Alumni Committee Virtual Munch and Learn - Clinical Social Work in Law Enforcement Agencies
Clinical Social Work in Law Enforcement Agencies
To receive 1.5 CEUs:
$20 ICSW Community
$35 General Public
Free via Zoom / Workshop will be recorded
This presentation will provide an overview of the function of the Social Work Department and the unique role of the Mental Health Consultant in Law Enforcement Agencies. LEA's are complex organizations with personnel serving a variety of functions with varying degrees of exposure to distressing or traumatic events. The specific role of the Mental Health Consultant and range of clinical and training engagements will be discussed. The presenter advocates for a quiet, embedded presence and flexible use of clinical knowledge and skill.
Dennis Shelby, Ph.D
Sheriff Jeffrey Balon
Contact Elree C. Smith for registration link: esmith@icsw.edu
Contact Leah Harp with questions: leahharp@gmail.com
Alumni Committee Virtual Munch and Learn - “Should I, or Shouldn’t I? Processing and Preparing to Decide to Go into Private Practice.”
“Should I, or Shouldn’t I? - Processing and Preparing to Decide to Go into Private Practice.”
To receive 1.5 CEUs:
$20 ICSW Community
$35 General Public
Free via Zoom / Workshop will be recorded
There are multiple considerations needed before going into private practice. These include but are not limited to clinical skills, financial and business acumen, professional isolation, and development. This panel of therapists in private practice will discuss how they negotiated this decision. They will also provide practical tips in identifying and managing the multiple issues involved.
Freda (Freddi) Friedman, Ph.D., LCSW, ARNP
Nicole Johnson, Ph.D.
Glynis Kristal-Ragsdale, LCPC
Bill Singerman, M.A., M.Ed.
Contact Elree C. Smith for ICSW Community registration link: esmith@icsw.edu
Contact Leah Harp with questions: leahharp@gmail.com
Virtual Munch and Learn
Utilizing Autistic Expertise in Improving Therapy Services for Autistic Clients
To receive 2 CEUs: $20 ICSW Community
$35 General Public
Free via Zoom / Workshop will be recorded
Classic psychoanalytic writers, i.e., Bettelheim, Alvarez, and Tustin, leave modern practitioners, allistic and Autistic, with significant theoretical and practical questions about how to best work with Autistic clients. Ableism and limited neurodiversity positive trainings may contribute to this uncertainty. For this event, two Autistic professionals who have worked extensively with Autistic children, youth, and adults welcome the opportunity to provide education about best practices and about their own experiences. It is the hope that this evening will prove illuminating and will continue the conversation to improve services for Autistic clients.
Please submit questions in advance to leahharp@gmail.com so that the presenters may review and prepare their responses. If time permits, the presenters may choose to answer questions asked at the event.
Elizabeth Duffy, MS, OTR/L (She/Her) is President and founder of MnNEAT (Minnesota Neurodivergent Education Advocacy and Therapy Services) and co-owner of Roots and Wings Therapeutic Services LLC. She also is an Education Specialist at the University of Minnesota, educating doctoral-level Occupational Therapy Students. She has been an Occupational Therapist serving people across the lifespan for over 15 years. She parents a neurodivergent child and is herself AuDHD (Autistic and ADHD). She is passionate about providing education to the community and professionals that is neurodivergent-led and created.
JayJay Mudridge is an autistic poet, aerialist, educator, and ABA survivor who burned out from public school and now is the Center Co-Director of the Bay State Learning Center, a non-coercive learning center for neurodivergent youth. They speak on the Autistic experience at Not Another Autistic Advocate on Facebook. Before they discovered the Autistic community, they were steeped in pathology paradigms; since understanding the neurodiversity paradigm they became an outspoken advocate on the ills of ABA, rallying for true inclusion and neurodiveristy-informed education practices. They can be reached for private tutoring inquiries at SharpSoulPoetics@gmail.com.
Contact Elree C. Smith for registration link: esmith@icsw.edu
Contact Leah Harp with questions: leahharp@gmail.com