Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma
2 CEUs. Cost $50——Therese Sirles
August 23 (Friday 10:00am-12:00pm)
This course will offer information on:
• The leading cause of death from child abuse
• Recognition, intervention, and prevention of abusive head trauma
• How to save a child’s life
This presentation will fulfill the training requirements mandated by House Bill 285
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Crisis Intervention
13 CEUs. Cost $130—Tiffany Cole-Hall

September 12 (Thurs. 6:00pm – 9:30pm) and September 13 (Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm)

This course will focus on:

Multiple dimensions of potential crises when working with substance abusing clients and their families (e.g. overdosing, homelessness, and the risk of violence) Continue reading →

LCSW Supervision Training
3 CEUs. Cost $50 – Josh Swetnam
September 20 (Friday 9:00am-12:00pm)
Participants will:
• Understand the supervisor/supervisee relationship
• Be able to complete a supervision contract
• Knowledge of how Supervision relates to Code of Ethical conduct as specified in 201 KAR 23:080
• Explore ethical dilemmas that may arise
• Explore the differences between LCSW Supervision and other supervisory situations
• Teaching Methods: handouts, discussion, group generated ideas
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Domestic Violence
3 CEUs. Cost $50 – Sue Landenwich
September 27 (Friday 9:00am-12:00pm)
This course will provide information on the following:
• Familiarizing learners with the definitions and statistics of domestic violence
• Developing skills at assessing dynamics which are often present in domestic violence situations
• Learning intervention techniques to assist domestic violence relationships
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Professional Ethics for Social Workers
3 CEUs. Cost $50—Jenny Dunckley
October 4 (Friday 9:00am-12:00pm)
This course will:
• Review ethical principles and codes of ethics, inclusive of the Kentucky Code of Ethical Conduct (201 KAR 23:080) as the basis for ethical professional practice
• Fulfill the Kentucky Board of Social Work’s requirement that social workers attend at least three (3) hours of ethics training per renewal period
• Review social work’s mission, purpose of the Code of Ethics, ethical principles and standards, and worker’s responsibilities for core values
This course is appropriate for all levels of education and experience
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HIV/AIDS Medical and Social Issues
3 CEUs. Cost $50—Shannette Owens
October 4 (Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm)
This course will provide information on the following:
• Prevalence, natural history, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of HIV
• A full discussion of how the virus replicates in the blood cell and pharmacological approaches to slow HIV replication
• Counseling procedures will be presented with information on the best prevention methods including negotiating condom use and approaches to educate the public on how to employ prevention methods
• A portion of the training will discuss mother to child transmissions with attention to special concerns with this group and the effects of stigma
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Family Counseling and Addictions
8 CEUs. Cost $80——Jenny Dunckley
October 11 (Friday 9:00am-5:00pm)
This course:
• Provides an overview of approaches that may be implemented to incorporate family counseling into addiction treatment.
• Reviews changing definitions of family and explores both historical models and current models of family therapy.
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