Western Region Spring Luncheon
Date: May 4, 2018
When: 11:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Where: Tewksbury Lodge, 249 Ohio Street, Buffalo, NY 14204
Please plan to join us for Lunch, an update on NYSSSWA activities and the following presentation and earn 2 CEUs.
“Suicide Prevention Training” Presented by: Celia Spacone & Jennifer M. Giambra-Ort
This training is focused on promoting education, resistance and resiliency while effectively identifying risk factors and warning signs associated with suicidal ideation. The target population for this training is school-aged children and adolescents.
The second half of the training will focus on QPR Training which provides a new training technique providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention techniques for discussing sensitive issues related to lethality assessing involving questioning, persuading, getting help, and responding or referring.
There will be a $10 administrative fee for any cancellations prior to Wednesday, May 2, 2018. This must be in the form of an email sent to Member.services@nyssswa.org. After May 2nd there will be no refunds.
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CEUs: In order to receive CEUs, you must register and pay, sign in and sign out as well as complete the Workshop Evaluations below. Certificates are released individually so will not be available prior to verification of all components is complete. Since this is a multi-step manual procedure, please allow time for processing.
New York State School Social Workers’ Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0057
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CEU Process
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Purchase Orders: If you submit a purchase order, be sure to provide a copy of your invoice to your district’s accounts payable department for payment. See “How To Print Your Invoice and Pay for Event“. Please instruct your district to include your invoice on any communications as well as the check for payment. Approved P.O.s should be faxed to 516-595-8509 or emailed to: purchase.order.request@
Send checks to: NYSSSWA, 79 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714-5310
Past Events:
January 19, 2018 “Meeting the Psycho-social Needs of Children Affected by Pediatric Chronic Illnesses.” Presented by Cate Flanagan-Priore, Ph.D.
CEUs: In order to receive CEUs, you must register and pay, sign in and sign out as well as complete the Workshop Evaluation at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BFChronicIllness
Cancellation Policy: There will be a $10 administrative fee for any cancellations prior to Wednesday, January 17, 2018. This must be in the form of an email sent to Member.services@nyssswa.org. After January 17th there will be no refunds.
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October 27, 2017 “Insights and Strategies in Brokering Mental Health Services in Erie County and the Surrounding Area” Presented by: Karl
CEUs: In order to receive CEUs, you must register and pay, sign in and sign out as well as complete the Workshop Evaluation at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GXErieCtyMH
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June 9, 2017 “Child Protective Services Refresher & Standard of Care Seminar” Presented by: Angela Salemi, MSW; Peg Barrett, MSW, LCSW-R, CSW-R; & George Clifford, BSW
CEUs: In order to receive CEUs, you must register and pay, sign in and sign out as well as complete the Workshop Evaluation at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F8CPSRefresher.
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February 10, 2017 “Using Mindfulness-Based Practices With Youth in School Based Settings: An Overview”
Presented by: Mary Carol Dearing, LCSW-R
CEUs: In order to receive your CEU Certificate, be sure to complete your Evaluation at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W3S9H6FMindfulness
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November 18, 2016: “Opiate Overview and Narcan training“ Presented by: Cheryll Moore, Medical Care Administrator, Erie County Department of Health NO CEUs provided!
June 10, 2016: “Preventing and Intervening with Bullying: Successes, Challenges, and Future Directions” Presented by: Dr. Amanda Nickerson
CEUs: In order to receive your CEU Certificate, be sure to complete your Evaluation at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QQ73TPP