Alaska LEND Meeting Training Needs for LCSWs in Rural Alaska

December 18, 2014

Alaska LEND VTC Training

Spanning distances of over 800 miles, Alaska LEND without Walls is getting needed training out to Licensed Clinical Social Workers in rural Alaska who need specific training for licensure. In November 2014, AK LEND offered the training "Ethics in MCH Practice: Interdisciplinary Decision Making" which offered Ethics National Social Work Association CEUs to participants. The training used video conferencing to connect the interdisciplinary presenters and 35 Anchorage participants with 53 other Alaskans in Bethel, Homer, Seward, Juneau, and Fairbanks. Each training uses on-site moderators at each location and active learning activities to increase engagement and participation. This was the first of three planned for this year targeting the training needs of LCSWs.