Spring 2015 Conference Brochure

Spring 2015 Conference Brochure

April 23 - 24, 2015

Louisiana Resource Center For Educators

Baton Rouge, LA

Spring 2015 Conference Brochure

April 23 - 24, 2015

Louisiana Resource Center For Educators – Baton Rouge, LA

Please use this brochure as a reference when registering online. Conference registrants are to

select one seminar per session, for a total of 5 sessions, including Dr. Yarvis’ presentation.

Conference Fees:

General Registration

$235.00

LSU SSW Alumni and Field Supervisors Currently

$195.00

w/Students

Food Included with Registration Fee:

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Friday, April 24, 2015

Breakfast

Breakfast

Morning Coffee and Snack

Morning Coffee and Snack

Box Lunch

Lunch – catered by Don Bergeron

Afternoon Coffee and Snack

Afternoon Coffee and Snack

Time

Session A

Room: Haynes Max: 144

Session B

Room: Dow Max: 40

Session C

Room: Reilly Max: 30

Session D

Room:Shell Max:40

8:15 – 8:45

Registration/

Breakfast

Registration/

Breakfast

Registration/

Breakfast

Registration/

Breakfast

8:45 – 10:15

1.5 CEUs

Ethical Issues in Off-Site Supervision Lemieux BACS Renewal

Working with Violent and Aggressive Adolescents Barthelemy general Using Video Feedback in Parenting Assessment and Intervention Page general

Our Own Shreveport Moment: Advocating for LGBTQ People in

Louisiana

Maccio/Wright general

10:15 – 10:30

Break

Break

Break

Break

10:30 – 12:00

1.5 CEUs

Ethical Issues in Off-Site Supervision Lemieux BACS Renewal BRAVE Panel Barthelemy/Smith general Ph.D. Presentations Page general Engaging Reluctant Husbands in Marital Therapy Baker Clinical (alumni)

Lunch

12:00 – 1:15

Lunch

12:00 – 1:15

Lunch

12:00 – 1:15

Lunch

12:00 – 1:15

Lunch

12:00 – 1:15

1:15 – 2:45

1.5 CEUS

Ethical Challenges in A Social Media Driven World Lilley ethics

Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Eliminating

Barriers to Postsecondary Success Hunter general Doing Collaboration: How Organizations use Facebook to Collaborate Livermore general Cultural Competence in working with LGBTQ Clients Cuneo/Landreneau (alumni) clinical

2:45 – 3:00

Break

Break

Break

Break

3:00 – 4:30

1.5 CEUs

Ethical Challenges in A Social Media Driven World 1.0 clinical, 0.5 ethics Lilley A Community-Based Participatory Research Rhodes/Dinecola general EMDR Therapy Miles (alumni) clinical

Spring Conference Schedule – Day 2

Friday, April 24, 2015

Time

Session A

Room: Haynes Max: 150

Session B

Room: Haynes

Session C

Room: Haynes

Session D

Room: Haynes

Session E:

Room: Haynes

8:30 –

9:00

Registration/ Breakfast/ Networking Registration/ Breakfast/ Networking Registration/ Breakfast/ Networking Registration/ Breakfast/ Networking Registration/ Breakfast/ Networking

9:00

-12:00

Dr. Yarvis

Dr. Yarvis

Dr. Yarvis

Dr. Yarvis

Dr. Yarvis

12:00

– 1:00

Lunch

(onsite)

Lunch

(onsite)

Lunch

(onsite)

Lunch

(onsite)

Lunch

(onsite)

1:00 –

3:00 P

Dr. Yarvis,

cont’d

Dr. Yarvis,

cont’d

Dr. Yarvis,

cont’d

Dr. Yarvis,

cont’d

Dr. Yarvis,

cont’d

Conference Schedule – Day I

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Registration Check-In/Breakfast

–

Thursday, April 23

rd

8:15 – 8:45 AM

Morning Session I

–

Thursday, April 23

rd

8:45 AM – 10:15 AM

1.5 CEUs

available

(please select one seminar)

Session A

BACS Renewal: Ethical Issues in Off-Site Supervision Part I –

1

.5 BACS renewalor general CEUs

Presenter:

Catherine Lemieux, Ph.D., LCSW-BACS

Those seeking BACS renewal hours must receive 3.0 renewal hours every two years per LABSWE

guidelines. Attending both Part I and Part II of Dr. Lemieux’s presentation will fulfill this

requirement.

Please note: This workshop can also count for general CEUs rather than BACS renewal hours

and is open to all participants

This workshop is geared toward Board Approved Clinical Supervisors (BACS) who are either providing or considering providing off-site supervision. The content builds on the nuts and bolts of clinical social work supervision, with specific emphasis on:

 Implementing specific strategies for staying on TRACK (Transparent, Respectful, Accountable, Creative, Knowledgeable)

 Identifying supervisees’ learning styles, situations, and optimal learning environments

 Articulating the importance of reviewing raw clinical data

 Identifying and managing boundaries and ethical issues that emerge in off-site supervision

Catherine Lemieux serves as the Margaret Champagne Womack Professor in Addictive Disorders at the LSU School of Social Work where she has taught graduate research and practice courses since 1995. She has facilitated numerous workshops on ethics, secondary traumatic stress, and clinical supervision at state and national conferences. Her book, Offenders and Substance Abuse: Bringing the Family into Focus, was published by the American Correctional Association in 2009.

Morning Session I, cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23

rd

8:45 AM – 10:15 AM

1.5 CEUs available

Session B

Working with Violent and Aggressive Adolescents

–

1.5 clinical CEUs

Presenters:

Juan J. Barthelemy, Ph.D., LCSW-BACS

This presentation will provide a basic understanding of working with violent and aggressive adolescents. It will briefly highlight characteristics of adolescents who are involved in group or gang activities. At the end of this activity, the participants will be able to define aggressive behavior according to DSM – V criteria, identify causes of aggression, identify stages of aggression, understand the different types of aggression, and identify different levels of interventions.

Juan J. Barthelemy is an Assistant Professor-Professional Practice at the Louisiana State University. He recently received a Juvenile Justice Professorship in Social Work. Dr. Barthelemy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Board Approved Clinical Supervisor (LCSW-BACS). Dr. Barthelemy’s research and practice interests include adolescent development, juvenile delinquency, school violence, and family violence.

Session C

Using Video Feedback in Parenting Assessment and Intervention –

1.5 clinical CEUs

Presenter: Timothy Page, Ph.D., LMSW

This presentation will focus on selected uses of video in the assessment of parenting skills and in parenting interventions. In particular, examples from the Insightfulness Assessment will be shown and discussed, as will examples from the Circle of Security parenting intervention. Attachment theory forms the main conceptual foundation for these approaches, and the critical parenting capacity for empathic responsiveness will be highlighted. Various strategies for using video in clinical settings will be discussed.

Timothy Page is the Betty J. Stewart Professor of Social Work Practice with Children at LSU’s School of Social Work. He has been a faculty member at LSU since 2001. His main areas of research are narrative assessments with young children and the Circle of Security parenting intervention.

Morning Session I, cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23rd 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM

1.5 CEUs available

Session D

Our Own Shreveport Moment: Advocating for LGBTQ People in Louisiana –

1.5 clinical CEUs

Presenters: Elaine M. Maccio & Amy Wright

Over the past few years, Louisianans have seen several local and state policies intended to improve the quality of life for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people fail to be passed by their respective legislative bodies. Even on micro and mezzo levels, policies that are discriminatory abound, compromising the mental and physical health and economic and social well-being of members of the LGBTQ community, and potentially obstructing the ability of the state to overcome its diversity-resistant image. This presentation will provide examples of relevant policies, highlight areas in greatest need of change, and empower attendees to challenge prejudice and discrimination toward LGBTQ Louisianans. Learning objectives:

Participants will

1) learn the recent history of state, local, and organizational policies that have impacted LGBTQ people; 2) be able to identify problem areas most needing advocacy and change; and

3) be able to implement effective advocacy and empowerment efforts.

Elaine M. Maccio, Ph.D., LCSW is Associate Professor at the LSU School of Social Work. Her primary research focus is LGBTQ issues, and she regularly teaches the graduate elective Social Work with LGBT People, which she developed in 2007. More recently she developed the undergraduate course

Introduction to LGBTQ Studies and the university-wide LGBTQ Studies Minor.

Amy L. Wright, LMSW is a Ph.D. student at the LSU School of Social Work. Her primary research focus is LGBTQ issues and women’s and gender issues. She served as the President and was one of the co-founders of the first LGBTQ organization within the School of Social Work in 2013, known as Social Workers Advocating for Equality (SWAE).

Morning Session II

–

Thursday, April 23

rd

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1.5 CEUs

available

(please select one seminar)

Session A

BACS Renewal: Ethical Issues in Off-Site Supervision Part II –

1.5 BACS renewal

or

general CEUs

Presenter:

Catherine Lemieux, Ph.D., LCSW-BACS

Those seeking BACS renewal hours must receive 3.0 renewal hours every two years per LABSWE

guidelines. Attending both Part I and Part II of Dr. Lemieux’s presentation will fulfill this

Morning Session II,

cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23

th

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1.5 CEUs

available

(select one seminar)

Please note: This workshop can also count for general CEUs rather than BACS renewal hours

and is open to all participants

This workshop is geared toward Board Approved Clinical Supervisors (BACS) who are either providing or considering providing off-site supervision. The content builds on the nuts and bolts of clinical social work supervision, with specific emphasis on:

 Implementing specific strategies for staying on TRACK (Transparent, Respectful, Accountable, Creative, Knowledgeable)

 Identifying supervisees’ learning styles, situations, and optimal learning environments

 Articulating the importance of reviewing raw clinical data

 Identifying and managing boundaries and ethical issues that emerge in off-site supervision

Catherine Lemieux serves as the Margaret Champagne Womack Professor in Addictive Disorders at the LSU School of Social Work where she has taught graduate research and practice courses since 1995. She has facilitated numerous workshops on ethics, secondary traumatic stress, and clinical supervision at state and national conferences. Her book, Offenders and Substance Abuse: Bringing the Family into Focus, was published by the American Correctional Association in 2009.

Session B

BRAVE Panel – Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination Project

1.5 clinical CEUs

Presenters:

Sgt. Herbert “Tweety” Anny, BRAVE Project Director; Juan Barthelemy, Ph.D.,, LCSW; Anthony Reed; Tracey Rizzuto, Ph.D.,; Jada Thomas-Smith; Capt. Rodney Walker, BRAVE Assistant Project Director; Shaun Williams

This presentation will educate and update participants on the highly-acclaimed

Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) project. The BRAVE project is a t3 year grant awarded by the Department of Justice- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJPD) to

implement an initiative. Based on Project Cease Fire, BRAVE was designed to reduce and eliminate violent crimes committed by juveniles ages 12-21 in the 70805 zip code. The BRAVE Project seeks to (1) change community norms towards gang and group violence; (2) provide alternatives to criminal

offending by the targeted group, and (3) alter the perception of youth regarding risks and sanctions associated with violent offending through the use of community policing, faith-based interventions, and offering community services.

The BRAVE project is administered primarily through the office of the Mayor- President Melvin “Kip” Holden and District Attorney Hillar Moore. BRAVE is supported by a working group consisting of the Chief of Police, the Sheriff, the director of Juvenile Services, social service providers, the faith based community, and members of the Louisiana State University (LSU) research team.

Morning Session II,

cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23

rd

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1.5 CEUs

available

(select one seminar)

The mayor’s office is the fiscal agent and administrator of the BRAVE project, while the District Attorney’s office is in charge of the day-to-day operations.

Sgt. Herbert “Tweety” Anny has been an active member of the Baton Rouge Police Department since 1990. He has served as the Police Chaplin as well as criminal BRPD Internal Affairs Division as an Administrative Investigator where conducted extensive internal and external investigations on all commissioned officers and civilian employees including Baker, Zachary, and the Walker Police

Departments. Sgt. Anny is the project director for the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) project, and his duties include include overseeing program management functions, community relations, program development and implementation.

Juan Barthelemy is an assistant professor in Louisiana State University’s College of Human Sciences and Education, School of Social Work. He is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Board Approved Clinical Supervisor (LCSW-BACS). His professional experience includes working as a vocational rehabilitation counselor, social work therapist in behavioral health hospital settings and juvenile correctional settings, and teaching parenting education to parents going through divorce. Barthelemy serves as the primary evaluator for the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) project.

Anthony Reed is a Master’s student in the Sociology Department at Louisiana State University and a research assistant for the BRAVE program. Reed analyzes law enforcement data to develop crime trends that are used to support law enforcement efforts in targeted areas in the city and around the parish for the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) project. Reed plans to pursue a Ph.D., in Sociology.

Tracey Rizzuto is an assistant professor in Louisiana State University’s College of Human Sciences and Education, School of Human Resource and Workforce Development. She received her PhF from

Pennsylvania State University in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, with a minor concentration in Information Systems and Technolory. The overarching focus of her research program is on developing human capital and organizational capacity through technology-mediated processes with the goal of increasing access to knowledge, expertise, and resources needed to manage change in the modern workplace. Rizzuto examines social network and group dynamics for the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) project.

Jada Thomas-Smith is a research assistant in the in Louisiana State University’s College of Human Sciences and Education, Office of Social Service Research and Development. Prior to joining the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) project she served as program monitor for the Truancy Assessment and Services Center (TASC) program. Thomas-Smith assists with data collection and

program evaluation, coordinates campus activities, and assists with community outreach for the BRAVE project. She is currently a Master’s student in the School of Social Work at Louisiana State University.

Morning Session II,

cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23

th

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1.5 CEUs

available

(select one seminar)

Captain Rodney Walker is currently the division commander of the Special Community Anti-Crime Team (SCAT) and the Community Policing Unit (CPU) with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. The SCAT Division team consists of highly trained deputies that are involved in patrolling high crime areas while CPU’s primary function is the promotion of safe neighborhoods where members are task with assisting residential and business populations with the development of cooperative crime prevention endeavors. Captain Walker has been recently assigned to the BRAVE mission as the 70802 area BRAVE Coordinator.

Shaun Williams is a Ph.D. candidate with a specialization in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University. Prior to joining BRAVE, he was a Graduate Assistant at the Louisiana Geographic Information Center. His research interests within GIS are in the areas of accessibility, criminology, social justice, planning, demography, and education. Williams produces maps to illustrate trends in crime location for the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) project.

Session C

Ph.D., Proposals –

1.5 general CEUs

LSU School of Social Work Ph.D. presentation: These doctoral students will spend 30 minutes each discussing their current research and interests in the field of social work

Introducing Financial Social Work: Research and Practice - Zebei Chen

Although social workers have historically worked with low-income populations since charity friendly visitors, financial social work is an emerging field and has developed in recent years. The purpose of this presentation is to introduce current research and practice in financial social work field, and to discuss how to prepare social work students working with low and middle-income clients through financial difficulties. Future directions of social work research, practice, and education are discussed.

Storytelling as a Tool for Strength Building: Stories of Four Homeless Women -

Janeal McCauley, MS, CFLE

Beyond gathering data, storytelling serves as an opportunity for vulnerable populations to find their voice as researchers guide and respond to personal interviews. Stories of four homeless women provide insight and opportunity for strength building interactions.

Presentation learning objectives: (1) distinguish storytelling as a method for empowerment; (2) identify benefits and challenges of utilization of storytelling with vulnerable populations; and (3) consider storytelling as a tool for strength building with homeless individuals.

Morning Session II,

cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23

rd

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1.5 CEUs

available

(select one seminar)

The Aging Prison Crisis: What We Know –Missy Mitchell-Williams

Aging prisoners are the fastest growing prison population both nationally and internationally. As a residual effect of tougher legislation and laws, the criminal justice system is now faced with caring for aging prisoners with multifaceted physical, emotional and mental concerns. Due to this dramatic rise in the aging prison population, policy makers and legislators are now in a position to make critical changes to laws that will directly effects aging prisoners and the care, services and support that they receive.

Zebei Chen is a current master student and doctoral student in School of Social Work at LSU. Her research interests are financial literacy, poverty, and policy intervention. Currently, she is a graduate assistant and works for the Office of Social Service Research and Development (OSSRD) on multiple research projects including Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant and Foster Care Planning Grant.

Janeal McCauley (MS Family Studies) is a Certified Family Life Educator. Her qualitative research focuses on homelessness, poverty housing, and resilience. Her master’s thesis received the NCFR Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award (2012) followed by publication (2013). She is currently a full time doctoral student in LSU’s social work program.

Missy Mitchell – Williams is 2nd year Ph.D., student in the LSU School of Social Work. Her area of interest is aging in the prison setting specifically, the assessment and treatment of dementia. She is a Louisiana Board of Regents/SREB Scholar and a member of the 5th AGESW Pre-Dissertation Cohort.

Session D

Engaging Reluctant Husbands in Marital Therapy

1.5 clinical CEUs

Presenters:

Ford Baker, MSW, LCSW

Positive outcomes for marital therapy may be increased by understanding the blocks reluctant husbands bring to therapy and teaching them how to overcome these obstacles. We, as therapists, can facilitate that process by:

1. Identifying and understanding marital obstacles from the male perspective. 2. Building effective rapport.

3. Showing husbands a roadmap for positive relationship change men can understand. 4. Providing practical tools for guys to be better husbands.

Morning Session II,

cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23

rd

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1.5 CEUs

available

(select one seminar)

Ford Baker is an alumnus of LSU School of Social Work who has been in private practice for 15 years. He specializes in marital therapy and helping clients and their families navigate early recovery from

substance abuse. He is the author of Time Out for a Better Marriage: The Husband Guide Volume I.

Afternoon Session I

–

Thursday, April 23

rd

1:15 – 2:45 PM

1.5 CEUs available

(please select one seminar)

Session A

Ethical Challenges in a Social Media Driven World

Part I –

1.5 ethics CEUs

Presenter:

Traci Lilley, MSW, LCSW-BACS

This interactive workshop is for social workers to reinforce the application of the values and mission of social work in the work environment daily, particularly in the arena of social media. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss case vignettes and to develop strategies for acting on ethical

knowledge. The teaching format will include didactic presentation, case discussions, and group exercises.

Traci F. Lilley received her BSW in 1990 from Louisiana College in Pineville, LA and her MSW in 1995 from Louisiana State University. She began her career at LSU in 1996 as Assistant Director of Field Education. She was promoted to Director of Field Education in 2002, and has served as Assistant Dean of Field Education from 2005-2012. Her role changed to Associate Director of the School and Director of Field Internships in August 2012 when the School became a part of the College of Human Services and Education. Prior to her tenure at LSU, Ms. Lilley worked in the area of mental health and family services. Her continued areas of interests are mental health issues, family issues, parenting education,

gatekeeping, and retention of new social work professionals.

Session B

Youth Again Out of Foster Care: Eliminating Barriers to Postsecondary Success

–

1.5 general CEUs

Presenter:

Dana Hunter, Ph.D., LMSW

Every year, approximately 20,000 young adults “age out” or leave the foster care system without a permanent family and with low levels of educational attainment. Many of these youths who fail to complete high school and who do not complete postsecondary education are at high risks of

unemployment and incarceration. The purpose of this presentation is to highlight the educational crisis of foster care youths and to discuss federal policies and evidence-based programs developed to increase postsecondary success among foster youths and young adults who age out of the foster care system.

Afternoon Session I, cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23rd 1:15 – 2:45 PM

1.5 CEUs available

(please select one seminar)

Dana R. Hunter is an advocate for foster youths and young adults formerly in the foster care system. She presently serves as a Senior Research Associate in the Office of Social Service Research and

Development at Louisiana State University. Dr. Hunter’s present and future goals include implementing federal and state level educational-related policies and programs to bolster outcomes for foster care youths.

Session C

Doing Collaboration: How Organizations use Facebook to Collaborate

- 1.5 general CEUs

Presenter: Michelle Livermore, MSW, Ph.D.,

The challenge of solving complex social problems often requires organizations to work together. Social media provides a mechanism to facilitate such interagency collaboration. In this research, the authors reviewed Facebook posts of a loosely-affiliated group of organizations working to eliminate poverty in Louisiana. From these posts they used grounded theory to develop a typology of collaborative strategies used on Facebook and pose an intervention theory to enhance interagency collaboration using social media.

Michelle Livermore joined the faculty in the LSU School of Social Work in 2004 and is currently an Associate Professor. Her publications relate primarily to poverty and related policies. Her most recent research focuses on material hardship and disconnectedness among TANF work program participants and organizational social media use.

Session D:

Cultural Competence in working with LGBTQ Clients

- 1.5 clinical CEUs

Presenters: Carlo Cuneo, MSW, LCSW and Capi Landrenau, MSW, LCSW

Social Workers are in a unique position to assist LGBTQ clients on a daily basis. Our education prepares us for work with people from various backgrounds, but this population is experiencing rapid cultural shifts in America. The needs and opportunities for support and advocacy are great. Attendees will learn distinguishing characteristics, appropriate language, risk factors, and effective approaches.

I. Definitions, distinctions and differential diagnosis

II. Risks, statistics and trends

III. Treatment and training

Afternoon Session I, cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23rd 1:15 – 2:45 PM

1.5 CEUs available

(please select one seminar)

Carlo Cuneo is a Social Worker in private practice. His practice serves people from the entire LGBTQIA spectrum. He has had a particular focus on serving transgender and gender-variant clients for over 20 years and consults with practitioners as well as public and private institutions about effective inclusion of transgender individuals.

Capi is a graduate of LSU School of Social Work with a private practice in Baton Rouge serving all ages in individual, couples and group therapy. She is an active member of Louisiana Group Psychotherapy Society and the Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues in Counseling.

Afternoon Session II

–

Thursday, April 23rd 3:00 – 4:30 PM - 1.5 CEUs available

(select one seminar)

Session A

Ethical Challenges in a Social Media Driven World

Part I I –

1.0 clinical and 0.5 ethics

CEUs

Presenter:

Traci Lilley, MSW, LCSW-BACS

Summary: This interactive workshop is for social workers to reinforce the application of the values and mission of social work in the work environment daily, particularly in the arena of social

media. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss case vignettes and to develop strategies for acting on ethical knowledge. The teaching format will include didactic presentation, case discussions, and group exercises.

Traci F. Lilley received her BSW in 1990 from Louisiana College in Pineville, LA and her MSW in 1995 from Louisiana State University. She began her career at LSU in 1996 as Assistant Director of Field Education. She was promoted to Director of Field Education in 2002, and has served as Assistant Dean of Field Education from 2005-2012. Her role changed to Associate Director of the School and Director of Field Internships in August 2012 when the School became a part of the College of Human Services and Education. Prior to her tenure at LSU, Ms. Lilley worked in the area of mental health and family services. Her continued areas of interests are mental health issues, family issues, parenting education,

gatekeeping, and retention of new social work professionals.

Session B

A Community-Based- Participatory Research

–-

1.5 general CEUs

Presenters:

Cassie Dinecola, MSW, LMSW and Judith Rhodes, Ph.D.,, LMSW

Baton Rouge has been awarded community planning and implementation grants to transform the city’s most disenfranchised people and distressed neighborhoods. A LSU research team, led by university social workers, is part of an initiative using “neighbor-lead” planning and practices. This session will describe the place-based initiatives currently underway and will delineate practices that social workers can employ to engage the community and its stakeholders.

Afternoon Session II, cont’d

–

Thursday, April 23rd 3:00 – 4:30 PM

1.5 CEUs available

(please select one seminar)

Judith Rhodes, Ph.D., LMSW, Assistant Professor/Research, is involved in grant writing and consults for education agencies. She is principal investigator for a YEP Village for the Office of Minority Health and serves on the LSU Community Research Team for community revitalization efforts. Judith presents on juvenile delinquency, school social work, and dropout prevention. Judith serves on the American Council for School Social Work Board.

Cassie Dinecola, MSW, LMSW is a Coordinator at LSU OSSRD. She is a member of the LSU Community Research Team, which supports place-based revitalization efforts, and the evaluation team for La LAUNCH, an early childhood mental health initiative. She also assists with grant writing and evaluation tasks for the office.

Session C:

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

(

EMDR

)

Therapy

–

1.5 clinical

CEUs

Presenter: Carol Miles, MSW, LCSW

Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., an American psychologist, developed EMDR in the late 1980’s as a

breakthrough therapy to overcome the often devastating effects of psychological trauma. Over the last 25 years, an ever-growing community of therapists has seen directly its power to transform lives. Since then, controlled research studies consistently demonstrate its efficacy and effectiveness. This

presentation will present an overview of EMDR and how it can be used to heal our clients. It is intended to introduce the EMDR concepts.

Carol Miles MSW, LCSW (LSU School of Social Work 1981) specializes in psychotherapy. She maintains a private practice in Covington and New Orleans, LA. Among her areas of expertise are treating eating disorders and trauma, with additional training in DBT & EMDR. She is EMDRIA certified as an EMDR Therapist and Consultant. She teaches as an adjunct professor in the Tulane School of Social Work.

Conference Schedule Day 2

Friday April 24

, 2015

Registration Check-In/Breakfast/Networking

– Friday, April 24

th

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Keynote Speaker – Jeffery S. Yarvis,

Ph.D., LCSW, BCD

When Trauma Comes Home: Social Work for America's "Returning" Warriors

and the Subtleties of Reintegration

–

5.0 clinical CEUs

Presenter:

Jeffery S. Yarvis, Ph.D., LCSW, BCD

Abstract: Much attention is given returning veterans and war-induced syndromes such as PTSD. Indeed an estimated 10-20 percent of returning soldiers will have PTSD. However, what about the other 80-90 percent? What are their experiences and are those experiences clinically relevant or indicative of

psychosocial problems. Recently a growing literature addressing the issue of subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder has appeared. However, only a small portion of this growing literature base represents empirical investigations of subthreshold PTSD and its implications. Reliance on diagnostic models of psychiatric disorders has led to a lack of investigation of the posttraumatic sequelae falling short of criteria for PTSD and limited the way clinicians interact with returning veterans. This very intimate presentation will discuss the subtle aspects of coming home and the nature of sub-clinical presentation and what soldiers and care givers should concern themselves with.

Reference #1: Yarvis, J.S. and Schiess, L. (2008) Subthreshold PTSD as a predictor of depression, alcohol use, and health problems in soldiers. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health 23(4).

Reference #2: Yarvis, J., Bordnick, P., Spivey, C., & Pedlar, D.(2005) Subthreshold PTSD: A Comparison of depression, alcohol and physical health problems in Canadian peacekeepers with different levels of traumatic stress. Taylor Francis-Brunner-Routledge: Stress, Trauma, & Crisis: An International Journal. Reference #3: Yarvis, J.S. (2014) The Intimacy of Trauma. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping 19 (3). ISSN: 1080-0220

Objectives

1 Participants will understand the impact and opportunities of prevention when given information on sub-clinical trauma presentations.

2 Participants will understand the impact of returning soldiers to garrison or the civilian

workplace/universities and how to identify and respond to subtle indicators in a veteran's behavior. 3 Through real case vignettes and presentation of research participants will understand the clinical relevance of sub-clinical and subtle presentations in returning veterans with respect to comorbid medical and psychological conditions.

4 Providers will understand the extent to which intimate communication is necessary when reintegrating warriors to their families.

Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Ph.D., LCSW, BCD is a Clinical Associate Professor for the University of Southern California's Military Social Work Program at the Virtual Academic Center. A well published scholar in the field of traumatic stress, he recently published book on Subthreshold Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans. He has presented on, treated, and researched the mental health concerns of veterans worldwide for 27 years. A distinguished military officer, Dr. Yarvis achieved the "alpha" proficiency designator, the highest academic rank an officer can achieve in the military and he was also inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit. For his humanitarian leadership efforts and actions that saved lives during combat in Iraq, Dr. Yarvis was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Action Badge, received a commendation from Surgeon General of the Iraqi Armed Forces, and was named both US Army and Uniformed Services Social Worker of the Year. For these efforts, he was also inducted into his high school hall of fame (Randolph, NJ). For his work in disaster relief he was previously named Mental Health Professional of the Year by the Bell/Coryell County, Texas Chapter of the International Critical Incidence Stress Foundation and received the US Army Social Work Consultant to the Surgeon General's Special Commendation. Dr. Yarvis serves on the Council of Social Work Education and National Association of Social Work's working groups on military social work. Dr. Yarvis recently departed a position as Executive Vice-president for a hospital in the National Capitol Region where he stood up a 250 person interdisciplinary psychiatry, traumatic brain injury, and addictions department that cares for over 20,000 encounters a year and established a research partnership with Harvard University and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence for Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health. Dr. Yarvis has held numerous academic appointments and has taught and developed SW curricula throughout his human services career. Dr. Yarvis earned a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, MSW from Boston College, M.Ed. from Cambridge College and BA from Indiana University. Dr. Yarvis has a wife Laura and two children Jacob and Olivia and 4 dogs.