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Join us for a 6-week Learning Collaborative on Racism and the Clinical Process
February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17 | 8:00-9:30 p.m. EST
The Learning Collaborative will be a "safe place to be uncomfortable" and will provide a sustained engagement and interactive learning experience for all social workers and mental health professionals.
Target Audience: social workers, mental health professionalsContent level: intermediate9 Continuing Education credits (including 4 ETHICS credits - see below)
Description: In recent years, clinicians have grown increasingly aware of the importance of recognizing the impact of social identity on the therapeutic relationship. Considerations of social identity enhance our appreciation of the relevance of such similarities and differences and their importance to the therapeutic process. Examining our social identity also lays the groundwork for us to understand our own biases, privilege, and history in relation to others. It is a crucial concept to grasp in the journey to understanding racism, including the enduring effects of racial trauma, more fully. For clinical social work, it is important to maintain a curiosity about the ways in which the external world is brought into the clinical situation.
Consequently, reflective work is necessary to translate these ideas into meaningful therapeutic ways of understanding difference in therapeutic dyads. Conceptually, this leads us to hold conversations about transference, countertransference, therapeutic alliance, empathy, knowing & not knowing and the like.
This interactive Virtual Learning Collaborative will be a chance for participants to learn about how social identity and racism impact our work. Using didactic learning, case studies, selected readings and videos to review between sessions and discussions, we will gain a greater dynamic appreciation of these important issues, leading to enhanced therapeutic outcomes. The 6-session format of the Collaborative provides an opportunity to try out ideas learned week to week and bring back for discussion.
Learning Objectives
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
Ann Marie Garran, PhD, MSW received her MSW from CUNY Hunter College School of Social Work, and her PhD from Smith College School for Social Work. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work in Hartford, CT. Dr. Garran publishes in the areas of inclusive pedagogy, anti-oppressive social work practice, and the dynamics of racism in both the classroom and in clinical practice. Dr. Garran is co-author, with Dr. Joshua Miller, of Racism in the United States: Implications for the helping professions, 2nd ed. She has presented at conferences both nationally and internationally, and is a consultant and trainer on teaching about racism and anti-oppression strategies for clinical work, agencies, and organizations.
Brian Rasmussen, PhD, RSW, received his MSW from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, and his PhD from Smith College School for Social Work. He is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Social Work Practice, Psychoanalytic Social Work, and Smith College Studies in Social Work. He publishes in the area of clinical social work practice with a particular interest in applying psychodynamic theories to personal and social problems. Brian maintains a practice of clinical consultation and supervision.
Course interaction & system requirements
This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.
Fee & Registration
COST:
Cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the live webinar to receive a refund. Each registered participant will receive log-in information via email fromadministrator@clinicalsocialworkassociation.org prior to the Webinar.
Course Completion & CE Info
To earn 9 CE credit, must log in at the scheduled time, and attend the entire course. Due to the confidential nature of case material and to facilitate a climate of safety for sharing during discussions, the presenters have asked that this Webinar not be recorded. However, all didactic material will be available prior to each session and presenters will discuss options for those needing to miss a session. Attendees will receive a Post-test/Evaluation/Certificate follow-up email after the completion of the program to obtain CE credit.
This seminar qualifies for 4 hours of Ethics Training.
Ethical Principle: Social workers challenge social injustice.
Social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people. Social workers' social change efforts are focused primarily on issues of poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and other forms of social injustice. These activities seek to promote sensitivity to and knowledge about oppression and cultural and ethnic diversity. Social workers strive to ensure access to needed information, services, and resources; equality of opportunity; and meaningful participation in decision making for all people.
Ethical Principle: Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person.
Social workers treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion, mindful of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity. Social workers promote clients' socially responsible self-determination. Social workers seek to enhance clients' capacity and opportunity to change and to address their own needs. Social workers are cognizant of their dual responsibility to clients and to the broader society. They seek to resolve conflicts between clients' interests and the broader society's interests in a socially responsible manner consistent with the values, ethical principles, and ethical standards of the profession.
Source: https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
Clinical Social Work Association, provider #1719, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Clinical Social Work Association maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 08/27/20 – 08/27/23. Clinical Social Workers completing this course will receive 9 clinical continuing education credit after passing the post-test.
System Requirements to Participate
On a PC: Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 34, Google Chrome 39 (JavaScript enabled) or the latest version of each web browser Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 or later Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection (1 Mbps or faster) Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB or more of RAM On a Mac: Safari 6, Firefox 34, Google Chrome 39 (JavaScript enabled) or the latest version of each web browser Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or newer Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection (1 Mbps or faster) Intel processor (2GB of RAM or better) Participants wishing to connect to audio using VoIP a microphone and speakers. (A USB headset is recommended.) On an iPad, iPhone, Android or Windows mobile device: Free Zoom at www.zoom.us ; WiFi connection recommended for VoIP audio
Questions:
For questions or concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call 202-599-8443. Or email administrator@clinicalsocialworkassociation.org
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