Thursday, November 04, 2010

11/19, 12noon Lunch and Learn: Grantwriting 101 with Kathleen Varda

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Kathleen Varda, MSW

Presenting: “Grant Writing 101”

Friday, November 19, 2010

Noon to 1:00 PM

Lunch provided by & meeting held at

Coliseum Psychiatric Center

340 Hospital Drive Macon

478-741-1355

Attendance & lunch to be confirmed by Monday, 11/15/10

Confirm attendance by email or call 478-464-8138 Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

Thursday, September 23, 2010

10/23: Augusta Unit CEUs on Neuropsychological testing

AUGUSTA NASW UNIT FALL WORKSHOP

“Neuropsychological Testing and Capacity

Moderator

Kristy Dent, LCSW

Presented by

Jeremy Hertza, Psy.D.; All about Neuropsychological Testing

and Benefits to Social Work Practice

Bradley Estes, Psy.D.; All About Capacity

Saturday, October 23, 2010

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

8:00 to 8:25 – Registration and Networking

8:25 to 8:30 – Welcome and Introduction (Morgan – Dent)

8:30 to 9:30 – All About Neurological Testing (Hertza)

9:30 to 10:00 – Question and Answer Period (Dent))

10:00 to 10:15 – Break

10:15 to 11:15 – All About Capacity (Estes)

11:15 to 11:45 – Question and Answer Period (Dent)

11:45 to 12:00 – Wrap up, Evaluations and Certificates

Trinity Hospital

Sister Mary Louise Conference Room

2260 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, GA 30904

Three Core Hours (Approved by NASW Georgia)

NASW Members: $10.00

Non-members: $30.00

Augusta NASW Unit will provide refreshments

Pre-registration is required

If you plan to attend, please e-mail Houston Lirette at bubbalirette@aol.com to pre-register. He will need your full name and telephone number. If you do not have computer access, call Houston at 706-790-1152 and leave your full name and telephone number. We need this information to prepare certificates.

Space is limited so don’t delay reserving your seat.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Lunch N Learn, 9/17, Transforming Automatic Negative Thoughts

 



NASW Central Georgia Unit


LUNCH 'N LEARN



Beth McKinnon, Certified Life Coach

Presenting


"Transforming Automatic Negative Thoughts: Don't Believe Everything You Think"



Friday, September 17, 2010

Noon to 1:00 PM




Lunch provided by & meeting held at

Coliseum Psychiatric Center

340 Hospital Drive Macon 478-741-1355


Attendance & lunch must be confirmed ASAP!

Confirm attendance by email

Or call 478-464-8138 Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

 

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

9/14/2010 CEUs: Faith Commmunities and Mental Health Providers in Support of Military Families


"Faith Communities and Mental Health Providers in Support of Military Families"


Tuesday, September 14th 2010

8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

(Continental Breakfast 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.)


How Faith Communities Can Support Military Families

Christiane C. O'Hara, PhD

Co-Chair ArtReach Project America

Psychologist Consultant DDEAMC TBI Clinic

Mental Health Needs of Military Families

Colonel Philip Horton, MD

Director of Residential Treatment Facility at DDEAMC

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Medical College of Georgia

 

Lynn Tyson, MD

Psychiatrist and Medical Director AmericanWork Augusta Clinic

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Medical College of Georgia

 

Panel Discussion: Resources for Support of Military Families


LOCATION: Medical College of Georgia Health Sciences Building - Room EC 1204

Free Parking with Free Shuttle Bus

Park in Lot at Laney-Walker High School Stadium- corner of

Laney-Walker Blvd. and Blount Ave.


Intended audience: Pastors, Ministers, Congregational Leaders, members of faith based communities, mental health professionals, military families, and interested public. No charge for general attendance. Three CEUs for LPCs and LMFTs for $10 fee with Certificate of Attendance for others.

 

RSVP: NAMI Augusta 706-733-8838 (leave a message on voice mail)

 

Sponsors

The Coalition for Mental and Spiritual Health Ministries; National Alliance on Mental Illness- Augusta; The Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, The Medical College of Georgia; and AstraZenica Pharmaceuticals.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Lunch N Learn, Friday August 20, "Health Care Reform"

NASW Central Georgia Unit
LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Pam Roshell, MSW, PhD

presenting

“Health Care Reform: How the new law can benefit those we serve”

Friday, August 20, 2010
Noon to 1:00 PM

Lunch provided by & meeting held at
Coliseum Psychiatric Center
340 Hospital Drive Macon
478-741-1355

Attendance & lunch must be confirmed ASAP!

Confirm attendance by email: Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com
or call 478-464-8138

Thursday, June 24, 2010

License Renewal is OPEN!

from NASW Georgia Chapter:


LMSW/LCSW Alert: Licensure Rule Change
Effective THIS licensure cycle the Composite Board has changed the Rules related to Continuing Education deadlines.

Georgia LMSWs and LCSWs must complete their continuing education (CE) hours before renewing their license to practice unless the license was granted after October 1, 2009. CE Hours are to be obtained during the two year licensure period prior to the expiration date of the license. The deadline for completing your CE hours this year is September 30, 2010. All licenses expire on September 30 of each even numbered year. The rule change removes the prior early deadline to submit CE hours (completed by June 30 of each even numbered year). The earlier deadline had been in place to encourage all licensees to submit their CE hours early. Now that the deadline has been changed to September 30, those waiting to renew until September of this year, may be in jeopardy of practicing without a license.

How could this happen? If you wait until September to renew your license and are randomly chosen for an audit, your license will be placed in a “pending” status on October 1, until verification of your CE hours is completed by the Board. Social workers who renew earlier may find their license in a “pending’’ status, should questions about any documentation of CE arise. Your license will remain in “pending” status until all issues have been resolved. A license which is in “pending” status is not an active license to practice in GA.

You are encouraged by your NASW-GA Board of Directors and staff to renew as early as you can do so. The Secretary of State has opened the renewal function on the website!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Lunch N Learn, Friday June 18

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH ‘N LEARN


NAMI of CENTRAL GEORGIA
Presenting
1 HOUR
“WHEN MEDICINE GOT IT WRONG”


Friday, June 18, 2010
Noon to 1:00 PM


ADDITIONAL 2 HOURS
PBS VIDEO/DISCUSSION
"WHEN MEDICINE GOT IT WRONG"


Lunch provided by & meeting held at
Coliseum Psychiatric Center
340 Hospital Drive Macon 478-741-1355

Attendance & lunch must be confirmed ASAP!

Confirm attendance by email
or call 478-464-8138
Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

Friday, May 14, 2010

Opening in Private Practice in Warner Robins

From Susan Feehan, LCSW:
Hello Social Workers and Professional Clinicians,
I am sending a reply all to this email to distribute the word and ask
that you forward it to anyone you think might be interested. We have a
terrific, lucrative, private practice opportunity for a licensed
clinician in our Warner Robins office of Psychological Offices. Our
books stay completely filled and one of our clinicians is preparing to
retire - we have office space and a ready set-up for someone motivated to
walk into a successful practice.
If you know of a clinician who might be
a good fit please have them call either me or Dr. Susan Davenport at
478-922-2365.
Thanks and please pass the word!
Susan Feehan, LCSW

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

May 21: Lunch and Learn on Autism Treatment

NASW CENTRAL GEORGIA UNIT

Exploring Autism from the Inside Out: A New Generation of Autism Treatment

Jennifer Perry & Allison McCaskill

Friday May 21, 2010
Noon-1:00PM

Coliseum Psychiatric Center Conference Room
340 Hospital Drive, Macon
741-1355

Call Gaye at 478-464-8138 to confirm attendance & reserve lunch
or email at Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

*LUNCHES RESERVED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO CONFIRM ATTENDANCE*

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Job: Substance Abuse Counselor in Macon

Substance Abuse Counselor
Part-time, contract position at office in Macon
Must be licensed or certified addiction counselor with one year experience.
Contact rrblcsw@msn.com for more info.

Friday, April 09, 2010

April 16: Lunch and Learn with Jan Yates ACSW, LCSW, BCD

Central Georgia Unit of GA NASW
Lunch ‘N Learn

Jan Yates, ACSW, LCSW, BCD
presenting
The Ethical Eye: Challenges of Individual Discretion

Friday, April 16, 2010
Noon to 1:00 PM

1 Core Ethics CEU
Lunch provided by & meeting held at
Coliseum Psychiatric Center
340 Hospital Drive Macon 478-741-1355

Attendance & lunch must be confirmed ASAP!
Confirm attendance by email
Or call 478-464-8138 Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com
(this is an agreed upon follow up on the gatekeeping presentation in February)

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Ethics CEUs FREE 3-19-2010

“ETHICS IN THE MIX”

A 5 Hours Ethics Workshop

3-19-2010

8:30AM to 3PM

River Edge Behavioral Health Center

175 Emery Highway

Macon, Georgia

Sponsored by:

Central Unit of NASW Georgia

River Edge Behavioral Health Center

Coliseum Psychiatric Center

Lunch and Snacks will be provided.

There is no charge for the Workshop.

PreRegistration Required:

gstark@river-edge.org

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

3/13 and 3/14 Armour Family Therapy Lecture: Paul Gallant

The Eleventh Annual
Armour Family Therapy
Lecture Series
Mercer University School of Medicine

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
7:30 PM
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
9 AM – 4 PM

Postmodern Practice:
Applying the Skills of Narrative Therapy in
Work with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
Featuring
Paul Gallant, Ph.D., LMFT, LCSW

Paul Gallant has been learning, practicing and teaching the skills of Narrative Therapy since 1987. He has integrated ideas and practices from postmodern therapies with the family systems training he received while receiving his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Florida State University in 1988.

Paul is Associate Professor in the Department of Family Therapy in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He is Coordinator of the Consortium for Narrative Research and Practice at NSU. He taught at Lakehead University, The University of Georgia, Florida International University, Valdosta State University and in the Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program, Adrian Dominican School of Education of Barry University.

His present research involves narrative supervision and the evidence-based practice of narrative therapy. With over 30 years direct practice experience with young people, adults, couples and families, he continues to offer workshops and training in narrative ideas in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Colombia.

In this workshop you will be offered ideas for how to “go on” in your work with your most challenging clinical situations.

This workshop will present the artful, playful and respectful use of metaphor (‘growing up vs. growing down”, “applying one’s strength”, “hospitality’) and other problem-undermining strategies and skills. A practical map for engaging in therapeutic conversation with children, adolescents and young adults will be offered.

Dr. Gallant will show videotaped examples of applying Narrative Therapy principles in working with children and with young women struggling with damaged identities, hopelessness and other effects from traumatic experiences in their lives. The skills of externalizing the problem, scaffolding, and rich story development will be demonstrated and explored.

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 o 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.

The program is approved for a total of 7.5 hours of Core CE credits for MFTs and 7.5 hours of related 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

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

1/15/2010 12PM "Physical and Emotional Aspects of Prostate Cancer"

NASW CENTRAL GEORGIA UNIT

Friday
January 15, 2010
Noon-1:00PM

“The Physical & Emotional Aspects of Prostate Cancer:
A Survivor’s Perspective”

Jim Strickland, LCSW, PhD

1 CEU
Coliseum Psychiatric Center Conference Room
340 Hospital Drive Macon 741-1355

Call Gaye at 478-464-8138 to confirm attendance &
Reserve lunch or email at Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com
*LUNCHES RESERVED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO CONFIRM ATTENDANCE*


MARK YOUR CALENDARS
FREE 5 HOUR ETHICS WORKSHOP MARCH 19th
River Edge Behavioral Health Center Macon
Social Workers get first choice. Confirm now.