Ethics and Supervision
November 4, 2024
Virtual and In-person
Workshop Overview
Join us for this one day, two-part hybrid event! You can attend either the morning session or afternoon session for $89.00 or attend both parts for $149.00.
This year’s summer summit will take place at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and will also be available online via Zoom.
The Zoom link will be sent one week before the event.
| Available Dates | November 4, 2024 |
| Morning Session | 8:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST |
| Afternoon Session | 1:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m CST |
| Location | Bryant Conference Center 240 Paul W. Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 |
| Workshop Fee | Single Session – $89 Both Sessions – $149 |
Morning Session – Ethics
8:45 am- 12:00 pm central time
3.0 contact hours (3.0 ethics)
The ethics workshop will identify and analyze frequent professional and popular beliefs about human nature and the personal and societal factors that influence a client’s direction in life. Based on that analysis we will discuss the characteristics of an ethical and effective social worker and the ethical dilemmas they often face. We will then explore ethical behavior in a therapeutic relationship and apply those concepts to case scenarios with course participants’ direct involvement.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Clarify and be able to integrate their beliefs related to the profession of social work to ethical social work practice.
- Identify the professional and personal characteristics of an ethical social worker.
- Learn the ethical imperatives expected of them in a therapeutic relationship.
- Gain experience applying ethical imperatives to case scenarios.
Afternoon Session: Supervision
1:00 pm- 4:15 pm central
3.0 contact hours (3.0 supervision)
The supervision workshop will identify and analyze the professional concepts and functions critical to effective clinical supervision for social workers. Various aspects of supervision perspectives will be explored. This workshop will address supervision and diversity and cultural dynamics factors that supervisees and supervisors face. We will present a six-stage model of supervising social workers in the development of assessments and other evaluation tools. Participants will have the opportunity to apply the concepts presented in this workshop to case scenarios as the final part of the workshop.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Gain experience applying these concepts to case scenarios.
- Learn the basic concepts and functions of a clinical supervisor.
- Identify the factors that facilitate effective clinical supervision
- Analyze and become familiar with a six-stage model of supervision related to the assessment process in social work.
Agenda
November 24, 2024
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:45 am – 9:15 am | Ethical Decision Making Process and Protocol |
| 9:15 am- 10:30 am | Ethical Issues and Conflicts in a Therapeutic Environment |
| 10:30 am- 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 am- 12:00 pm | Ethical Conflicts Applied to a Hierarchy of Values and Principles |
| 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm- 2:30 pm | Social Work Supervision, Concepts and Techniques |
| 2:30 pm- 2:45 pm | Break |
| 2:45 pm –4:15 pm | Supervising Social Workers Using a Six Stage Model, Application to Case Scenarios |
Keynote Speaker
Joanne Terrell, MSW, LICSW-S, PIP
Terrell earned her Bachelors of Psychology degree from the State University of New York and her MSW from The University of Alabama. She has been a faculty member in the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama for 20 years. She retired from full time teaching in June 2015. She has taught in the BSW and MSW programs. Her areas of specialization include psychiatric and forensic social work in in-patient and outpatient settings as well as community organization and advocacy. She was the Clinical Supervisor for the Youth Services Institute’s Continuum of Care Program at the School of Social Work. In that role she supervised the provision of outpatient treatment to juvenile sex offenders throughout the state of Alabama. Terrell has maintained a private practice in clinical social work for 30 years. She provides individual, marital and family therapy to adolescents and adults.
Terrell has conducted Ethics Workshops around the state to various agencies and organizations for the last 5 years. She has provided clinical supervision to social workers working towards their LICSW for the past 15 years. She currently conducts 2 clinical supervision groups.
For the past 20 years, Terrell has provided consulting services to the criminal and family court systems throughout the state of Alabama in the areas of death penalty mitigation, community corrections options and therapeutic divorce mediation. She provides expert witness testimony in a variety of state and federal cases in many jurisdictions throughout the state of Alabama
Register Online
The registration fee is $89 to attend either the morning session or afternoon session, or attend both parts for $149.00, either in-person or online.
The morning session will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Time.
The afternoon session will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:14 p.m. Central Time
You will be taken to our online registration area. The screen will look different from this part of our website. You will need an email address to use our secure online registration system. Please note, if you are registering more than one person, each must have an individual email address.
Register by Phone
Our Registration Services Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. To register by phone, please call 205-348-3000.
Special Accommodation Requests
The University of Alabama is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Requests for accommodation of physical and/or dietary needs should be made at least 30 calendar days in advance of the program date. Please email your request to professionaldevelopment@ua.edu.
Need our STAARS Vendor Number? Please use VC000118827 for UA Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education.
A portion of the invoice amount for this program will go to the Capstone Lifelong Learning Foundation to support activities of The University of Alabama and the Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education.
Cancellation Policy
A cancellation charge of 100% of the registration fee will be assessed on cancellations occurring within seven (7) days of the start of this session. Refunds will not be granted after the program has begun. The University of Alabama reserves the right to cancel, postpone, or combine class sections, to limit registration, or to change instructors. Contact the Registration Services department at 205-348-3000 or registration_services@ua.edu to cancel your registration. View the OTIDE Cancellation Policy.
Questions about the conference?
Contact Doreena Mink for more information.
Our Mailing Address:
The University of Alabama
Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Box 870388
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0398
