The West Virginia University School of Social Work will offer two free continuing education events and receptions in honor of National Social Work Month.
On Monday, March 18, Chatman Neely, LCSW, ACSW; Eve Gellner, LISW-C; Katherine Shelek-Furbee, MSW, LCSW; and Teresa Haught will present a panel discussion entitled “Self-Care 101: Feed and Be Fed,” at the Ohio Valley Medical Center Nurses Residence Auditorium in Wheeling, W.Va. The event is designed to help social workers and helping practitioners cope with stress in their professional and personal lives.
A reception with light refreshments will begin at 4:30 p.m. followed by the workshop from 6-8 p.m. Participants will be eligible for two free social work continuing education hours. This event is sponsored by the West Virginia University Master of Social Work students of Wheeling, the Bethany College Department of Social Work and North Point Consulting and Behavior Health.
The second event will take place on Wednesday, March 20, in the Mountainlair Blue Ballroom on the downtown campus of WVU. At 6 p.m., the School of Social Work’s Field Instructor Award will be presented. Refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m. the School of Social Work will present its Field Instructor Award and from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Neil Newfield, associate professor of social work at WVU, will present “Learning Hypnosis from Daydreams, Advertisements and Other Phenomena.” Following the lecture, attendees will be able to identify myths concerning hypnosis, define hypnosis and the circumstances under which it occurs and, at a beginning level, be able to use naturally occurring phenomena to help clients utilize trance states.
Participants will be eligible for 1.5 free social work continuing education hours. This event is co-sponsored by the WVU Graduate Social Work Organization.
From its start in the 1960s, Social Work Month has been a nationwide effort. In 1965, the National Association of Social Workers News published a “Social Workers’ Month Regional Report,” which documented the efforts of the organization’s chapters spreading the new concept of Social Work Month awareness. Through the decades, Social Work Month themes have evolved along with the profession. From “Doing Good Isn’t Bad-It Isn’t Easy Either” (March 1973) to the latest theme of 2013, “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy,” this important month continues to celebrate the profession, and be a voice for all social workers.
For more information, please contact Jacki Englehardt, professional and community education coordinator, at 304-293-3280 or via e-mail at jacki.englehardt@mail.wvu.edu.
