For those unable to attend the conference in-person NASW Ohio is offering recorded content from the conference at a reduced rate! Stay up to date with what's happening with Ohio social work, get excellent trainings on a wide range of topics, and get your CEUs at a low bundle rate.

For those who purchase prior to the in-person conference, Nov. 17 & 18, 2022, access to the recorded content will be emailed out following the in-person event, by December 9th. Full content should be uploaded and available by December 16th at the very latest.

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After you pay via credit card (or after your check is received) you will receive an e-mail that includes a link to a PDF with the instructions on how to access the course. Contact NASW if you do not receive that e-mail.

Purchase the recording from the NASW Ohio 2021 Annual Conference to get access to trainings that you can watch at your convenience for CEU credit! Keynote sessions and a select number of our breakout workshops were recorded live at the in-person conference, other breakout workshops were pre-recorded in order to be made available virtually. 

Purchasing the full recorded conference content will give you access to 31.5 CEUs for social workers. Content details here. Your access to these CEUs will not expire. 

Purchase the recording from the NASW Ohio 2021 Annual Conference to get access to trainings that you can watch at your convenience for CEU credit! Keynote sessions and a select number of our breakout workshops were recorded live at the in-person conference, other breakout workshops were pre-recorded in order to be made available virtually.

Purchasing day 1 of the conference content will give you access to 18.75 CEUs for social workers. Content details here. Your access to these CEUs will not expire.

Purchase the recording from the NASW Ohio 2021 Annual Conference to get access to trainings that you can watch at your convenience for CEU credit! Keynote sessions and a select number of our breakout workshops were recorded live at the in-person conference, other breakout workshops were pre-recorded in order to be made available virtually.

Purchasing the day 2 recorded conference content will give you access to 15.75 CEUs for social workers. Content details here. Your access to these CEUs will not expire.

April 20,2022

2 CEUs for social workers, counselors, and marriage & family therapists

Presenter: Jennifer Haywood, LISW-S

Cost: $20 for NASW members; $50 for non-members

Significant changes—including the addition of prolonged grief disorder and the inclusion of symptom codes for suicidal behavior and non-suicidal self-injury, refinement of criteria, and comprehensive literature-based updates to the text—will appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), to be released by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in March. Read more>>

Presenter: Jennifer Haywood, LISW-S

Jennifer has been training helping professionals since 1998. Her specialties include diagnosis, motivational interviewing, addictions focus topics, drug free workplace trainings, ethics, and supervision. Jennifer goes to agencies state-wide to train staff in treatment models in order to help their clients and trained all the behavioral health and medical social workers at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Motivational Interviewing in 2011/2012. Currently, Jennifer is teaching at OSU in the MSW and BSSW programs, focusing on the addictions minor the university is offering, clinical diagnosing and motivational interviewing.

Recorded Webinar - Advanced Ethical Issues for Mandated Reporters of Child Maltreatment

May 17, 2022 

3 ethics CEUs for social workers

Presented by Kathryn Krase, PhD, JD, MSW

About this workshop

Mental and Behavioral Health Professionals throughout the United States are mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment. However, our legal requirement to report is often confusing to navigate in relation to our other professional and ethical responsibilities. This workshop is intended for mental and behavioral health who already have a basic understanding of their obligations as mandated reporters and want to explore areas that are complicated by our professional relationships with clients in light of our legal obligations. Specifically, we will explore informed consent practices with different client populations, supporting practice with clients after making a report, and how to work with child protective services, especially in light of concerns for racial and social justice in the child welfare system.

Learning Objectives

Participants will identify the ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report.

Participants will apply a framework to guide the process of working with clients before making a report. Participants will apply a framework to guide the process of working with clients after making a report. Participants will demonstrate skills at collaborating with child protective services for the benefit of clients.

Participants will demonstrate ways to advocate for improved child protective services systems.

About the presenter

Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., Principal Consultant with Krase Consultant, is an expert on the professional reporting of suspected child maltreatment. She has authored multiple books and articles on the subject. She has years of experience consulting with government and community-based organizations to develop policy & practice standards.

3 CEUs, $10 for NASW members, $15 for non-members

Advancing social justice is a core value of the social work profession; join us in engaging in legislative advocacy and learning about advocating within your own sphere - your school, workplace, and community. 

This summer we have seen mass mobilization in response to the racism and violence of current systems of policing. There is and has been an urgent need for change, both in policing and our entire criminal justice system. This Advocacy Day will focus on actions to establish systems where no person is disposable, where safety & self-determination are centered, and where perpetrators of harm have opportunities for restoration and transformation.

We will explore federal, state, and local level policy including qualified immunity, police reform bills introduced in the Ohio legislator, and voter information. Attendees will walk away with specific action steps to take in an effort to move forward favorable legislation. 

Other forms of essential advocacy including direct action, such as protesting, and creating change within social work will also be covered. We will critically examine social workers' participation in punitive systems and how we can push for an anti-oppressive model of social work within our own places of work. 

3 CEUs for social workers. 

Workshop Recording - Making the Tough Call: Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Reporting Suspected Child Maltreatment

April 12, 2022

3 ethics CEUs for social workers 

Presented by Kathryn Krase, PhD, JD, MSW

About this Workshop

Many professionals throughout the United States are mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment. However, the legal requirement to report is often confusing to navigate in relation to our other professional and ethical responsibilities. This workshop provides profession-based context to the role of mandated reporter. Mandated reporters will learn a framework to guide the decision to make this “tough call” using research findings and practical advice based on real case examples.

Learning Objectives

Participants will understand considerations for determining when making a report to child protective services is required by law.

Participants will identify the ethical/ moral and legal conundrums faced when making the decision to report.

Participants will apply a framework to guide the process for deciding whether to make a report.

About the presenter

Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., Principal Consultant with Krase Consultant, is an expert on the professional reporting of suspected child maltreatment. She has authored multiple books and articles on the subject. She has years of experience consulting with government and community-based organizations to develop policy & practice standards

The teal graduation cords are:

• Stranded rope
• Made of rayon yarn
• 60 inches long (end to end)
• 4-inch tassel on each side
• Premium cords with ball tassel ends

Please email info.naswoh@socialworkers.org if you need your cord in less than seven business days.

Note: There are certain schools (one being Mount Vernon Nazarene University) that only allow students to wear university issued cords.

If ordering a digital version, use promo code 'digital' to remove the $2 shipping fee. 

First Annual NASW Ohio Region 2 Conference

June 11th, 2021; 9am - 4:15pm

Virtual

For the first time, Region 2 (Akron Area) of the NASW Ohio Chapter hosted its own conference, providing high quality CEU training and networking opportunities for NASW members and social workers, counselors, and marriage & family therapists in the Akron Area. The conference was held virtually. Attendees can earn 10.5 CEUs  (for social workers, counselors, and MFTs) by watching the recordings.

Conference Sessions
Keynote: Becoming Trauma Informed: Beyond the Practitioner Presented by Elijah Jones    9:00am-10:30am
Breakout A- 10:45am-12:15pm
1a. Conscious Empowerment Presented by Leah Berdysz
2a. The Impacts of IPV on LGBTQ+ survivors Presented by Clarissa Jones, MSW, LSW
Breakout B- 1:00pm-2:30pm
3b. An Urgent Means Project - Addressing Ohio's Constricted Access to Social Services During a Pandemic Presented by Taj Hussein, DSW, JD, LSW, Infectious Disease Behavioral Health Manager at The Metro Health System in Cleveland
4b. From Grassy Knolls to Pizza Gate: Conspiracy Theory from a Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Social Work Perspective Presented by Gabrielle Faggella, MSSA, LISW-S, ACSW
Breakout C- 2:45pm-4:15pm
5c. Voices Matter! Creating a safe environment to express strong opinions Presented by Tiffany D. Haddon and Dashis Perkins
6c. Complexities in Men's Mental Health Presented by Bridget Richard, LISW-S

1.5 CEU, meets ethics requirement. Social work and counselor CEUs provided 

Location: Online, through Zoom

Presented by: Sylvia M. Pla-Raith, MA, LSW

In this session we will review the Ohio’s adult protection laws and limitations. We will share case scenarios, interventions and strategies for successful community partnerships to combat elder abuse and exploitation. By the end of this session you should be able to review the NASW Code of Ethics and mandatory reporting responsibilities, know the revisions to the Ohio Adult Protective Services program laws and regulations, know the Ohio mandatory reporter requirements, including immunity and the failure to report. Recognize common characteristics and risk factors of victims and perpetrators, and know the definitions and differences of capacity, competency and self-determination.

$10 for CEUs

5.5 Hour CEU: Helping People Change with Motivational Interviewing

Presented by Susan Russell, LISW-S, LICDC-CS

Cost: $10 for NASW members, $15 for non-NASW members

CEUs for social workers and counselors

During this training, participants will learn the foundations of Motivational Interviewing and connections with the Stages of Change Model, the key components and general principles of Motivational Interviewing Spirit, Motivational Interviewing Skills and Traps, Change vs Sustain Talk, asking evocative questions, assessing importance and confidence about making a change, and developing a change plan.

After you pay via credit card (or after your check is received) you will receive an e-mail that includes a link to a PDF with the instructions on how to access the course. Contact NASW if you do not receive that e-mail.

Laura Gaines, MSW, LISW-S

Recorded on March 18, 2020- Eligible for 1 social worker & counselor ethics CEU

$10 for non-members, free for members

When working with families involved in child custody disputes it is vital that social workers understand their specific roles and limitations.  The intersection between child-parent relationships, mental health, law, high conflict relationships, legal procedures, and ethical guidelines is fraught with challenges.  We can be most supportive of our clients when we are clear about our roles and boundaries.  We will review the basic laws and ethical guidelines around social workers’ involvement with child custody cases, including working with Guardian Ad Litems, attorneys, and courts.

All proceeds from sticker sales will go towards fundraising efforts in support of our contract lobbyist!

All proceeds from sticker sales will go towards fundraising efforts in support of our contract lobbyist!

All proceeds from sticker sales will go towards fundraising efforts in support of our contract lobbyist!

All proceeds from sticker sales will go towards fundraising efforts in support of our contract lobbyist!