Childhood sexual abuse not identified until adulthood will often have a life-long impact on the survivor. A child who is sexually abused is more likely to experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), complex trauma, depression, substance abuse, relationship problems, and chronic health issues in adulthood. As clinicians, we often work with survivors of child sexual abuse unknowingly, as they may not be able to tell us what happened. This workshop will focus on the long-term impact of the abuse, understanding how complex trauma presents differently than single incident PTSD, assessment, and treatment implications. Prevention, intervention, breaking multi-generational cycles of abuse, and healing will be addressed. You will:
    • Understand the prevalence of child sexual abuse
    • Identify the myths and facts about child sexual abuse
    • Understand the long-term impact of unidentified abuse
    • Learn reasons why clients are unable to disclose abuse
    • Understand how to assess abuse
    • Gain an introduction to Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire and study
    • Define complex trauma and treatment implications
    • Understand how to handle disclosures of abuse
    • Identify how to engage complex trauma survivors

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Prerequisites: Course provides 6 contact hours for NYS Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Course provides 6 hours of continuing education credits for NYS Licensed Clinical and Master Social Workers.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a pervasive issue, impacting approximately one in four households. This workshop will provide a comprehensive definition of IPV in addition to highlighting the long-term consequences. The types of traumatic responses that present in survivors of IPV, which can be subtle, will be addressed. Assessment and intervention will be a focal point of this workshop. You will learn:
    • The comprehensive definition of Intimate Partner Violence
    • The long-term impact of IPV on the individual, as well as on family members and friends
    • Enhanced assessment tools
    • How to recognize trauma triggers

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Prerequisites: Course provides 2 contact hours for NYS Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Course provides 2 hours of continuing education credits for NYS Licensed Clinical and Master Social Workers.

New York State law mandates many licensed professionals, teachers, and school administrators to complete a two-hour course regarding identifying and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. This course fills that requirement and gives you valuable information to help you support students. You will learn:
    • How to identify and report child abuse/maltreatment
    • The statutory reporting requirements

Additional Info:

Prerequisites: This course meets the 2-hour Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse training requirements for licensed professionals, teachers, school professionals, and coaches in New York State seeking certification.

New York State law mandates many licensed professionals, teachers, and school administrators to complete a two-hour course regarding identifying and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. This course fills that requirement and gives you valuable information to help you support students. You will learn:
    • How to identify and report child abuse/maltreatment
    • The statutory reporting requirements

Additional Info:

Prerequisites: This course meets the 2-hour Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse training requirements for licensed professionals, teachers, school professionals, and coaches in New York State seeking certification.

An increased use of technology in social work practice has led to some new emerging ethical challenges. Through critical thinking exercises, review of case studies/ethical dilemmas, and self-reflection activities, you will develop a deeper understanding of ethics in social work practice, and challenges and ethical guidelines for the use of technology. You will:
    • Identify key terms associated with professional ethics, NASW core values, technology standards, and ethical decision making
    • Increase your self-awareness by examining the relationship between personal/professional values, ethical use of technology, and professional role expectations
    • Identify the key ethical decision-making models, and discuss how these might be used in professional practice
    • Consider the existing socio-political context, and identify some of the predominant challenges that currently require attention in professional practice
    • Think about issues of diversity, social justice, and human rights in the context of ethical use of technology in practice

Additional Info:

Prerequisites: Course provides 6 contact hours for NYS Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Course provides 6 hours of continuing education credits for NYS Licensed Clinical and Master Social Workers.

This training introduces research-based strategies and experience for preventing and dealing with the effects of school violence at all grade levels.

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Prerequisites: This course meets the 2-hour SAVE training requirements for teachers, school professionals, and coaches in New York State seeking certification.

You will review the D.A.S.A. act, look at the causes and effects of bullying on students and schools, and present ways to work with bullies and victims. Several models will be used to explain the needs of children who are bullied and what happens when these needs are not met. You will be challenged to look at your own backgrounds and assumptions about bullying and come up with strategies to prevent bullying in your classrooms, schools, and teams. Harassment, discrimination, and cyberbullying will also be highlighted. Please note: Sessions fill well before the registration deadline. Register early to guarantee your seat in a workshop.

Additional Info:

Prerequisites: This course meets the 6-hour DASA training requirements for teachers, school professionals, and coaches in New York State seeking certification.

You will review the D.A.S.A. act, look at the causes and effects of bullying on students and schools, and present ways to work with bullies and victims. Several models will be used to explain the needs of children who are bullied and what happens when these needs are not met. You will be challenged to look at your own backgrounds and assumptions about bullying and come up with strategies to prevent bullying in your classrooms, schools, and teams. Harassment, discrimination, and cyberbullying will also be highlighted. Please note: Sessions fill well before the registration deadline. Register early to guarantee your seat in a workshop.

Additional Info:

Prerequisites: This course meets the 6-hour DASA training requirements for teachers, school professionals, and coaches in New York State seeking certification.