DC Rape Crisis Center invites you to attend two 3-hour workshops!
Session 1
The first, Updating our Status: Social Media and Social Work Ethics, will examine the intersection of social media, the online world, and technology and our ethical practice as social workers. The workshop will explore specific cases and questions about our work in the digital age in the context of the NASW Code of Ethics and the practical and clinical experience of other participants.
In addition, participants will be invited to explore their own feelings, reactions, attitudes and beliefs as relates to the online world and their practice and to develop and discuss clinical approaches with clients that take into account a diverse, tolerant approach to the digital world we all now navigate.
Learning objectives of the course:
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Identify three principles within the NASW Code of Ethics relevant to the use of social media in social work practice.
2. Identify three personal or cultural assumptions, feelings or beliefs guiding their attitudes and practices related to the online world, social media or the use of technology in practice.
3. Apply principles within the NASW Code of Ethics to clinical scenarios related to the online world, technology or social media.
4. Identify three ways to protect the safety and confidentiality of clients in the digital world.
Agenda
• Introductions and questions/situations of interest related to topic
• Overview of NASW Code of Ethics as they relate to topic and applicable research
• Case studies and Q&A
The workshop will be led by Lisa Kays, LICSW, LCSW-C. Lisa began writing and thinking about the ethics and influence of technology and social practice as an MSW student and has continued to teach, write, and learn about these issues throughout her career as a social worker since 2011. With an MA in international print journalism and a prior career in public relations and communications, Lisa has experience with and knowledge of the practical elements of technology and social media that she blends with her practice as a social worker and brings to these workshops.
Session 2
The second workshop is Getting It On!: Sex Positive and Ethical Social Work will examine sex and sexuality, topics that social workers often feel unprepared to address with clients. A combination of discomfort with the topics and lack of knowledge often lead to us avoiding these discussions. In this workshop, you will learn to gain insights into working with clients utilizing a sex-positive approach to sexual expression. Participants will learn an objective tool to help guide conversations around sexual health as well as discuss real-world case studies.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
1. Understand the principles of sexual health.
2. Gain insight into client-centered social work relevant to sex.
3. Be able to guide their work through a sexual health ethical framework.
Agenda
• Introductions
• Brainstorming around stigmas
• Paper Toss Activities: Exploring sexual ethics
• Review Six Principles of Sexual Health
• Review of relevant Code of Ethics
• Discussion of what sexually active people want from their therapists/social workers
• Case Studies
• Summary/Q & A
Who can participate:
These courses are appropriate for social workers at the following levels of practice: beginning and intermediate.
Because both workshops are highly participatory and draw heavily on clinician questions and scenarios, they are applicable to a wide range of social workers at varying levels of experience. Indeed, social workers will walk away with different takeaways depending in their level/experience in practice, as outlined below:
Beginner: Beginning social workers will have an opportunity to explore how social media can and does impact their practice, and to start to develop their own values and identity—based on and informed by the NASW Code of Ethics and experiences of more advanced clinicians—related to how they may or may not interact with social media and/or integrate it into their work.
Intermediate: Intermediate level social workers who may have developed a more cohesive professional identity and values will be able to explore how social media may or may not fit into that identity and their values. They may explore and benefit more from a discussion of strategies for managing clinical scenarios related to social media based on those that have emerged in their prior experience. In addition, they will have an opportunity to reflect on and review practices they have been engaging on and to assess their appropriateness in light of the NASW Code of Ethics and input from other clinicians.
Details
Date: Monday, October 29, 2018
Time: 10:00am-5:00pm
Location: to be determined
Fees: FREE courtesy of DCRCC
Space is limited. Please RSVP no later than October 19th. RSVPs do not ensure a space will be provided. DCRCC will confirm your RSVP shortly after it is sent.