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09 Student Poster Proposal

Student Posters DUE December 19, 2009.

4:00p.m. – 6:00 p.m.                    Registration Desk Open

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                 Registration Desk Open

                                                    Exhibitors Open

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  

Welcome: Taylor R. McGlawn, MSW, President, NASW MS

Opening Session

An Overview of the New Mississippi Social Work Licensure Rules and Regulations

ADVANCE \d4Stella Johnson, LCSW, Chair, Social Work Discipline

Specific Committee, and Kristi Plotner, LCSW, BOE Member

MS Board of Examiners for Social Workers

 and Marriage & Family Therapists, and

Gloria Green, JD, Special Assistant Attorney General

10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.      Concurrent Workshops

101. Moving Mississippi’s Children Forward:  What Will It Take?  Linda H. Southward, LCSW, Ph.D.   An overview of the work of the Mississippi KIDS COUNT program to include data useful in grant writing, policy

recommendations and program implementation. 

102   A Call to Action:  Getting Social Workers Ready to Respond During Disasters.  Debra Moore Shannon, LCSW, Ph.D., Laveta Moody-Thomas,

MPH,LSW.  Highlights of a collaborative venture between the MS Dept. of Health and the UM Dept of Social Work to educate, train, and recruit social workers for  emergency preparedness, and the Volunteers in Preparedness Registry online database.

103. The 2^nd Standard Deviation (A Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Teach Clients More Effective Coping Skills).  G. Bert Allain, LCSW.   A focus on the irrational thinking that is present in most youth and adults with life problems,

and the science involved in using strategies to help clients learn to deal more effectively with their problems.  Real world tools for practice will be provided.

104. School Social Work, A Collaborative Effort for Student Success.  Sharron U. Williams, LMSW, and Cheryl E. Lee, LMSW.  This session highlights the role of the school social worker.  Special emphasis will be placed on collaboration.  Student success is heightened when families, teachers, and school social workers work collaboratively to remove social, emotional,  behavioral and economic barriers that impede student success.

105. The Experience of Care-Giving at the End of Life.   Donna Evans, LSW.  Social workers assist caregivers in identifying how change and loss affects the experience of being a caregiver.  This session explores the unique opportunity to reframe change and loss to create a transformative experience for the caregiver and care receiver at the end of life.

106.  Cultural Diversity in the Workplace.  Tara Marler, BA.  Identify barriers to

building relationships with clients from other cultures, strengthen these relationships and explore your feelings about other cultures.

107.  How to Get Your Conference/Workshop Approved for Social Work CE:  New Procedures for Individual Applicants and Designated Providers.  Debra Bates Wuichet, LCSW, Chair, CE Committee, and other Committee members.  The NASW, MS Chapter will implement revised procedures and forms for CE approval in conjunction with anticipated changes in licensure requirements.  The NASW CE Committee will review application procedures and the Committee’s review process.

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.  LUNCH ON YOUR OWN OR AN OPTIONAL PRE-PAID BOX LUNCH TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE EXHIBIT HALL. 

NASW OFFERS THIS OPTION TO PROMOTE MORE TIME TO NETWORK WITH COLLEGUES, TO VIEW THE STUDENT POSTER SESSIONS, AND TO VISIT WITH VENDORS.

LUNCH TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED WITH PRE-REGISTRATION AND WILL BE GIVEN WITH YOUR ON-SITE PACKET.   NO REFUNDS OF LUNCH TICKETS WILL BE GIVEN.  SEE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM FOR PAYMENT.

When selecting workshops for the Thursday afternoon sessions, you have the option of:

A)      two 90 minute sessions OR

B)      one 180 minute Advanced Practice session. 

You CAN NOT select BOTH a 90 minute workshop and a 180 minute Advanced Practice session as your first choice. 

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.  Concurrent 90 minute Workshops

201.  Mississippi Youth Programs Around the Clock (MYPAC) Update.  Wanda Thomas, LMSW.  MYPAC is a home and community-based Medicaid waiver program that provides an array of services for youth with serious emotional disturbances.   Participants will learn the youth that meet the criteria and identify providers of MYPAC services.

202.  ** The Graduate Admissions Process:  Continuing Effective Social Work Practice with Advance Degrees.    Brian Anderson, Ph.D.  Graduate education in social work prepares students for careers and leadership roes in various professional arenas.  It is imperative that we continue to promote, educate and retain prospective ‘helping professionals” by ensuring that they are knowledgeable of the admissions process. (45 minutes) 

The Impact of Social Work Students’ Personal Faith on Practice Decisions. 

Jim Stafford, DSW, LCSW.  Findings of a study that examines the impact of social work students’ religious and spiritual beliefs on practice decisions.  (45 minutes)    **Participants are required to attend both presentations assigned to #202 to receive SWU credit for the session.

203.  From Vietnam & Iraq to Hurricanes Katrina & Ike:  The Clinical and Policy Nexus Between War and Natural Disaster.   Raymond Scurfield, DSW, LCSW, ACSW.  Discussion of converging issues and dynamics facing war veterans and natural disaster victims, including:  loss, disorientation, feeling forgotten,

10 profound myths, the necessity to therapeutically attend to politically-related issues, and the positives in the wake of trauma. 

204.  ** Substance Abuse & the Elderly.  Melinda Pilkinton, LCSW, Ph.D.   Information provided related to the use and abuse of substances by elders, including cultural/societal factors influencing use, generational differences, and biological/behavioral factors.  The relationship of drug abuse and co-morbid conditions, types of abuse, and issues related to drug abuse research will be discussed. (45 minutes)

The Challenge of Aging:  A Social Work Education Response.  Michael Forster,  MSW, Ph.D.  An introduction to the work of a new center on aging at the University of Southern Mississippi led by the School of Social Work.  **Participants are required to attend both presentations assigned to

#204 to receive SWU credit for the session. (45 minutes)

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  BREAK

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Concurrent 90 Minute Workshops

301.  An Update From the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and                 Marriage & Family Therapists:  Revisions to the Rules & Regulations and

    Online Services.  Stella Johnson, LCSW, Chair, Social Work Discipline  

    Specific Committee, Kristi Plotner, LCSW, Member, and Billy Dilworth, Exec.       Director,  MSBOESWMFT.

302. The Other Forgetting:  Non-Alzheimer’s Dementias.  Melora Jackson, MS.  This is an overview of other types of dementia, with a focus on how they are different from Alzheimer’s disease and what care approaches work best.

303.  HIV Prevention Counseling and Rapid HIV Testing in MS.  Frances L. Baker, LCSW.  The HIV Prevention Counseling and Rapid HIV Testing, a program piloted in 3 Delta Regional Mental Heath Center Addiction Programs, will be highlighted.  The presentation will include discussion of stigma and resistance to HIV testing, as well as counseling tips for clinicians.

304. Ethical Decision Making in Social Work Practice.  Gary K. Mayfield, Ph.D., LCSW.  Competing societal and personal values, conflicting “facts” on almost every subject, and varying levels of clinical experience all combine to challenge the professional practice of many social workers today.  This session’s primary goal is to demonstrate useable values, knowledge, and skills necessary for ethical decision making.

1:15p.m. – 4:30p.m.  Concurrent Advanced Practice Sessions (BREAK 2:45p.m.-3:00p.m.)  Restricted to Master’s Level Degree or Above.

401. Redecision Therapy:  A Brief, Powerful, Client-Centered Model for Change. Jeannie Falkner, PhD, LCSW, LMFT, CGP.  Redecision Therapy blends existential psychology with the cognitive clarity of Transactional Analysis and the affective engagement of Gestalt.  Redecision demonstrates profound respect for the autonomy of the individual with an absolute belief that people can change their lives for the better.  This experiential workshop will offer participants the opportunity to learn and experience Redecision in action.

 (Limit to first 30 registrants.)

402. Using Standardized Assessment Tools in Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment Planning.  Kelly Wilson, LCSW, Christina Bach, LPC, Jennifer Sigrest, MA, and Polly Thornhill, LMSW.  Trauma is often the root cause for children’s mental health issues.  This course will prepare LMSWs/LCSWs to screen for trauma.  Participants will learn to administer and score the Northshore Trauma Screening and the UCLA Post Traumatic Stress Index, and to use these instruments to inform therapy and treatment planning.  This program will allow clinicians to appropriately screen and assess children who would benefit from evidence-based trauma treatment modalities such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

403. Experiential Groups:  Using the Here and Now to Advance Self-Awareness and Change Behavior.  Susan C. Allen, PhD, LCSW, Jill Shaw, LCSW.  Experiential learning has proven to be a powerful tool in the integration of knowledge into life skills.  This workshop will provide the participant an opportunity to plan and lead an experiential group technique.  This technique enables clients to integrate learning into life skills by increasing self-awareness and building on existing strengths.

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.      Concurrent Workshops

501. Using Dreamwork to Address Trauma.  Susan Dalrymple, MPA, LCSW. 

Dreamwork is a means of accessing underlying issues using the dreamer’s point of reference.  It is an additional tool and avenue to address traumatic issues in a less threatening way with populations who suffer with nightmares.  Specific attention will be given to the area of combat veterans.

502. An Update From the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists:  Revisions to the Rules & Regulations and On-line Services.   Repeat of #301.

503.  ** Academic Attainment Following a Natural Disaster, the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on South Mississippi Students.  Tom Osowski, PhD, MSW, Carolyn Hester, PhD, LMSW.  Results of a study that looked at college students’ academic attainment pre- and post-Katrina and the impact this may have on social work students. (45 minutes)

Student Attitudes About Contraception.  Baxter Wright, Ph.D., MSW, James Bartlett, BSW.  A comparison of reported teen and college students’ attitudes about contraceptives in rural versus urban settings, to include a better understanding of the relationship between teen attitudes and teen pregnancy, the spread of STDs and the protection of the two parent family.  (45 minutes)

 ** Participants are required to attend both presentations assigned to #104 to receive SWU credit for the session.

504.  Too Stressed to Be Blessed?  Being Compassionate with Oneself While Being Compassionate with Others.  Jill Shannon Shaw, ACSW, LCSW.  Social workers often experience compassion fatigue due to prolonged exposure to stressful situations, both those that our clients are in and those of rigorous expectations caused by large caseloads with urgent deadlines.  Participants will learn the art of compassions for the self in order to remain effective and vital in the effort to provide compassionate service to others.

505.  The Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign.  Kaisha Moss, BS, Children’s Defense Fund.  This presentation is designed to raise awareness and to promote a concrete plan of action to stop the funneling of tens of thousands of youth, predominantly minorities, down life paths that often lead to arrest, conviction, incarceration and in some cases death.

506. Ethical Decision Making in Social Work Practice.  Gary K. Mayfield, Ph.D., LCSW.  Repeat of #304.

507. Constructivist Social Work:  New Dialogues for Social Work Practice.  Vincent J. Venturini, Ph.D., LCSW, Social Work Dept., MS Valley State University, and Nigel Parton, Ph.D., CQSW,  Professor, Applied Childhood Studies, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, England.  In a time when the demand for ‘evidence-based” interventions seems to have replaced creative social work with a mechanistic practice, scholars have held dialogues on constructivist social work practice.  This workshop will look at how these discussions are transforming the framework of post-modern social work.

10:15a.m. - 12:00p.m.                           Closing Session

Professional Possibilities as a Social Worker

Brian Anderson, Ph.D.

Social Work Program Director, Mississippi College

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                                                                     Registration Form

                                    NASW, MS Chapter Annual Conference, March 26-27, 2009

                    PLEASE PRINT and use a separate form for each person registering.

                     Mail to NASW MS Chapter, P.O. Box 5599, Pearl, MS 39288 OR

                                 Register online at  https://www.acteva.com/go/naswmiss

Name______Name___________________________________Agency/School_____________________________________

Address____Address___________________________________City______________________ State______Zip___________

Work PhoneWork Phone(    )_____________Cell or home phone(___)___________Email__________________________________

Email addrs Email address is required to receive notice if registration can not be processed.

Optional     Tursday Box Lunch $12.00 ______   Must include payment with pre-registration in order to receive ticket for

lunch in on-  On-site conference program.  No refunds for pre-paid lunch.

Are you an   Approved presenter for this conference?     Yes _____            No______

                                       EARLY BIRD RATE                              PRE-CONFERENCE DEADLINE

                               Postmarked by February 13, 2009            Postmarked by March 17, 2009

NASW MemMember                      $115.00 __ + $12.00 Lunch (optional) __        $135.00__ + $12.00 Lunch (optional) __

Member #_  Highest Educational Degree ________

Non MemberNonmember                 $140.00__ + $12.00 Lunch (optional) __          $175.00__ + $12.00 Lunch (optional) __

Social Work Student           $40.00__ + $12.00 Lunch (optional) __            $60.00__ + $12.00 Lunch (optional) __

Social Work School faculty member’s name and signature required to receive student rate

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Print faculty name)                                                                (Faculty signature)

Mailed regisMailed registrations not postmarked by March 17 or entered on-line by midnight March 17, and include the applicable fee, will be will be processed at the n-site at the ON-SITE rate. It is the registrant’s responsibility to ensure submissions are postmarked postmarked or entered by the applicable date and contain the applicable fees according to the schedule above.  Payment by credit card must be processed online  at www.acteva.com/go/naswmiss 

WORKS      WORKSHOPS SELECTED:  Enter 1^st choice and 2^nd choice by corresponding Session #.  Assignments are made based on

date receive date received and space availability.

t choice:

Session 1 _ Session 1___     Session 2 _____    Session 3______   OR  Session 4 (Advanced Practice instead of Sessions 2 & 3) ______

Session 5    Session 5 ___

Second choiSecond Choice:

Session 1__ Session 1___   Session 2_____   Session 3______  OR  Session 4 (Advanced Practice instead of Sessions 2 & 3) ______

Session 5_  Session 5 ___

  Exhibitor, Sponsor, Advertisement Application

MS NASW Annual Conference, March 26-27, 2009

                                                              Natchez Convention Center, Natchez, MS

                                    “SOCIAL WORK 2009:  DEFINING PURPOSE and EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES”

 Your business/organization is invited to participate in and support the Mississippi Chapter Annual Conference.   Beloware options to assure your business/organization is recognized as a participant in the state’s largest professionalgathering of licensed social workers. Applications with payment are due no later than January 30, 2009.  Applications without payment will not be considered and will be returned.    Any applications not accepted due to space limitations will be returned with your full payment. 

 Each of the STAR Sponsors will be given special recognition in the conference brochure, special designation of your STAR Sponsorship level at your exhibit table, and will be allowed to register, select their table location, and set-up on Wednesday, March 25, 2:00p.m. – 4:00 p.m., prior to other exhibitors. Exhibitors will be located in a spacious exhibit hall along with student juried posters and refreshments, activities that will encourage more attendees to visit the exhibits.

 A new addition to this year’s conference will be a box lunch offered on Thursday, March 26, 11:30am-1:15pm.  to conference registrants that pre-pay for the lunch.  This activity in the exhibit hall is provided to offer conference participants increased opportunities to network with each other, to view the student posters, and to visit with exhibitors.  The simple box lunches are available to both conference participants and exhibitors that include the lunch fee of $12.00 per person in the pre-paid registration fee. Those who pre-pay will receive tickets for the lunches in their on-site registration packets.  No refunds for the lunches will be given.

 Option 1

 _____ 4 STAR Sponsor - $4000.00

·          Sponsor of either the opening or closing plenary session with signage indicating sponsorship & recognition in brochure – indicate which session for sponsorship.

·          Full page ad in conference brochure

·          1 exhibit table

·          2 complimentary conference registrations

·          2 complimentary box lunch tickets for Thursday

·          1 set of mailing labels from the MS Chapter, NASW database of  approx. 1,000 members – per request

·          Business/organization name posted on the MS Chapter, NASW web site as a sponsor with link to your website for 6 months – per request

·          Employment postings on the MS Chapter, NASW web site for 12 months – per request

______ 3 STAR Sponsor - $3000.00

·          Sponsor of a refreshment break with signage indicating sponsorship & recognition in brochure

·          ½ page ad in conference brochure

·          2 complimentary conference registrations

·          2 complimentary box lunch tickets for Thursday

·          1 exhibit table

·          1 set of mailing labels for the MS Chapter, NASW database of approx. 1,000 members – per request

______ 2 STAR Sponsor - $2000.00

·          Co-sponsor of a refreshment break with signage indicating sponsorship & recognition in brochure

·          1 exhibit table

·          ¼ page ad in conference program

·          1 complimentary conference registration

·          1 complimentary box lunch ticket             

              1 STAR Sponsor - $1000.00

·          1 exhibit table

·          1 complimentary conference registration

·          1 complimentary box lunch ticket

Do you plan to contribute a door prize?   Yes ___     No ____

Option 2

EXHIBIT TABLE.  Exhibitors will be allowed to receive registration materials and set up at the assigned location Wednesday, March 26, 4:00pm – 6:00pm and Thursday, March 27, 7:30am

For Profit Organizations                                                   Non Profit Organizations                  

            One table - $600                                                                                  One table - $300     

Electrical Outlet needed?  Yes ____      No _____ Please remember to furnish your own extension cord

Do you plan to contribute a door prize?   Yes ___     No ____

Option 3

Conference Program Advertisement Fees (Ad copy must be submitted electronically in PDF format to our office, naswms@bellsouth.net, upon our notice to you of acceptance of application.  All ads will be in black and white. )

            Full Page - $700                                                                   Half Page - $350                               

Option 4

I am not interested in exhibiting during the conference or placing an ad in the program, but wish to contribute support towards a refreshment break in the following amount:   $500. ___$300. __$150. ____ .  Your organization/business will receive recognition for your support on-site and in the conference program. 

Business/Organization Name as it will appear in the conference program: 

 Contact Person:                                                                                       

Phone: ____________________

Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Fax: __________________________________________  

Email: __________________________________________                                                                                  (Email will be the primary form of communication with you)                          

TOTAL FEES ENCLOSED OR SUBMITTED ON LINE

Option 1:  $4000.00  ___      $3000.00  ___    $2000.00 ___  $1000.00  ___

Option 2:  $600.00 ____  (For profit) + optional $12.00 box lunch X  ___individuals = $______ total

                 $300.00 ____  (Non profit) + optional $12.00 box lunch X ___ individuals = $______ total

Option 3:  $700.00 ____ Full page                  $350.00 ____ Half page        

 Payment Method:  Check _____    Purchase Order _____   Money Order ______

NASW MS Chapter can only accept credit cards if the organization/exhibitor registers on line at https://www.acteva.com/go/naswmiss

AGREEMENT

Upon receipt of your complete application with payment, you will be notified by email of receipt.  Exhibitor assumes responsibility and agrees to indemnify and defend the NASW Mississippi Chapter and its agent, the Natchez Convention Center, and its respective employees and agents against any claims and expenses arising out of the use of the exhibition premises.  Exhibitor understands that if space is reserved all fees are retained by NASW whether or not the exhibitor attends.  Exhibitor understands neither NASW Mississippi Chapter nor the Natchez Convention Center maintains insurance covering the exhibitor’s property, and it is the sole responsibility of the exhibitor to obtain such insurance.  Security is not provided on-site by NASW or by the Natchez Convention Center.  The signature below provides agreement to comply with all exhibitor/sponsor/advertisement guidelines, rules and regulations.

Signature of Authorized Person

_______________________________________________________________________________

Title____________________________________________  Date _________________________

Please return this form to MS Chapter, NASW, P.O. Box 5599, Pearl, MS 39288-5599.  You may also complete the form on our web site and submit electronically, but space will not be reserved until fee is received.  If you have questions, please call our office at 601.936.0557, or email at naswms@bellsouth.net