June 22, 2024; 8:30am – 12:00 Noon; Shreveport.  Ethical Principles for Social Workers.  The presenter will review ethics guidelines, practice standards, and ethical principles, including competency, confidentiality, dual relationships, and boundary violations.  Common ethical problems and violations will be reviewed.  Ethical issues relating to technology, social media, and supervision will be presented.  Various ethical dilemmas will be presented for discussion.  Presented by:  Charles Lee, LCSW-BACS.  Member: $50 / Non-Member $85.  3.00 Ethical CEU. Pre-registration is required to be awarded CEU credit.  Sign in will begin at 8:30am and end at 8:45am.  Workshop will begin at 8:45am.

August 23, 2024; 9:00am - 12:15pm; VIRTUAL-Zoom.  Ageism: Call it Out! This presentation focuses on the prevalence of ageism in our society and how it affects clients. Social workers will recognize an obligation to respond to this often accepted and overlooked discrimination. Social workers values and ethics require us to become competent in working with older adults and take action in helping clients self-advocate and role modeling this advocacy. Improved training, increased skills in working with older adults, and calling out ageism are obligations. Presented by: Gina Rossi, LCSW-BACS.  Member: $50 / Non-Member $85.  3.0 Ethical.

August 23, 2024: 9:00am -12:15pm; New Orleans.  Menopause and Mental Health: What to Know to Help Clients. This presentation will give social workers a general understanding of the biological changes that happen during perimenopause and menopause and how those changes impact mental health. We will discuss co-occurring disorders that may come up during menopause and how we can use our role as social workers and therapists to empower our clients to manage their physical and mental health. Presented by: Kate Lufkin, MSW, DSW, LCSW-BACS.  Member: $50 / Non-Member $85  3.0 Clinical.

August 9, 2024; 9:00am - 10:30am; VIRTUAL-Zoom.  Destructive Effects of Family Estrangement: Can we do better? This workshop will address the prevalent phenomenon of family estrangement in our culture. This destructive pattern causes painful family fractures that are often reinforced or even introduced prematurely by inexperienced therapists. Therapists responsible for working with families during critical times in family crisis can provide therapeutic options by conducting accurate assessment of family interactions and dynamics. Setting the foundation for effective and safe alternatives to estrangement improves the lives of adult children and their parents. Presented by: Gina Rossi, LCSW-BACS.  Members: $25 / Non-Member $45.  1.5 Clinical.  

July 26, 2024; 9:00am -12:15pm; VIRTUAL-Zoom.  Wills, Powers of Attorney & Advance Directives, OH MY! This CEU highlights the roles of professionals who work together to help clients maximize resources. In Part 1, learn about powers of attorney, wills, advance directives, living wills, and more, as well as inter-professional ethics (social workers, lawyers and physicians). In Part 2, learn about the elements of a legally valid, basic will in Louisiana. Attendees will outline their own will and work through a first draft of their will to take with them. Presented by: Sheila M. Wilkinson, LMSW, Esq.  Member: $50 / Non-Member $85.  3.0 General.