Megan Montgomery, LMSW, LICSW guides us through a Trauma Informed perspective when working with clients in the world of adoption. Participants will gain insights on confronting grief and loss in adoption, recognizing how each person impacted by adoption may experience unique grief and loss, and identifying why a trauma informed approach is necessary. Earn 2 CE Contact Hours.

Examine the multilayered aspects of bullying with Clinical Social Worker Sarah Gugluizza, LCSW. This presentation will assist practitioners with the review of Bullying and its defining characteristics, the various manifestations of bullying, along with a deeper look into the social and emotional aspects of how and why bullying occurs to aid in assessment and intervention strategies, and an understanding of its broader impact. Earn 2 CE Contact Hours.

It’s Curtain Call with Therapist and Actor Mark O’Connell, LCSW, MFA! Learn how applying the work of character development can bring therapeutic impact into the clinical session. Earn 2 CE Contact Hours.

Unlock the psychological factors that perpetuate conflicts on the micro, mezzo, and macro levels with Diana File, MA. Enjoy a comprehensive overview of the often unrecognized psycho-social elements of conflict, how problematic belief systems interact to perpetuate conflict at the individual, group, and global level, and effective strategies to help clients apply these insights. Earn 2 CE Contact Hours.

Explore how resilience can be nurtured using expressive and play therapy interventions! Join Sabra Starnes, LICSW,LCSW-C, M.ED, RPT-S as we discuss the ACES assessment and scores, and how they affect youth emotionally and physically. Participants will expand their knowledge of resilience through interactions between an individual’s adverse experiences and protective factors, and learn how specific protective factors are used throughout the life- span when coping with adversity. Earn 2 CE Contact Hours.