Educating Social Workers in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (ESPEC)A New Training Program for Palliative Care Social Workers | Currently Recruiting Trainers The MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative (MJHS Institute) is pleased to announce the launch of a new training program, Educating Social Workers in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (ESPEC). This innovative program was designed by social workers for social workers, to meet the needs of front-line social workers in hospitals, home care, long-term care, and other health care settings for training in primary palliative care. ESPEC was created by the MJHS Institute in partnership with SWHPN and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). It is led by Project Director Myra Glajchen, DSW, MSW, BSW, ACSW, APHSW-C, Director of Education and Training at the MJHS Institute, and Project Co-Director Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, MA, ACSW, LCSW, OSW-CE, FNAP, FAOSW. An Advisory Board comprised of national leaders in social work education and health social work has lent its expertise to the project. The four-part ESPEC curriculum provides interactive online coursework, live virtual instructor-led training, monthly mentorship, and leadership training.
Benefits of Becoming an ESPEC Trainer
Eligibility for Leadership Training
You may also apply for consideration as an ESPEC Advanced Trainer. This will require a separate application with a view to developing a pool of more advanced ESPEC Trainers and Leaders. Eligibility for consideration as an ESPEC Advanced Trainer:
We are grateful to the following ESPEC funders for providing support for ESPEC Trainer scholarships: The New York Community Trust, the United States Cancer Pain Relief Committee, The Y.C. Ho/Helen & Michael Chiang Foundation, and the Hearst Foundations. Those selected as Trainers will be provided with a choice of dates for the VILT, Mentorship, and Leadership course components. SWHPN Members can receive 10% off ESPEC registration with code 10ESPEC22.To register for ESPEC: click here.To register for the SWHPN ESPEC Leadership Pre-Conference Training on April 24 at the SWHPN General Assembly: click here.(Please note, you must complete ESPEC Parts I and II on March 31, 2022 to participate in the Pre-Con Training on April 24, 2022. Go here to register for the March 31 ESPEC Training).To download a copy of the full ESPEC Training Calendar for 2022, click here.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is ESPEC?ESPEC is a new training program designed to help social workers integrate the NCP Domains of Palliative Care into social work practice, strengthen their practice skills, and develop a professional development plan to increase their visibility and leadership. Registration for ESPEC is available at socialworkers.org/espec. The program provides up to 14.5 social work CE hours for completion of all training components. The foundation of ESPEC is an online training course that provides 8 hours of CE. This is followed by a 2.5-hour Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT), a live online session designed to increase your competence and confidence in four main practice skills. You can register for specific dates that you are interested in when you sign up on the NASW website. Shirley Otis-Green will be offering ongoing monthly Mentorship to aid participants in applying ESPEC skills in their work settings. Your registration also includes 4 hours of Leadership Training, which will be offered both virtually and (when possible) in person. These will be offered on specific dates. What are the additional responsibilities of the leaders?
What additional opportunities are available through ESPEC?
Eligibility for consideration as an ESPEC Advanced Trainer:
What if I have further questions about ESPEC?
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