Power & Control: Learning How to Use It Respectfully
Presenter: Christine White
Date and Time: Friday, November 20, 2009: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: UW-Waisman Center Outreach: 122 E. Olin Ave., Ste. 100, Madison
Registration Fee: $12/session for Dane Co. DD Service Providers/$24 any other ($5 for self advocates)
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3 Continuing Education Hours for Social Workers.
As caregivers, we are often in positions of control over those we support. Due to this power imbalance, we may at times be disrespectful toward those we support. This session will help you learn to recognize when this is happening, understand how to safeguard against it, and practice ways to be respectful, effective caregivers. You will also learn to recognize signs of sexual and other forms of serious abuse, and understand how people may communicate this abuse to us. We will discuss how, when and to whom abuse needs to be reported.
Christine White is the Legal Advocate for People with Developmental Disabilities who are victims of crime in Dane County, Wisconsin. She assists victims in going through the criminal justice system and provides follow-up support and safety planning. She has been a social worker for adults and children with developmental disabilities for over 20 years. She teaches sexuality education and protective behaviors to children and adults with developmental disabilities, and co-leads a support group for women with disabilities who are sexual assault and domestic violence survivors.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Presenter: Dr. Donald Mickey
Date and Time: Not scheduled at this time.
Location: UW-Waisman Center Outreach:
122 E. Olin Ave., Ste. 100, Madison
Registration Fee: $12/session for Dane Co. DD Service Providers/$24 any other ($5 for self advocates)
3 Continuing Education Hours for Social Workers
The Madison Area Brain Injury Coalition (MABIC) has organized this course to promote an understanding of the often unique challenges involved in supporting the families and survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
The session will examine probable causes of injury to the brain and methods of support for individuals interacting with the survivor. A variety of problems often experienced by individuals living with brain injury will also be reviewed. Methods useful in developing a therapeutic environment will be shared. The session will close with the opportunity to discuss ideas with a panel of people living with brain injuries and family members.
This session will also include information on how a TBI differs from other developmental disabilities and will include information on how to transition people with a brain injury back to work settings.
About the presenter:
Dr. Donald L. Mickey operates a private practice in Madison, WI which specializes in adults and children with traumatic brain injury. He is also the Consulting Neuropsychologist at Clearview Brain Injury Center in Juneau, WI. Dr. Mickey has presented nationally and internationally on the impact of brain injury, including the impact on family systems, neuropsychological issues, behavioral programming, vocational application of neuropsychological information, and personal adjustment issues. He has consulted with various state and federal agencies and has been employed by nationally affiliated brain injury programs and is a Fellow in the National Academy of Neuropsychology.
PTSD: Trauma and Transcendence
Presenter: Pamela Phillips Olson
Date and Time: Friday, January 22: 9:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
Location: UW-Waisman Center Outreach:
122 E. Olin Ave., Ste. 100, Madison
Registration Fee: $12/session for Dane Co. DD Service Providers/$24 any other ($5 for self advocates)
Join us for an interactive workshop about trauma and healing using art, music and video. Develop a better understanding of our clients' behavior by examining symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Three hours of learning, discussion, and experience.
Pamela Phillips Olson is an M.S.W., L.C.S.W., with over 30 years of experience. She received her BA from Hunter College and her Masters from Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work, both in NYC. She has earned a certification in Trauma Counseling and in Corporate Counseling from UW-Milwaukee. In over thirty years of experience she has worked in community mental health centers, an inner-city high school, as the director of an early intervention program and as leader of a statewide parent-professional work group. Currently she is working at Jewish Social Services as a Group Coordinator and Case Worker and is in private practice with Midwest Center for Psychotherapy and Sex Therapy, where she works with people through the life span. She does marriage and family counseling as well. She presents workshops on a variety of topics to community agencies such as Dane County Human Services, Madison and Verona Schools, the clinical section of NASW and other professional organizations.