Conference Agenda

Fall 2025 Social Work Conference
October 3, 2025 | Virtual and In-person

 

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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

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