Description

Upon completion of this conference, participants will be able to:

1. Name how compliance driven leadership practices contribute to moral injury within social work organizations.
2. Understand the difference between individual and systemic responsibility when ethical harm occurs in social work settings.
3. Describe leadership practices that shift accountability from individual social workers to relational and organizational responsibility.

Presenter Bio

Eric Morris (they/them/theirs) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Doctor of Social Work candidate in the Leadership and Administration concentration at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work. They hold a Master of Social Work degree and brings over seven years of clinical mental health experience, in addition to a prior 26-year career in the United States Army.

Their scholarly work focuses on moral injury in social work and helping professions, with particular attention to how organizational structures, leadership practices, and ethical constraint contribute to burnout, distress, and workforce attrition. Their capstone project examines moral injury as a systems-level phenomenon and explores leadership responses that move beyond individualizing solutions toward organizational accountability, ethical sustainability, and agency-centered practice.

Grounded in humanistic, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive frameworks, Their work emphasizes translating scholarship into leadership practices that reduce harm and support integrity in human service systems. They also serve on the boards of organizations supporting LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness and poor and working-class communities.

Delivery Method: Live Interactive Training via Zoom Video Conferencing

Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)

Target Audience: This conference is intended for social workers and students.

Accreditation: University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Provider # 1377, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/29/25-9/29/28. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 15 general continuing education credits.

Claiming CE Credit: Instructions for claiming CE credit will be disseminated at the beginning of each session.

Questions: If you have any questions regarding CE credit or to report a grievance, please contact Christina Krantz at Christina.Krantz@uky.edu. For technical assistance, please contact lmshelp@uky.edu.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these presentations are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the University of Kentucky or the College of Social Work. The inclusion of any topics, perspectives, or discussions is intended for academic engagement and does not constitute endorsement by the institution.