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• School Social Worker of the Year Nomination

  • Start
    01/01/2020
  • End
    06/07/2020

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  Each June, the Minnesota School Social Work Association selects a school social worker who reflects the highest professional standards, demonstrates creative leadership and service within the professional and the wider community.  

  School social workers can be a vital link in coordinating student services between school, family and community. We would appreciate you making us aware of an individual who you believe is exceptional in their social work practice and who has made significant contributions in the service of children and families.
  

  Please keep the following things in mind when considering a school social worker for the nomination:

  • Currently employed as a School Social Worker
    
  • Minnesota School Social Workers’ Association Member
    
  • Professional Competency
    
  • School Involvement
    
  • Involvement in the Wider Community

  
  

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• MSSWA Region 1 Winter Meeting

  • When
    02/28/2020
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Owatonna Community Education Center, 122 East McKinley St. Owatonna, MN room #115
  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  MSSWA Region 1 Winter Meeting   Suicide Awareness and Prevention 2 CEU’s Participants will understand their role in evidence-informed practices for suicide prevention in the school setting including: *How your personal bias plays a role in suicide prevention *Warning signs of suicide *What to say and what not to say *What to do with the information a student shares with you *What happens after you report   This training meets the new (Aug 2017) MN teaching licensure renewal requirement on suicide prevention. Presented by:  Nancy Williams, MSW, LICSW                      Carol Belmore, MSW, LICSW When:  February 28th, 2020 Time:   12:00-2:30 Where: 122 East McKinley St. Owatonna, MN room #115 Why:     Meet MN teaching licensure renewal requirement                     requirement and best practice Cost:  Region 1 MSSWA members: $10.00 *                                 Non-Members: $25.00 Register at: http://www.msswa.org/event-3738601 Early Bird Incentive: Register and pay in full by 2/14/20 to have your fee reimbursed when you attend on the 2/28/20! *A light lunch will be provided                                                                     With every school social worker in the state of Minnesota joining MSSWA and providing quality services to Minnesota students, we can make a difference in our schools and be leaders statewide through our legislative efforts.

   

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• MSSWA Region 2B Meeting

  • When
    02/28/2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Jake’s Stadium Pizza, 330 Stadium Road, Mankato

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  MSSWA Region 2B Meeting

  Film Viewing & Guided Discussion Facilitated by Region 2B

  Reps: Michelle Halverson, MSW, LICSW &

  Kris Madsen, MSW, LICSW

  "Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope" 

  (see movie details below)

  DATE: Friday, February 28, 2020

  TIME: From 12:30-3:00 pm

  LOCATION: Jake’s Stadium Pizza, 330 Stadium Road, Mankato MN

  COST : MSSWA Region 2A & 2B Members: FREE

  MSSWA Members: (Outside of Regions 2A & 2B): $10.00

  Others (Non MSSWA Members) wishing to attend: $20.00

  Please register and pay By/Before February 21, 2020

  
  

  REGISTER ON-LINE AT:       MSSWA Region 2B Meeting

  THIS SESSION HAS BEEN APPROVED:BY THE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK: 2.5 Clinical CEU HOURS.

   Film Synopsis: click below

  Resiliency Trailer Resiliency Website

  RESILIENCE: THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS & THE SCIENCE OF HOPE chronicles the birth of a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators and communities, who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction and disease. "The child may not remember, but the body remembers." The original research was controversial, but the findings revealed the most important public health findings of a generation. RESILIENCE is a one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress. Now understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on health and behavior. However, as experts and practitioners profiled in RESILIENCE are proving, what's predictable is preventable. These physicians, educators, social workers and communities are daring to talk about the effects of divorce, abuse and neglect. And they're using cutting edge science to help the next generation break the cycles of adversity and disease.

  Questions?

  Contact: Michelle Halverson  OR  Kris Madsen

  
  

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• MSSWA Day at the Hill 2020

  • When
    03/04/2020
  •  
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Ed Minnesota, 41 Sherburne Ave, St Paul, MN 55103
  • Spaces left
    43

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        Minnesota School Social Workers Association Presents:

  

  The 17th Annual

  MSSWA Day at the Hill 

  March 4th, 2020

  Education Minnesota Building

  41 Sherburne Ave, St. Paul, MN 55103

  
  

  2020 MSSWA DOH Brochure.pdf
  

     

   

  AGENDA:

  8:00-8:15…..Registration

  8:15-8:30…..Christy McCoy, MSSWA Legislative Chair: Welcome & Review of Day

  8:30-10:30...Keynote: School Social Work Ethics: Advocacy at the Micro, Mezzo and Macro Levels: Cathy Dalnes, LICSW, MSW & Panel Members

  10:30-10:40...Break

  10:40-11:00...Cat Salonek, OUTFRONT MN Policy and Organizing Director

  11:00-11:15...Legislative Updates from MSSWA & MSPA Lobbyist Brad Lundell and Education Minnesota Lobbyist Paul Winkler

  11:15-12:15...Working Lunch: Developing Our Message - Review talking points provided for appointments with legislators; Identify a personal story of how your interventions promote school safety and violence prevention

  12:15-3:00...March to the Capital & Meetings with Legislators

   

  Cathy Dalnes, LICSW, MSW

  Cathy is currently Manager of Social Work Services for the Minneapolis Public Schools. She has been a Mpls Public Schools Social worker for the past 29 years.  She is also a member of the MN Social Work Association (MSSWA). 

   

  For more information and questions, please contact  Tony Porter at mplstonyjoel@gmail.com or  (612) 803-2722

  
  

  
  

  Christy McCoy, MSW LICSW
  

  MSSWA Legislative Chair; SSWAA Secretary & Incoming Board President

  
  

  Register here:  http://msswa.org/event-3695544

  or complete hard copy registration in the brochure, 
  Make checks payable to MSSWA and mail to* :

  MSSWA/Attn: Tony Porter

  762 Meyer Street N

  Maplewood, MN 55119

  
  * No cancellations or refunds after 2/28/20
  RSVP by February 28th, 2020
  

  
  

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• MSSWA Member Appreciation Event

  • When
    04/05/2020
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Bauhaus Brew Labs, 1315 Tyler Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

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  MSSWA Members Appreciation Event

  April 5, 2020/ 5:00- 7:30 pm

  Bauhaus Brew Labs

  1315 Tyler Street Northeast, Minneapolis, MN 55413

  MACMH Youth Performance, Food, CEU’s, & Fun!

  This event is Free for MSSWA Members!

  Agenda:

  5:00- 5:30   Registration (includes Free Drink and Prize/Game Ticket)

  5:30- 6:15   Free food, Cash Bar, Games, prizes, MSSWA Merch., More!

  6:15- 6:30   Event Welcome

  6:30- 7:15   "Cinderella & Sleeping Beauty - an LGBTQ+ Musical- MACMH (Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health) Production

  7:15- 7:30   Checkout, 1.0 Social Work CEU available! Hope to see you tomorrow for the Spring Conference!

  Overview for the Membership Appreciation Event:

  This event is to CELEBRATE our members and recognize the work that School Social Workers do to support our schools. This event is to recognize YOU. We will have prize drawings, games to play (for FREE MSSWA merchandise), free food and a drink ticket (for a drink of your choice). Cash Bar for additional drinks. MSSWA Merchandise Table (with NEW MSSWA items available for purchase).

  Booths to learn more about:

  • ·         Membership Booth: How to get the most of your membership
  • ·         MSSWA Legislative Booth: Advocacy
  • ·         Professional Development: Upcoming Trainings, Region Meetings
  • ·         MSSWA History Exhibition

  Registration is REQUIRED: We require everyone to register/ pay a REFUNDABLE $ 5.00 DEPOSIT (by or before March 30^th).

  At the door you will get your $ 5.00 back J

  Register at:  http://msswa.org/event-3685148

  * Nonmembers can become members then are eligible to register for this event free!

  * Member Guests are invited with ($20.00) ticket purchase (includes free food, drink ticket) see registration page

  
  

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• MSSWA Spring Conference 2020

  • When
    04/06/2020
  •  
    8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126

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          7 Essential Ingredients of Trauma Sensitive Schools

  Sara Daniel, MSW, LCSW

  Monday, April 6th, 2020

  8:00am to 3:30pm

  2020 MSSWA Spring Conference Brochure.docx
  

  
  

  ** NEW LOCATION **

  Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN 55126

  Attendee Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn, Shoreview, MN

  Hotel Booking Link - CLICK HERE

   

   

  

  The 7 Essential Ingredients of Trauma Sensitive Schools is an introduction to the model of trauma informed care that SaintA has developed over the past seven years and has implemented across a variety of school environments. This training will provide concrete resources and strategies for school-wide practice.

  Participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the prevalence of adverse experiences and the scope of their impact.

  2. Define and respond to behavior from a trauma informed perspective.

  3. Describe how trauma affects the brain and influences development, behavior and learning.

  4. Identify factors that enhance the capacity for positive relationship for students who have adverse experiences.

  5. Describe how purpose, belonging and safety enhance client well-being.

  6. Identify techniques that enhance caregiver capacity and connect them to client outcomes.

  7. Identify action steps to create a trauma sensitive school environment for all students.

  
  

  Sara Daniel, MSW, LCSW, is the Vice President of Educational Services for SaintA, an agency that is leading the way in providing trauma informed care to children and families in Wisconsin. Since 1997, Sara has been collaborating with school districts and early care settings to provide consultation and training in working with students affected by trauma, mental health issues or behavioral challenges.  She oversees a continuum of services that provide for students, families and schools to support student success.  Sara is currently a senior coach and consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Trauma Sensitive School Initiative and the co-author of the Trauma Sensitive Schools Learning Module Series https://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/mental-health/trauma/modules. She has worked with countess school districts nationwide and trained thousands of school staff on the 7ei of Trauma Sensitive Schools. Sara is also certified in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) and is the leader of the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Interface Master Trainer Project for the state of Wisconsin.

  
  

  Group Discount Available** Register 5 and get the 6^thFree – Contact Tony Porter at mplstonyjoel@gmail.com for more details.

  
  

  
  5.5 CEU hours have been approved by the MN Board of Social Work.
  

  Conference Questions?

  Contact

  Tony Porter

  612-803-2722

  mplstonyjoel@gmail.com

  or

  Dan Porter

  danpporter@msn.com

  www.msswa.org

   

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• 2020 MSSWA Summer Institute

  • Start
    06/15/2020
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    06/17/2020
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Chase on the Lake, 502 Cleveland Blvd W, Walker, MN 56484

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  The 18th Annual Minnesota School Social Workers Association Summer Institute 

  June 15—17, 2020

  Chase on the Lake, Walker, MN

  
  

  "Practice Makes Perfect:

  Advancing Our Skills, Ethics & Supporting

  Student Challenges"

  BROCHURE COMING SOON!!

  
  

  Pre-Conference Agenda 

  Monday, June 15th, 2020   

  8:00am to 9:00am Pre-Registration

  Pre-Conference Session:

   9:00am to 11:00am  

                  "Broken Places" Movie Viewing & Discussion   -  2 Social Work CEU’s

  Welcome/Conference Opens

  11:00am to 11:45am Registration

  12:00pm - 2:00pm
  

                        Ethics in Action   -    2 Ethics CEU's

  2:15pm to 3:45pm

  Dog as Co-Counselor - 1.5 Social Work CEU's

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  Tuesday, June 16th, 9:00am - 3:30pm 

  A Trauma Lens with Challenging Classrooms  -  5.5 Clinical CEU's

  presented by 

  Kathryn Jurado, MA, LMFT, CCTP, RPT; Abbie Lane, MSW, LICSW & Katie Mattson, MA, LPCC

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  Wednesday, June 17th, 9:00am - 10:30am
  

  Building Healthy Relationships and Supportive Learning Communities with the Sanford Harmony CASEL SELect Program   -   1.5 Clinical CEU's

  10:45am - 12:15pm

  Working Across Difference in the Age of Bias   -   1.5 Clinical CEU's

  
  

  
  

  
  

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