29th Annual Child Welfare Workshop
Our Children, Our Community
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
8:15 am - 3:15 pm (5 contact hours)
(7:15 - Check-in, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits, Networking)
Hager Hall Convention & Event Center
Some Important Messages:
Washington County DSS Staff: Do not register for the Child Welfare Workshop online. Registrations are being handled internally, contact Barb Shevokas to register.
Brook Lane Staff: Online registration is not available. Submit a Training Request form along with the required documentation.
7:15 - 8:15 am Check-in, Continental Breakfast, Exhibit Visitation & Networking
8:15 - 8:30 am Opening Remarks
8:30 am Registration Check-in Closes
8:30 - 9:45 am General Session: The Angry Smile: Passive Aggressive Behavior
9:45 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 11:15 am Session I
A. Crisis Intervention Strategies
B. Partnering with Parents: Using ABA Principles for Positive Behavior Change
C. Supporting & Affirming Gender-Diverse Youth
D. Helping to Build Resilience and Well Being in Children & Families
E. Heroin: Identification, Prevention & Intervention
11:15 - 12:30 pm Regroup in Grand Ballroom for Lunch; Exhibit Visitation & Networking
12:30 - 1:45 pm Session II
F. Working with Human Trafficking Survivors: Clinical Considerations (1.25 CE in ethics)
G. Partnering with Parents: Using ABA Principles for Positive Behavior Change
H. Bullying & the Risk for Suicide: Assessment & Intervention
I. Providing a Trauma-Informed Approach to Care
J. The Legal Complexities of Working with Children/Adolescents (1.25 CE in ethics)
1:45 - 2:00 pm Break
2:00 - 3:15 pm Session III
K. Working with Human Trafficking Survivors: Clinical Considerations (1.25 CE in ethics)
L. Using Social Stories to Teach Social Skills
M. Bullying & the Risk of Suicide: Assessment & Intervention
N. Providing a Trauma-Informed Approach to Care
O. Supporting Children after Suicide or Overdose Loss
3:15 pm Awarding of Certificates (only available after this time)
Signe Whitson, C-SSWS, school counselor and the COO of Life Space Conflict Intervention (LSCI) Institute, an internationally recognized training and certification program designed to turn crises into learning opportunities for young people with self-defeating patterns of behaviors. Ms. Whitson is an expert on the psychology of passive-aggressive behavior and the co-author of the book The Angry Smile
Track A: Crisis Intervention Strategies
Jan Hummer, MA, cofounder/executive director of Open Minds, Inc. an organization dedicated to the teaching of mindfulness techniques to help reduce stress and conflict. Wendy Baracka, MSW, LICSW, clinical social worker with Morgan Co. Schools in WV. She is an adjunct instructor with the WVU School of Social Work and a certified trainer in the Nurtured Heard Approach.
Tracks B & G: Partnering with Parents: Using ABA Principles for Positive Behavior Change
Track L: Using Social Stories to Teach Social Skills
Heather Hinkle, BA, MEd, is an education consultant with Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Services where she works with children with autism and related developmental disabilities. She has over 20 years of experience working with individuals with disabilities in the home, school and community. Her area of interested is in the development/implementation of home and school-based Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) programs.
Track C: Gender Diversity: Working with LGBTQ Youth
Kate MacShane, M.Ed. MSW, LGSW, is a liscensed gratuate social worker in private practice in Frederick where she provides affirmative psychotherapy to on gender-diverse youth.
Track D: Helping to Build Resilience and Well-being in Children & Families
Joan Smith, LCSW, chief of Wellness and Prevention with DHMH Behavioral Health Administration, Child and Adolescent Division. Her particular area of expertise is resilience and promoting the skills and mindset needed for positive well being in children, families, communities & organizations.
Track E: Heroin: Identification, Prevention and Intervention
Rebecca Hogamier, LCADC, MBA, licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor and a Nationally Certified Master Addiction Counselor & Substance Abuse Professional (SAP). She is currently the program director for the Washington County Sheriff’s Day Reporting Program. Formerly, she was the director of the Washington Co. Health Depart, Division of Behavioral Health Services for 20 years.
Tracks F & K: Working with Human Trafficking Survivors: Clinical Considerations
Donna Batkis, LCSW-C, MSSW, MPM, senior clinical psychotherapist at the Hispanic Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital Community Psychiatry Program and in the community at St. Patrick’s Church, Assisi House. As a bilingual therapist, she provides mental health & wellness services to Spanish speaking children/adults. She has over 30 years of experience in working with survivors of human trafficking, kidnapping, torture & homicide in treatment centers both nationally and internationally.
Tracks H & M: Bullying and the Risk of Suicide: Assessment & Intervention
Paige N. Johnston, LCPC, clinical supervisor of Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where she provides oversight for a community-based outpatient clinic in the Baltimore region. The clinic has experienced an increase in psychiatric admissions due to issues associated with bullying and related suicidal ideation has made addressing this a priority. Alisa Gellman, LCPC, RYT 200, therapist providing mental health services to children/adolescents in a Baltimore Public School setting, Pre-K to 8th grade. She has experience firsthand the impact that bullying can have on a child’s functioning at school, in the community and at home. Alisa is also a registered yoga therapist.
Tracks I & N: Providing a Trauma-Informed Approach to Care
Jessica Lertora, LCSW-C, is a clinical social worker and faculty member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Learning Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma. She has a particular interest in working with families and young children who are healing from traumatic events.
Track J: The Legal Complexities of Working with Children
Travis W. Poole, Esq., associate attorney practicing with the law firm of Poole & Kane, P.A. In addition, Mr. Poole is an attorney for the Washington County Department of Social Services. Terri Lancaster, MA, NCC, LCPC, RPT-S, is the outpatient program manager at The Mental Health Center of Western Maryland. She has over 20 years of experience working with children, families & community mental health.
Track O: Supporting Children after Suicide and Overdose Loss
Sarah Montgomery, LCSW-C, coordinator of Children & Family Programs at Chesapeake Life Center at the Hospice of the Chesapeake in Pasadena, MD. She is the co-author of Supporting Children After A Suicide Loss: A Guide of Parents and Caregivers (2015). Joy McCrady, MS, LGPC, NCC, clinical counseling fellow at the Chesapeake Life Center at Hospice of the Chesapeake where she co-facilitates a group for those who have lost a loved one to substance abuse.
Registration Fee: $ 49.00 Deadline: April 11, 2017
Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch and 5 educational hours/CEUs. Registration Deadline is April 11, 2016 or when maximum number of participants (300) is reached.
Cancellation Policy: A $10.00 processing fee will apply to all cancellations. To receive a refund, cancellation must be made in writing and received no later than April 11, 2016. No refunds/credits will be made after April 11, 2017 or for no-shows on the day of the program.
Continuing Education Credits
Note: To receive a certificate of completion and continuing education credits, attendees must be on time and attend 100% of the program. Partial credit will not be awarded.
Maryland Social Workers: Brook Lane is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. Brook Lane is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. Program will provide 5.0 credit hours of Category I continuing education; partial credit will not be awarded.
Maryland Psychologists: The Maryland State Board of Examiners for Psychologists will accept CE hours provided by Brook Lane, an approved CE sponsor of the MD Board of Social Work Examiners. Program will provide 5.0 credit hours, partial credit will not be awarded.
Counselors/Therapists: Brook Lane Health Services has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) # 5452. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Brook Lane is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. Program will provide 5 clock hours; partial credit will not be awarded.
Other Disciplines seeking documentation of contact hours for submission of CEUs as an individual: A certificate of completion noting five educational/contact hours will be provided to those who attend 100% of the program.