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CEO, Kaleidoscope Behavior Solutions, LLC
Retired, Director of ORU Social Work
East Central University Social Work Assistant Professor & Program Director Social Work Program
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
OU Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work Clinical Associate Professor
https://naswok.com/
The NASW-Oklahoma Chapter is a widely respected professional organization that effectively balances our deep commitment to social work advocacy and empowerment of our members and those they serve while maintaining the highest professional standards. Our events directly fund social work advocacy and student initiatives throughout the state of Oklahoma.
Dr. Amy Ward is the Social Work Program Director at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. She earned her Bachelor of Social Work from East Central University, her Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and her Doctorate of Social Work from the University of Southern California. She is a licensed clinical social worker and holds a trauma certification and has specialized in this area while working with traumatized children and families in the child welfare system. Before entering academia, Dr. Ward worked as a frontline social worker in a tribal community in child protective services, specializing in the Indian Child Welfare Act, serving families as an advocate in tribal and state courts. Dr. Ward was named Oklahoma DaVinci Fellow in 2017 for her work on multidisciplinary simulation labs. She has since been featured in Oklahoma’s DaVinci’s spotlight on creativity which highlighted her efforts in implementing simulation labs across academic disciplines. Recently, she was honored by the Western Social Sciences Association for having the outstanding graduate paper, the work focused on Dr. Ward’s research topic, “Tribal Family Healing Court: A Culturally Sensitive Approach to Child Welfare in Tribal Communities.” Additionally, Dr. Ward is a member of the Council on Social Work Education and the National Association of Social Workers. She is passionate about social work and serving at risk, underserved populations in Oklahoma.
Charles B. Cobble is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Board Certified Diplomate with 5 years of experience working with a diverse and complex population. Charles graduated from University of Tennessee Knoxville with a MSSW and a Certificate in Gerontology. Charles currently works as a Homeless Social Worker for the Department of Veterans Affairs and serves as a First Lieutenant with the Tennessee Army National Guard as a Behavioral Health Officer meeting the complex needs of over 1500 soldiers and recently returned from a deployment in Kuwait. Charles is also an adjunct faculty member at Tennessee Technological University where he teaches Social Work courses and provides consultation on the Social Work academic structure.
Sydney is an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a demonstrated history of working in the mental health care industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Grief Counseling, Mindfulness, Crisis Intervention, and Family Therapy. Strong community and social services professional with a Master of Social Work (MSW) focused in Social Work from Texas A&M University-Commerce.
With a lengthy and distinguished career in higher education, Dr. Lanny Endicott has dedicated his professional life to social work. He was the Director of the Social Work Program at Oral Roberts University (ORU) for over 47 years. Dr. Endicott continues to beinvolved in social work education both at ORU and abroad (Russia). His interests besides education include: community planning and development, social services (particularly South Peoria in Tulsa, Oklahoma), workshops in compassion fatigue and burnout, community services for military veterans including soul repair, child welfare (both in Oklahoma and Russia), and family. Lanny has earned a Doctorate of Ministry from the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Social Work from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is affiliated with NASW, NACSW; the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa; the South Peoria Neighborhood Connection Foundation Inc; the South Tulsa Community House and social work in Russia. Recognized by those in the field for his work, Dr. Endicott was awarded Social Worker of the Year in Oklahoma by NASW-OK in 2003. As well as being a Licensed Clinical Social Worker he is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist where he lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In conjunction with his professional interests, Dr. Endicott is a keen runner, having been Head of Cross Country and Track Coach at ORU. Ever a leader, he launched the cross country program at ORU in 1976. Their best season was in 1984 when ORU finished 11th in the NCAA National Cross Country Championships.
Steven P. Wells is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work, and serves as Simulation Program Coordinator. He has worked in the field of family and children services since 1976 as a child welfare worker, family mediator, foster parent trainer, group counselor, and university professor. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Oklahoma (U.S.A.) and earned a doctorate in early childhood education in 2006. He teaches courses in social work practice, interviewing skills, and human behavior. He received a “Champions of Children Award” in 2008 from The Foster Care Association of Oklahoma, Inc., and was named Undergraduate Adviser of the Year in 2012 by the O.U. College of Arts and Sciences. His interests include children with disabilities and their families, child welfare services, counseling with abusive parents, foster parent training, and family mediation. He has explored Motivational Interviewing for the last ten years as a vital model for social work practice. Most of his MI training is within the context of child welfare services and allied health. He became associated with the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) in 2017 Dr. Wells is married to a social worker and is the parent of four adult children.
Sponsored by the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Social Workers, this 1.5 CEU session focuses on how to ethically bill for services by providing introductory and applicable ways to account for billing practices.
CEU session will include the following learning objectives
1.5 CEU session includes the following learning objectives.
1. Gain an understanding of recognizing leadership skills.
2. Apply principles of preparing students for future success in the profession of social work.
3. How to effectively build collaberations betweens social work schools and community providers.
East Central University Social Work
Social Workers and other caring professions have a natural occurrence to express empathy and compassion for those we are serving. Research shows that 70% of Social Workers and Therapists are affected by compassion fatigue causing reduced productivity, increased sick days used and increased number of both administration and patient mistakes due to poor cognition. Learn how to identify compassion fatigue and therapeutic techniques to help reduce the effects of compassion fatigue.
Learning Objectives:
?Define compassion fatigue
?Identify screening methods for compassion fatigue
?Identify therapeutic responses to compassion fatigue
Medical Social Worker
Tennessee Valley Health Care System
This 1.5 CEU session includes the following learning objectives.
Clinical Assistant Professor
OU School of Social Work
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