This event is organized by the National Association of Social Workers – Indiana Chapter
A Virtual Co-Creation Event
What is this virtual event about?
Don’t you need a good challenge for a change – after all we’ve experienced this year? Times change and we change with them! Challenge yourself to learning about timely issues and important concepts and interventions so needed during these unprecedented times. The NASW Indiana 2020 Virtual Conference is just your ticket!
Our 2020 Virtual Conference, “Social Workers: Generations Strong,” has something for everyone. We have two exciting days of workshops and panel discussions, including:
- 4 plenary sessions with discussions on trauma and trauma-informed care, addictions, racism and racial disparities, and self-care/mindfulness.
- 12 breakout sessions that range from Medicaid for the Elderly to Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Populations in Rural Environments and so much more!
Featured Events
September 21, 9:00am-10:30am EST
Trauma-Informed Care Across the Generations
Description: 2020 started out like any other year, but by mid-March the COVID-19 health crisis brought stay-at-home orders, the switch from in-person to online teletherapy. It impacted our personal lives, the lives of our clients, our communities and the world. Add to this, the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and ongoing racial tensions, trauma is clearly present and impacts us all.
A trauma-informed approach is a perspective that acknowledges the pervasive influence and impact of trauma on an individual, their provider and the organization. This presentation will highlight effective communication strategies and how to incorporate trauma-informed care into practice. By realizing the prevalence of trauma, staff within an organization can recognize how trauma affects all individuals involved in the system, including its own workforce. Trauma-informed care is a way to provide services that recognize the prevalence of adversity in clients’ lives.
Our opening plenary will: Increase your awareness of trauma and trauma-informed care; Highlight communication strategies; Provide information on how to incorporate trauma-informed care in practice – in the classroom, with families, older adults and across generations; and Increase understanding of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACES)
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September 21, 3:00pm-4:30pm EST
Addiction Impact and Treatment: Families and Interprofessional Collaboration
Description: Addiction is a condition that impacts all generations and all family members, not just the individual suffering from substance misuse disorders. Recent reports have sighted an increase in substance use disorders as the pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders have impacted communities across the country.
This session will look at the impact of substance use disorders on the individual suffering from substance misuse disorder as well as other family members. In addition, it will provide information on working with medical interventions, medication-assisted treatment and include information on how social workers can work with physicians.
This plenary session will: Recognize the impact of drug use and addiction on families; Provide culturally relevant formal and informal education to raise awareness and support the recovery process; Identify the components of MAT and how they combine to improve patient health outcomes; and Discuss interprofessional education and collaboration concepts.
**Includes 1 Ethics CEH
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September 22, 9:00pm-10:30am EST
Racism: The Intersection with Social Work at the Micro, Mezzo and Macro Level
Description: Recognizing that Racism is pervasive across the United States, the big question is how to address racism and create an anti-racist profession and support an anti-racist society. During this session panelists will identify key areas where racism and social work intersect looking at our history, current affairs, and helping to identify opportunities for change. There is no easy answer and no one size fits all solution –there are a myriad of things that we all can do and should do. The session will provide opportunities for information sharing and education and discussion on: – The NASW Code of Ethics and implications when faced with racism in direct service, educational settings (as a student/faculty or guest) and other professional settings. -The challenges that racism creates for social workers, social work students and the clients we serve. – Identifying opportunities for change – at the micro, mezzo and macro levels. Objectives: – Increase understanding of the NASW Code of Ethics and implications when faced with racism in direct service, educational settings and other professional settings. – Increase understanding of challenges that racism creates for social workers, social work students and the clients we serve. – Identify opportunities for change – at the micro, mezzo and macro levels
**Includes 1 Ethics CEH
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September 22, 3:00pm-4:30pm EST
Critical Self-Reflection in Social Work Practice - Reflection Is Reflection … Isn't It?!
Description: Ready to take yourself on?! This workshop leads participants into the application of critical self-reflection and its impact on clinical social work practice and supervision. Through experiential activities and the presenters’ personal experiences, participants will learn how to use critical self-reflection as a continuing professional development tool. Reviewing highlights from the presenters’ phenomenological research study exploring the definition and application of critical self-reflection, participants are encouraged to heighten awareness of the impact of self in their respective practices. Introducing critical incident questionnaires, participants will have some creative fun making social work stronger for generations to come.
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Join us on September 21 & 22 for two full days of learning and networking virtually. There are up to 12 CEHs available, including opportunities to earn your ethics CE each day.
Register before August 7th to take advantage of our Early Bird Pricing!
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FAQs
Absolutely! Throughout the session, there will be a live chat running simultaneously.
This is a virtual conference that spans over multiple days with many different speakers.
This conference exists in the virtual space, as it gives us the opportunity to bring together professionals from around the world.
The quality will be a little funky on Internet Explorer 8. Although we highly recommend Chrome for the smoothest user experience on any website, here’s a handy link to download Edge, which is Microsoft’s move away from IE: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/microsoft-edge
Please email info.naswin@socialworkers.org for details
This will depend on individual preference of our speakers.
The session is pre-recorded so that the speakers can spend the time answering attendee questions. They will be typing furiously to reply to as many questions as possible in the live chat!
There are 12 Continuing Education credits available, including 1 Ethic CE per day. To obtain CEs, you must attend the full session. Credit not given for partial attendance.
The sessions will be available on demand after the event
Matchbox Virtual Media is proudly partnered with CE21 to put on this event.
For further questions about the event, visit NASW Indiana’s conference FAQ page or email info.naswin@socialworkers.org.
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