Social work IS political! All social work students are invited to a critical discussion with national social work organizers to explore ways to make an impact building up to the November elections.

Price: Free

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Maternal and Infant Mortality in Milwaukee. What Social Workers can do to Support Clients.  
9715 W. Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee, WI  53213

1 Continuing Education Credit

FREE for NASW Members, Student & Milwaukee County Employees
$20 for Future Members

State Senator LaTonya Johnson, Senate District 6 (D-Milwaukee)
Dr. Jill Denson, UW-Madison Prevention Research Center & the Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team
 

• 4:30 - 5:30 PM - Reception and Registration
• 5:30 - 6:30 PM - Panel Conversation

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     Paper Registration Form

Please email or mail your registration by Friday, March 15th, 2024, to have a certificate ready at the program. There will be on-site registration, and the certificates will be emailed within 10 business days.

Social Work Power: Advancing Equity for Change

October 21-23, 2024

at the Crowne Plaza, Milwaukee Airport

6401 S. 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53221

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Presented by Nancy Mullen, MSW   1 CEH

This presentation explores the challenge of differential diagnosis and support for clients living with co-existing post-traumatic stress disorder and post-concussion syndrome. Although addressing concussive issues is gathering increasing attention, concussions remain both undiagnosed and underdiagnosed, despite how common they are, across all political, religious and cultural groups. The presentation addresses the need for social workers to spearhead including assessment for mTBI routinely, especially within the domestic violence field, in elder care, and with young people active in sports. The under-diagnosis or missed diagnosis of concussion complicates treatment of mental health issues, which can be misunderstood as client resistance or disinterest. Undiagnosed post- concussive issues can hinder a client's progress in moving forward with recovery or even contribute to recidivism rates. In more serious cases, post-concussive issues may impede on activities of daily living for months and sometimes years. Breathing and Blinking draws upon research from the leading trauma experts, Bruce D. Perry, Bessel van der Kolk, and Nadine Burke Harris and includes occasional references to the presenter’s lived experience in concussion and concussion care. Social workers who are aware of the complications and can identify the co-existing symptoms will be more effective in getting their clients to appropriate care. As a profession, social workers are uniquely positioned to begin looking for the longer term effects of concussion, in school settings, residential settings, and clinical settings with clients who are also trauma survivors in order to advocate for care beyond the traditional passive treatment recommendations.
Attendees of this presentation will:

1. Review the effect of trauma on cognitive development
2. Increase knowledge of the overlap of PTSD and TBI symptoms
3. Increase knowledge of treatment complications for co-existing PTSD and TBI
4. Explore overview of neurofeedback as treatment option for clients with TBI or PTSD and TBI

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COST:

Member - $25
Member - Student or Retired - $20
Non Member - $35

Presented by Emily Kenney, LCSW

In 2020, the world was sent into an unprecedented crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the recognition of the economic downturn and personal crisis that many people were experiencing, the federal government invested in basic needs support. Because of the investment in rental assistance and other housing dollars, local communities were able to create different solutions to homelessness. This session will cover innovative strategies used around the state with COVID housing dollars, the impact of those funds, and what’s next for communities now that this additional funding has ended

3 Objectives:

1. To understand the homeless service delivery system in the United States.
2. To discuss implications of policy decisions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. To learn some basic advocacy points for addressing homelessness as social workers.

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Cost:

Member - $25
Member - Student or Retired - $20
Non-Member - $35