Renee M. Rawcliffe, LMSW
Director of Continuing Education and Professional Development
LISA DIVONZO VIZZA
Neuroscience & Social Work: Strengthening the ‘Bio Side’ of the Biopsychosocial Perspective of Social Work Practice
Adelphi University School of Social Work 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 #SW-032 and by the NYS Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0068 and licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0038. Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0032. Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0081. Adelphi University School of Social Work is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The School of Social Work maintains responsibility for the program and its contents. This training is provided under New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Education and Training Provider Certification Number. Training under a New York State OASAS Provider Certification is acceptable for meeting all or part of the CASAC/CPP/CPS education and training requirements.
Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development, #1786, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial
regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/03/2023 – 03/03/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 6 continuing education credits.”
Date of Completion
Garden City, NY
Jan 18, 2024
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK:
OFFICE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1 South Ave Garden City NY 11530
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Has successfully completed 6 Continuing Education & training clock hours
This program covered the necessary knowledge for social work practice, integrating neuroscience and social work will promote enhanced inter-professional communication, particularly with health-related professions, which can result in greater client continuity of care.
Instructor: Dr. A. Maya Kaye
Location of course/educational activity: Online
Training method: Lecture
Joanna Corbin
Dean
Neuroscience & Social Work: Strengthening the ‘Bio Side’ of the Biopsychosocial Perspective of Social Work Practice
LISA DIVONZO VIZZA
Social work professionals must have a solid understanding of the brain-mind-body link and its interactions and neuroscience and related disciplines have provided some crucial new data regarding how we think, feel, learn, and change. According to Applegate and Shapiro (2005), while social work has embraced a biopsychosocial perspective, the biological component of this three-pronged approach is often overlooked. They propose that breakthroughs in neuroscience and neurobiology should be incorporated into social work curricula and continuing and professional education programs. According to Farmer (2008), neuroscience is a "missing link" in social work.
This program will be appealing to professionals interested in direct practice. Instead of offering neuroanatomical models, the content of this course will be explored as functional systems, allowing students to understand human behaviors, predispositions to trauma, and other mental and body disorders, as well as what to do about them practically. There is no prerequisite knowledge of the biological sciences.
Aside from being necessary knowledge for social work practice, integrating neuroscience and social work will promote enhanced inter-professional communication, particularly with health-related professions, which can result in greater client continuity of care. Through this integration of knowledge, students are also prepared for policy work and advocacy in areas such as early intervention programs, early childhood developmental disorder screening programs, programs to prevent brain injuries, programs to prevent and treat substance abuse, and programs to engage older adults' cognitive abilities.
Skills / Knowledge
- neuroscience
- social work
Issued on
January 18, 2024
Expires on
Does not expire