Assessment of Spirituality in Clinical Practice

WORKSHOP SUMMARY

Blake L. Jones, Ph.D., LCSW is a Lecturer in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work. After completing his undergraduate work at Berea College, he received his MSW and Ph.D. from the UK College of Social Work. His professional jobs have included coordinating Kentucky’s Citizen Review Panels for Child Protective Services and Children’s Justice Task Force, working as a clinical social worker on a behavioral health unit, and providing technical assistance to over thirty-five state child welfare agencies through a contract with the federal Children’s Bureau.

He has authored or co-authored seventeen articles in peer-reviewed journals, and maintains a private practice in Lexington, Kentucky. In his private practice, Dr. Jones works with older teens and adults, and he specializes in assisting law enforcement officers and their families. Dr. Jones is an active member of the Kentucky Society for Clinical Social Work. He is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter. Melissa—his wife of twenty-two years—is an occupational therapist, and he is the father of two teenage sons, Noah and Lucas.

“This workshop will provide a discussion of the importance of spiritual assessment in therapeutic settings. Specific tools for this assessment will be provided, and case studies will be used to give participants practice in this area. Major religious expressions will also be briefly reviewed.”

Speaker: Blake L. Jones, PhD, LCSW,  University of Kentucky College of Social Work

Location: Joseph Beth Booksellers, Bronte Bistro
Dinner and socializing begins at 6 PM. Training starts at 6:30 PM. and will run until 8:00 PM

CEU's: 1.5 Board-approved CEU awarded to participants

Registration is free for KSCSW members, $15 for non- members.
Space is limited! Register today!