Agenda

Live Conference Schedule

2023 Fall Social Work Conference
The Social Work Perspective on School, Community, and Workplace Violence
Oct 27, 2023 | In-person & Virtual Registration options
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8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Log in/ Welcome and Introductions

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Trauma Sensitive Schools: Review of Implantation of Trauma Informed Frameworks
Jordan Downey, LISW-CP, Outreach Clinician, National Crime Victims Center

9:30 a.m. –10:30 a.m. Mass Violence Social Work Preparation
Alyssa Rheingold, MUSC

10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Break

10:40 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Trauma Intervention in the Aftermath of School Shootings
Bree Alexander, Ph.D., LISW-CP(S), LCSW-S, Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Director/University of South Carolina
 
11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. The Intersection of Violence and Disability
Dori Tempio, Director of Community Outreach & Consumer Rights/Able South Carolina
Mary Trunk, Victim Service Provider (VSP), Violence Prevention and Survivor Services Coordinator/Able South Carolina

12:40 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Bre Prepared for the Unknown: Harness the Power of Resilience
Roberta Moore, Ed.S., LMFT, Owner, Conscious Choices Corporation

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Queer in Crisis: LGBTQ+ Allyship in a National State of Emergency
Brandyn Sewers, LMSW, Behavioral Health Specialist, PALSS, Inc

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Living Your Best Work Life: Resiliency is You
Tenelle O. Jones LMFT, LAC, CIMHP, MUSC

 

 

 

 

 

On-Demand Conference Schedule

2022 Spring Social Work Conference
Trauma and Healing: Turning Empathy into Action
Available for On-Demand Viewing - 6.0 CEUs

Working with Trafficked Youth and Families
Speaker: Alison Traynor, MSW, LMSW, MPH, Anti-trafficking Therapist, Youthworks
Megan Lundborg, LBSW, Survivor Advocate & Human Trafficking Specialist, Youthworks

Harm in the Biopsychosocialspiritual Model: Honoring nonreligious experiences
Speaker: Helen Dempsey-Henofer, LCSW

Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Approaches in Schools
Speakers: Jasmine D. Haynes, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Central Florida 
Khalilah L. Caines, LCSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Central Florida 
Itunu O. Ilesanmi, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Central Florida

Trauma and Healing: Turning Empathy into Action: Life after losing a child to mental illness
Speaker: Alison P. Ballard, LMSW, Preventive Health, Social Worker STD/HIV, S.C. Dept. of Health & Environmental Control

Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Ageing 
Speaker: Loretta Hartley Bangs LISW, CP, Grand Strand Medical Center, South Strand Hospital Behavioral Health

Special Considerations for Working with Geriatric Trauma Survivors
Speakers: Mara Allport, Training Program Manager, SC Safe Seniors, Medical University of South Carolina
Theresa Skojec, MA, LPC, Mental Health Services Manager, SC Safe Seniors, Medical University of South Carolina
Julie Watson, BSN, RN, GERO-BC, CHPN, Elder/Vulnerable Adult Abuse Specialist, FNE, SANE, Medical University of South Carolina

Trauma and Resilience Invested Practice: Core elements and impact on social work practice
Speakers: Shirley J. Huisman, MSW, LISW-CP, PhD., BSW Program Director and Associate Professor of Social Work, Columbia College
Jennifer Dollar, LMSW, LISW-CP, Director of the Masters of Trauma Informed Education program, Columbia College

 

 

 

 

2021 Fall Social Work Conference:
Providing Emotional Support for All Ages
Available for On Demand Watching  - 5.0 CEUs

Building Hope: SC’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Approach
Speaker: Jennifer Butler, LISW-CP/S, Program Director, SC Department of Mental Health’s Office of Suicide Prevention 

Trauma-Informed Care for Older Adults
Speakers: Theresa Skojec, MA, LPC, Mental Health Services Manager, SC Safe Seniors, Medical University of South Carolina
Mara Allport, Training Program Manager, SC Safe Seniors, Medical University of South Carolina 

Is it OK to Say You're Not OK?
Speaker: Marguerite O'Brien, MSW, Director of Wellness, Prevention & Advocacy Services, University of South Carolina

Mental Health Interventions and LGBTQIA+ Youth
Speaker: Chandler Massengale, LMSW, Mental Health Coordinator, We Are Family  

What We Can Learn About Loss from Seniors
Speaker: Judy Heath, MSW, LISW-CP, Psychotherapist & Co-Founder, The Life Guidance Center