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Forensic Social Work Ethics in Solitary Confinement: A Struggle with Dual Loyalty
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3/22/2022
When: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Where: Online Live Webinar
New York, New York 
United States


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Priority early registration is available only to NASW members until Tuesday, February 22nd.

 

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Social workers may know the Code of Ethics and use it to drive ethical behaviors in practice but may not be proficient in resolving more complex ethical conflicts or dilemmas that often present in the practice setting. This workshop is intended to deliver the information necessary to resolve these more intricate ethical dilemmas in a way that promotes ethical practice and reduces liability. In addition, prolonged solitary confinement is arguably one of the most dangerous correctional practices facing those who are incarcerated. The more we discuss/explore this issue, the better we can advocate for change.

 

This workshop is designed for social workers who is interested in learning more about how to navigate ethical dilemmas, in particular that of dual loyalty – a conflict between competing loyalties of the workplace and client. The presenters, Ali Winters and Mary Buser, two nationally recognized social workers in the fight against solitary confinement, will walk you through the dimensions of ethical practice highlighting the conflict between a social worker’s commitment to client versus their commitment to practice setting/employer. Through the combination of story-telling, lecture, and guided questioning, the audience will be engaged in the resolution of this complex ethical dilemma and better understand the important nuances this type of ethical issue can raise.

 

 

With this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Define an ethical dilemma.
  • Define dual loyalty.
  • Articulate the harm caused by prolonged solitary confinement and identify ways to advocate for human dignity.
  • Identify the steps of Frederic Reamer’s framework in resolving an ethical dilemma.
  • Properly resolve an ethical dilemma using the NASW Code of Ethics and NOFSW Guidelines.

 

 

NASW-NYC Member: $38 | Other Chapter Member: $48 | Non-Member: $57

 

2 SW CE Contact Hours

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Ali Winters, LCSW is the MSW Coordinator & Associate Professor of Social Work at Tennessee State University, published author, and practicing clinician. With over 29 years of direct social work practice experience, Ali’s primary areas of social work practice have been forensic social work in corrections and juvenile justice, direct trauma-based service delivery, program development and evaluation, and behavioral health in healthcare settings. Her principal areas of research, publication, and activism include women in solitary confinement, social work ethics, comorbid PTSD/SUDs treatment, and best practices in trauma-informed care.

 

 

 

Mary Buser, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker in New York and author of the award-winning book, Lockdown on Rikers: Shocking Stories of Abuse and Injustic e at New York’s Notorious Jail, based on her work in the Rikers Island Mental Health Department. Since leaving Rikers, she has been an advocate for the incarcerated, especially the mentally ill and those held in solitary confinement. Her Op-ed, “Solitary’s Mockery of Human Rights” was published in The Washington Post and she has been a prolific author of many more articles on this topic. In addition, she is a founding member of Social Workers & Allies Against Solitary Confinement.

 


 

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NASW New York City Chapter is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0027, and the Office of Addiction Services and Supports as an approved provider of CASAC credits #0288.

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