S21-602 Effective Leadership and Organizational Development Practices in Social Work and Human Services

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Instructor

Agenda & Learning Objectives

AGENDA:

Module 1:

8:30 - 9:00 Log In

9:00 - 9:40 Leadership and Leadership Challenges in Social Work

9:40 - 10:20 Human Systems Leadership Model and Measure

10:20 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 11:00 Strategic Leadership and A Framework for Growth

11:00 - 12:15 Leadership Dialectics

Module 2:

8:30 - 9:00 Log In

9:00 - 10:30 Leadership and Emotional Intelligence = Emotional Competence

10:30 - 10:40 Break

10:40 - 11:30 Leadership Definition and Effective Leadership

11:30 - 12:15 Systems Leadership

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1) Discriminate between leadership and management behaviors and be able to give examples of each.

2) Describe the Human Systems leadership model and principles.

3) Describe the seven stages of strategic leadership and locate the stage(s) the student is working on.

4) Understand leadership dialectics and apply them to practice.

5) Develop a personal leadership definition  using concepts and tools from workshop as well as personal experiences.

Target Audience

Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists

Bibliography & References

BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES

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Booker, R. (2012). Leadership in children’s services. Children & Society, 26, 394–405.

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Brimhall, K. L., & Lizano, E. L. (2014). The mediating role of inclusion: A longitudinal study

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Course Completion & CE Information

Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement

The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for 6 Category I Continuing Education Units. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education.

ASWB Approved

Course completion requirements: To earn CE credit, social workers must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete the online course evaluation located in your account. After the online course evaluation is completed, you are then able to download your certificate. Partial Credit will not be given for participants who arrive late or leave early.

Unversity of Maryland School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Professional Education, provider #1611, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UMSSW Office of CPE maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 02/11/2021 to 02/11/2024. 

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Fee & Registration:

Cost is $125 and includes CE credit. Registering after 05/27/2021 will incur an additional $20 late fee. *Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance prior to the live interactive webinar to receive a refund or a credit letter.

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