Showing events on April 27, 2023
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Social Work Services and Supports for Intersex People
April 27, 2023 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
In this online workshop, participants will learn how to support very young children and infants who are intersex and their parents. This training will address the importance of using affirming language and avoiding damaging and stigmatizing language. This session will center the rights of the child with intersex conditions. This workshop will teach participants about the importance of implementing child-centered, gender-affirming care so all children are free to live healthy, affirmed lives. This workshop is designed to equip providers to be able to step in quickly and effectively to help families during sensitive moments.
Social work, a profession with roots in advocacy and social justice, is uniquely positioned to adopt a leadership role in providing evidence-based, ethically informed services to persons with intersex conditions.Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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The Traumatic Impact of Child Abuse and Neglect and How Social Workers Can Intervene
April 27, 2023 - 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM ET
This course will cover the traumatic impact the child welfare system has on children, youth and families. The goal of the course is to provide an understanding of how state governments think about the adequacy/appropriateness of parenting, the safety of children, when and how child protection agencies get involved with families and what the evidence says about such involvement. The content will focus on the early phases of intervention, including barriers to engagement that may result from client-worker differences, involuntary participation on the part of the child, youth, or family, and factors external to the client-worker relationship, such as policy or institutional decisions that may influence or shape intervention. Since work with children and youth almost always requires multiple intervention modalities, attention will be given to creating effective intervention plans through the integration of different modalities. Those intervention methods that have been empirically demonstrated to be effective...
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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Poetry Night, Participatory Theater, and Colombian Snacks
April 27, 2023 - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET
Poetry and participatory theater; An event in Spanish with English translation.