First Friday Speaker Series | June 5th

Event Information

“Professionalism in the Digital Age”

Presented by Leah Claire Bennett, PhD and Sally Moody, LCSW

Target Audience:

Professional clinicians in the mental health and addiction field who are counselors, social workers, psychiatrist, psychologist, and therapists.

About this workshop:

This workshop will focus on issues of professionalism, boundaries, ethics, and social media. A focus will be given to ethical standards, the benefits of boundaries, boundary violations, and guarding against boundary crossings and violations.   Participants will be challenged to consider their own practices of professionalism.  Participants will be educated on social media sites and how the increasing popularity of social media has impacted communication. Professional Code of Ethics for different specialties and their connection with social media will be discussed. 

This workshop will enhance understanding of social media outlets, the professional’s on-line presence and explore personal and professional use of social media sites. Those attending will participate in discussions meant to encourage everyone to “raise the bar” with their professionalism and encounters with clients, both in person and on-line.  Group discussion and case examples will be used to further demonstrate ethical dilemmas that are raised with professionalism and social media.

Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify and discuss professionalism, ethics, and boundaries.
• Participants will be able to discuss implications of social media in the realm of communication, ethics, and professional boundaries. 
• Participants will be able to list ways in which they can enhance their professionalism with social media.
• Participants will be able to use concepts to apply to case examples of professionalism and boundaries.

Event Details:

Pine Grove’s First Friday Series

June 5, 2015

9:00am till 12:30pm (breakfast included)

Central Church, 2005 East Winchester Boulevard, Collierville, TN

CE’s available for professionals

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Leah Claire Bennett, PhD
Clinical Director, Pine Grove's Professional Enhancement Program

Dr. Leah Claire Bennett is a licensed psychologist with the Professional Enhancement Program of Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services, where she serves as the Clinical Director. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Baylor University in Waco, TX and her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Counseling Psychology from The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. Her primary interests include personality disorders and addictions. She practices an integrative therapy combining elements of interpersonal, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches.  Dr. Bennett has experience within multiple settings including the court system, VA, regional mental health, and university counseling center. Dr. Bennett has worked with the Professional Enhancement Program for the past ten years where she focuses on the treatment of professionals with vocational and relational issues, maladaptive personality problems, addiction, disruptive workplace behavior and sexual issues. 

Sally Moody, LCSW
Clinical Therapist, Pine Grove's Legacy Program

Sally Moody is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Therapist with Legacy of Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services. She received her undergraduate degree in Social Work from Mississippi College in Clinton, MS and her Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Denver in Denver, CO. Sally has experience with chemical dependency case management with Arapahoe House, Inc. and in evaluating and monitoring medical professionals with the Colorado Physician Health Program, both in Denver, Colorado. Since February 2012, she has worked in developing, implementing and treating addiction in adults age 55 and older through Pine Grove’s Legacy Program.

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This program has been approved for the following:

Psychology:  3 CE Hours Ethics (Pine Grove Services is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services maintains responsibility for this program and its content.)

NBCC:  3  CEHs (Pine Grove Behavioral Health Provider #6392)

MS Social Work:  3 CE hours; Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services (DP# SWB120013) is approved as a provider for  continuing education by the MBOE & MFT Approval Period:  08/24/14 through 08/24/16.  Social workers will receive  3 CE hours in participating in this course. (Clinical ___ /Supervision___ /Cultural Competency___/         Ethics 3 CE Hours  /General  ____)

Louisiana Social Work:  3 Contact Hours (Clinical :  _____ / Supervision___ /Cultural Competency___/ Ethics  _3__contact hours  /General ___).  Continuing education credit for partial attendance will not be issued. This program is approved for 3 contact hours by Pine Grove Behavioral Health as authorized by the Louisiana State Board Of Social Work Examiners.

Alabama Social Work: 3 Contact Hours (Pine Grove Behavioral Health provider # 0336 through ASBSWE)

Mississippi LMFT:  3 Ethics Hours, (Pine Grove Behavioral Health Provider #TCE0003 (M15-041)

NAADAC: 3 Contact Hours (Educational Provider #650)0)

Ethical Disclosures for Speakers:

1. Sally Moody and Leah Claire Bennett are employees of Forrest General Hospital
2. There is no commercial support of the speakers, the content of the talks or anything that might be a conflict of interest beyond the speakers being paid by Pine Grove.
3. The speakers are not promoting any books, medications or training that will be for sale at the talk that might constitute a conflict of interest.
4. The speakers will cover any potential limitations and risks of the treatment or topics being discussed during the talk.
5. Some of the material covered is of a sensitive nature about addictions, ethical dilemmas and/or other clinical disorders.

Grievance Procedure: Please contact Theresa Darty @ 601-543-2760 to submit a complaint, or if you have additional questions.

Refund/Cancellation Policy:  If an attendee has paid before the day of the talk and cannot attend, they will be refunded their money.  The day of the talk, if an attendee feels that the workshop is not what was advertised, the fee will be refunded on request.

Those in attendance must stay for the entire duration of the workshop, partial credit for partial attendance will not be awarded.