CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2PM-4PM

S1: Living Through Dual Pandemics: COVID-19 and Being BIPOC

Nadine M Finigan-Carr, PhD

2 Social/Cultural Competence Credits

We have been experiencing the dual pandemics of systemic racism and COVID-19 here in the U.S. This session will discuss this dual pandemic phenomenon and strategies for unpacking public health social work practices that need to be addressed in order to better support Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC).

S2: Centering Survivors to End Forced and Child Marriage in the United States

Samantha Marder, MSW, MPH, LCSW; Fraidy Reiss, BA

2 Social/Cultural Competence Credits

Forced and child marriage persist in the United States across communities because of outdated, sexist laws. Learn how to join the national movement to end this affront to justice and how to identify and respond to survivors using anti-racist strategies that help them transition from shelters to state houses.

S3: Reproductive Justice for Young Women Aging out of Foster Care

Sara Matsuzaka, PhD, MSW; Svetlana Shpiegel, PhD, MSW

2 Social/Cultural Competence Credits

Guided by the reproductive justice framework, this workshop discusses the structural inequities producing adverse outcomes among pregnant and parenting young women aging out of foster care, particularly young, Black women We propose practice and policy enhancements to better support pregnant and parenting young women aging out of care

S4: Unlearning Obesity, Learning Fatness: Caring for the Fat Client with Respect

Kristin Cavuto, MSW, LCSW, IBCLC

2 Clinical Credits

Fat people receive subpar medical care from deeply biased providers in all settings, including mental health. This course will teach the mental health care provider how to care for their fat clients without causing harm. It will educate on the myths and the facts about fatness, both medically and socially. It will discuss the ways in which mental health care providers typically fail their fat clients, and it will provide methods for changing practice to provide unbiased, respectful, and competent client care.

S5: The Clinical Need for Nonclinical Services in Schools: A Call to Action

Noel Hiers, LCSW; Melda Grant, Ed S

2 Clinical Credits

Research outlines that youth mental health is improved with caring, capable, and consistent adults in their . Despite this fact, the state’s momentum has been towards supporting time-limited mental health ces that require parental consent and force clinicians to utilize diagnoses to obtain Medicaid and rance reimbursement. Pending legislation & advocacy needs will be covered.