The workshop “The maintenance of professionalism and competency of Social Workers: USA experience” will be held on the 8th November 2013
The Social Workers Association has organized a very particular event for Social Workers in Latvia which affords an opportunity to participate in the workshop with experienced Social Workers from the USA.
They will present topics which are actual issues in the Social Work practice in Latvia. These topics are:
- Social Work with dysfunctional families and
- Maintenance of professional competency within a high risk of professional burn-out circumstances.
The workshop is planned to be a unique possibility to get an insight about how the above mentioned issues are solved by Social Workers in the USA. At the same time it is a great experience to create new cognitions for personal professional practice.
Leading lecturers:
Viviane A.Ngwa ;Vice President, Residential Services, Aunt Martha’s Community Health Network, Masters of Social Work (MSW), (University of Georgia), Member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) – Illinois, Certified Diplomat in Psychotherapy (DAPA)
Mark E.Rodgers; Dean, College of Health and Human Services, Marywood University, Doctors of Social Work (DSW) Social Policy and Administration Specialization (University of Pennsylvania), Masters of Social Work (MSW) Health Specialization (University of Pennsylvania).
The contributor of the workshop is the United States Embassy in Riga.
Information supplied by Welfare Ministry of Latvia.
Place: The workshop will be held at Baltic Psychology and Management University College, Lomonosova street ¼, Riga
Date: 8th November 2013
Time: 10am – 17pm
The session of the Board of Collaboration of Social Work specialists on the 25th September 2013 The session of Social Security Subcomission of Saeima (Parliament) on 20th November
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