101189: Social Work Today July/August 2007

About the Course:

PTSD in Today’s War Veterans: The Road to Recovery Coming home from war means facing emotional battles for many soldiers.

State of Mind: Evaluating Competency to Stand Trial What’s involved when social workers assess a defendant’s mental ability to face prosecution?

The Future of Social Work Administration: An Interview With Felice D. Perlmutter An innovator in social work administration looks at the future of the field.

Saying Goodbye to Spot: Pet Loss Bereavement Losing a pet bears the same emotional burden as losing a family member—and must be treated with the same respect.

Social Work CSI? Canadian social workers step out of the office and onto the streets in the roles of community coroner and special investigator.

Supervisor, Beware: Ethical Dangers in Supervision The sensitive ethics of social work extend beyond the client relationship, Get help navigating dilemmas in the supervisory relationship.

Journal/Publisher:

Great Valley Publishing

Publication Date:

July/August 2007

Authors

David Surface; Lynn K. Jones, DSW, CSWM; Richard Currey, PA-C; Valerie Yeager; Claudia J. Dewane, LCSW, DEd, BCD

About the Authors:

is a freelance writer and editor based in Brooklyn, NY. He is a frequent contributor to Social Work Today.

is a freelance writer and has been a social work manager leading human service organizations in child welfare, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse addiction for more than 20 years. She is also a board member of The National Network of Social Work Managers.

is based in the Washington, D.C., area where he currently works with several agencies within the National Institutes of Health as a writer and consultant.

is an editor and freelance writer based in Philadelphia.

is a faculty member at Temple University’s Graduate School of Social Administration. She is founder of Clinical Support Associates, providing supervision, consultation, and training to professional social workers and has presented numerous workshops on clinical, supervisory, and ethical issues in social work.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for healthcare professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about posttraumatic stress disorder. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. • Recognize the symptoms of PTSD and be aware of the growing public health issue it is becoming as veterans return from war.

2. • Describe the nature of the forensic social worker’s role in assessing a client’s mental capability to face prosecution.

3. • Explain the major professional and educational challenges facing the future of social administration as a specialization.

4. • Discuss techniques for working with clients grieving the loss of a pet and become familiar with the emotions these clients experience.

5. • Describe the roles of community coroner and special investigator performed by the two social workers featured in the article.

6. • Explain some of the major ethical dilemmas that occur in the social work supervisory relationship and solutions for managing them.