Presented by Melinda Marasch, LCSW, Aspire Consulting

2 Continuing Education Hours
Healing (Trauma) Informed Care (HIC) is an important evidence-based best practice model for social workers & other direct care professionals to understand. Research in neuropsychology, adverse childhood experiences, resiliency, epigenetics, and other disciplines help us understand how we are affected by stress and trauma. This workshop provides practical approaches in response to triggered/activated clients.
July 30, 2025 9:00 am - 11:00 pm (CST) 2 CEH's
Presented by Melinda Marasch, LCSW, Aspire Consulting

2 Continuing Education Hours
Ethical Care requires Self Care per NASW Code of Ethics Amendments in 2021. This workshop will provide a Trauma (Healing) Informed lens to deal with the very real struggles of being a social worker or direct care professional. Content will include the effects of stress, trauma, secondary trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue, on professionals and program participants. We professionals need to care well for ourselves so that we can care well for others.
Learning Objectives: After completing this workshop, participants will be able to …
- Describe stress, trauma, secondary trauma, burnout, &/or compassion fatigue.
- Identify at least 1 approach to use or to teach a participant to help manage stress, trauma, secondary trauma, burnout, &/or compassion fatigue.
- Plan to utilize at least 1 approach to help manage stress, trauma, secondary trauma, burnout, &/or compassion fatigue.
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Cost:
Members: $50
Non-Members: $70
Members who are students or retired: $40
October 29-31, 2025

Social Work Persists: The Future is Now
October 29-31, 2025
45 Hillman Rd, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
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March 26, 2025, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MILWAUKEE EVENT
How Social Workers Can Support Clients in 2025’s Political Climate
1.5 CE's
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Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
In this 90-minute workshop, panelists discuss how the political climate impacts their practice areas and how social workers can help their clients and the larger community.
Panelists include:
- Nicole Cain, Manager, School Social Work and Community Services, Milwaukee Public Schools
- Erika Olson, Homeless Systems Specialist Wisconsin Balance of State, and
- Liz Marquardt, Senior Director of Data Analytics, Grants, and Compliance, Sojourner Family Peace Center
- Amy Kirby, MSW, MSW Program Coordinator, Clinical Associate Professor, HBSSW Social Work Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
This event is being sponsored by Milwaukee County Health & Human Services
Location: Zoofari Center
9715 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53213
Schedule:
- 5:00-5:30 p.m.: Reception with light refreshments
- 5:30-7 p.m.: Panel conversation
Price:
NASW-WI Members, Students & Milwaukee County Employees: Free
Future Members: $25.00
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