This workshop is intended for those social workers who are already involved in custody evaluations and want to share their experiences in this area. It is also intended for those social workers who have an interest in children of divorce and separation and want to learn more about this exciting area of social work. Bring your questions.

Ken Lewis, PhD

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This presentation will inform its audience of current trends in self injurious behaviors.

• Incidence and Prevalence
• Physical and emotional signs
• Differences between self injury and suicidal ideation
• Ethical dilemmas regarding reporting issues
• Responding strategies

Mary Bragdon White, LCSW; Allison Lisnik Reed, LMSW

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This workshop is for social workers who really want to end poverty but don't believe current service programs will do that. The workshop will help you re-evaluate your role and think outside the box. We will analyze root causes of poverty and discuss economic human rights as a solution.

Larry Dansinger BA, MA

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has proven to be effective in helping address many of the problems that bring couples and families to counseling. Assessment considerations, goal-setting, and interventions will be discussed with handouts and case examples to enhance understanding of the application of CBT to these problems.

Catharine MacLaren, PhD., LCSW

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If you want to write but don't know how to get started, this workshop will afford the basics. Through a combination of guided exercises, shared interaction and writing prompts. I'll share what I've learned, what's inspired me and practical tips so that you can WRITE NOW!

Judy Maloney, LCSW

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This presentation will explore the concept of cultural competency and ethical boundaries while working in home and community based treatment. We will examine how social workers can navigate ethical conundrums while sustaining respect for family cultural values. We will present case studies and look at skill sets and tools that may be useful towards this necessary effort.

Genevieve Gardner, LCSW; Jeremy Brown, MSW Intern; Heather Borst LMSW-CC

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Understanding the process of Bariatric surgeries, the requirements, and the long term commitments necessary for success, clinicians can learn better ways to more effectively and ethically treat patients with Metabolic Disorders. Participants will learn the difference between eating disorders and metabolic disorders and increase their skill level in working with patients.

Jana Harbaugh, LCSW

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The National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) found that people with mental illness have a life expectancy 25 years shorter than the general population. Maine’s population continues to age while overall health problems increase. While these facts have an impact on individuals and communities, this also impacts the field of case management. Services a case manager may be called upon to provide including completing advance directives or living will, exploring with clients how to begin a mortuary trust or even helping clients determine who might clean out the apartment after their passing. This presentation will train case mangers on these practical steps as well as explore ethical standards and dilemmas relevant to case managers’ work in this area.

Angela Fileccia, LCSW; Courtney Mishou, BSW

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From baseball fields to board rooms, the news is filled with examples of lapses in ethical conduct. Many of today's scandals were years in the making. How did they get this far without anyone standing up to say, "This is wrong."? Could well-intentioned people, acting with moral courage, have affected the course of events before they got out of hand?

This program is intended to assist participants in becoming change agents in behalf of ethical principles. Participants will learn about moral courage and exemplars in ethical action drawn from a variety of fields. After a review of concepts and opportunities for ethical action, participants will discuss complex case dilemmas to determine options for addressing vexing ethics challenges and how to employ tools for effective "ethical activism".

Kim Strom-Gottfired, PhD, LISW

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This presentation on “Understanding and Working with Human Trafficking Survivors,” will provide social workers with information on the definition of human trafficking, how to identify a potential victim of human trafficking, the services in place for client assistance in Maine, and the need for confidentiality and safety planning for clients and providers

Arian Giantris, MA; Destie Hohman Sprague, MA

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There is growing evidence that psychotic disorders can be predicted accurately prior to onset and treatment may prevent emergence of active illness. International recommendations for this population include family involvement in treatment. The ethics of diagnosing prospectively and the family roles will be discussed. Multifamily Group Psycho education (MFG) will be presented in detail.

Katrina Benjamin, LCSW; Karen Martin, LCSW; Jessica Pollard, PhD

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This workshop will share a project undertaken by students and instructor in the course Social Work with Immigrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers at USM. The intention of the project was to explore using interviews with human service providers about the approaches used in service delivery efforts with ‘new immigrants’ in southern Maine, specifically, understand how select human service agencies incorporate the concepts diversity and cultural competence in agencies and service delivery efforts. The workshop will share some of the emerging approaches to incorporating cultural competency and diversity in human service delivery

Otrude Moyo, PhD, MSW

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Increased rates of family dislocation have generated more complex ch8ild custody litigation. When parents are in conflict, guardian’s ad litem (GALs) are often appointed by a judge to provide assessment and recommendations concerning parental rights and responsibilities and the “best interest of the child”. Over the past decade, many more Maine social workers have taken the certification course necessary to perform that role withi8n the judicial system. The NASW Code of Ethics, as adopted by Maine’s Social Work Licensing Board, are often quite different in practice and duty from the GAL Rules adopted by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. This seminar is intended to explore traps and best practices when licensed social workers are appointed to act as GALs in child custody litigation.

Dana E. Prescott, Esq., LMSW; Lori Pelletier, LSW, GAL

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This workshop will create a forum for discussion of best practices with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. There will be a review of the NASW Code of Ethics-based Policy Statements on LGBT Issues, a brief review of literature-based best practices, as well as an opportunity for discussion of new and innovative practices. A focus will be on creating a resource list for Maine social workers to utilize when seeking information and practice guidance when working with these populations.

Franklin Brooks, PhD, LCSW

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In this session, Marcia and Sue will focus on social work’s core value of social justice, and a social worker’s ethical responsibilities to the broader society: “Social workers should engage in social and political action that seeks to ensure that all people have equal access to the resources, employment, services and opportunities that they require to meet their basic human needs and to develop fully”. This presentation will also focus on the value of the Dignity and Worth of the Person and the ethical principle that Social Workers seek to enhance client’s capacity and opportunity to change and to address their own needs (self-determination).

Susan Bartlett, LCSW; Marcia Cooper

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When venturing into new frontiers there are unknowns, misperceptions, ambiguities, and false experts, misdirection, exciting opportunities, unparalleled challenges, and extraordinary potential for growth and development or disaster and disgrace. How to keep the positive side of leaving your comfort zone requires self awareness, knowledge of ethical behavior and courage to be responsible for our own actions. This presentation will review a range of new technologies and the ethical practices recommended by the NASW Code of Ethics. There will be a review of the risks associated with new technologies and suggested practices to manage these risks.

Gail Wright, LCSW

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