Courses

The workshop will provide an introduction to the dynamics of problematic sexual behaviors (PSBs) exhibited by children and adolescents, the role of trauma, and the influence of state and federal laws on therapeutic treatment. The workshop will be facilitated by licensed practitioners from the School of Social Work's Youth Services Institute (YSI). YSI has 20 years of experience working with children and adolescents exhibiting PSBs and continuously utilizes the vast array of knowledge garnered to provide community-based treatment services for this specialized population.
Friday, April 24, 2020, Bryant Conference Center
he Annual Fall Social Work Conference affords an opportunity to bring national speakers along with the latest research to child welfare practitioners in Alabama. Through the Title IV-E partnership between the Alabama Department of Human Resources and the Alabama Higher Education Consortium on Child Welfare, The University of Alabama School of Social Work is able to host the conference every year focusing on a different aspect of public child welfare. The many workshops will continue the discussion of issues related to child well-being as well as workforce well-being. This conference is designed with the public child welfare workforce in mind but would be beneficial to anyone working with at risk children and their families - school social workers, therapists, foster parents, child placing agencies just to name a few.
This course contains no sessions
The University of Alabama School of Social Work and the Alabama Department of Human Resources invite you to exhibit and/or sponsor a break at our 18th Annual Fall Social Work Conference. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Wynfrey in Birmingham, AL on October 17-18, 2019. With an anticipated 350 social workers in attendance, this conference offers an outstanding opportunity to showcase your program and/or organization. Please register no later than October 3, 2019. Exhibit space is limited; first come, first serve. Please note the number of registrations included with each price, as seating at workshops is limited.
This course contains no sessions
This course contains no sessions
4th Annual University of Alabama School of Social Work Washington, DC Policy and Advocacy Fly In

This experience is only available to students who have been accepted to participate. The registration fee is non-refundable.


March 25, 2020 to March 26, 2020
4th Annual University of Alabama School of Social Work Washington, DC Policy and Advocacy Fly In

This experience is only available to students who have been accepted to participate. The registration fee is non-refundable.


March 25, 2020 to March 26, 2020
These workshops are designed to be attended individually, or they may be combined for a reduced registration fee. Participants who attended all three workshops will receive a certificate of participation.
This course contains no sessions
This course contains no sessions
This course contains no sessions
Ethics The ethics portion of this workshop will review the growing use of technology in social work practice. Attention will be given to the 2018 updates to the NASW Code of Ethics and the 2017 NASW Standards for Technology in Social Work Pracice. Guided by these frameworks, we will discuss the knowledge, skills, and values needed by practitioners to ethically and effectively use technology in social works practice. We will then explore ethical dilemmas via case scenarios with course participants' direct involvement. Supervision The supervision portion of this workshop will identify and analyze the professional concepts and functions critical to effective supervision for social workers using technology. Vrious aspects of how to conduct supervision with technology will be explored. This workshop will present a strengths-based approach to educating supervisees about technology and its effects on clients and communities.
Friday, January 31, 2020, Bryant Conference Center
Friday, August 7, 2020, Bryant Conference Center
4th Annual University of Alabama School of Social Work Washington, DC Policy and Advocacy Fly In

We encourage schools to be an official sponsor for an additional fee:

1-5 students: $1,000

6-10 students: $2,000

Sponsorship includes college recognition, a digital invitation to your alumni in the DC metro area, and space for your promotional materials at the reception.


March 25, 2020 to March 26, 2020