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“Social Work: Confronting Fears in Today’s World”

October 27 & 28, 2008
Olympia Resort - Oconomowoc, WI

Earn up to 13.5  Continuing Education Hours!

Please join us for another excellent NASW Wisconsin Chapter conference and earn up to 13.5 Continuing Education Hours. This is a second opportunity in 2008 to attend a variety of high quality workshops covering a wide range of topics pertinent to social workers in all work settings. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Dorothy Van Soest, of the University of Washington,  will speak on the conference’s theme “Confronting Fears in Today’s World” 

We will offer both Advanced Ethics and Boundaries workshop and the BSW and MSW Exam Preparation as stand alone workshops.

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Advanced Ethics and Boundaries Workshops for Fall 2008

The deadline for completing the 25 Continuing Education Hours required to maintain licensure is February 28, 2009. NASW WI offers three more opportunities to receive the mandatory State of Wisconsin Continuing Education requirements for 4 hours of social work ethics & boundaries.

Session 4 - Professional Ethics and Boundaries for the Experienced Social Work Practitioner

Presenter: Nicholas Smiar, CISW, ACSW, PhD
When: September 11 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Where: Holiday Inn & Suites – Wausau/Rothschild, 1000 Imperial Drive, Mosinee, WI 54455

This workshop for experienced social workers focuses on the complex and troubling ethical dilemmas which arise in social work practice and require critical thinking and the application of knowledge and skills in ethical decision making.  After a brief introduction to the meaning and functions of professional ethics and the distinction between law/regulation and ethics, we will employ scenarios drawn from actual practice experiences, using discussions in small groups and analysis in the larger group. A familiarity with the NASW Code of Ethics and MPSW 20 and prior experiences in continuing education in ethics are assumed. Participants are encouraged to bring their own scenarios for use in the workshop.

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Session 5 - Reconsidering Ethical Dilemmas Experienced By Seasoned Social Work Practitioners

Presenter: LaVonne Cornell Swanson, MSW, PhD
When: September 26, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Where: Sheraton Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI 53713

This workshop is designed to: provide opportunities for participants to increase self awareness of the intersections between personal values and professional values and behavior; enable participants to increasingly recognize and embrace the role of diversity and social justice in understanding ethical dilemmas; engage participants in recognizing ethical dilemmas through enhanced use of critical thinking skills; engage participants in applying ethical decision making frameworks and protocols to ethical dilemmas from their own practice environments.

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Presenter: LaVonne Cornell Swanson, MSW, PhD
When: October 27, 2008, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: Olympia Resort and Conference Center, 1350 Royale Mile Road, Oconomowoc, WI 53066

This workshop is designed to: provide opportunities for participants to increase self awareness of the intersections between personal values and professional values and behavior; enable participants to increasingly recognize and embrace the role of diversity and social justice in understanding ethical dilemmas; engage participants in recognizing ethical dilemmas through enhanced use of critical thinking skills; engage participants in applying ethical decision making frameworks and protocols to ethical dilemmas from their own practice environments.

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Are you preparing to take your national social work certification tests soon? Would you like a chance to review content and concepts and to take a practice test? We are offering Exam Preparation Workshops for those taking both the BSW and MSW exams.

The October 27, 2008 Exam Preparation Workshops will be held at Olympia Resort and Conference Center, 1350 Royale Mile Road, Oconomowoc, WI. Both workshops will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The BSW Exam Preparation Workshop will be presented by Bill Berkan, ACSW, CISW. Bill has 32 years experience in county and state agencies as social worker, supervisor, administrator, and consultant and ten years experience teaching social work at Upper Iowa University-Madison Center.  Currently retired.  Developed foster care program for special needs children, youth suicide prevention programs, and University level summer institutes for Social Workers.  Developed field placement program and B.S. level Social Work Test preparation seminar for Upper Iowa University.  Author of suicide prevention manual, death education book, child welfare program manual, and adult survivor of child abuse book.  Former member and officer of NASW-Wisconsin Board for several years. The MSW Exam Preparation Workshop will be presented by Joanne Barndt, ACSW, LCSW.

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