Tuesday, April 12, 2016

4/15/2016: Lunch and Learn with Heather Sims LCSW on "The Social Work Entrepreneur"

Join us for 
April Lunch N Learn

Friday April 15 at noon

Heather Sims LCSW 

presenting

“The Social Work Entrepreneur: Perspectives on Venturing into Business”

at 

Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance to Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

Lunch will be provided; if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch.

Thursday, March 10, 2016

3/18/2016: Ethics Hours by NASW, Central GA Unit, FREE for members

This conference is being offered to you by the NASWGA Central Georgia Unit for $75.00, 
unless you are an NASW member and then it is FREE. 

This invitation expires at 5 PM Monday, March 14 if you do not RSVP. A confirmation email will be sent to you within 48 hours. Registrations are accepted in advance only. Please be kind and cancel within 72 hours of the event if you unable to attend.

LOCATION
Mercer University School of Medicine

FOOD
NO Food or Drink in Auditorium – We are NOT providing lunch. There is not time to leave the building and purchase lunch. We encourage you to bring a cooler packed with food and beverages for consumption during breaks. Please leave it in your car. Vending Machines, located upstairs, have individual items for sale and include microwaveable food, drinks and snacks for $1-$2.25 are located upstairs (bring $1 or $5 bills). Do not count on fully stocked options. 

CONFERENCE
5 Core or Ethics - Friday, March 18

8:30 AM Registration

9:00 AM Ethics Overview, Jan Yates LCSW—Thank you for coordinating this event!!!

9:30 AM Violence and Social Worker Safety, Carl Stark LCSW

10:30 AM 15 minute BREAK

10:45 AM When Compassion Leads to Touch and Ends in Bed, Dr. Yudit Jung

Noon 30 minute BREAK – Bring your own lunch & save $$

12:30 PM How to NOT fight burnout with Mindfulness, Jason Hobbs LCSW

2:00 PM Ethics Case Presentations, Glenn Hitchcock LMSW, Andy Harrell LCSW, Dr. Daphne Stevens LCSW, Ola Scott-Little MSW

3:00 PM Adjourn

3:30-4 PM Pick up Certificates

Friday, February 12, 2016

2/19/2016 Lunch and Learn: Resilience by Jan Yates LCSW

Please RSVP to join us at the Coliseum Behavioral Health Center and receive a CE Certificate for:

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

“Resilience-The Psychology of Bouncing Back”

presented by

Jan N. Yates, LCSW

Friday, February 19, 2015

(Lunch and learns are held the 3rd Friday every month)

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts. 

Noon-1:00PM
(1 core CE clock hour) approved by NASW-GA

*Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health
Confirm attendance by email to:

*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch

Note: Members receive priority seating at all events. We encourage social workers who are non-members to join NASW, however, if space permits you may attend and can make payment of $25 (per NASWGA policy) in the form of personal check or money order made out to “NASW-Georgia Chapter.”

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Job listings:


Full or part time licensed mental health clinician to join busy practice in Warner Robins, Georgia. Office is conveniently located behind the Galleria Mall. In addition to furnished or unfurnished office space, clinician will have use of kitchen/meeting room, two testing rooms, and a play room. Great opportunity to build a practice. We receive referrals from psychiatry, general medical care, neurology, and other practitioners in the area. Please contact Elizabeth Soety at whitsonsoety@yahoo.com or 478-953-0088.

Full time MSW needed at Agape Hospice in Eatonton/Milledgeville area. Contact Julie West @ 404 -538-5391.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Armour Family Therapy Lecture, October 16, 9am-4:30pm, featuring Mary E. Olson, PhD, LICSW

The Fifteenth Annual Armour Family Therapy Lecture Series
     Friday, October 16, 2015
       9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
      
“Open Dialogue: It’s Principles and Practices”
 featuring
Mary E. Olson, PhD, LICSW
      
         

   Mercer University School of Medicine

Mary Olson, Ph.D. is a family therapist and a researcher. She is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Adjunct Professor at the Smith College School for Social Work, and Founding Director of the Institute of Dialogic Practice, Haydenville, MA.  

She has become recognized as the leading US authority on Open Dialogue, a language-based, network approach to severe psychiatric crises developed at Keropudas Hospital in Tornio, Finland. She is Co-Principal Investigator (Douglas Ziedonis, MD: PI) of the Open Dialogue adaptation study at UMMS.  

Mary was a Senior Fulbright Scholar (2001-2002) to Finland in the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyvaskyla. From 1990-1995, she was Director of Clinical Externship in Systemic Family Therapy at Berkshire Medical Center during the chairmanship of Carlos Sluzki, MD. She has published several key articles in international journals on Open Dialogue and dialogical therapy. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Therapists; she maintains a private consulting and clinical practice with a specialty in family-centered approach to adolescents and young adults. She has been a keynote and plenary speaker at national conferences and is an international lecturer and workshop leader in the fields of family therapy and communication.

A graduate of Wellesley College, she has an MA, with high honors in English and comparative literature from Columbia University and a MSW from Smith College. She received her PhD in communication from the University of Massachusetts.

In this workshop, participants will:
  • Acquire an overview of principles of Open Dialogue
  • Learn the  outcomes associated with first-episode psychosis and what patients report
  • Learn details of the Adaptation Study at  the University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Observe the skills and practice of Open Dialogue with video illustration

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Mercer University School of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry.  The Mercer University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCMEA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Marriage and Family Therapy Program of Mercer University School of Medicine is a recognized provider of Core CE credits for Marriage and Family Therapists and related hours for professional counselors and social workers.

Credit
Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spends in the activity.
The program is approved for a total of 6 hours of Core CE credits for LMFTs and 6 hours of core CE credits for LCSWs and LPCs.

For more info:
Mercer University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
655 First Street
Macon, GA  31201
Phone: 478-301-4048
Fax: 478-301-5337
E-mail: hall_kj@mercer.edu

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

6/19/2015 NASW Lunch and Learn: Supervision in Social Work presented by Don Tillman, LCSW

Please RSVP to join us at the Coliseum Behavioral Health Center and receive a CE Certificate for:


NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

“Supervision in Social Work”

presented by

Don Tillman, LCSW

Friday, June 19, 2015
(Lunch and learns are held the 3rd Friday every month)

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts. 

Noon-1:00PM

(1 core CE clock hour) approved by NASW-GA

*Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to
Dawn Howerton, LMSW

*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

3/20/2015 NASW Lunch and Learn: Jan Yates on Organizational Ethics: Oxymoron or Possiblity

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Organizational Ethics: Oxymoron or Possibility
presented by
Jan Yates, LCSW

Friday, March 20, 2015
(3rd Friday every month)
Noon-1:00PM 

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts.

One ethics (or core hour) approved by NASW-GA
Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to

Dawn Howerton, LMSW
DawnHowertonLMSW@gmail.com

Note: If you have special dietary needs, feel free to bring your own lunch.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

2/20/2015: Lunch and Learn with Dr. Figueroa on Suburban Drug Use and Drugs of Choice

Please RSVP if you intend to join us and receive a CE Certificate for 

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Suburban Drug Use and Drugs of Choice

Presented by

Cesar Figueroa, MD

Friday, February 20, 2015
(3rd Friday every month)

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts. 

Noon-1:00PM (1 CEU)

*Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to
Dawn Howerton, LMSW


*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch

Tuesday, January 06, 2015

Mindfulness: an Eight-week Introductory Course

Tuesdays starting January 27, 2015 at 7:00 PM through Tuesday, March 17, 2015

at Bare Bulb Coffee
1117 Georgia 96 
Kathleen, GA 31047

This class is available to clients as well as clinicians.
There are nine hours of CEUs available over the eight week class!


The Class: Each class will consist of a time of learning about why a technique works, how to use it, and a time to practice the technique. There will be group discussion, but do note that this will be more of a class than a group therapy session.

The Book: We will be using a book entitled Mindfulness: An eight-week plan for finding peace in a frantic world by Mark Williams and Danny Penman. Purchase of the book will also enable you to download an audio version of the exercises so that you can practice at home. More information about the book and authors at http://franticworld.com/. Purchase of the book is strongly encouraged, but not required. Books can be ordered through Gottwals Books for $14.97 or via your preferred bookseller.

Cost and registration: Payment for the class is due prior to class to ensure registration. You can pay through Eventbrite or contact Jason directly. Payment is also accepted via Paypal or check, but you must FIRST coordinate with Jason to verify registration. If you register through Eventbrite, you will be charged their fee. There are a limited number of early registration tickets, so registering earlier is better.

Who can register: The class is expected to primarily be adults, but late teens may also benefit from the material presented.

Continuing Education: The class was approved for continuing education units for social workers and other allied professionals through the Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. If you wish to use the class for CEUs, know that we will have two additional session of 30 minutes each at the end of class on February 17 and March 17 to discuss using the material in a clinical setting. You will receive nine (9) hours of CEUs for the class if you are in attendance for all sessions. There is an extra charge for using the class for CEUs.

Presenter: Jason is a clinical social worker and pastoral counselor at Wellston Behavioral Medicine in Warner Robins. His first encounters with meditation came out of studying contemplative and centering prayer while in seminary. Later he studied mindfulness meditation through the writings of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Daniel Siegal, and Thich Nhat Hahn, recently having the chance to hear Nhat Hahn teach first hand. He has used mindfulness techniques to assist patients with anxiety and depression in his work with adolescents and adults.

1/16/2015: Lunch and Learn with Jan Yates, LCSW, on "What's BAD about S.A.D"

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN


"What’s BAD about S.A.D."


Presented by
Jan N. Yates, LCSW


Friday, January 16, 2015

(3rd Friday every month)

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts. It is usually from 12Noon-1:00PM (1 CEU)

*Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to
Dawn Howerton, LMSW

*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch

Monday, November 10, 2014

11/21/2014 Lunch and Learn: Jan Yates on Client Violence and Social Worker Safety

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

"Client Violence and Social Worker Safety"

Presented by
Jan Yates, LCSW

Friday, November 21, 2014
(3rd Friday every month)

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts.
It is usually from 12noon-1:00PM (1 CEU)

*Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to
Dawn Howerton, LMSW

Please RSVP by Friday, November 14 (for the lunch order), if you plan to attend….

*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch

Thursday, August 07, 2014

8/15/2014: Lunch and Learn with Jan Yates on "Ethics in the Trenches"

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Ethics In The Trenches
Presented Jan Yates

Friday, August 15, 2014
Noon-1:00PM

Lunch* provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to

Dawn Howerton, LMSW


*if you have special dietary needs feel free
to bring your own lunch

Saturday, July 19, 2014

8/15/2014, Atlanta: Exploring Ethics, Morality, and Healing In Military Service and War

VETERAN’S HEART GEORGIA
AND
THE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR ETHICS AND CORPORATE RESPNSIBILITY
Present
THE WARRIOR’S JOURNEY
Exploring Ethics, Morality, and Healing In Military Service and War
Friday — August 15, 2014     8:00 AM – 5:00 PM        (Registration begins at 7:30 AM.)
40 Courtland Street NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303
While most service members and veterans do not return home with mental disorders, there is a spectrum of change that affects everyone in military service. As the war comes home, it is critical to illuminate aspects of the experience of serving one’s country that contribute to these changes, and for some, lead to invisible wounding.

We invite counseling professionals, clergy, legal advisors, educators, military veterans, their families, and concerned civilians for a day-long conference to:
  • Consider descriptions and definitions regarding ethics and morality,
  • Understand the interface between post traumatic stress and the implications of neurobiology,
  • Examine the impact of Moral Injury on the individual, the family, and society,
  • Clarify the elements of prevention and healing,
  • Delineate the ethics of understanding these concepts in clinical practice.

Speakers sharing their expertise and work are:
Key features of The Warrior’s Journey will be active contribution and dialogue with participants joining small groups for discussion throughout the day, leading to deliberations and conclusions in the larger gathering.   Lunch, drinks, and snacks included.
****Register early. Discounted registration ends on August 1****
REGISTER ONLINE OR BY MAIL
Please join us following the workshop for a social hour, professional networking, and book signing

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

7/18/2014: Lunch and Learn with Jason Hobbs on Mindfulness

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Mindfulness, Psychotherapy, and the Therapist: Knowledge and Practice for Clients and Clinicians

Presented Jason Hobbs, LCSW, M.Div.

Friday, July 18, 2014
Noon-1:00PM

Lunch* provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to

Dawn Howerton, LMSW


*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch

Monday, June 09, 2014

6/20/2014 Lunch and Learn: Roz Goudeau on Infusing Practical Applications and Modifications of DBT into Your Practice Starting Today

Please RSVP if you plan to attend….

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Infusing Practical Applications and Modifications of DBT
into Your Practice Starting Today

presented by Roz Goudeau, LCSW

Friday, June 20, 2014
Noon-1:00PM

Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to Dawn Howerton, LMSW, @ DawnHowertonLMSW@gmail.com

*Note: If you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch.

Thursday, May 08, 2014

5/16/2014 Lunch and Learn: Theories of Crisis Intervention with Jan Yates LCSW ACSW

NASW Central Georgia Unit
 LUNCH ‘N LEARN 


THEORIES OF CRISIS INTERVENTION 


Presented by  
Jan Yates, LCSW, ACSW  



Friday  May 16, 2014 

Noon-1:00PM 

  

Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health  

Confirm attendance by email to  
Dawn Howerton  MSW 
or call Gaye Ethridge @ 478-464-8138  


*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch

Monday, April 14, 2014

4/18/2012: NASW Lunch and Learn on Ethical Challenges in Working with Mentally Ill and Intellectually Disabled Populations with Jan Yates

NASW Central Georgia Unit 
Lunch ‘N Learn 

  
Ethical Challenges in Working with Mentally Ill & Intellectually Disabled Populations   

presented by  
Jan Yates, LCSW, ACSW  

Friday  April 18, 2014 

Noon-1:00PM 

  at Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health  

Confirm attendance by email to  
Dawn Howerton  MSW 
or call Gaye Ethridge @ 478-464-8138  
 If you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch.