2015 Annual MSSWA Fall Conference
November 1-3, 2015
"Making Connections...
Building our Practice Through Research, Education and Values"
Pre-Conference Session:
Sunday, November 1st, 2015
6:00-8:00 p.m. "disordered [thy name is teenager]"
Film & Discussion to Follow
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Monday, November 2nd, 2015
Welcome/Conference Opens
7:30am to 8:00pm Registration/Vendor & Exhibition Exploration
8:00am to 8:15am Welcome & Overview
8:15am - 11:15 am
Keynote: Fostering Healthy Emotional Regulation
in Children & Adolescents Ann Layne, PhD, LP
11:15 am - 12:30 pm MSSWA Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon
Session 1 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
1A Tools for Anxious Youth
1B Resources & Supports for GLBT Students in Schools
Session 2 - 2:45 - 4:15 pm
2A The Multi-dimensional Nature of Eating Disorder
2B Suicide Prevention: Awareness, Education & Intervention
4:15 Evaluations/CEU's & Vendor Bingo Winners Posted
5:00 - 7:30 pm - Reception & Silent Auction
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 7:30am - 3:30pm
Session 3 - 8:00-10:00 am
3A A Practical Review of Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy
3B Ethics and Mandated Child Abuse Reporting
3C Skills and Strategies to Teach Self-Regulation
Session 4 - 10:15 am - 12:15 pm
4A Must Knows for New School Social Workers
4B Education Programming for Students with Attachment Disorder/Histories of Trauma
4C The Over-Pathologizing of Children's Behaviors
4D Site Visit - Prairie Care
4E Site Visit - Hazelton
Lunch on Your Own - 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Session 5 - 1:30 - 3:30 pm
5A Parenting and Working with Teens in a Digital Age
5B Ways a School District has Partnered with Other Agencies
5C START: Social Skills Training and Aggression Replacement Therapy
3:30 Evaluations/CEU's
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Up to 15 CEU's available for this conference