Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - 12:00-1:00 PM CT (Virtual via Zoom)

Presenter: Brittany D. Clausen, MSW, LGSW

1.0 CEU - Cultural Responsiveness

Conflict is inevitable in social work—between colleagues, within teams, and across systems. This session introduces the Empathy Bridge Framework™, a practical model for understanding and addressing conflict at the individual, relational, and organizational levels. Participants will learn how emotional intelligence can serve as a diagnostic tool for identifying the root causes of workplace tension, and as a bridge for co-creating solutions with teams and clients. Drawing on real-world case examples, this interactive session equips social workers, supervisors, and agency leaders with practical strategies to navigate difficult conversations, de-escalate conflict, and foster psychologically safer, more resilient teams within their organizations.

Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CT
Presenter: Magen Price, FNP-BC, MSCP, CSC
3 CEUs - Clinical

Perimenopause and menopause are often misunderstood, underrecognized, and frequently misattributed to lifestyle or psychogenic conditions causing many women in midlife to feel dismissed, mislabeled, and shamed. This workshop challenges common myths surrounding perimenopause and menopause and reframes these transitions through a biopsychosocial lens.

Designed for social workers, this 3-hour training explores how hormonal transitions intersect with mood, anxiety, cognition, trauma history, identity, relationships, and role strain. Participants will examine how midlife symptoms can mimic or exacerbate psychiatric conditions, why women are often over-diagnosed or undertreated during this life stage, and how cultural narratives about aging, productivity, and gender influence client experiences.
 
This workshop offers a high-level overview of hormone therapy without emphasizing prescribing or medical management. Instead, it centers on assessment, validation, psychoeducation, and therapeutic support. Through case examples and myth-busting discussions, social workers will gain practical tools to recognize menopausal transitions, reduce stigma, and more effectively support clients navigating midlife change, while collaborating thoughtfully with medical providers when appropriate.