DSM-V TR Training for Social Workers in Alabama
May 10, 2024 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. via Zoom.
Clinical Social Workers in Alabama: This training meets ASWBE guidelines for the required 3.0 DSM V TR hours.
Course Instructors:
Dr. Rachel Swope earned her doctoral degree from the Tulane University School of Social Work and her MSW from the University of Alabama. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Alabama and has been in the mental health field for over 15 years. She currently owns a private practice and serves on the faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work in the BSW, MSW, and Substance Use Certification Programs. Dr. Swope is a board approved Clinical Supervisor in the state of Alabama.
Dr. Swope has worked with children and adults, military social work, geriatric inpatient psychiatry, and with incarcerated youth. Dr. Swope is the Southern Regional Representative for the NASW-AL Chapter. She is certified in Trauma-Informed Yoga and specializes in EMDR and PSB-CBT. She has been a public speaker and presenter for over 10 years.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Erica Morgan earned her doctoral degree from the Tulane University School of Social Work and her MSW from Louisiana State University. She has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Louisiana for the past 25 years and currently teaches at the University of Southern Mississippi as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Social Work.
For the past 25 years, Dr. Morgan has worked with children and adults, psychiatric social work, adolescent and young adult mental health, evidence-based therapeutic writing, and suicide prevention and intervention. Dr. Morgan is the Vice-President of Action Youth and Community Resources, a non-profit whose mission is to reduce youth substance use and improve youth mental health. She has been a public speaker and presenter for 35 years.