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2428:  Menopause and Mental Health: What to Know to Help Clients. This presentation will give social workers a general understanding of the biological changes that happen during perimenopause and menopause and how those changes impact mental health. We will discuss co-occurring disorders that may come up during menopause and how we can use our role as social workers and therapists to empower our clients to manage their physical and mental health.  Presented by: Kate Lufkin, MSW, DSW, ... Details
When: August 23, 2024
Where: New Orleans
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2429:  Ageism: Call it Out!  This presentation focuses on the prevalence of ageism in our society and how it affects clients. Social workers will recognize an obligation to respond to this often accepted and overlooked discrimination.  Social workers values and ethics require us to become competent in working with older adults and take action in helping clients self-advocate and role modeling this advocacy. Improved training, increased skills in working with older adults, and calling ... Details
When: August 23, 2024
Where: Virtual
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2427:  Destructive Effects of Family Estrangement: Can We Do Better? This workshop will address the prevalent phenomenon of family estrangement in our culture. This destructive pattern causes painful family fractures that are often reinforced or even introduced prematurely by inexperienced therapists. Therapists responsible for  working with families during critical times in family crisis can provide therapeutic options by conducting accurate assessment of family interactions and... Details
When: August 9, 2024
Where: Virtual
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2425:  Treating Chronic Pain as Part of a Multidisciplinary Team.  Chronic low back pain is one of the most common health problem among Americans, resulting in high healthcare utilization.  Research shows that adults in the United States who have low back pain are more likely to be of lower SES and unemployed. Treating chronic pain from a multidisciplinary approach can help both the physical and mental health impacts of chronic pain. This presentation will focus on research/outcomes... Details
When: July 26, 2024
Where: Thibodaux
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2426:  Wills, Powers of Attorney & Advance Directives, OH MY!  This CEU highlights the roles of professionals who work together to help clients maximize resources. In Part 1, learn about powers of attorney, wills, advance directives, living wills, and more, as well as inter-professional ethics (social workers, lawyers and physicians). In Part 2, learn about the elements of a legally valid, basic will in Louisiana. Attendees will outline their own will and work through a first draft... Details
When: July 26, 2024
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2423:  Importance of Differentiating Between ASD Traits and Sexual Abuse Indicators.  The DSM5 diagnostic criteria of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) will be discussed as well as common sexual abuse indicators. This will be followed by the examination of "crossover" traits of youth diagnosed with ASD and those diagnosed with PTSD (specifically due to sexual abuse). The challenges associated with differentiating these diagnoses as well as the ... Details
When: July 12, 2024
Where: Baton Rouge
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2424:  Using the Stages of Change to Help Clients Progress. This presentation will discuss the stages of change as a tool to use in therapy with clients who are struggling to make or maintain changes in behavior. The stages of change model will be presented as a guide to use during therapy with actions in each step that can be taken by the provider to meet the client where they are and help them achieve the goals that they set. Presented by: Kate Lufkin, MSW, DSW, LCSW-BACS. Member:... Details
When: July 12, 2024
Where: New Orleans
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2422:  Improving Care for LGBTQ+ Elders.  LGBTQ+ older adults face unique health and social disparities. In comparison with their straight and cisgender peers, they are more likely to live alone and feel socially isolated, to lack a caregiver, to live in poverty, and to experience discrimination and mistreatment in healthcare settings. This presentation will help familiarize social workers about these and other issues facing LGBTQ+ older adults and will empower them to be effective... Details
When: June 28, 2024
Where: Virtual
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2421:  Using the Stages of Change to Help Clients Progress. This presentation will discuss the stages of change as a tool to use in therapy with clients who are struggling to make or maintain changes in behavior. The stages of change model will be presented as a guide to use during therapy with actions in each step that can be taken by the provider to meet the client where they are and help them achieve the goals that they set. Presented by: Kate Lufkin, MSW, DSW, LCSW-BACS. Member:... Details
When: June 21, 2024
Where: Baton Rouge
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2419:  Importance of Differentiating Between ASD Traits and Sexual Abuse Indicators.  The DSM5 diagnostic criteria of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) will be discussed as well as common sexual abuse indicators. This will be followed by the examination of "crossover" traits of youth diagnosed with ASD and those diagnosed with PTSD (specifically due to sexual abuse). The challenges associated with differentiating these diagnoses as well as the ... Details
When: June 7, 2024
Where: New Orleans
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2420:  Language Justice and Therapy.  Language Justice and Therapy combines therapy language and ethics.  It brings attention to common words and phrases used by clients and therapists that can have unintended and unhelpful meanings. These meanings are often grounded in existing cultural biases. The workshop identifies some common phrases linked to cultural biases and strategizes how to work with these phrases with clients. Presented by:  Joseph V. Keegan, LCSW.  Member: $50 /... Details
When: June 7, 2024
Where: Houma
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2416:  The Chemistry of Ethical Self Care.  This presentation will review the Core Values and Ethical principals in the NASW Code of Ethics with extra attention on Integrity. We will describe what is meant by "self-care" and discuss how appropriate self-care is paramount to the profession of social work. We will discuss the (bio)chemistry associated with different types of self-care and we will practice self-care methods to be used by social workers and the people they serve. ... Details
When: May 24, 2024
Where: Baton Rouge
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2417:  Treating Chronic Pain as Part of a Multidisciplinary Team.  Chronic low back pain is one of the most common health problem among Americans, resulting in high healthcare utilization.  Research shows that adults in the United States who have low back pain are more likely to be of lower SES and unemployed. Treating chronic pain from a multidisciplinary approach can help both the physical and mental health impacts of chronic pain. This presentation will focus on research/outcomes... Details
When: May 24, 2024
Where: New Orleans
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2418:  Language Justice and Therapy.  Language Justice and Therapy combines therapy language and ethics.  It brings attention to common words and phrases used by clients and therapists that can have unintended and unhelpful meanings. These meanings are often grounded in existing cultural biases. The workshop identifies some common phrases linked to cultural biases and strategizes how to work with these phrases with clients. Presented by:  Joseph V. Keegan, LCSW.  Member: $50 /... Details
When: May 24, 2024
Where: Thibodaux
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244100_003: "NASW-LA New Orleans Region Sponsored Workshop" FREE for Members. Topic:  Maintaining Ethical Practice. Presented by: Edgar Guedry, LCSW-BACS, ACSW, ACHP-SW.   During this presentation:  1: Participants will be able to identify a framework to utilize when facing ethical challenges. 2. Participants will be able to define two potential risks of using social media.  2.0 Ethical hours.  Pre-registration is required to be awarded CEU... Details
When: May 21, 2024
Where: Metairie
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