Addressing Implicit Bias: The Social Workers' Ethical Responsiblities
3.0 Ethics
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
This event will not be recorded.
Content from this virtual workshop will not be available at a later date. You will need to attend this event on the scheduled date and at the scheduled time.
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Presenter: Gisele Ferretto, MSW, LCSW-C
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Check-in: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm CT
Workshop: 1:00 pm - 4:15 pm CT
Cost: Member: $40.00/Non-member: $75.00
WIth intermitten breaks
3.0 CEUs
Please note that NASW-Iowa Chapter charges a $25.00 administrative fee for all cancellations.
Workshop Description:
This workshop is focused on the development of strategies to address the common, yet complex ethical issues concerning implicit bias that social workers face in their practice. Content will cover the following: definitions related to implicit bias, identification of implicit bias in behavioral health practice, strategies for addressing microaggressions, establishing and maintaining a practice of self-awareness, use of self, and the examination of implicit bias for effective outcomes.
Workshop Goals and Objectives:
- Explore the meaning of implicit bias, its impact on the delivery of services, and practice responses.
- Examine the role of professional ethics to identify and control for implicit bias when delivering services to diverse clients and working with diverse co-workers.
- Review the Use of Professional Self for addressing and controlling for implicit bias in social work practice.
Presenter: Gisele Ferretto, MSW, LCSW-C
Ms. Ferretto has over 39 years of social work experience in both clinical and macro practice areas. Her areas of expertise include: policy and leadership development, field education, child welfare practice, professional ethics, addressing implicit bias, supervision, confidentiality, and curriculum development. She earned her MSW from the University of Maryland School of Social Work and Community Planning and her BA in Sociology from Loyola University in Baltimore. Currently, Ms. Ferretto is on faculty at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and is the Director of Public Policy and Manager for Field Education Training for the Office of Field Education. She develops training materials and leads training opportunities for students, field instructors, and faculty field liaisons. She has also worked on reaccreditation for both the 2017 and 2023 SSW Self-Study Report for Reaccreditation by the CSWE. In addition, she supports the instruction of students in the Child Welfare Fellowship Program.
In her 25 years at the SSW, she has also served as a policy consultant for the Deans, faculty, and MSW students on issues including proposed legislation and regulations, current statute and regulations that impact social work practice, confidentiality, and reporting child maltreatment and harm. She has been recognized at the state and national level for her expertise on social work policy including an invitation to serve on the national NASW committee to develop the recently updated Confidentiality and Information Utilization NASW Policy Statement.
Ms. Ferretto has been an active member of NASW Maryland Chapter all her years as a social work professional and currently serves as Chair of the NASW MD Faculty Student Committee. Ms. Ferretto was awarded the National Association of Social Workers – Maryland Chapter’s 2016 “Social Worker of the Year” award and was recognized by NASW MD in 2022 as the Founder and Coordinator of NASW MD Social Work Student Advocacy Day for 25 years.
NOTE ON ACCOMMODATIONS: If you require accommodations to permit your attendance or participation, please email a written request to education.naswia@socialworkers.org along with a completed registration form and event payment at least 30 days before the event begins. It may not be possible to timely process requests received after this deadline.
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