Global Social Welfare Digital Summit 2020 Agenda
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Each Session is 1.0 Hour and Start Times Begin in the Eastern Standard Time Zone (EST)
February 25th (EST)
10:00 am
The Impact of Ethical Supervision
Description Although the NASW Code of Ethics and other human services professions promote ethical standards for supervision, all supervision is not created or delivered equally. Social work supervision is an... Read More
Dawn Shedrick
Sharea Farmer
11:10 am
Get Back In The Driver’s Seat: A Powerful Counselling Strategy Adapted from Transactional Analysis (University of Lethbridge – Canada)
Description Learn about a practical, easy-to-understand, powerful therapeutic counselling intervention that focuses on using a metaphor of a car (drawn from transactional analysis theory). This culturally adaptable tool can be... Read More
Dr. Dawn McBride
A Comparative Analysis of Findings related to Burnout and Occupational Stress in Social Workers in Cyprus (Frederick University – Cyprus)
Description This session will focus on comparing findings in regards to the main factors leading to occupational stress and burnout in social workers employed in social welfare services (state services)... Read More
Dr. Christodoulou Panayiota
Dr. Ioanna Katsounari
Dr. Stavros Parlalis
12:55 pm PM
INSIGHTS IN DATA-DRIVEN CASE MANAGEMENT FROM A GLOBAL HEALTH NONPROFIT (Childspring International)
Description Strong case management requires a balance of clearly seeing fine details and the big picture. Data will strengthen communication and decision making at both levels. By rooting a program... Read More
Drew Reynolds, PhD, MSW, MEd
Bradley Firchow
2:05 pm
THE SECRET WORLD OF SELF
Description Emotional health concerns have a significant impact on work performance. Each day, most employees walk into work distracted by a personal issue. Many of these distractions can be classified... Read More
Jesse Stukenberg, BSN
3:10 pm
Using Climate Change Communications Research to Engage the Montgomery County Community in Action
Session Description This session describes the innovative work undertaken by a climate change action workgroup in Montgomery County, Maryland, in which communications research was used to shape a series of... Read More
Marci McCoy-Roth
4:15 pm
Keynote: Climate Change, Health & Mental Health
Description This session looks at the ways that climate change is already impacting health and mental health and how the social worker community can help to address these increasing needs, especially... Read More
Helga Luest, M.A
February 26th (EST)
9:00 am
Learnings from Longitudinal Research for Advocacy (Cambodia)
Description I will present learnings from the case study of the Chab Dai Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project which is currently in its 10th year. The research has involved listening to... Read More
Glenn Miles
9:30 am
Appoint School Social worker in Schools : An Advocacy Effort (India)
Session Description National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI) and its mission. Established in 2005, it is the largest association of Professional Social Workers in India. The organisation... Read More
Dr Sanjai Bhatt
10:05 am
How to Survive the Caregiving Journey with Grace and Empowerment
Description This presentation will explain and explore the tools needed to create a healthy, supportive environment for caregivers. Key points will include tactics for becoming open and aware of emotional... Read More
Susanne White
11:10 am
Social Work Advocacy: Our Responsibility to Broader Society
Description In the social work profession, we are in some ways taught to view micro and macro social work as two different disciplines. We are advised to keep politics out... Read More
Ashley Heidebrecht
12:55 pm
Remembering Our Roots to Guide our Future: Creating Social Change in a Divided Nation (Brandman University)
Description Social Workers are uniquely equipped to help our brothers and sisters awaken to the humanity of others. Through reflecting on our profession’s past, we may discover parallels that can... Read More
Dr. Satara Armstrong-Charlson
Informing Civic Literacy to Spur Action (Salisbury University and L.E.A.D)
The pursuit of social justice has long distinguished the profession of social work from other helping professions. From its foundation in the Settlement House Movement, social work has sought the... Read More
Allison Berkowitz
Dr. Mary E. Hylton
Broken Behind and Beyond the Bars to Advocacy and Activism: The Narrative of Two Formerly Incarcerated Women
Description Oftentimes, researchers conduct studies with the formerly incarcerated people without speaking with them prior to the research. The voice of those directly impacted is essential when working with those... Read More
Dr. Zaria Davis
Charlotte Garnes, MA
Keynote: Voter Engagement: Mobilizing the Political Power of Marginalized Groups (Marist, Salisbury, and Sacred Heart University)
Description Recent political events have led to a resurgence of political awareness and engagement of the public in organized political protests. The profession of social work can seize this political... Read More
Dr. Adelaide Sandler
Dr. Jason Ostrander, MSW
Dr. Mary E. Hylton
February 27th (EST)
9:00 am
Canceled – Challenges Experienced by Older Persons in Relation to Self- Care in the Absence of Designated Care Givers at their Domicilium (University of South Africa)
Description Aging presents a physical decline in the ability to manage self-care amongst older persons. In the traditional African society the burden of care with older persons rests in the... Read More
Angel Raphalalani
10:05 am
Transgender-Affirmative Care: An Introduction
Session Description In this workshop, participants will be introduced to a spectrum of gender identities and expressions. The workshop is designed to prepare individuals for positive interactions with transgender clients... Read More
Laura Hoge, LCSW, LCADC
11:10 am
Developing cultural competence and cultural humility strategies to address the needs of Afro-Caribbean survivors of sexual trauma.
Description Studies and focus groups with Afro-Caribbean population reveal a high prevalence of sexual violence victimizations left untreated due to customary avoidance of mental health services out of community shame,... Read More
Patricia Mura Desert, MSW
12:15 pm
Assessing and Treating Symptoms with Non-Pharmacological Treatments in the Older Adult with Dementia at End-of-Life
Description With the growing elderly population, dementia is increasing and more families are reaching out to hospice for end-of-life support. Dementia affects 50 million individuals with a growth of 10... Read More
Bridgette Werner, ACSW
Healing Through Housing – Trauma Informed Transitional Housing for Youth Survivors of Sex Trafficking (Orangewood Foundation)
Description In 2016 Orangewood Foundation launched The Lighthouse, a two year transitional housing program for youth survivors of sex trafficking, aged 18-22 years in Orange County, California. This presentation provides... Read More
Ashley Coia
Mia Brown
Polly Willams
2:00 pm
When Helping Hurts: Understanding the Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Fatigue
Description Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), also referred to as Compassion Fatigue is defined as the indirect exposure to difficult, disturbing and/or traumatic images and stories of the suffering of others.... Read More
Sharise Nance, LCSW
Climate Change & Ecoanxiety: Strategies to Engage Helping Professionals (University of Southern California)
DESCRIPTION While acceptance and recognition of the current climate crisis continue to grow, meaningful behavioral changes at the practitioner level remain mostly absent from daily practice. Ecoanxiety may be thecause.... Read More
KELLY SMITH, DSW(C), M.Ed., M.Sc.
February 28th (EST)
9:00 am
Canceled – Advanced Change Management (ACT)- the key to ethical practice in the changing world of organisations (United Kingdom)
Description A session on Advanced Change management in social work practice and freeing oneself from fear and the system of external sanctions in order to do what is right rather... Read More
Abi Ajoni, MA
11:10 am
How Biofeedback Video Games are Helping Children and Adolescents Build Automaticity for Managing and Controlling Emotions (Mightier)
Description Have you sat with a child and adolescent in your therapy office who can recite every coping skill that you have practiced with them, but soon after they leave... Read More
Emily Stone, LICSW
12:15 pm
Developing community capacity for palliative care in rural communities (Humboldt State University)
Description Medicine has advanced to offer extraordinary improvements in the length of our survival. Yet, the quality of our dying has never been worse, especially in rural communities. Social determinants... Read More
Dr. Jamie Jensen, MSW
Meaning-Centered Leadership: Why Meaning Matters in Your Organization (Brandman University)
Description Do you want to know how to engage your employees, leading them to be happier and more productive contributors to your organization? Then this is the LEADERSHIP session for... Read More
Dr. Ed Jackson
Dr. Barbara Bartels
2:00 pm
Self-Care: The Ethical Imperative for Helping Professionals (Austin Peay State University)
Description For many helping professionals, the concept of work-life balance is elusive. The spiritual, mental, physical, emotional, financial and time commitment required to manage one’s professional and personal obligations can... Read More
Dr. Shani Collins Woods
3:10 pm
Compassion Based Practitioner Self-Care (Australia)
Description Awareness about the importance of Workplace wellbeing is growing globally but in a time when frontline practitioners are facing growing pressure with increasingly complex societal needs and ever more... Read More
Helen Gray, MSW
4:15 pm
Redefining Service: Creating Sustainability in Turbulent Modern Times (Canada)
Session Description There are many myths surrounding our understanding of what it means to be of service. These myths have contributed to many of the challenges we experience as Service... Read More
Elizabeth Bishop
Prerecorded
Obtaining Mental Wealth and Well-Being in the African-American Community
Description This session will explore common mental health diagnoses in the African-American community. Explore stigma surrounding mental health, faith vs. healthcare, distrust of healthcare practitioners. Barriers to accessing mental health... Read More
Tatyana Smith
Healthy Social Work: What’s Possible? (United Kingdom)
Description As Social Workers, we are so busy taking care of others that we can often forget to take care of ourselves diligently. In this session, Nicole is going to share her... Read More
Nicole Louis
FIRST RESPONDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH (Australia)
Description Our police, paramedics, firefighters and rescue personnel help keep our communities safe. The public perception of this population group is that they are strong and suitably trained to deal... Read More
Ross Beckley
Veronique Moseley
Social work and “Mindfulness”: an experience within an Italian social service
Description We would like to describe the methodology and the results of a short mindfulness course within Italian social workers, organized by social workers. Learning Objectives What is mindfulness Does... Read More
Rosita Mazzi, MSW and Anna Corsi, MSW
Introducing the Healing Power Of Play to Foster Children In Residential Care
Description The authors propose that offering play therapy to children in residential foster care provides a rare connection to self and peers. Within this population, the normal progression of bonding... Read More
Kaitlyn Abadia, LCSW
Heidi Andeon, LCSW
Self Care and Boundary Setting (University of Southern California)
Description Self-care is emphasized as a cornerstone of maintaining a measure of health as a helping professional. Yet, the practice of self-care is often allusive. Self-care can be thought of,... Read More
Jessica Klein
Emotional Health
Description E-motions dictate nearly all of our everyday decisions, feeling states, and actions. As a society and culture, however, we often discourage one another from listening to and fully expressing... Read More
Joseph Johnston
