Thursday Plenary Session – George Grandy, Jr., Regional Director, 2020 Census; Marilyn Stephens, Assistant Regional Census Manager. “United States Census 2020” - General - Limited to 600. Riverview A & B (1.5 CEU)
8:00 AM
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3-13: Living As An Alzheimer’s Caregiver – Intermediate; General; Aging/Gerontology; Peter J. Losavio Jr. Attendees will become knowledgeable of the various legal matters involved in planning for an Alzheimer’s patient, including the cost of care and how to pay for it. They will gain an understanding of important communication and relationship strategies of minimizing personal stress that can occur while taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s. Attendees will also learn about important resources and support information to assist with caring for an individual with Alzheimer’s. Limited to 36.
10:00 AM
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3-14: Internet Gambling, Gaming, and Betting: Updates and Co-Occurring Issues – Intermediate; Clinical; Heather Kleckinger-Craven, LPC, ICGC II. Gambling and gaming trends are changing quickly, so it is important that mental health professionals understand the changes in availability, legal issues, and social impact on clients. Gaming is no longer just for adolescents and gambling is no longer just for adults. This workshop will provide an overview of gambling and gaming opportunities and the overlap that leads to disordersd behaviors. Attendees will also learn to identify and find treatment opportunities for gambling and gaming behaviors. Limited to 70.
10:00 AM
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3-15: The From Chaos to Peace Process – An Evidence-Based Model For Families – Intermediate; Clinical; Marriage and Family; Mental Health/Behavioral; Brett Quantrille, LCSW. This session will provide participants an overview that will render tried and true methods clinicians can use immediately in their practice or place of employment. Participants will learn how to implement the Family Behavior Assessment and the evaluation process and methodology. Limited to 65. The Hartley/Vey Workshop Theatre at Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts
10:00 AM
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3-16: The Census is Coming!! Why it’s Important and How You Can Help – Basic; General; Policy/Research; Ashley Daire Herad, MPA. The 2020 census provides a one in 10 year opportunity for every living and breathing person on U.S. soil to ensure proper funding for communities and representation in Congress. An accurate count means that the $675 billion provided to states annually for programs like Medicaid and Head Start, funding for roads and public schools and essential services are equitably distributed. Find out how you can help ensure everyone is counted once, only once, and in the right place. Limited to 38.
10:00 AM
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3-17: Death Anxiety – Basic; General; Grief; Loretta Rivers, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW, CT. The realization that death is something that we all must face may creates feelings of anxiety. Awareness of our own death impacts how we think, feel, and behave. In this presentation, the presenters will define death anxiety, consider how death anxiety impacts our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and look at how that person copes with death anxiety. Limited to 50.
10:00 AM
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3-18: Disaster Behavioral Health: A Trauma Informed Approach – Intermediate; Clinical; Mental Health/Behavioral Health; Trauma-Informed Care; Paula C. Davis, LCSW-BACS; Al Robelot, Jr., LCSW-BACS; Stephanie K. Sterling, LCSW. This presentation will provide the skills necessary to establish integrated, trauma-informed behavioral health services within the community in response to a disaster. Participants will be able to identify the unique clinical themes that arise in a disaster setting and will be able to utilize the lessons learned in order to improve services for future disasters. Limited to 50.
10:00 AM
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3-19: Assessment and Treatment of Children and Teens Experiencing Anxiety – Intermediate; Clinical; Children, Adolescents & Young Adults; Donna Wimberly, LCSW. This workshop will focus on aspects of working with children and teens with anxiety. Throughout the workshop, lecture and group activities will explore challenges of working with children and teens with anxiety and the impact of self-esteem and bullying on levels of anxiety. The presenter will provide experiences, research, and resources to enhance and measure the outcomes of work with this population. Limited to 32.
10:00 AM
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3-20: School Social Work Network Meeting – School Social Workers Roundtable Discussion – General; School Social Work; Worlita Williams, LCSW-BACS, ACSW, C-SSWS. School Social Workers have for years been a life force within the education system. Throughout recent history, school social workers have had an array of responsibilities within the school community. They often serve as counselors, mediators, and advocates. Traditionally, school social workers have been primary facilitators of communication and linkage between school, home, and community. Yet despite having such vast and critical responsibility within learning systems, school social workers remain marginalized and discounted as school leaders. School social workers are often compartmentalized as case managers or commissioned for supportive counseling and crisis intervention, and their capacity to contribute administratively to the school goes unnoticed. The social workers’ aptitude to serve as school policymakers and instructional supervisors is an untapped reservoir of potential for educational systems. Limited to 65. The Hartley/Vey Studio Theatre at Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts
10:00 AM
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3-21: Report to Members (and non-members) - Status of Social Work in Louisiana – Basic; General; Social Work in Louisiana; Ayn W. Stehr, JD, MSW, LCSW. Members and non members of NASW benefit from the work of the National, as well as the Louisiana Chapter, of the National Association of Social Workers. This workshop provides an overview of the Louisiana Chapter of NASW, Louisiana's Schools of Social Work, demographics of Louisiana's credentialed social workers, and state and federal legislative endeavors. Limited to 24.
10:00 AM
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3-22: Approaches to Case Management for Older Adults Living with HIV – Intermediate; General; Aging/Gerontology; Health; Karen Reichard, LMSW. This workshop explores the social determinants of HIV and aging through a case management lens. As the population of people living with HIV ages, there is increased need for dual knowledge of geriatrics and HIV. Social workers in theis field plan an important role in identifying and addressing the oscial determinants of health and the barriers of care. The particular challenges for care with this population and emerging ideas for addressing them will be discussed. Limited to 40.
10:00 AM
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Plenary and Networking Luncheon – General-Ayn W. Stehr, JD, MSW, LCSW. "The Profession of Social Work in Louisiana”. Members and non-members of NASW benefit from the work of the National, as well as the Louisiana Chapter, of the National Association of Social Workers. This workshop provides an overview of the Louisiana Chapter of NASW, Louisiana's Schools of Social Work, demographics of Louisiana's credentialed social workers, and state and federal legislative endeavors. Limited to 500. Riverview A & B (1.5 CEU)
11:45 AM
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B-23: Living a Balanced Life: Mental Health and Physical Health – Basic; Clinical; Marriage and Family; Private Practice Kay Clemons, LCSW-BACS. Social Workers strive on a daily basis to encourage their clients to address their mental and physical needs to achieve a healthy lifestyle. The intention of this workshop is to address the ingredients necessary to join mental and physical health to arrive at the "full picture". This workshop will allow the workshop members to explore their approaches to mental and physical health as it pertains to the individual. It is with the deeper understanding of oursleves that we can effectively manage the care of our therapeutic approaches to our clients. Participation is encouraged but not mandatory. Limited to 38.
2:00 PM
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B-24: It Starts With Family: Wellness and Care for LGBTQ+ Youth – Intermediate; Ethical; Cultural Competence; LGBTQ; Bradley A. Leger, M.P.S., Ph.D. Developing cultural competence is clearly embraced by the tenets of the NASW’S Mission Statement and Code of Ethics. Within the realm of working with the LGBTQ+ community, this workshop will cover relevant current issues and provide accurate, pertinent statistics and terminology, placing particular emphasis on the critical role of family acceptance in contributing to the safety, health and well-being and reducing the spectrum risks of pre-teen and adolescent family members who identify as LGBTQ+. Limited to 36.
2:00 PM
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B-25: Miraculous Psychotherapy! – Basic; Clinical; Mental Health/Behavioral Health; Gary Tiemann, LCSW. In this workshop, the author of “Miraculous Psychotherapy: Achieve Your Ultimate Happiness With A Course In Miracles” introduces the body of work by Dr. Helen Schucman and Dr. Bill Thetford, Columbia University psychologists, called “A Course in Miracles” (ACIM). This includes the author’s application of this work to psychotherapy and ACIM’s similarity to other psychology and psychotherapy theories. Limited to 32.
2:00 PM
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B-26: Resistance Versus Noncompliance in Treatment – Basic; Intermediate; Advanced; Clinical; Addiction; Mental Health/Behavioral Health; Private Practice; Brandy Klingman, LCSW-BACS. Many clinicians experience the resistant or non-compliant patient either in private practice or in an agency setting. This can be a very challenging experience for both the therapist and the patient and can often result in an unnecessary termination of the relationship or treatment. The behaviors associated with the resistant patient often impact the therapeutic relationship negatively and consequentially create an underlying and often not addressed countertransference. This training will allow for the use of our clinical experiences with the resistant/noncompliant patient to open up opportunity to have clinical growth through shared experiences of countertransference and create an important self awareness for this issue. The goal of this session is to create awareness and interventions for the resistant or noncompliant patient and to explore the root causes and differences between the two types of patients. Limited to 50.
2:00 PM
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B-27: PCOMS: – Advanced; Clinical; Cultural Competence; Mental Health/Behavioral Health; Mark S. DeBord, LCSW. Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS), is supported by seven Randomized Clinical Trials. It is designed as a clinical tool measuring outcome and alliance one client at a time. These ultra-brief measures are theoretical and intended to be integrated into any acceptable modality, including eclectic/person centered. Client preferences are expressly valued and guide choice of goals and strategies. The measures inform the work such that service delivery is enhanced by improved clinical outcome, client retention, ethical dosing of service, cultural preferences honored and social justice advocated. This seminar will be of interest to both individual clinicians and agency administrators interested in a feasible option for implementing an EBP that will cut across all programs and provide outcome measures at client, therapist and program levels. Limited to 50.
2:00 PM
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B-28: (Same as C-39) Using DBT for Clients with Trauma and Addiction – Intermediate; Clinical; Addiction; Trauma-Informed Care; Parker Sternbergh, MHA, LCSW-BACS. Clients who have experienced trauma and issues with substance misuse/abuse often times have difficulty feeling, expressing and regulating emotions. They experience difficulty in maintaining stable relationships. DBT offers clinicians and clients an opportunity to work on skill building to improve a client’s ability to function well in relationships, using the modality alone or in conjunction with other treatment modalities. Limited to 65. The Hartley/Vey Workshop Theatre at Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts
2:00 PM
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B-29: Common Complaints and Ethical Dilemmas Addressed by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners – Basic; Ethics; Lisa L. Lipsey, LCSW-BACS, BCD, ACSW; Emily DeAngelo; John Shalett, LCSW-BACS, LMFT-S; Brent A. Villemarette, LCSW-BACS. This interactive workshop is presented by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners. Participants will be informed of the most frequent types of complaints received by the licensing board as well as ethical dilemmas brought to the LABSWE from social workers. Participants will be given the opportunity, through complaint scenarios, to determine if they believe a violation of the law has occurred. Limited to 70.
2:00 PM
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B-30: Yoga for Body, Mind, & Spirit in the Psychotherapeutic Setting – Intermediate; Clinical; Private Practice; Trauma-Informed Care; Rev. Andrea “Ani” Vidrine, LCSW. Yoga is a philosophical system that provides a holistic approach to well-being, addressing the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a person. This workshop will explore the concept of yoga as a tool in psychotherapy, learn trauma-informed chair yoga postures, and participate in three practices that help to interrupt the mental commentary. Limited to 40.
2:00 PM
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4-31: (Same as 8-54) Integrated Healthcare: A New Look at How to Treat Mental Health – Intermediate; Clinical; Mental Health/Behavioral Health; Dr. April Johnson Dumas, DBH, LCSW-BACS. As primary care settings transition from the traditional treatment of physical health, there is an increasing need for social workers to treat psychological ailments that exacerbate medical issues. The navigation of healthcare systems, including referral, can present barriers for those that are most vulnerable and in greatest need of care. By social workers learning best practices to work within this changing system, they can teach clients with co-morbid conditions how to better manage symptoms that interfere with goal attainment and living a better quality of life. Limited to 38
2:00 PM
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4-32: The Unique and Multifacted Journey of Birth Mothers in Adoption – Intermediate; General; Grief; Mental Health/Behavioral Health; Lori Arceneaux, LCSW, BACS. This workshop focuses on the unique journey and experiences of birth mothers who have placed a child for adoption. Participants will learn about the complex emotions that may be experienced by those who have been touched by adoption as well as learn how to best assist and support birth mothers during the lifelong journey of adoption. Participants will gain an understanding of the grief and loss process that occurs in adoption. Limited to 24.
2:00 PM
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5-33: Ageism: The Unspoken Discrimination Affecting the Healthcare of Older Adults – Intermediate; General; Aging/Gerontology; Diversity; Gina Rossi, LCSW. This is a high energy presentation educating social workers about ageism and its destructive effects to older adults. The presentation includes examples of implicit and explicit bias along with alternatives to addressing ageism when it is identified. Limited to 38.
3:45 PM
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5-34: Student Presentations – Basic; General; Ruth T. Weinzettle, Ph.D., LCSW-BACS. This workshop, which has been presented at the NASW-LA annual conference for many years, features exemplary papers completed by students at Louisiana’s schools of social work. All social work programs in the State of Louisiana are invited to submit one outstanding student paper to be considered for presendtation. Through review by a committee, the top three papers are selected and presentations are made in this workshop. Topics reflect current issues in the field of social work. Limited to 24.
3:45 PM
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