Understanding the Dynamics of Poverty.  This workshop has been approved for 4.00 General hours of continuing education credit. For more information contact:  HOPE Ministries of Baton Rouge at dhursey@hopebr.org.

LA26RM_123: "NASW-LA Shreveport Region Sponsored Workshop" FREE for Members. Topic: Principles of Harm Reduction: Risk Mitigation Strategies Utilized by a Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner.  Presented by:  Truc Tran, PharmD.  This presentation will:  1. Outline principles of harm reduction and identify mitigation strategies within the harm reduction framework, including but not limited to Syringe Services Program, infection prevention, PrEP and overdose risks mitigation.  2. Describe the role of Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders clinics.   3. Identify barriers and challenges with patients seeking mental health and/or substance use treatment.  4. Identify strategies to eliminate barriers and improve opportunities for treatment engagement.  1.00  Clinical CEU hour.  Pre-registration is required to be awarded CEU credit.

LA26RM_121: "NASW-LA Baton Rouge Region Sponsored Workshop" FREE for Members. Topic: An Exercise in Empathy: Using Empathy to Guide Practice.  Presented by: Michelle Fuller- Harris ,MSW,LCSW,BACS,CIMHP.  During this presentation participants will:  (1) Define and differentiate among the core components of empathy: cognitive empathy (understanding another's perspective), emotional empathy (sharing another's feelings), and compassionate empathy (feeling moved to help).   (2) Distinguish between empathy and sympathy in social work practice.  (3) Identify the ethical standards related to empathetic practice within the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics. Specifically, THE Importance of Human Relationships, The Dignity & worth of Person, & Social Workers Ethical responsibility to Broader society.  (4) Utilize empathy as a key tool to identify and to challenge potential barriers to empathetic engagement, such as personal biases, assumptions, cultural variants. Use this Reflection to identify own levels of empathetic awareness as well as areas for growth.  (5) Practice empathy skills, such as active and empathetic listening, reflection.  (6) Discuss empathy and its relevance to Social Work practice, how it affects practice, as well as how lack of empathy can be detrimental to social work practice.  (7) Utilize discussion & learnings from a hands-on Empathy Activity to get back to the basics of social work practice.  (8) This workshop will fulfill 1.5 of the 3 hours of Professional Ethics as mandated and required by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners. The workshop aims to help participants by raising awareness of empathy as it is woven through the NASW Code of Ethics. Further, it will help to develop self-awareness and self-acceptance which assists in increasing deeper connections with self and others.   2.00 Ethical hours.  Pre-registration is required to be awarded CEU credit.

Keep Calm and Communicate On: The Art of Verbal De-escalation.  This workshop has been approved for 2.00 General continuing education contact hours.  For additional information contact:  Wisdom Works in Social Works, LLC at lauriebrand001@gmail.com.

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Geriatric Failure to Thrive: A Multidimensional Problem.   This virtual workshop has been approved for 2.50 Clinical hours of continuing education credit. For more information contact:  Akula Foundation at linktojohn@cox.net.

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