when and how to use strategies and interventions to mitigate it.

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