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Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse

September 3rd, 2025

  • Know the dynamics of domestic violence and elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
  • Know the effects of domestic violence and elders abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
  • Know the legal remedies for protection; lethality and risk issues; model protocols for addressing domestic violence and elders abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
  • Know the available community resources and victim services and reporting requirements for domestic violence and elders abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Instructor: Rudy Garcia, LCSW


Keeping Current with Kentucky's Code of Ethical Conduct

September 19th, 2025

  • Apply the code of ethical conduct contained in 201 KAR 23:080 as it relates to ethical decision making in the context of professional practice
  • Practice use of core values and principles of the SW profession as articulated in NASW Code of Ethics
  • Integrate ethical principles of NASW Code and the code of ethical conduct (KAR 23:080) via application of a model of ethic

Instructor: Lynn Hazlett, MSW, CSW

Keeping Current with Kentucky's Code of Ethical Conduct

January 14th, 2025

  • Apply the code of ethical conduct contained in 201 KAR 23:080 as it relates to ethical decision making in the context of professional practice
  • Practice use of core values and principles of the SW profession as articulated in NASW Code of Ethics
  • Integrate ethical principles of NASW Code and the code of ethical conduct (KAR 23:080) via application of a model of ethic

Instructor: Lynn Hazlett, MSW, CSW


Keeping Current with Kentucky's Code of Ethical Conduct

March 28th, 2025

  • Apply the code of ethical conduct contained in 201 KAR 23:080 as it relates to ethical decision making in the context of professional practice
  • Practice use of core values and principles of the SW profession as articulated in NASW Code of Ethics
  • Integrate ethical principles of NASW Code and the code of ethical conduct (KAR 23:080) via application of a model of ethic

Instructor: Lynn Hazlett, MSW, CSW


Moral Injury in Social Work: Beyond the Burnout

April 4th, 2025

  • Define moral injury specifically as it relates to social work
  • Understand the Difference Between burnout & moral injury
  • Identify examples of moral injury
  • Learn the symptoms of moral injury in the workplace
  • Develop ways to reduce risk and occurrences of moral injury
  • Learn how to heal systemically at various professional levels

Instructor: Maryam Abdallah, LCSW


Empathic Listening and Effective Communication

April 15th, 2025

  • Understand the importance of empathy in communication
  • Understand the importance of social awareness and 1 (one) reflection technique to use
  • Learn and understand the 5 (five) filters that impede empathic listening
  • Learn and understand the 8 (eight) barriers to effective communication as well as nonverbals that can communicate whether we are engaged in communication
  • Understand the importance of acceptance as part of empathic listening

Instructor: Gerrimy Keiffer, MSW, CSW


Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma

April 30, 2025

  • Review common patterened injuires
  • Describe pediatric abusive head trauma
  • Discuss risk factors for physical abuse
  • Review prevention tools
  • Briefly review safe sleep practices

Instructor: Dr. Dana Sullivan, CSW


Keeping Current with Kentucky's Code of Ethical Conduct

May 15th, 2025

  • Apply the code of ethical conduct contained in 201 KAR 23:080 as it relates to ethical decision making in the context of professional practice
  • Practice use of core values and principles of the SW profession as articulated in NASW Code of Ethics
  • Integrate ethical principles of NASW Code and the code of ethical conduct (KAR 23:080) via application of a model of ethic

Instructor: Lynn Hazlett, MSW, CSW

Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse
  • Know the dynamics of domestic violence and elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation
  • Know the effects of domestic violence and elders abuse, neglect, and exploitation
  • Know the legal remedies for protection; lethality and risk issues; model protocols for addressing domestic violence and elders abuse, neglect, and exploitation
  • Know the available community resources and victim services and reporting requirements for domestic violence and elders abuse, neglect, and exploitation

Instructor: Rudy Garcia, LCSW


Keeping Current with Kentucky's Code of Ethical Conduct

November 14th, 2024

  • Apply the code of ethical conduct contained in 201 KAR 23:080 as it relates to ethical decision making in the context of professional practice
  • Practice use of core values and principles of the SW profession as articulated in NASW Code of Ethics
  • Integrate ethical principles of NASW Code and the code of ethical conduct (KAR 23:080) via application of a model of ethic

Instructor: Lynn Hazlett, MSW, CSW


Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma

November 22, 2024

  • Review common patterned injuries
  • Describe pediatric abusive head trauma
  • Discuss risk factors for physical abuse
  • Review prevention tools
  • Briefly review safe sleep practices

Instructor: Dr. Dana Sullivan, CSW

 

 

 


 


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