Living the Code: Exploring the NASW guidelines on cultural competency and s

3 Clinical Category A CEUs in ETHICS - LIVE WEBINAR

3 Clinical Category A CEUs in ETHICS approved by NASW NH. Approval #3902

In this workshop participants will explore the role that the Code of Ethics plays in governing their work as a social worker. Participants will be taught the differences between Eurocentric, and Afrocentric worldviews and its implications for social work practice Participants will also engage in activities that honors Indigenous contributions to social work profession and connections to self-care strategies as self-preservation tools. Lastly, participants will be engaged in a call-to-action pledge to embody the values of social work as a way of life, exhibiting the NASW Code of Ethics through holistic practice.

About the Presenter

Sheryl Thompson is a registered social worker, psychotherapist, educator, mental wellness advocate and sought-after speaker, and with 15+ years experience in her field. She holds a Diploma in Social Service Worker, Honors Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Social Work Windsor, and a Masters in Economic Development, and Innovation.

A professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of New Hampshire, Sheryl has taught at colleges and universities in Canada for almost a decade. Due to her involvement interprofessional education and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion she developed, designed and curriculum, and taught across programs in Canada, USA, and internationally teaching in programs such as Social Work, Massage Therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fire and Emergency Services. With over 10+ in clinical social work, she is the founder of Sheryl Thompson Counselling and Consulting a multi service private practise offering counselling, parent education programs, corporate training, consulting services, and mental health assessments and supports using a trauma informed, and culturally sensitive approaches. Sheryl has worked with victims, and perpetrators of intimate partner violence including family reunification programs and has completed the Intimate Partner Violence Victim Advocate Certification in the State of Maryland.

She also holds several certifications in areas that she is passionate about and offers trainings and certifications in the following: safeTalk © preparing others to understand how to support and intervene with those who have thoughts of suicide. Caring Dads © working with fathers to change patterns of abuse, increase fathers’ awareness and application of child-centered fathering and to promote respectful co-parenting with children’s mothers. Circle of Security © a program that is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened and Super Dads Super Kids © a parenting program that aims to help deepen the connection and attachment between a father and his children.

An international social work Sheryl is registered with the following associations:

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)

Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW)

Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

International Association of Social Workers (IASW)

Workshop Details

• The zoom link and handouts will be emailed to you prior to the workshop
• Questions? Email Lynn - [email protected]

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