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The Loneliness Crisis and Group Work Interventions

FRIDAY, November 1, 2024
10:00 am 鈥� 12:00 pm (eastern time)
Live Webinar on Zoom
(You will need to register to receive login information)

Registration: 2 CEU Credit Hours

General:  Through Oct. 22, $50; Oct. 23-31, $60

Wurzweiler Alumni and Current WSSW Field Instructors: Through Oct. 22, $40; Oct. 23-31, $50

All Current Students: $15

Registration closes on 10/31/24 at 5:00 Eastern Time (EST)

The US Surgeon General has declared an epidemic of loneliness and isolation in our country.  Dr. Vivek H. Murthy states: 鈥�Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling鈥攊t harms both individual and societal health. It is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death.鈥� The Surgeon General calls on all of us to 鈥渂uild a movement to mend the social fabric of our nation.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

This requires social workers and other health professionals to reimagine our community structures, supports, and programs, as well as public policy, to address this crisis.  This session will explore how social workers can apply group work skills to develop programs that address the loneliness crisis within the scope of their current practice situation.

Learning Objectives

Participants will:

1. Learn essential group work skills and theories to address the isolation crisis.
2. Consider designs for group interventions at their workplace or community, at medical sites, and at schools and community centers for children鈥檚 or teens鈥� socialization.
3. Appreciate groups for community service to foster coming out of oneself.
4. Consider addiction treatment groups or men鈥檚 clinical groups for finding one鈥檚 way out of their comfort zones.
    

Dr. Urania 鈥淩onnie鈥� Glassman, MA, DSW, LCSW-R has been Clinical Professor and past Interim Dean at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Group work, field education, clinical practice, and social work education have been her major domains. Practice with groups needs to include development of democratic process with its emphasis on reflection, listening to the other, in a healing arena for members finding alternatives to social isolation and potential addiction. Group work experiences and programs provide the venue for re-socialization, belonging, and human connection. 

Dr. Glassman was a co-founder of the New York Red Apple Chapter of the International Association for Social Work with Groups, and the North American Network of Field Educators and Directors. She has presented at national and international conferences. Her publications include: Group work: A humanistic and skills building approach, 2nd ed. (2008), and Finding your way through field work: A social work student鈥檚 guide (2015). She maintains a private practice in New York.  

PODCAST

Rabbis, chaplains, and social workers are often called on to provide spiritual care near life鈥檚 end. Whether in response to serious illness, advanced cognitive or physical decline in old age, or unexpected, tragic violence, health care professionals and clergy need to respond compassionately and effectively with families facing spiritual, emotional, and existential crises. Clips from Wurzweiler School of Social Work鈥檚 鈥淪pirituality Near the End of Life鈥� Conference in July 2019 include leading clergy, chaplains, and social workers offering their knowledge, skills, and wisdom to assist professionals seeking to better integrate spiritual care into their professional and community work.

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