2017 Annual MSSWA Fall Conference
November 13-14, 2017
"Diversity is our Core"
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Monday, November 13th, 2017
Welcome/Conference Opens
7:30am to 8:30am Registration/Vendor & Exhibition Exploration
8:30am to 8:40am Welcome & Overview
8:40am - 11:00 am
Keynote: What is the Matter With Diversity? Raj Sethuraju, PhD
11:00 am - 12:10 pm MSSWA Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon
12:10pm to 12:30pm Vendor & Exhibitor Exploration
& Silent Auction Opens
Session 1 - 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
1A Messy Conversations About Matters That Matter
1B Trauma Informed Approach to Risk Management
1C Must Knows For New School Social Workers
1D Drafted to Serve: Supporting Unique, Diverse & Resilient Military Students
Session 2 - 2:15 - 3:45 pm
2A "Chasing the Dragon: The Life os an Opiate Addict" Film & Train the Trainer Session
2B DBT: Basics and Beyond
2C Teen Depression Awareness
2D Ethical Decision Making in Schools
3:45pm CEU's, Silent Auction Payments, Vendor Bingo and #Hashtag Picture Winners Posted
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Tuesday, November 14th, 2017
Session 3 - 8:30am - 10:00 am
3A "Very Young Girls" Film & Discussion
3B Adapting Evidence-Based Practice for Diverse Populations
3C Autism and Attachment: Together at Last
3D A Thousand Days: Helping Kids Tell Their Stories in 25 Minutes a Week
Session 4 - 10:15 am - 11:45 am
4A Sex Trafficking in MN: What School Social Workers Can do to Help Prevent & Respond (Part 1)
4B Understanding & Supporting Gender Diversity in Schools (Part 1)
4C Trauma, Executive Functioning and Learning
4D "Children's Mental Health: The Whole Story" Film & Discussion
Lunch on Your Own - 11:45am - 1:00 pm
Session 5 - 1:30 - 3:30 pm
5A Sex Trafficking in MN: What School Social Workers Can do to Help Prevent & Respond (Part 2)
5B Understanding & Supporting Gender Diversity in Schools (Part 2)
5C Identifying & Challenging Racist & Classist Discourse & Practice Among Students, Colleagues & Parents: Ethical Challenges for School Social Workers
3:00 Evaluations/CEU's, Prize Drawing for Networking Bingo Winners and Nametag Descriptor Game Winner
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Up to 11 CEU's available for this conference
2017 Fall Conference Brochure.pdf