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• Forensic Social Work: Evidence-based practices & the dual role

  • When
    Wednesday, November 05, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Online WEBINAR
  • Registered
    54 registrants

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  Presenter: Tom Granucci, LCSW ONLINE ZOOM MEETING -  WILL NOT BE RECORDED Costs: CSCSW Member: FREE | Students: $19 | Nonmember (with CEUs): $29   CEUs: 1.5

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  Description:

  Forensic social work includes a wide range of criminal and civil practice. This presentation will focus on mental health treatment and collaboration with supervision in the community of persons involved in the criminal justice system. The Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model is the evidence-based practice in correctional treatment proven to reduce recidivism. The presenter will cover how to integrate this model with evidence-based mental health and substance use treatment to develop effective individualized and comprehensive treatment plans. The presentation will also cover the challenge of the dual role of care and control inherent in this work and how social workers can ethically manage the challenge. Finally, the presenter will ask attendees to examine themselves as to whether they are the right fit for this field.

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  Learning Objectives:

  At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. List three components of an evidence-based forensic treatment/supervision plan.
  2. Identify three best practices of an effective probation/parole and mental health collaboration.
  3. Describe the challenge of the “dual role” required of forensic mental health workers.
  4. Describe the professional and personal characteristics of workers who effectively balance the dual roles of care and control with forensic clients.

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER Tom Granucci, LCSW. Tom worked for 13 years in the mental health field before joining the U.S. Probation Office in 1999. Tom retired from the U.S. Probation Office in 2019 after 20 years of service. His mental health career included outpatient work with severely mentally ill adults and adolescents (including adolescents who had committed sex offenses), residential treatment with adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system, and managed mental health and substance abuse care. As a U.S. Probation Officer/Mental Health Treatment Specialist, Tom managed a specialized caseload of mentally ill clients and sex offenders for 8+ years. As a Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer for 8 years, he led a team of six officers and was a leader in evidence-based practices (EBP) implementation. In 2015, he assumed the role of the Central District of California’s first EBP Coordinator. As such, he was responsible for EBP implementation in the second largest federal district in the U.S., which included 7 counties and 12 field offices. Tom was an original member of the California State University, Los Angeles Forensic Social Work Advisory Board and was a part-time faculty member in the School of Social Work from 2003 to 2019 teaching forensic social work and recovery in mental health. Tom has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Forensic Mental Health Association of California (FMHAC) for ten years, serving as the Chair of the Annual Conference Planning Committee.

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• Psychodynamic Peer Clinical Consultation Group (November 2025)

  • When
    Saturday, November 08, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM Meeting

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  Join us for a monthly peer consultation group designed for clinical social workers interested in understanding and working through a psychodynamic lens in a supportive, collegial environment. Transference, countertransference and other relational dynamics will be explored to further our understanding and clinical work with our clients. This is a CSCSW members only group open to those at all levels of practice, including students, ASW’s and LCSW’s.

  This group will meet the second Saturday of each month from 9:00 - 10:30 AM PST.

  NOTE: This Consultation Group does not meet supervision requirements for licensure hours, and neither the leader nor the CSCSW is responsible for the participants’ clinical work. 

  If you are not a member join today - click here to learn more. 

  MEMBER'S ONLY EVENT - FREE FOR ALL MEMBERS This Consultation/Support Group does not award CEUs.

  
  

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• Nervous System Regulation: A Client-Centered Approach

  • When
    Saturday, November 15, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Online WEBINAR

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  Presenter: Jill Baumgartner, LCSW, Presenter
  

  ONLINE ZOOM WEBINAR

  Costs:  CSCSW Member: FREE | Students: FREE
  Nonmember: $65 

  CEUs: 2

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  Description:

  By developing an understanding of the nervous system, clinicians can integrate mind-body interventions into clinical practice. Clinicians can use a client-centered approach to treatment by helping clients reduce states of arousal and increase states of calm. Delivering therapy through a nervous system lens can help clients replace patterns of protection and explore opportunities for connection.
  
  This course will review principles of nervous system states, neuroscience, and trauma-informed care to integrate a bottom-up and top-down therapy approach. Participants will learn and practice a range of neural exercises, right-and-left brained movements, and vagus nerve skills to support clients during the therapeutic process.

  - Jill Baumgartner, LCSW, Presenter

  
  

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  Learning Objectives:

  At the end of this workshop, participants will be able 

  1. Identify common body responses for three nervous system states.
  2. Discover three techniques to recognize and reduce symptoms of anxiety and trauma.
  3. Provide clients with two self-regulation tools to foster a sense of agency and promote well-being.
  4. Gain a comprehensive understanding of autonomic nervous system influences and explore implications for treatment delivery and treatment planning
     

  Workshop Logistics: After registering you will receive a link to the ZOOM WEBINAR.   Closed Captioning available ABOUT THE PRESENTER Jill Baumgartner, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Diego, CA. She blends traditional talk therapy with skills that honor the wisdom of the body and the intuitive guidance of emotions. Inspired to integrate the mind-body connection within mental health, Jill is trained in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and offers nervous system regulation skills. Jill is passionate about helping others embrace inner healing, integrate trauma, and reclaim wholeness through the path of the heart.

  This is a District Meeting coordinated by the San Diego District
  

  This DISTRICT MEETING meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  Note: With supervisor approval, registered ASWs may use CEs toward LCSW hours. Cancellation Policy 14 days or more before event date: Full refund 13-7 days before event date: 75% refund 6 days or less before event date: No refund Note:  Registration will be canceled if payment is not made at least 7 days prior to the event.

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• Clinical Practice Peer Support Group (November 2025)

  • When
    Saturday, November 15, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM Meeting

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  After five years, our Telehealth Consultation and Support Group will be evolving to the "Clinical Practice Peer Support Group" in which members will be able to provide mutual support to one another in addressing non-clinical practice topics in a broader manner, such as, telehealth, professional boundaries, insurance or fees, ethical or legal considerations, and compliance with regulations, etc.

  Whether you work in an agency or private practice, you are welcome to participate in this group. Members have an opportunity to network and make connections with other practitioners across the state. All CSCSW members are welcome!

  PLEASE REGISTER AND A ZOOM LINK WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOUR EMAIL.

  If you are not a member join today - click here to learn more. 

  MEMBER'S ONLY EVENT - FREE FOR ALL MEMBERS This Consultation/Support Group does not award CEUs.

  
  

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• Support group for Social Work students and ASW’s (November 2025)

  • When
    Thursday, November 20, 2025
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM Meeting

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  Please join us at our next support group for Social work students and ASWs.

  Feeling lost, stressed, excited? Don't have time for the self care everyone keeps talking about? You are not alone! 

  Bring your questions and concerns, share your journey and connect with others, through this open group for any social work student or ASW in need of support.  The group will meet with members once a month to discuss topics related to being a social work student or graduate in pursuit of a clinical license.

  The forum will provide a semi-structured discussion in a safe and encouraging space. Topics are expected to be broad in range but may include: internships, managing hours and licensing exams, supervisors and supervision.  The goal of this group is to meet with other aspiring clinical social workers and share successes, challenges, stressors and ethical issues.

  Group will meet on Zoom the third Thursday of each month from 5:00 to 6:00.  Cost is free to members and non-members.

  If you have any questions about the support group, please contact Emily Plain, MSW |   cscswgla@gmail.com

  If you are not a member join today - click here to learn more. 

  This Consultation/Support Group does not award CEUs. Hosted and moderated by Emily Plain Emily-Tamara Plain, LCSW, earned her MSW from the University of Southern California and has specialized training and certifications in Clinical Supervision, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, Trauma Informed Yoga, Yoga and Mindfulness for PTSD, Yoga for Veterans, and Yoga for Military Sexual Trauma. She has worked in the public and private sector specializing in substance use, schizophrenia / schizoaffective, bi-polar, depression, anxiety, PTSD and collective trauma.  For any questions, she can be reached at: cscswgla@gmail.com

  
  

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• LA In Person Event: Clients Coping through the Holidays

  • When
    Saturday, November 22, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Pico Robertson area

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  Presenter: Nikola Alenkin  
  CEUs: 1.0

  Join us for an in person event in LA, that will include time for networking and will include a 1 hour CE presentation.
  
  "Clients Coping through the Holidays" will be presented by Dr. Nikola Alenkin. Details including workshop description and learning objectives will be posted to the website shortly.  
  
  Come enjoy a morning of connection, conversation, and professional growth. 
  Light snacks and drinks will be provided.

  Registration now open.

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• Is Your Website Working? How to Reach and Connect with Clients Online

  • When
    Thursday, December 04, 2025
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    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Online WEBINAR
  • Registered
    28 registrants

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  Presenter: Maggie Goulder ONLINE ZOOM MEETING -  WILL NOT BE RECORDED Costs: CSCSW Member: FREE | Students: $10 | Nonmember: $25 This Informational Event does not offer CEU's

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  Description:

  I often see therapists create beautiful websites using popular website builders— but despite looking nice, these sites don’t always attract the new clients therapists hope for. That’s usually because important behind-the-scenes elements like Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Web Accessibility best practices were overlooked. This workshop exists to fill that gap.

  In this workshop, I’ll share ethical strategies that help the right-fit clients find you while staying true to your values. When your site is both findable and welcoming, you create a bigger impact and better serve the people you’re meant to reach.

  This workshop supports both licensed and pre-licensed therapists who either have a website already or are considering building one. For therapists newer to private practice, it offers practical tools to build a strong online presence from the start. For more seasoned clinicians, it helps clarify why your current website may not be reaching clients— and how to fix that.

  There are endless SEO and accessibility “best practices” out there, and it can feel overwhelming.  I’ll help you focus on the most important actions for therapists that you can start implementing right away to boost your website’s SEO and accessibility, so you can make meaningful progress without the overwhelm.

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER Maggie Goulder is a web designer specializing in websites for therapists and mental health professionals. Having spent 7 years as a User Experience (UX) designer in the tech world before earning her MSW, her unique blend of clinical experience and web design expertise allows her to support therapists in bringing their practices online in a way that is smart, ethical, and authentically attracts the right clients.

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