Understanding and Assessing Substance Use disorders Professor Ted Godlaski Online Programming
CEUs : Approved for 5.0 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio
Cost: $50You do NOT
have to finish the training all at once. When you register and
pay, you will receive a password and can log in at any time. When
you are finished, you may print off your certificate This course gives an overview of the neurobiologic
and psychosocial aspects of Substance Use Disorders together with a
detailed review of their DSN-IV-TR criteria. Additionally, the course
offers simple methods for assessment of Substance Use Disorders using
questions drawn from the "R" and "S" Schedules of the Diagnostic
Interview Schedule together with other well proven structured
interviews.Module One: Past and Current Models of Addiction: moral model,
sociocultural model, medical model, psychological model,
biopsychosocial model.Module Four: Substance Abuse: reviews the DSM-IV-TR criteria for
Substance Abuse Disorders with emphasis on the underlying construct and
sample methods of assessment as well as an exploration of the
sociocultural biases built into the criteria. In addition, this section
discusses the appropriate level of care using the American Society on
Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria.Module Five: Comorbidity: briefly reviews the other psychiatric
disorders most frequently found in conjunction with Substance Use
Disorders, emphasizing the need for practitioners to be alert to the
presence of these other disorders and to move toward integrated
treatment.
"HIV/AIDS: It Can Happen to You" Mark A. Johnson and Annette Brooks Online Programming
CEUs : Approved for 2.0 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio
This workshop will focus on HIV/AIDS education,
information dissemination, current statistics and epidemiology, HIV
testing and medical updates. The ultimate goal is to provide new ideas
and practical information to professionals to prevent the further
spread of HIV/AIDS. A personal story of survival is shared.
"Understanding, Avoiding, and Defusing Unwanted Symptoms or Behaviors in Persons with Dementia" Barbara Helm, MA Online Programming
CEUs : Approved for 3.0 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio
Cost: $25Caring for people with AD and similar dementias can be challenging. These diseases affect a person's perceptions, judgment, understanding, sense of well-being, security, and responses to certain stimuli. It is important for caregivers to understand the kinds of things that may trigger certain responses. It is also important that caregivers be familiar with the life story so that appropriate diversions may be offered to defuse unwanted symptoms. This presentation identifies common symptoms, triggers, and approaches.
"Screening for Substance Use Disorders in Social Work Practice" Professor Ted Godlaski Online Programming CEUs: Approved for 1.5 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio social workers and Kentucky psychologists. Approved for KY Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors.Cost: $30This brief continuing education online workshop is a practical presentation of why and how to screen for the presence of Substance Use Disorders in clinical practice. It offers a clear rationale of why screening for Substance Use Disorders is important in clinical practice and practical methods for implementing a standard screening procedure that is quick, inexpensive, and accurate. The presentation discusses the commonly used screening methods with an explanation of the value and shortcomings of each method. A variety of screening instruments are discussed, all of them in the public domain.
"Cognitive Node Link Mapping: A Very Helpful Treatment Technique" Professor Ted Godlaski Online Programming CEUs: Approved for 1.5 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio social workers and Kentucky psychologists . Approved for KY Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors.Cost: $30This online workshop presents a cognitive treatment approach that is easy to learn and which can be very helpful in many areas of clinical practice. Node Link Mapping was developed at the Behavioral Research Institute at Texas Christian University and was incorporated into the rural therapy protocol developed at the University of Kentucky. Essentially, Node Link Mapping is a visual way to represent the often complex relationships among the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of clients in a way that makes it much easier to see the specific kinds of connections and relationships among them. It can be used either in individual therapy or in group therapy and has the added benefit of focusing the interaction on a specific set of problems or experiences, decreasing the amount of wandering or avoidance that often occurs in therapeutic interaction.
"Helping Families Have Meaningful Visits" Barbara J. Helm, MA Online Programming CEUs: 1.5 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio social workers and Kentucky psychologists. Approved for KY Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors.Cost: $30For most people who have a loved one in a long-term care facility, visiting can be an uncomfortable experience. Because of the discomfort and often because the individual cannot "give back," visits become fewer and farther between. This seminar provides suggestions for family members and friends who visit residential settings to have a more meaningful visit for all concerned. Suggestions are provided for visiting both the cognitively impaired and the cognitively in tact.
"Spirituality and Social Work Practice" Blake L. Jones, MSW, LCSW, Ph.D. Online Programming CEUs: 1.5 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio social workers and Kentucky psychologists. Approved for KY Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors.Cost: $30Social workers and other mental health professionals are increasingly being called upon to complete a "bio-psycho-social-spiritual" assessment. This experiential workshop will use music, video, lecture, and small group exercises to discuss the spiritual needs of clients and how to assess them. The workshop will also give participants a chance to work through ethical dilemmas in which personal spiritual values conflict with client choices.
"Is the Child's Mother Around to Give More Information? Valuing Fathers in Social Service Agencies" Blake L. Jones, Ph.D., LCSWOnline Programming CEUs: Approved for 1.0 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio social workers and Kentucky psychologists. Approved for KY Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors.Cost: $25A colleague once related the story that he took his sick child to the doctor and was asked if the "mother was around so we can REALLY find out about the child's symptoms." This workshop will explore the origins of the "fatherhood" movement, discuss the current literature surrounding clinical issues and fatherhood, and provide strategies for how to include fathers in clinical and non-clinical decisions in social service agencies.
"Social Work Ethics for Licensure Renewal" Blake L. Jones, Ph.D., LCSW Thursday, June 7 Location: 7388 Turfway Road, FLORENCE CEUs: Approved for 3.0 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio Social Workers. Fulfills the Ethics requirement for Social Workers.Cost: $60This workshop will address ethical standards as set forth in 201 KAR 23:080 and the Code of Ethics. Through case discussions, lecture, and small group activities, participants will discuss ethical decision-making as it relates to the Code of Ethics as well as moral principles and guidelines. Special emphasis will be placed on the issues of confidentiality and boundaries. Participants will review the 201 KAR 23:080 regulation with regard to social work ethics and practice implications will be explored. Each participant will receive a copy of the Code of Ethics.
"HIV/AIDS: It Can Happen To You" Mark A. Johnson, MSW Thursday, June 7 Location: 7388 Turfway Road, FLORENCE , KYCEUs: Approved for 3.0 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio Social Workers and Ohio Counselors and LMFT's. Approved for KY Psychologists and KY Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselors. Approved be the KY Board of Licensed Professional Counselors.Cost: $60 This workshop will focus on HIV/AIDS education, information dissemination, HIV testing, and medical updates. The ultimate goal is to provide new ideas and practical information to professionals to prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS. This workshop fulfills the mandatory HIV training requirement for helping professionals.
"Bends in the River: Supporting End-of-Life Decision Making" Bonnie Meyer, D Min, BCCFriday, June 8 Location: Hospice of the Bluegrass Lexington Clinical Office, 2409 Members Way, LexingtonCEUs: Approved for 3.0 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio Social Workers. Approved for KY Psychologists and KY Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselors.Cost: $60During the end-of-life, family members are often faced with difficult decisions regarding their loved one's care. These decisions can have a lasting impact and directly affect a person's grief response. This workshop will offer professionals ways to prevent unnecessary suffering and lead to improved outcomes for the bereaved.
"Let's Talk About Race: A Courageous Conversation about the Impact of Race in America" Carol A Taylor, MSW Friday, June 8 Location: Hospice of the Bluegrass Lexington Clinical Office, 2409 Members Way, LexingtonCEUs: Approved for 3.0 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio Social Workers. Approved for KY Psychologists and KY Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselors.Cost: $60There is a pink elephant in the living room of America that has an impact on us all: racism. We see it every day and we often tiptoe around it, pretend it doesn't exist, or we completely avoid talking about it. This workshop will provide a safe environment for an honest and courageous conversation about how institutional and structural racism affects every single family in this country.
"Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Theoretical Background and Applications in Clinical Practice" Maria Grazia Levin, PhD., LCSW, Certified Psychologist Friday, June 22 Location: Hospice of the Bluegrass Lexington Clinical Office, 2409 Members Way, LexingtonCEUs: Approved for 6.0 credit hours for licensed Kentucky and Ohio Social Workers. Approved for KY Psychologists and KY Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselors.Cost: $120This workshop will provide participants with a presentation of the theoretical background that supports the Dialectical Behavior Treatment intervention. It will focus on the integration of mindfulness and wisdom with the more traditional cognitive approach to assessment, problem solving, and effective skills use in the areas of emotions regulation, interpersonal relationships, and distress tolerance. It will also support the didactic component of Skills Group and how it can be used in a clinical setting to create innovative but research-based group work. Finally it will emphasize how teamwork is an essential part of the treatment of clients with Axis I and Axis II co-morbidity.
