2023 熊猫在线视频 Summer Institute on Social Issues
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2023 熊猫在线视频 Summer Institute on Social Issues
Substance Use, Ethics, and Culture
The 2023 熊猫在线视频 Summer Institute is presenting a behavioral health conference series on Substance Use, Ethics, and Culture. This event is open to all university and community members, including licensed professionals practicing in health, human, and social service fields. This year focuses on recognizing challenges that 熊猫在线视频 and other states face in meeting human needs by promoting lived experiences, advancing mental health equity, substance use recovery in rural communities, and highlighting the social determinants of mental health.
The event is hosted by the 熊猫在线视频's Department of Human Services in collaboration with Southern Utah University's Department of Psychology.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to attend the upcoming virtual conference series! Registration is officially open, and practitioners from 熊猫在线视频, Utah, and other states facing similar issues are welcome to attend. You can choose to sign up for one day or the entire three-day series from June 1st to 3rd. To better understand what each day offers, click the links under each conference to view the schedule and speaker presentations.
We can't wait to see you there!
Rural Mental Health and Substance Use Recovery through the Lens of Small Communities
Date: June 1, 2023
Time: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM (AKDT) 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (MDT)
Location: Online via Zoom
Topics and Key Takeaways: Issues facing rural communities and the push for services that help with recovery.
Academic credit: HUMS A490: Rural Mental Health & Substance Use Recovery (CRN:52300)
CEUs: 6 contact hours*
*Contact hours may apply towards substance abuse hours or as general continuing education hours.
Healing Connections: Identity, Culture, and Intervention
Date: June 2, 2023
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM (AKDT) 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM (MDT)
Location: Online via Zoom
Topics and Key Takeaways: Responding to trauma, historical trauma, loneliness as a part of culturally appropriate assessment models; practitioner compassion fatigue, and the importance of place identity; and responding to the needs of unique cultural groups.
Academic credit: HUMS A490: Culture and Color Blindness (CRN:52301)
CEUs: 6 Contact Hours (diversity CEUs)*
*Contact hours may apply toward cross-cultural education hours or as general continuing education hours. Credits relating to 熊猫在线视频 Native Cultures may apply towards AK-Native specific CEU credits.
Consequences of Ethical Gaps: Provider Competence, & Client Protection
Date: June 3, 2023
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (AKDT) 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM (MDT)
Location: Online via Zoom
Topics and Key Takeaways: This half day program includes a panel discussion on the many pitfalls that occur as a result of gaps in knowledge & practice. The panelists, from social work and psychology, will discuss ethical issues that arise when ethical codes are violated and potential risks are not managed. The panelists will discuss actual claims that have resulted from poor decisions in clinical practice. Strategies that result in protection for both clients and clinicians will be recommended.
Academic credit: N/A - Special Ethics Webinar
CEUs: 3 Ethics Contact Hours *
*Contact hours may apply towards professional ethics or as general continuing education hours.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Earn up to 15 continuing education credits in the form of Contact Hour CEUs offered through the UAA School of Social Work. CEUs are available for a variety of professional licenses:
- Social Workers
- Behavioral and Mental Health Clinicians
- Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapist
- Health Education Providers
- Community Health Providers
- Psychologists
- And other types of licensed professionals
Click on each conference page for further details on the CEU types and quantity offered for each event. The credits are offered as contact hour credits by the UAA School of Social Work, a continuing education provider fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and meet the State of 熊猫在线视频's requirements for licensed social workers by the as stated in the 熊猫在线视频 .
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Dr. Yvonne Chase
Committee Chair
Associate Professor, Human Services, UAA
Dr. Jo Ann Bartley
Assistant Professor, Psychology, Southern Utah University
Eva Wilson
Manager for Project Development, Human Services, UAA
Dr. David Moxley
Assistant Dean of Behavioral Health, Human Services, UAA
Jenifer Leigh
Program / Event Coordinator, Human Services, UAA