This workshop has been approved for 2.0 Clinical contact hours of continuing education credit.  

For more information, please contact:
Volunteers of America Southeast LA
504-812-0159
larceneaux@voasela.org

254100_004: "NASW-LA Houma-Thibodaux Region Sponsored Workshop" FREE for Members. Topic:  Alzheimer's Conference - Part 2.   Presented by: Jackie Dove, JD;  Carolyn Olsen, CDP and Keith Weisheit, LCSW.  Part 2 of this conference participants will:  1) Learn about the new medications approved for dementia. 2) Learn about the new techniques for communication. 3) Learn about the new approaches with behavioral modification. 1.0 Clinical and 1.5 General CEU Hours.  Pre-registration is required to be awarded CEU credit.

254100_003: "NASW-LA Houma-Thibodaux Region Sponsored Workshop" FREE for Members. Topic:  Alzheimer's Conference - Part 1.   Presented by: Keith M Weisheit, LCSW; Ellen Dunn, LMSW and Kasey Bealer, Dementia Trainer.  Part 1 of this conference will:  1. Educate social workers, other professionals, caregivers, and family members about signs and symptoms of dementia. 2. Provide support and resources to social workers, other professionals, caregivers, and family members dealing with dementia/Alzheimer's patients. 3. Teach positive approaches to supporting those individuals with dementia and family members of such. 4. Provide an opportunity for audience members to ask questions, voice concerns, and feel validated by social workers and other dementia professionals.  1.0 Clinical and 2.5 General CEU Hours.  Pre-registration is required to be awarded CEU credit.

This workshop has been approved for 1.50  Clinical contact hours of continuing education credit.  

For more information, please contact:
Woman's Hospital
225-924-8115

254100_002: "NASW-LA Baton Rouge Region Sponsored Workshop" FREE for Members. Topic: Suicide Safety Planning Intervention. Presented by: Danita LeBlanc, LCSW-BACS.   In this training participants will be able to: 1.  Identify what a Suicide Safety Plan is, who should have one and when it is used, 2.   Engage a person at risk of suicide in the process of keeping themselves safe,  3.  Collaboratively create and individualized safety plan with the person at risk of suicide,  4.  Problem solve with the person at risk to identify barriers or obstacles to using the plan, 5.   Ask clients about access to lethal means, 6.  Work with clients and their families in reducing access to lethal means.   1.00 Clinical CEU hour.  Pre-registration is required to be awarded CEU credit.