4th Annual Challenging Racial Disparities Conference: A Call to Action
ID: 8226This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Robin DiAngelo, author of the bestseller “White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism”. Dr. DiAngelo takes an unflinching look at white privilege and what it takes to adopt an anti-racist approach.
Let's further the national conversation on race together. Designed with the practitioner in mind, this conference will provide social workers and allied professionals with a dynamic learning opportunity on the topic of racial disparities. Through expert presentations and interactive discussions, attendees will gain new skills to address issues of race in their practice with clients, organizations, and communities. Lunch is included.
Fee: $99.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
A Look at Media, Misogyny, and the "Consumption" of Women
ID: 4201This workshop invites participants to take an in-depth look at how we as a culture have become comfortable with the institutional consumption of women. The purpose of the workshop is to help prepare workers in the field to understand the insidious and often unconscious reality of the consumption of women from a biopsychosocial perspective. We will begin by exploring the deeply rooted patriarchy that ceaselessly promotes and is comfortable with the objectification and resultant consumption of women. We will examine this phenomena with a spotlight on mass media including print, entertainment, technology and social media. Next we will discuss the consequences of this patriarchal paradigm including gender-based economic injustice, the over-sexualization and objectification of women and children; labor and sex trafficking and the parallel issue of sex-worker's rights. Participants will have the opportunity to explore how they can inform positive change within their communities as individual clinicians and advocates, as well as through the tools of leadership and organization-building within the movement of violence against women and children.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Jill Zinckgraf, MPA
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| Date: | Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Location: | Parsippany - Octagon 10 Office Center
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Community Organizing and Ethics
ID: 1316This workshop will focus primarily on community organizing and will help prepare participants to be effective leaders in advocating for their clients and social justice. This workshop will examine the history of community organizing in the United States, as well as the different theories and approaches to effective grassroots organizing. Particular attention will be given to applying professional ethics in all community organizing activities. Participants will leave the workshop with a clearer understanding of how they can apply these approaches and theories to their everyday practice. This workshop does not qualify for NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors) clock hours in ethics.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural, Ethical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Jill Zinckgraf, MPA
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 13, 2019 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Location: | Rutgers Eco Complex
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Elder Economic Security, Social Equity and the Reality of Longevity for Seniors in New Jersey
ID: 4202Faced with increasing costs and fixed incomes, many of New Jersey's seniors are living on the edge of poverty. As professionals, you may come across seniors in this situation. NJFA has produced the Elder Economic Index to demonstrate the economic struggle of seniors in New Jersey. In this workshop, we will look at the research and discuss the reality of seniors in New Jersey. We will also explore resources and solutions in this interactive workshop. This workshop does not qualify for NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors) clock hours in ethics.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
Girls of Color: Trauma and Punitive Response
ID: 4281The needs of girls of color are often overlooked, neglected or criminalized, particularly African American/black girls, leading to overrepresentation in school disciplinary actions, the pipeline to prison phenomenon, and commercial sex trafficking. This interactive workshop will examine the historical and cultural perspectives of girls of color in this country, the impact of gender on the experience of trauma and punitive responses to trauma-related behaviors. The intersection of race, class, and socioeconomic status also will also be explored, with strategies for intervention as additional areas of focus.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Michelle LeVere, MSW, LICSW
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| Date: | Friday, October 18, 2019 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Location: | Rutgers Eco Complex
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The Fierce Urgency of Now - Deepening Our Commitment to Social Justice Practice
ID: 4240This workshop will highlight the powerful, pivotal, and prophetic role all social workers can and must play at this critical moment in history. We will briefly discuss social work’s commitment to social justice as a core value and central ethical principle and then introduce the Circle of Insight, a practical tool that social workers can use to deepen their commitment to social justice practice. Anthony Nicotera created this tool over his 20 years as a social work advocate, clinician, activist, and educator. The presentation will incorporate lessons from his social justice, spirituality, and multi-faith leadership courses as well as experiences and insights from his domestic and international community-based work. It will be a multimedia, interactive presentation utilizing interviews, music, blogs and videos, as well as clips from his award-winning film, The 5 Powers, made in collaboration with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He will share with participants tools and resources social workers can use in their daily practice to help then move toward deeper, more transformative and liberating social justice social work practice.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Anthony Nicotera, JD, DSW, LSW
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| Date: | Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Location: | 390 George St., 3rd floor - CLASSROOM B
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The Uncomfortable Truth: Racism, Injustice, and Poverty in New Jersey
ID: 5742Social workers increasingly have less time to engage in advocacy work and macro level practice. The unacknowledged structural nature of racism and poverty in our larger society make it difficult to engage in conversations about economic injustice and to advocate for change. The overarching perception of poverty ignores structural causes and instead blames poor people for their own poverty. Even within agencies there can be a lack of recognition and focus on structural racism and poverty and how they create and sustain poverty. This workshop will provide opportunities for professionals to analyze the forces that have led to a lesser quality of life for the people we serve. It will offer tools to help transform structural racism and the forces in our state that maintain poverty. We will cover what effective storytelling for advocacy at the local, county, state, and federal levels looks like, and explore ways to help clients become effective advocates for themselves.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Quincy Bloxom, MSW
Renee Koubiadis, MSW, LSW
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| Date: | Friday, November 8, 2019 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Location: | Rutgers Eco Complex
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Understanding the Impact of Trauma and Community Violence
ID: 5880Definitions of trauma refer to circumstances that are outside the realm of normal human experience. Unfortunately, this definition does not always hold true. For some, trauma can occur frequently and become part of the common human experience, especially violence in the community. The impact of trauma and community violence can shape and compound the difficulties of our clients. This workshop provides an overview of trauma and community violence, and explores the impact the two phenomena have on clients. The training will give professionals tools to address the residual effects of trauma and community violence. Additionally, professionals will examine ways they can be exposed to trauma vicariously and the importance of self-care to combat burnout.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Clinical
Working with Undocumented Clients: Addressing the Myths and Understanding the Challenges
ID: 4215Many immigrants living in the US have experienced unique stressors that have significantly shaped their lives. This interactive workshop will explore the myths about undocumented immigrants, leading to a better understanding of the immigration and acculturation process and experience. The workshop will include case presentations, statistical data, and stories that will expand a service provider’s knowledge on immigrant populations and their journey. Participants will be introduced to the Core Principals of Trauma Informed Care for displaced populations and learn useful assessment tools for working with clients. As a result, service providers will have a better understanding of the immigration processes, the challenges and myths of undocumented clients, and a greater ability to provide enhanced culturally competent services to the clients and families they serve.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
