Annual Conference

NASW AZ 2020 Conference Agenda

November 5th and 6th

Recorded total CEUs = 30
Arizona Social Workers Make a Difference

November 5th:
8:00 AM – Welcome: NASW National Board President, Mit Joyner, MSW
NASW Arizona Board President Erin Lowry, LCSW, CST
8:15am-9:45am: MORNING SESSION: 1.5 CEUs Keynote
Bearing the Unbearable: The Heartbreaking Path of Grief, Joanne Cacciatore, PhD
9:45am-10:00am: Live Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM - 11:30AM (Social Workers Value Competence)
A1 – A3: 1.5 CEUs ethics
A1: Licensure 101- ABBHE Executive Director, Tobi Zavala
A2: Indigenous Health Gap – Chris Sharp
A3: The Ethics of Professional Wills—Jessica Holton

11:30-12:00PM: Live Exhibit Hall

12:00 PM – 1 PM LIVE AWARDS CEREMONY

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (Social Workers Value Dignity and Worth of Individuals)
B1 – B3: 1.5 CEUs diversity/cultural competency
B1: Trauma informed collaborative practice: Supporting relational trauma survivors- Bianca Harper
B2: Cultural Humility (Part 1) - Indigenous Vision
B3: Immigration Issues of the Southwest: Josefina Ahumada, MSW; Yvette Borja, Esq., ACLU Attorney; Liz Casey, MSW, The
Florence Project; Diego Pina Lopez & Sarah Reed from Casa Alitas Migrant Shelter Services; SW student support: Juan Mejia, Nora Reyes, & Juliana
Huntington.

2:30pm-3:00pm: Live Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Social Workers Embody Integrity)
C1 – C3: 1.5 CEUs diversity/cultural competency
C1: LGBTQ Substance use/abuse -Tasha Mendoza
C2: Cultural Humility (Part 2) - Indigenous Vision
C3: Social Work Leadership-Katie Mommaerts 

November 6:
8:00 AM – 9:00am: MORNING SESSION: 1 CEU Keynote
Weaving Social Work: Reflecting on our Journey as Social Workers and Human Beings Joshua M. Hurand,
MA , LCSW

9:00am-9:30am:(0.5 CEUs) The Magic of Mindfulness, Jamie Valderama, BA , MA

9:30am-10:00am: Live Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Social Workers Value Service)A1 – A3: 1.5 CEUs
A1: Staying in the Window: Using Expressive Arts as a Form of Self-Care – Elizabeth Athens, LMSW
A2: Social Justice Ethics: Where we are now post election - Deborah Corey
A3: Self-Care for Resilience in Uncertain Times – Alden Carroll

11:30-12:00pm: Guest Comedian – Adam Grabowski

12:00-12:30pm: Live Exhibit Hall

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (Social Workers Recognize the Importance of Human Relationships)
B1 – B3: 1.5 CEUs diversity/cul tural competency
B1: Kinky/Curly Hair: What Social Workers Need to Know -Chandra Crudup
B2: Child Welfare- Macro Perspective – Judy Krysik
B3: Empathy Across the Lifespan- Melanie Reyes, MSW, and Elizabeth A . Segal, PhD

2:00pm-2:30pm: Live Exhibit Hall

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM (Social Workers Value Social Justice)
C1 – C3: 1.5 CEUs diversity/cul tural competency
C1: LGBTQ Population (Transgender Care) – Isaac Akapnitis & Panel
C2: Telehealth Ethics -Ruby Rideout, MSW & Vincent Fricano, MSW
C3: The Importance of Self Care for Social Workers- Stefanie Keefe, LMSW