LA26RM_137: "NASW-LA Baton Rouge Region VIRTUAL Sponsored Workshop" FREE for Members. Topic:  Trauma Informed Care within Adult Corrections: Pre-Discharge. Presented by: Jen LaCarriere, J.D., LMSW.  During this presentation participants will: 1. Define trauma, trauma informed care and recognize the impact of further traumatization on incarcerated individuals. 2. Understand and use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to address trauma.  3. Learn Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) techniques to assist clients in practicing self-regulation coping skills for positive self-care.  4. Understand challenges within our system and the differences between other correctional systems regarding trauma informed care.    1.00 General CEU hour.  Pre-registration is required to be awarded CEU credit.

Register Now!    The theme for the 2026 NASW-LA conference is “Forging Connection Fueling Community” and we’ve built a conference platform on sessions that really highlight how our connections make us stronger. This year we’ll kick it all off on Wednesday, March 18 with a Keynote from our Conference Committee Chair, Dr. Justin Guy, titled: “From Roots to Resilience: Forging Generational Healing Over Time,” and a range of plenaries, 1.5 and 3.0 hour sessions, a movie, awards luncheon, social event and opportunities to network and engage with exhibitors will follow. You’ll be able to earn up to 20 CEU’s, and this year we have over 60 total sessions covering clinical, ethics, general, supervision and cultural competency topics. So join us March 18-20, 2026 in Baton Rouge at the Crowne Plaza Hotel for the 2026 NASW-LA conference. From topics as diverse as processing grief and loss, to working with formally incarcerated individuals, and in spaces discussing community organizing to psychedelic assisted treatments, you’ll find that there’s something for everyone at this years conference. Check out the full program below, order a t-shirt when you register, be ready to download the conference app before you arrive, and come join us at a the premier social work conference in the state of Louisiana!

The Ins and Outs of Effective Social Work Supervision. This workshop has been approved for 3.00 Supervision hours of continuing education credit. This is on On Demand webinar that is available from July 23, 2025 until July 23, 2026.For more information contact: Continued at chelsea.richardson@continued.com.