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A Professional Will is required by our Clinical Social Work Code of Ethics. The intention is to create a thoughtful plan to be activated in the event of our (sudden) death or incapacitation and that the business aspects of our therapy practice, such as client notification, client files, and ending business agreements will be handled in an efficient and timely manner. Yet, many clinicians either don’t create one or are unaware of it. Why?
Our emotional issues get in the way of writing the will. None of us would want to imagine the possibility that one day we won‘t be here. Likewise, we don’t want to think our clients could be negatively impacted if we were no longer available to them. Becoming aware of our obstacles will help us be more available to writing our Professional Wills.
I approach the Professional Will from a relational, therapist-centered and client-centered perspective. The business aspects will then follow. We will create an opportunity to write your Professional Will utilizing therapist and client interviews and experiences, experiential exercises, samples of wills, and through group discussion. I will also provide a ‘colleague template’ for handling these responsibilities if no will is in place when needed.
*NYSSCSW Discount applies to NYSSCSW current members only.
**Student Discount only applies to full time students currently enrolled in social work and MHP master level programs.
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The Advanced Clinical Education (ACE) Foundation of the NYS Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0028; licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0045; licensed psychoanalysts #P-0017; licensed psychologists #PSY-0121; and licensed social workers #SW-0056.
Out-of-state providers are welcome to request a certificate upon completion of the presentation evaluation but must check with their own state licensing boards to inquire about whether or not the certificate is recognized as transferrable for CEs in their state’s jurisdiction.
By the end of this continuing education activity, participants will be able to:
1. State three reasons clinicians don’t create their Professional Will
2. Articulate one’s understanding of the relational foundation and importance for having a Professional Will, therapist-centered and client-centered reasons
3. Recognize at least two business aspects and necessities of the Professional Will
4. Recognize what is involved when colleagues need to cover for a therapist who is too ill or has died
5. Make a commitment to write one’s Professional Will by drawing upon these new perspectives
Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed psychoanalysts, nurse practitioners and family and marriage/couple therapists and mental health counselors.
This seminar is appropriate for clinicians with all levels of experience.
Roberta Rachel Omin LCSW has been in private practice for over 35 years. She earned her post masters certificate in Advanced Clinical Social Work and her MSW from Hunter College, School of Social Work. She is three-level certified in Internal Family Systems (IFS), two-level certified in Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO) and certified in Gestalt Therapy. Due to Roberta’s own experience with cancer, she then conducted over 100 interviews with therapists faced with their own serious illness and with clients impacted by their therapist’s illness and death. She has written articles and given workshops on various aspects of, When the Therapist Has a Serious Illness, including the Professional Will. Currently, Roberta is writing a book on this topic, which will include a chapter on the importance and necessity of writing our Professional Wills.
Contact Hours will be awarded once the entire course is completed, as evidenced by signing in and out and completing a course evaluation. Certificates will be immediately available in your student dashboard after you complete your presentation evaluation.
ACE welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact Kristin or Debbie at info.acefoundation@gmail.com, at time of registration, to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA), Section 505 of the Rehabilitation ACT.
Cancellations made at least five days before the event will be fully refunded. For cancellation please call 1-800-288-4279, or email us at info.acefoundation@gmail.com.
Should Inclement weather occur, we will be notifying all registrants via the email by which the registrant signed up. Please be sure to check your email before you leave for the course.
