MidSOUTH Training Academy
Continuing Education

Registration information follows the workshop description.

MidSOUTH Jonesboro

COA Standard: G7.1.03(c)

Overview:
This workshop presents information on frequent ethical issues and dilemmas in child welfare practice. High points related to child welfare in the NASW code of ethics are included, as well as an easy to apply, ethical decision making model. This workshop has a rural social work emphasis in regard to child welfare services delivery.

Presenter:
Karen Fullen, MA, LCSW, is currently the grant program coordinator for the Federal IVE Child Welfare Partnership Grant on the Arkansas State University Campus, Department of Social Work. Mrs. Fullen has worked professionally in the Arkansas child welfare system, both in the private sector as well as the public, for 28 years. She has worked in child welfare as a volunteer, case worker, investigator, manager, in planning and administration, as an agency executive, as a mentor to child welfare workers, and as an educator. Mrs. Fullen has taught a variety of classes in the Social Work Department at ASU, including the course on Ethics. Mrs. Fullen also has experience as a practitioner in the mental health field.

Registration:
1. Register online at www.midsouth.ualr.edu and go to the Trainings Offered and Register Online Link.

MidSOUTH Little Rock

Compentencies: 304-1, 304-2, 304-4

Overview:
Did you ever meet with a client and wonder, "Did he really understand what I meant to say?" Or maybe get that look from her that asks without words, "What did you say?" This workshop will expand participants’ knowledge of developmental and learning disabilities and explore strategies for more effective communication and more successful intervention.

Learning objectives:

1. Understand how some disabilities can affect both the processing and retention of information.
2. Identify three methods for recognizing when individuals may not have understood you.
3. Learn some new strategies for improving retention of information.

Presenters:
Betsy Johnson, L.C.S.W. is employed by Partners for Inclusive Communities-UAMS, where she works with the Crime Victims with Disabilities Project. She also works as an instructor at the UALR School of Social Work, and as a counselor at the Arkansas Employee Assistance Program. Prior to joining Partners in 2005 to work as the spina bifida research project coordinator, Betsy worked for 14 years as a counselor for children and families. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified life coach.

Roberta Sick, M.Ed.,C.R.C. is employed by Partners for Inclusive Communities-UAMS, where she directs the efforts of the Crime Victims with Disabilities Project. She has been involved in a number of training efforts that address the issues of preventing violence in the lives of people with disabilities and providing access to services. She has a strong working knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act, having served for six years as the training coordinator for the Arkansas ADA Roundtable. She is a licensed professional counselor.

Registration:
1. Register online at www.midsouth.ualr.edu and go to the Trainings Offered and Register Online Link.

MidSOUTH Fayetteville

Compentencies: 308-1, 309-1

Presenter:
Don Beckman, LPC, ACADC, is a licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. He has over thirty years experience in the fields of men­tal health and substance abuse. He is presently working at Ozark Guidance in Springdale, Arkansas in the Children and Families Outpatient De­partment.

Registration:
1. Register online at www.midsouth.ualr.edu and go to the Trainings Offered and Register Online Link.

MidSOUTH Little Rock

Competencies: 201-1, 202-2, 202-5

Overview:
This workshop will review information summarizing some of the current research on adolescent brain development. Participants will discuss challenging teenage behaviors and the research-based strategies for reaching and teaching today’s teenagers.

Presenter:
Cathy Hagemeier, MEd, has been a trainer at MidSOUTH Training Center for 10 years. Before coming to Mid­SOUTH, Cathy worked for DCFS as a Family Service Worker, taught high school biology, and provided instruc­tion/supervision for the Hurricane Island Outward Bound Program for At-Risk Youth.

Registration:
1. Register online at www.midsouth.ualr.edu and go to the Trainings Offered and Register Online Link.

Communicating with Adolescent Girls
Participants who plan to attend this session "Communicating with Adolescent Girls" also need to register for the morning session "Inside the Teenage Brain: Implications for Adults who work with Teens." The afternoon session on communication will build on content presented in the morning session.

June 19, 2008
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (3 hours)

MidSOUTH Little Rock

Competencies: 201-1, 202-2, 202-5

Overview:
Have you ever tried to talk with your teenage daughter and wondered, “What is going on?” or “Who is this person I’m talking to?” Well, you are not alone.
This training will provide valuable information about the challenges of communicating with adolescent girls, development issues that must be remembered, and practical tips and strategies for re-establishing and improving communications with teenage girls.

Presenter:
Cathy Hagemeier, MEd, has been a trainer at MidSOUTH Training Center for 10 years. Before coming to Mid­SOUTH, Cathy worked for DCFS as a Family Service Worker, taught high school biology, and provided instruc­tion/supervision for the Hurricane Island Outward Bound Program for At-Risk Youth.

Registration:
1. Register online at www.midsouth.ualr.edu and go to the Trainings Offered and Register Online Link.

To register by phone, call the MidSOUTH location where the training is scheduled.

To register online, visit the Register for Training Link for the Training Academy at www.midsouth.ualr.edu

These workshops are available free of charge, class size is limited, register early.

These continuing education workshops are presented by MidSOUTH and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Social Work. Funding is provided by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services.