Recent Executive Orders have profoundly affected social work practice, particularly in areas impacting vulnerable and marginalized communities. Shifts in federal policies and agency structures have further reshaped access to critical services, presenting new challenges for social workers committed to advocacy, equity, and justice. These changes have also raised ethical dilemmas around our profession’s core values […]
Author: Amy Frederick
Connect with Heart: Unleashing the Power of Empathy through Nonviolent Communication
April 4 and April 11, 202511:30am to 2:30pm6.0 CEs for LCSW/LSW and LCPC/LPC$65 for CEs, $25 for no CEs Do you want to see yourself and others with compassion? Do you want to learn to communicate so others can hear you? Do you want to enhance your communication skills personally and professionally? This class offers […]
Illinois School of Social Work Tech Series
March 21, 202512:00-1:00pm CST1.0 CE for LCSW/LSW and LCPC/LPC$10 for CEs, free for no CEs Data Transparency for Stronger Communities: How Champaign-Urbana’s Public Health District is Using Tech for Good Join us for an interactive session showcasing how human service organizations can harness cutting-edge platforms—like Tableau and Metopio’s Atlas—to fuel grant proposals, build and share custom maps, […]
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect and the Role of Implicit Bias
February 14, 20259:00-10:30am CST1.5 CEs for LCSW/LSW and LCPC/LPC$25 for CEs, $10 for no CEs**This training fulfills the Mandated Reporter Training with Implicit Bias requirement for licensure in the state of Illinois** In this webinar, we will discuss mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect and further explore the impact that implicit bias has on making reports. […]
Impacts of Indirect Trauma, Part 2
Impacts of Indirect Trauma: Understanding Secondary Traumatic Stress, Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, and BurnoutPart 2: Burnout & Other Impacts of Trauma February 7, 202510:00am – 1:00pm3.0 CEs for LCSW/LSW and LCPC/LPC$30 for CEs, $10 for no CEsWebinar Part 2 of this interactive series is designed to continue to expand helping professionals’ knowledge of Secondary Traumatic Stress […]