Mid-Day Empower Webinar

Webinar Title: Why Social Workers are Essential to Interdisciplinary Forensic Practice

Presenter: Devon W. Ferguson, MSS, MLSP, LSW

Virtual Location: Zoom Events

Registration: Free

Trauma-informed practice requires that social workers pay attention to the impact of oppression and marginalization, and how these experiences may impact clients’ willingness and ability to engage in services. Social workers and other professionals working within legal systems often wonder why clients are disengaged, resistant, and even hostile to support and intervention. Social workers can help other professionals to understand these challenging behaviors in the context of racism, poverty, and other forms of discrimination and marginalization. To effectively communicate across disciplines, social workers must learn to frame their perspectives and assessments in ways that other professionals will find relatable and applicable. By doing so, social workers can guide interdisciplinary teams to view challenging client behaviors with more empathy, in turn leading to more empowering, strengths-based professional-client…