Abingdon 'Lunch and Learn'

ABINGDON, Virginia (Feb. 23, 2018) – A series of three “Lunch and Learn” workshops for social workers and other professionals in the field of counseling will be held at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia, hosted by East Tennessee State University’s Department of Social Work.

Attendance is free, and participants are invited to bring their lunch.  Those attending all three sessions may earn five hours of continuing education.  The CEU certificate fee is $25.

Workshops are:

• “NASW Code of Ethics 2017 Revision” – March 15, 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m.  This workshop will highlight recent changes in the National Association of Social Work code and their implications for social work practice.
• “Lessons from Harry Potter” – April 13, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.  This workshop will analyze the “Wizarding World” within the popular Harry Potter series as a social system in and of itself and apply social work themes of trauma, resilience and the intersectionality of cultural identity.  Attendees will review the impact of these issues on individuals, groups and society and participate in experiential exercises.
• “Trauma-Informed Care” – June 1, 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m.  According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health, a majority of women who seek substance use treatment or utilize the public mental health system report trauma stemming most often from a history of child abuse.  Attendees will review the impact of these issues on individuals and family systems and participate in experiential exercises to explore the use of trauma-informed care principles as tools for clinical practice.

For more information, contact Dr. Rana Duncan-Daston, director of off-campus B.S.W. and M.S.W. programming in the ETSU Department of Social Work, at 276-619-4364 or dastonr@etsu.edu.