Session Schedule
IUSSWAA 22nd Annual Virtual Alumni Continuing Education Conference #
Social Work 2023: Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Community Building
Date: Friday, March 3, 2023
Registration #
From 8:15 to 8:45 a.m.
Welcome IUSSWAA #
From 8:45 to 9:00 a.m.
Speakers: President Melissa Vance-Blackwell and Dean Tamara Davis
Keynote #
“Crisis Intervention in Indiana; 2020 and Beyond”
Includes Ethics CEU
From 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Speaker: Kimble Richardson, M.S., LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, LCAC
Breakout Session One #
From 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Choose one
“Therapy and Beyond: Reactive Attachment Disorder”
Speaker: LaToya Geter, PhD., HS-BCP
“Hear Me Out: Cultural Sensitivity While Working with the African American Community”
Speakers: Ashlyn Hopkins, LCSW, Nakeia Jones, LSW, Cortney Owens, LCSW, and Kelli Smith, LSW
“Common Legal Issues Encountered in Healthcare”
Speaker: Polli Pollem, JD
“The Future of Student Support Means Addressing Out-of-School Factors First”
Speaker: Polli Pollem, JD
Working Lunch #
From 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
“Self Care Reslience & Rejuvenation”
Speaker: Christine Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSW, LCAC
Breakout Session Two #
From 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Choose one
“Integrated Addiction Model”
Speaker: Melissa Caldwell Engle, MS, LPC, ATR
“The PLAY Project: Breaking Barriers in Early Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Speakers: Terri Gee, MSW, CPPC, and Amanda Gibson, MA, LMHC, CPPC
“The Intersection of Law and Social Work”
Speaker: Katherine Meger Kelsey, JD
“Overview of Psychopharmacology”
Speaker: Maria P. Blaze, PharmD
Breakout Session Three #
From 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Choose one
“Bipolar Disorder: Blessing or Curse”
Speaker: Thaddeus Bay, LCSW
“Amplifying Spirituality in Clinical Social Work Assessments”
Speakers: Tayon Swafford, ThM, Ph.D. Candidate, Pious Malliar- Bellian, MSW, Ph.D. Candidate
Cancelled: “Preparing Social Workers for Futures Thinking in Social Work Practice”
Speakers: Christian Deck, MSW, LCSW, CTMH and Samantha Wolfe-Taylor, Ph.D. Candidate, MSW, LCSW, CTH
“Pivoting to Private Practice: Gain the Confidence Needed to Start a Private Practice”
Speakers: Melissa Sichting, LCSW, LCAC, and Cindy McAtee, LCSW, LCAC
IUSSWAA 22nd Annual Alumni Conference #
We encourage participation by all individuals. Indiana University School of Social Work will issue Continuing Education Credits. The conference is worth 7 CEU Hours.
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