Midwest School Social Work Conference
Presented by
Iowa School Social Workers Association
In association with
St. Ambrose University Social Work Department
Keynote:
Adam McCormick,
MSW, PhD
November 7-8, 2013
Radisson Quad City Plaza
Davenport, IA
Understanding & Restoring
Traumatized Youth
Adam McCormick, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor of Social Work Director of MSW Program
University of Texas at El Paso
Friday 8:15-4:15
Description: This presentation will explore the complexity of childhood trauma and
the strong neurobiological responses that trauma can evoke on children. A
framework for intervention will be introduced with a focus on what role the school,
community, and care-givers play in supporting the youth who have experienced
trauma.
Outcomes:
1. Learn how trauma occurs within a broad complex that includes children’s
personal characteristics, life experiences, and current circumstances.
2. Appraise the manner in which trauma events often generate secondary
adversities, life changes, and distressing reminders in children’s daily lives.
3. Develop a framework for intervention that addresses the level of functioning
of primary care-giving environments, including home, school, and family
unit.
4. Recognize how interventions with trauma exposed children and adolescents
impact the practitioner working with these populations.
Length of workshop: 6.0 hours
Dr. Adam McCormick: McCormick received his MSW from the University of
Texas at Austin and his PhD in Social Work from the University of Texas at
Arlington. He has authored articles in the
Journal of School Social Work, Children
and Schools, Journal of Social Work Education
, and
Journal of Public Child Welfare
and many others. He has presented on a number of child welfare issues including the
overrepresentation of minority groups in child welfare, reducing bullying in schools,
gay and lesbian issues in child welfare, as well as the role of sibling relationship in
foster care. McCormick worked as an assistant professor of social work at St.
Ambrose prior to taking a position with the University of Texas. He also has eight
years of experience working in the child welfare system in Texas.
Boundary Work: Walking the Ethical Edge
Thursday 1:00-4:15
Description:
This workshop explores the ethical dilemmas of social work. Participants will apply a systemic perspective to social work in schools, identifying the boundary issues, role conflicts, and ethical issues that are likely to arise when working within complex systems. Participants will learn specific strategies to collaborate with clients and stakeholders, and they will develop a social justice agenda to achieve the ethical obligations of the social work profession.
Objectives:
By the end of this training participants will be able to: 1. Articulate the ethical dilemmas of social work.
2. Analyze the structural complexity and role conflicts of social work. 3. Collaborate effectively with clients and constituents.
4. Implement a social justice agenda in school-based social work
Length of Workshop: 3.0 hours
Michael O’Melia, LMSW, LCSW
is an Associate Professor in the St. Ambrose University MSW Program with particular expertise in generalist, collaborative, and anti-oppressive social work methods. O’Melia specializes in empowerment-based therapy with individuals, couples, and families. He also offers training in cultural competence, working with resistant clients, and strength-focused clinical strategies. O'Melia is co-author of the internationally adopted social work text, Generalist Social Work Practice: An Empowering Approach (now in its 7th edition).Iowa School Social Worker Association is proud to partner with St. Ambrose
University and its social work department in hosting the Midwest School
Social Work Conference. St. Ambrose works tirelessly in preparing
competent and ethical social work professionals who will enrich lives and
advocate for a just society.
Project Connection: School-Based Mentoring Program
Thursday 1:00-2:30
Description:
Project Connection is a unique school-based mentor program that was developed six years ago to support students who were not connecting in the school, had poor attendance, struggled academically, presented with social emotional concerns and/or demonstrated poor social skills in terms of interacting with students and staff. This program was created based on systems theory to connect the students and their families to the school and the positive results have been tremendous.
Objectives:
1. Learn about a demonstrated successful school-based mentor program for students at risk of not achieving academic or emotional/success in school and their families.
2. Look at the results and learn about the successes and challenges that have happened so that you can avoid some of the mistakes we have already made and build on the successful aspects of the program.
3. Learn how to replicate this program in your school community, along with possible funding sources.
Length of Workshop: 1.5 hours
Heather Alden Pope,
LICSW earned her masters in social work from the University of Houston, Texas. After being a teacher with Teach For America in Houston, Texas she pursued a career in school social work. She has been a school social worker in Houston as well as currently working in St. Paul Public Schools in St Paul, Minnesota at EXPO Elementary School.Description:
During this interactive learning session participants will walk through the basic steps involved in developing, shooting and editing a PBIS Cool Tools Video!
Objectives:
1. Enhance participants’ understanding of steps involved in PBIS Cool Tools Video development 2. Strengthen participants’ basic scripting, and directing skills.
3. Reinforce the importance of focusing on positive instead of negative behaviors.
4. Share some tips for success and some pitfalls to avoid.
Length of Workshop: 1.5 hours
Laura Clark-Hansen
is the founder of Cornerstone Productions LLC, a theatre company dedicated to producing creative educational entertainment for schools and communities. For the past 20 years Laura has been educating counselors, coaches, teachers and students in the skills necessary to create entertaining presentations that explore important issues. Laura holds a Bachelors’ Degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a Masters Degree in Human Development at the St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.PBIS Cool Tools Videos
Midwest School Social Work
Conference
Schedule of Events
Thursday, November 7, 2013
11:00 to 1:00 Registration
1:00 to 4:15 Boundary Work: Walking the Ethical Edge
1:00 to 2:30 Project Connection: School-based Mentoring Program 2:45 to 4:15 PBIS Cool Tool Videos
1:00 to 4:30 Midwest School Social Work Council meeting
5:30 to 6:30 Southern Hospitality hosted by Kentucky Association for School Social Work in Atrium
6:30 to 9:00 Midwest Banquet and Recognition in Ballroom
9:00 p.m. Local Hospitality at the Blackhawk Bowl & Martini Lounge in the historic Blackhawk Hotel
Friday, November 8, 2013
7:00 to 8:00 Registration 8:00 to 8:15 Welcome 8:15 to 8:30 Introduction of Speaker 8:30 to 11:45 Keynote Speaker11:45 to 1:00 Luncheon and Iowa meeting 1:00 to 4:15 Keynote Speaker
4:15 to 4:30 Evaluation and Closing