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Don't Wing It: Smart Decision-Making for Social Workers and Healthcare Practitioners

Program Details:
November 6, 2026 | 9:00am - 11:00am
Modality:
  • Webinar
Registration Fee(s):
$25.00 to $50.00
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Additional Details
Instructional Hours:
2.00
Registration Deadline:
11/5/26 11:59 AM
Cancellation Deadline:
11/4/26 9:00 AM
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Presenter(s)
Description
Many practitioners reported that they often make high-stakes decisions under pressure without a clear, repeatable process to guide their thinking. They also expressed a need for stronger tools to evaluate options, mitigate bias, and communicate decisions effectively across interdisciplinary teams. Many social workers and healthcare professionals are making complex decisions in environments marked by high caseloads, limited resources, and competing priorities. As a result, choices are often driven by urgency rather than strategy, leaving little time for structured reflection or long-range planning. Strategic decision-making can be tough in fast-moving care environments, especially when you're juggling limited resources, complex cases, and cross-team coordination. But making smart, intentional decisions is an essential leadership skill, and your secret advantage for improving outcomes and reducing stress.
Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Analyze problems from both tactical and strategic perspectives to make well-rounded decisions.
  • Identify whether challenges are straightforward, complex, or chaotic, and select the right approach for each.
  • Determine your own current decision-making challenges using structured, hands-on exercises.
  • Develop strategies for ensuring decisions are understood, supported, and successfully implemented across teams.
Disclosures
Pee Dee AHEC’s conflict of interest policy requires faculty to disclose any real or apparent commercial financial affiliations related to the content of their presentations/materials. Speakers have signed a vested interest form declaring any conflict of interest in education activities.
Credits Available
  • Social Workers
    SC Board of Social Work Examiners
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: $25.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: $50.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    Credit Statement
    This program is approved for 2 social work hours of continuing education by Pee Dee AHEC, a part of the South Carolina AHEC system, as defined by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • Respiratory Therapist
    SC Board Of Medical Examiners (Respiratory Care)
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: $25.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: $50.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    Credit Statement
    2 clock hour(s) will be awarded by Pee Dee AHEC, an approved provider of continuing education for respiratory care practitioners by the SC Board of Medical Examiners.
  • Nurses
    SC Nurses Association
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: $25.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: $50.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    Credit Statement

    Pee Dee AHEC (Area Health Education Center) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by South Carolina Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon successful completion of this program, attendees will receive 2 contact hours.

  • Counselors/Therapists
    SC Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: $25.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: $50.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    Credit Statement
    This program is approved for 2 hours of continuing education by Pee Dee AHEC, a division of SC AHEC, under its accreditation by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists.
  • All other participants
    Area Health Education Consortium
    • Consortium Members:
      • Regular: $25.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    • All Others:
      • Regular: $50.00 (Until 11/5/2026)
    Credit Statement
    This program provides 0.2 CEUs by Pee Dee AHEC and meets South Carolina AHEC Best Practice Standards.
Locations/Participation Options
Contact(s)

If you have questions about the credits, location/video conference information, or any other details specific to this particular program, please reach out to the contact(s) below:

  • Name:
    Kimberly Morris
    Phone:
    843-777-5352
    Email:
    Kimberlymorris@mcleodhealth.org
If you have questions related to registering or using the AHEC Learning Portal, please contact alp@scahec.net.

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