Wednesday, November 6, 2024  12-1 PM

Presented by Amanda Goodstadt, Esq. Senior Staff Attorney Triage Health

A social worker is often the primary member of the health care team asked to address the financial impact of a serious or chronic medical condition on patients and their families. This presentation will provide practical information that can be applied directly to a social worker's day-to-day interactions with patients. Members of the health care team do not typically receive formal education on navigating the health care system, health and disability insurance, employment, and other health-related legal issues. Many social workers are required to learn "on the job."

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

12- 3 PM Via Zoom

Presented by Edwin Renaud, LCSW, Ph.D.

Attachment theory can inform clinical work with people suffering from traumatic stress, especially for those whose trauma is rooted in the actions of other people. Attachment dynamics play an important role in social perception and the capacity to manage intense emotions. This in turn impacts one’s ability to cope with acute and chronic stress. This presentation will review the basic concepts of attachment theory, it’s two most common classification schemes; and leading contemporary ideas on how attachment contributes to our capacities to interpret the social environment and regulate feelings. We will discuss how traumatic stress can disrupt normative attachment dynamics and present in the context of mood, anxiety, and personality disturbance. Finally, we will discuss ways to engage and sustain a treatment alliance with traumatized clients using approaches derived from attachment theory.

9 CECs, 2-day, 11/16/24 & 11/17/24, live online training offered by Social Work Examination Services