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: | Wednesday, January 23, 2019 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Location: | Rutgers Eco Complex
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Challenging Racial Disparities Conference: Race and Justice in America Today
ID: 8224This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Jelani Cobb. One of the strongest and clearest voices on the complex issues of race in America, he is a Columbia University professor, a celebrated author, and an acclaimed writer for The New Yorker magazine. He is also a Rutgers University alumnus. Other speakers include Hinda Winower and Nydia Garcia-Preto. 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: $89.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
Challenging Racial Disparities Conference: Special Section for Rutgers SSW Students
ID: 8225THIS SPECIAL $30 RATE IS ONLY FOR CURRENT SSW STUDENTS - LUNCH INCLUDED ONLY 30 SEATS ARE RESERVED FOR STUDENTS. REGISTER EARLY!
Fee: $30.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 0.00 Social/Cultural
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 Ethical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Jill Zinckgraf, MPA
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| Date: | Friday, February 8, 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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Cultural Competence and Equity in LGBT Health Care: Strategies for Medical and Mental Health Providers
ID: 4204This workshop provides health care practitioners with strategies to promote culturally competent medical and mental health care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Topics include affirmative terminology and LGBT cultural information, as well as discussion of the unique medical and mental health needs of LGBT individuals, including needs associated with coming out, gender-confirming transition, sexual activity, STDs, aging, minority stress, suicide, and substance use. The workshop also explores the reasons for historical inadequacies in LGBT health care that might affect current health status, including disproportionate lack of insurance coverage, non-disclosure to health care practitioners, lack of provider awareness of LGBT health care needs, and previous negative health care experiences.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
Environmental Justice: A Social Work Perspective
ID: 4209The water crisis in Flint, the Dakota Access pipelines, disastrous hurricanes in the Caribbean islands, and the earthquakes in Mexico when environmental issues impact marginalized populations, social workers are always called to action. Social workers are trained to navigate systems with the goal of improving client outcomes. In this workshop participants will examine the organic relationship between social work and the physical environment; expand their fund of knowledge on eco-sensitive practices; and will learn three theories that are inclusive of the natural environment. The term Person-in-Environment is often used in social work. Ironically, this cornerstone social work concept has, over time, come to refer primarily to the social environment. Participants will walk away with ways in which they can positively impact the earth through more eco-sensitive social work practices.
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
Promoting Wellness in Older Adults
ID: 1126Whole-person wellness depends on at least seven dimensions: physical, emotional, spiritual, vocational, environmental, social and intellectual. This workshop addresses each of these primary dimensions of wellness and provides strategies for maximizing wellness through the aging process. Purpose, mindfulness, and activity programming will be among the specific topics for discussion.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
School-to-Prison Pipeline: Understanding the Relationship Between School Discipline, Dropout, and Incarceration
ID: 4278The school-to-prison pipeline: an epidemic that is plaguing schools across the nation. Far too often, students are suspended, expelled or even arrested for minor offenses that leave visits to the principals office a thing of the past. Statistics reflect that these policies disproportionately target students of color and those with a history of abuse, neglect, poverty or learning disabilities. The purpose of this workshop is to begin to examine the root causes and repercussions of the school-to-prison pipeline on todays youth; understand the impact race, gender, and poverty have on this epidemic; and empower participants to make changes in their schools and communities.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
Social Justice Practicum: Managing Conflicts and Challenges in the 21st Century
ID: 4277This workshop is designed for professional in human services, criminal justice, education, and related fields. In this workshop, participants will advance their knowledge about social justice and related societal issues, and how these important issues impact the world of the clients they serve. Participants will enhance their ability to manage conflicts and challenges as it relates to populations marginalized by the dynamics of power and influence. The workshop will use several case studies, including Ferguson, Missouri, as well as group discussion, the case method, and video presentations to enhance the interactive learning experience of participants. The day will be skillfully facilitated by an instructor who has direct knowledge of and experience working with individuals and the community impacted by the tragic incident at Ferguson, Missouri; and similar situations in which minority and or economically challenged citizens have been faced with the use of excessive, and sometimes deadly, force by law enforcement officers.
Fee: $129.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 5.00 Social/Cultural
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: | Saturday, January 19, 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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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
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Jennifer Jones-Damis, PsyD, LPC
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| Date: | Friday, February 22, 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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| | Instructor: | Jennifer Jones-Damis, PsyD, LPC
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| Date: | Friday, July 12, 2019 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Location: | Parsippany - Octagon 10 Office Center
1719 Route 10 East, Parsippany, NJ |
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