Contact
Terri Lawson
TCSW
615-313-9980
tlawson@tcsw.org
OR
Theresa Jorgensen
tjorgensen@sedev.org
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Please join us on Friday, October 30 for another great Southeast Tennessee Conference. Enjoy engaging keynote speakers and multiple workshops that support themes of self-care, workplace care, and community care.
Registration fees include continental breakfast, lunch, door prizes, and much more! Spend a full day learning, networking, and meeting our fabulous sponsors and exhibitors.
6 CEU's available, including up to 3 ethics CEU's if you attend the ethics workshops.
Social Worker CEU's approved by NASW Tennessee.
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor CEU's approved by CRCC.
Ethics Workshops Included and Reference:
Special Thanks to our sponsors and exhibitors:
University of Tennessee College of Social Work
Tennessee State University Center of Excellence for Learning Sciences
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Virginia College in Chattanooga
Tennessee Regulatory Authority
AFLAC, Beverly McKeldin, Agent, CIT
Southside/Dodson Avenue Community Health Centers
Want to connect with more than 200 human services professionals in Southeast Tennessee? Register now for an exhibit table.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:00 – 8:30AM Registration & Networking
8:30 – 9:40AM Welcome and Keynote - A Human Services Workplace for Humans, Judge Steve Hornsby
9:50 – 10:50AM Breakout Session I
- Healthy Eating for Busy Lifestyles: It CAN Be Done! Patrick Wortman, Registered Dietician/Certified Personal Trainer, CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine Associates
- Making a First and Lasting Impression: Top 10 List, Penny Hughey, Regional Relationship Manager, AIM Chattanooga
- What Everyone Ought to Know about Boundaries and Ethics, Dr. Amy Doolittle, Associate Professor, UT Chattanooga Dept. of Social Work
- Staying Healthy by Becoming a Better Self-Manager, Catherine Pippin & LeAnn Beck, Southeast TN AAAD
- Enriching Lives Through Nutrition Education, Anne Olson, Hamiliton CO UT Institute of Agriculture, and Janice Hartman, UT/TSU SNAP Education Program
11:00AM – 12:00PM Breakout Session II
- Local Supports for Those Experiencing Homelessness - A Panel Discussion
Cindia Williams - Homeless Health Care Center
John Dorris - North Carolina State University
Sherry Campbell - Welcome Home Chattanooga - Team-building in the Workplace, Philip Davis, Program Director, The Adventure Guild
- Self Care: An Essential Responsibility in Practice (Ethics), Dr. Cathy Scott, UT Chattanooga Dept. of Social Work
- Emergency Preparedness, Response, & Recovery, Sabrina Novak, Emergency Response Coordinator, Hamilton Co Health Dept., & Greg Smith, Planner, Hamilton Co Emergency Management
- Chattanooga LIVE - Explore and Enjoy the Scenic City and Southeast Tennessee, Panel Presentation
Greta Hayes, City of Chattanooga
Barry Courter, Chattanooga Times Free Press
12:15 – 1:40PM Lunch
Invocation -Dr. Marva Lee, D. Min.
Advocacy Award Presentations
Presentation - Making this a Healthier Tennessee - Russell Cliche, East Regional Director, Healthier Tennessee
1:50 – 2:50PM Breakout Session III
- Therapeutic Yoga, Tara Phillips, Movement Arts Collective
- Get Moving, Ashley Humble, Conditioning Specialist, ProgressiveHealth at VW Chattanooga
- Ethical Considerations for Integrating ACE's Outcomes into Human Services Practice, Dr. Valerie Radu, Executive Director, City of Chattanooga Family Justice Center
- Suicide and the Malfunctioning Brain, Eve Nite, Business Development Specialist, Mental Health Cooperative of Chattanooga
- Healthy Habits for a Healthier You - An Education Program by the Alzheimer's Association, Traci Bennett-Hobek, Alzheimer's Association
3:00 – 4:00PM Closing Session - Personality Inventory, Gena Ellis, First Things First
6 CEU's available, including 3 ethics CEU's if you attend the ethics workshops.
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