Mental Health Benefits of Horticultural Therapy for Mindfulness & Stress Reduction. Explore What a Connection With Nature Has to Offer with Anne Meore, LMSW, HTR. Earn 2 CE Contact Hours.

Join author and advocate Sloane Miller as she examines how to live well while managing severe and life-threatening food allergies at the same time. Recognizing food as a common centerpiece of cultural and social norms, Ms. Miller will help practitioners to better understand the current food allergy landscape in the United States, increase awareness about the food allergic client’s experience and learn actionable tools to use immediately with food allergic clients in need of support. 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.

Alexa Donnelly shares unique insights and perspectives in working with survivors of domestic violence as well the offenders. Participants will review warning signs, learn where to find resources, and examine the ethical considerations and nuances that often surround the complex dynamics where family, social, cultural, and legal systems meet. Earn 2 CE Contact Hours (Category 1 Ethics).

Explore the ethics and challenges of upholding Social Work values within the administrative realm. From the Boardroom to the Budget Sheet, Bonnie Lumagui, LCSW examines development and maintenance of partnerships, communication with supervisors and executives, and strategies for effective meeting structures to maximize staff engagement. Earn 2 CE Contact Hours.