Health Care Social Workers Symposium 2020 in Partnership with NASW-NJ
Earn 5 Credits, plus the required credit for Prescription Opioid Dependence.
This conference will feature topics:
- Dismantling health disparities: Attacking causes healing effects
- Implicit Bias and its Impact on Client Care During COVID-19
- COVID-19 in Assisted Living Communities: Areas of Consideration
Program starts promptly at 8:30AM
You save by purchasing the whole day. Individual classes are available for purchase at: https://naswde.socialworkers.org/Events
Regular Price: $150
NASW-DE Member Rate: $90
Schedule
8:30AM-10:30AM - Dismantling Health Disparities: Attacking Causes Healing Effects presented by Jemal Alexis, JD, PhD, LCSW. 2 Ethics or Social/Cultural CEUs
10:45AM-12:45PM - Implicit Bias and its Impact on Client Care During COVID-19 presented by Jillian A. Rose PhD, MPH, LCSW. 2 Ethics or Social/Cultural CEUs
1:15PM- 2:15PM - Prescription Opioid Abuse and Dependence in New Jersey presented by Morgan Thompson, MSW. One required opioid continuing education requirement or 1 General CEU
2:15PM-3:15PM - COVID-19 in Assisted Living Communities: Areas of Consideration presented by Carol Kulkens, LCSW. 1 Clinical CEU
Learning objectives of workshops
8:30AM-10:30AM - Dismantling Health Disparities: Attacking Causes Healing Effects presented by Jemal Alexis, JD, PhD, LCSW. 2 Ethics or Social/Cultural CEUs
- Articulate how racism impacts health and well-being
- Use the transformative potential development model to move from consciousness to action to address the causes of health disparities
- Identify action steps to integrate anti-racism into participant’s social work practice
10:45AM-12:45PM - Implicit Bias and its Impact on Client Care During COVID-19 presented by Jillian A. Rose PhD, MPH, LCSW. 2 Ethics or Social/Cultural CEUs
- Understand the meaning of implicit bias, its mechanisms, and how it can impact our perceptions, behaviors and decision-making as we care for clients
- Using an evidence-based lens, explore the effects of explicit bias versus implicit bias in healthcare
- Identify tools to enhance our awareness of our own implicit biases and unconscious thinking and behaviors
1:15PM-2:15PM - Prescription Opioid Abuse and Dependence in New Jersey presented by Morgan Thompson, MSW. One required opioid continuing education requirement or 1 General CEU
- Learn the basics about the prescription opioid addiction epidemic in the tri-state area, including the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.
- Hear how to spot it and referral/treatment options.
2:15PM – 3:15PM - COVID-19 in Assisted Living Communities: Areas of Consideration presented by Carol Kulkens, LCSW. 1 Clinical CEU
Hear about examples of tools for:
- Working with or engaging isolated clients
- Delivering services in a way that mitigates risk
- Tools for working with concerned families that aren’t allowed to enter the facility.
Full course descriptions
Dismantling Health Disparities: Attacking Causes Healing Effects. 2 Ethics or Social/Cultural
Description: Martin Luther King Jr., recognizing the interplay of social injustice processes and outcomes, stated, “There must be a rhythmic alteration between attacking the causes [of social injustices, like health disparities] and healing the effects [of racism]” This presentation will: Discuss racism and the pathways for impact of racism on health and well-being and introduce the transformative potential development model for conducting radical social work and for dismantling health disparities.
Implicit Bias and its Impact on Client Care During COVID-19. 2 Ethics or Social/Cultural
Research demonstrates that disparities in healthcare are pervasive in the United States. The Institute of Medicine and The Joint Commission report that implicit bias contributes to these disparities. Implicit biases are unconscious and unintentional assumptions that are based on different factors such as age, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, language, weight, economic status, etc. Research also shows that everyone has these unintended biases, based on their life experiences and perceptions. In healthcare, these biases can have an impact on medical decision-making, communication, adherence, and provider-patient interactions, and ultimately may impede optimal patient care and health outcomes. Furthermore, with the spread of the COVID-19 there have been increased reports of bias, both explicit and implicit. Stereotypes and assumptions can perpetuate negative biases that can put others at risk for harm or isolation, or prevent people from accessing needed care. In this presentation, we will explore implicit bias in the setting of COVID-19, bring awareness to our own unintended biases that may affect our work with clients, and discuss tools and strategies for addressing them.
Prescription Opioid Abuse and Dependence in New Jersey One required opioid continuing education requirement or 1 General CEU
Learn the basics about the prescription opioid addiction epidemic in the tri-state area, including the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion. Hear how to spot it and referral/treatment options.
COVID-19 in Assisted Living Communities: Areas of Consideration. 1 Clinical CEU
Hear about examples of tools for working with or engaging isolated clients, delivering services in a way that mitigates risk and tools for working with concerned families that aren’t allowed to enter the facility.
