2025 Social Work Conference agenda- "Shaping the future together"

15.5 Continued education units

10.5 General Hours

2.5 Ethics Hours

1.0 Mandated Reporting Hour

1.5 Cultural Competency Hour

AGENDA - DAY 1

7:30 - 8:00am

Registration & Opening Remarks

8:00 - 9:30am

Session 1: “Working with Angry and Traumatized Adolescences Through Music”

Cynthia Graham, LPC

9:30 - 11:00am

Session 2: “Mind Magic: Exploring Hypnotherapy for Clinical Transformation – Part 1”

Melissa Ratliff-Sorrell, LCSW

11:00 – 11:15am

Break

11:15am – 12:45pm

Lunch with Keynote Speaker - “Ethics and Practicalities of Political Action: Beyond the Micro/Macro Binary”

Michael Forester, PhD, LCSW

12:45 – 2:15pm

Session 3: “Mind Magic: Exploring Hypnotherapy for Clinical Transformation – Part 2”

Melissa Ratliff-Sorrell, LCSW

2:15 – 2:30pm

Break

2:30 – 4:00pm

Session 4: “The Grand Remembrance How Purpose Can Heal Us”

Miranda Mantikos

4:00 – 5:00pm

Closing Keynote Speaker – “Standing At The Intersection”

Keva Scott, ED. S

5:00 – 5:30pm

Feedback Survey/ Collect certificate

5:30 – 8:00pm

Happy Hour - Celebrating Social Work Month

Networking, Refreshments including select spirits offered, & live jazz band

AGENDA - DAY 2

7:30 - 8:00am

Registration & Opening Remarks

8:00 - 9:30am

Session 1: Morning Keynote Speaker – “2025 Licensure Review and Ethics Update”

Virginia H. Adolph, DSW, LCSW, C-SSWS

9:30 - 11:00am

Session 2: “Collaborative Approaches to Addressing Racial Disparities in Health: A Social Work Perspective”

Valerie Joiner, DSW, LCSW

11:00 – 11:15am

Break

11:15am – 12:45pm

Lunch with Social Work Panel - “Leading the Way: Social Workers and Counselors Shaping Change Across Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Practice”

Virginia H. Adolph, DSW, LCSW, C-SSWS

Valerie Joiner, DSW, LCSW

Shelia Rivers, DSW, LCSW, MPH

12:45 – 2:15pm

Session 3: “Healing While Dealing”

Franchelle Daniels

2:15 – 2:30pm

Break

2:30 – 3:30pm

Session 4: Closing Keynote Speaker - “Mandate Reporting”

Melissa Ratliff – Sorrell, LCSW

3:30 – 4:00pm

Feedback Survey/ Collect certificate