Social Work Grand Round
Held via Webinar
Topic: Addressing Boundaries, Ethics in Rural Social Work Practice
Date: May 15, 2014; 12- 1:00pm EST
Provided By: MSU School of Social Work and Michigan Center for Rural Health
Target Audience: Social Workers in rural Michigan
Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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Explore challenges of dual relationships in rural practice
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Identify strategies to manage the ethical boundary issues and risks that inevitably arise in
rural social work practice
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Apply a decision-making model to address ethical dilemmas.
Program Description: Identifying and managing appropriate boundaries is essential to ethical practice.
This presentation will explore appropriate boundaries in helping relationships, boundary violations,
and ethical dilemmas as they relate to the Code of Ethics and the influence of professional factors.
Through examining the literature and reflecting upon professional factor and practice wisdom,
participants will explore issues and dialogue about the complex forces that impact social work ethical
practice. A model for decision making will be presented and utilized in case reviews.
Presenter: Julie Navarre, LMSW
To Register: Complete the information online by clicking this link.
Continuing Education:
Social Workers- This program will provide Michigan social workers with
1 hour of continuing education provided all documentation is complete
and post-test is passed by 80%.
MSU School of Social Work is approved as a provider of social work
continuing education by a national credentialing body, the Association
of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) –
Provider #1136. To contact ASWB ACE, write to 400 South Ridge
Parkway, Suite B, Culpeper VA 22701 or visit www.aswb.org (approval
period: June2013- June 2016). ASWB ACE approval is recognized by the
State of Michigan Board of Social Work Examiners as acceptable for
social worker in Michigan.
Please visit www.socialwork.msu.edu/ceu to learn about program
policies and procedures. Please call 517/353-8620 or swkce@msu.edu
if you have a grievance or ADA request.
Technology Requirements: This presentation will be conducted via webinar.
You can listen to the program via your telephone and follow-along
watching the PowerPoint on your individual computer. If you are not
able to access a computer during the presentation, you may still
participate by listening to the program.
Certificates: Certificates will be sent to the participant via
e-mail upon successfully filling out and returning the
attendance form and completing the evaluation form online.
Handouts & Required Forms:
Presentation handouts - available on the website 2-3 days
prior to the grand round. To download handouts, go to:
http://www.mcrh.msu.edu/gr_socialwork.aspx.
Required Forms –Everyone is required to fill out an
attendance form and an evaluation which is found online.
Please email all attendance forms back.
Cost: There is no cost to participate in the
Webinar presentation.
Participation in the program is on a first- come, first-serve
basis.
For More Information: Please Contact Victoria at
victoria.lantzy@hc.msu.edu or (517)355-8250.
Please note: The planning committee and speaker do not
have a conflict of interest for this presentation. No
commercial support has been obtained for this
presentation.
The Michigan Center for Rural Health 909, B218 West Fee Hall, Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824
(517)355-7979 Fax: (517)432-0007 www.mchr.msu.edu