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“What Are You Going to do About This?!” Challenging Situations for Social Workers

August 27, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EDT)

Description

Turn challenging moments into clearer, calmer solutions. 

This webinar will give social workers a practical problem-solving framework to navigate recurring challenges, improve team communication, and respond with greater confidence when difficult situations arise.


KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS 

  • Different ways to think about and define problems before we start to solve them
  • Assuring the problems and solutions actually “belong” to us 
  • First answer the question “Do we have consent to treat?” Maybe not always!
  • Scope-of-practice for social workers 

 

BONUS MATERIALS 

  • The “step model” to use as a guide for problem solving
  • A guide for additional learning for each topic
  • Sample policies/procedures
  • Case examples for team follow-up discussions

 

WEBINAR DETAILS

Many of the challenging situations we experience are actually very similar in nature. The strange thing is though that each time they occur, it is like we start all over again with our attempts to figure out how to resolve them. Sometimes the resolution is better communication with team members on our part; other times we need to have a very clear problem-solving system in place. This webinar will walk through common challenges we all face with a guide for better problem-solving overall. 

 

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

  • Hospice 
  • Home Care
  • Home Health
  • Palliative Care

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? 

  • Care team social workers
  • Social work managers
  • Members of the leadership team

 

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

  • Employee training log
  • Interactive quiz
  • PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
  • Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits


NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other institutions or those not employed by your institution is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only. 

Presented By

 Gary Gardia

 


 


Contact Information

Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association
Name: Cindy Thelen
Phone: (517) 899-2743
Email: cindyt@mhha.org