Donna Wimberly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Approved Clinical Supervisor with extensive experience in clinical practice, leadership, and social work management. As graduate of Louisiana State University School of Social Work, owner of her own private practice, and Manager of Social Work Services, Donna strives to enhance clinical outcomes and foster team development while dedicating her career to advancing mental health and social work practice.
Donna is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and has served as member of the NASW-Louisiana Board, the Regional Chair for the Lafayette Chapter, as well as past committee member for multiple NASW-Louisiana committees. Donna is a current member of the LABSWE Rules Committee. Donna has vast experience authoring and presenting continuing education programs across the state.
Strength-Based Approaches to Client Empowerment in Clinical Practice
This course focuses on strength-based approaches to empower clients in social work practice. Participants will attend in-person or via teleconference. Participants will learn to identify and leverage client strengths, fostering resilience and self-efficacy. This course will cover theoretical frameworks, practical techniques, and evidence-based strategies to enhance client empowerment and positive outcomes. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Understand the principles of strength-based approaches in social work.
- Identify and utilize client strengths to foster empowerment.
- Explore practical techniques for implementing strength-based practices.
- Apply evidenced-based strategies to enhance client resilience.
- Evaluate the latest research and data on strength-based approaches.
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.
Friday, August 23, 2024
Hybrid Event - Register to attend
in-person or virtually!
in-person or virtually!
Lafayette Public Library-Main Campus (Large Conference Room)
301 West Congress St., Lafayette, LA, 70501
301 West Congress St., Lafayette, LA, 70501
Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT
EARN 3 CE Credit Hours
About the speaker
Donna W. Wimberly, MSW, LCSW-BACS
Agenda
9:00 Welcome
9:05 Introduction to Strength-Based Approaches/Learning/Definitions
9:45 Identifying Client Strengths and Practical Techniques for Strength-Based Practice
10:45 Break
11:00 Evidence-Based Strategies for Client Empowerment
11:45 Latest Research and Data on Strength-Based Approaches
12:00 Case Studies
12:30 Evaluation
CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours
CE Approvals
In-Person
National Association of Social Workers - Louisiana Chapter
This program was approved for 3.0 Clinical contact hours of continuing education credit by the National Association of Social Workers – Louisiana Chapter as authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.
CE Process Info
Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) for the duration of the training to earn CE credits.
After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.
Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:
- Complete evaluation forms for the event
- Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE-Go platform, please contact CE-Go at 888-498-5578 or by email at support@ce-go.com Please Note: Emails for this event will come from "support@ce-go.com".
If you have any continuing education related questions, please contact your event organizer.
Please make sure to check your spam/junk folder in case those emails get "stuck". We'd also suggest "Allowlisting" support@ce-go.com. This tells your email client that you know this sender and trust them, which will keep emails from this contact at the top of your inbox and out of the junk folder.
Disclosure
DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPSCE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).
The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer:
PLANNERS AND REVIEWER
The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
FACULTY
The faculty of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.