9th Annual Social Work Conference:
The Changing Face of Mental Health
October 22, 2009
MUSC Institute of Psychiatry Auditorium
67 President Street, Charleston, SC 29425
| Conference Overview | As we face economic spiral and health care reform, there have been many changes in leadership, resources, and funding for behavioral health. Programs have closed, budgets slashed, and services have declined. With economic stressors high, social workers are asked to do more with less. Students are having difficulties securing field placements, entering the field, and maintaining jobs as the economy shifts. As a profession, we need to remain focused on the strengths. Many challenges present as resources shrink. As social workers we advocate for social change, policy development, and justice. Collaborate with us as various speakers discuss the challenges ahead as we address changes in mental health services here in South Carolina and strategies for the future. back to top | | | Conference Faculty | Charlotte Anderson
Director, 211 Hotline; Trident United Way Candy Bates-Quinn, MEd, LPC, GCDFI
Coordinator; Guidance & Counseling, Home School
Charleston County School District Arlene Bowers Andrews, PhD, LISW
Carolina Distinguished Professor of Social Work; University of South Carolina Nancy Campbell, MSW
Associate Director and Chief Operations Officer; Ralph A. Johnson VA Medical Center Sallie Campbell, LISW-CP/AP, LMFT/S, DCSW
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina Esther Hennessee, MEd
Mobile Crisis; SC Department of Mental Health Betsey Hodges, LISW-CP, DCSW
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina Brenda Hyleman, LISW-CP/AP
Division Director, Community and Facility Service
SC Department of Health and Human Services John Magill, MSW
State Director of Mental Health; SC Department of Mental Health Jane Pavoni, LISW-CP
Victims Assistant; Mt. Pleasant Police Department Sam Waldrep, LMSW
Bureau Chief for Long Term Care and Behavioral Health
SC Department of Health and Human Services Jeff Yungman, LISW-CP, Esq.
Crisis Ministries |
back to top | | | Conference Itinerary | | Thursday, October 22, 2009 | | 7:30 - 8:00am | Check-In & Continental Breakfast | | 8:00-8:15am | Welcome and Introductions
Sallie Campbell, LISW-CP/AP, LMFT/S, DSCW | | 8:15-9:15am | Ethical Challenges
Sallie Campbell, LISW-CP/AP, LMFT/S, DSCW | | 9:15-10:15am | Addiction, Depression and Suicide - Assessing Risk and Offering Help
Charlotte Anderson, Jane Pavoni, LISW-CP & Candy Bates-Quinn, MEd, LPC, GCDFI | | 10:15-10:30am | Break | | 10:30-11:30am | Scope of Public Mental Health Services in South Carolina
John Magill, MSW | | 11:30am-12:30pm | Local Services for the Mentally Ill in the Era of Budget Cuts
Jeff Yungman, LISW-CP Esq.; Esther Hennessee, MEd & Betsey Hodges, LISW-CP, DCSW | | 12:30-1:15pm | Complimentary Luncheon | | 1:15-2:15pm | Assessing Social History for Capital Sentencing Mitigation
Arlene Bowers Andrews, PhD, LISW | | 2:15-3:15pm | Updates in Medicaid: Implications for Social Work Practice
Brenda Hyleman, MSW & Sam Waldrep, LMSW | | 3:15-3:30pm | Break | | 3:30-4:30pm | Social Work Challenges and Opportunities in Veteran's Administration Health Care
Nancy Campbell, MSW | | 4:30pm | Evaluations, Adjourn & Distribute Certificates |
back to top | | | Pre/Post Conference Workshops | | In addition to the Social Work Conference, we will be hosting two workshops that will offer 3 extra hours of CE credit each. These workshops will be facilitated by Latasha High, LISW-CP. Ms. High is the Outreach Program Manager at the National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center within MUSC’s Institute of Psychiatry. She has had over 9 years of experience in training health professionals and the community at large including groups within Charleston County, the University of SC, the Lowcountry Area Health Education Center, Greenville County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. In addition, Ms. High has facilitated groups for addicts, inmates and the Latino Community, which resulted in her receiving designation as Charleston County Employee of the Year in 2006. | | Pre-Conference Workshop: Wednesday, October 21, 2009; 5:00-8:30pm | | Cultural Competency in the Workplace | This workshop provides an overview of the skills and abilities necessary for providing both ethically and culturally competent medical services to clients/patients of varying ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Participants are encouraged to explore the meaning of biases, stereotypes, and prejudices, and are then challenged to identify personal barriers to effective service delivery. At the completion of this workshop, the participant should be able to: Recognize qualities and traits that identify various cultural groups (based on ethnic, racial, religious, age, gender, disability and other differences). Break down the "us/they" barriers by examining widely-held ideas which undermine cultural competency - Utilize tools which facilitate interactions with diverse clients/patients in and out of the workplace.
| | Post-Conference Workshop: Friday, October 23, 2009; 8:30am-12:00noon | | Managing Workplace Violence | In today’s increasingly stressful society, human behavior has grown progressively more violent. Never has this been more relevant than in the American workplace, where most of us spend at least half of our waking hours each day. This training seeks to draw out the uncomfortable questions that we sometimes ask ourselves "can violence happen in my workplace" and "what can we do about it?" At the completion of this workshop, the participant should be able to: Recognize the history of workplace violence as well as the varying types of interpersonal violence that are common in the workplace Recognize the danger signs that increase one’s vulnerability to workplace violence - Develop a personal as well as agency-wide plan for prevention and response to violence.
| back to top | | | Conference Location | Institute of Psychiatry Auditorium
Medical University of South Carolina
67 President Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29425 Click here for a map. back to top | | | Registration | | Registration fee includes conference materials, continuing education credit processing, continental breakfast, lunch and breaks. | Conference Registration Fee: $75.
Workshop Registration Fee:$50 EACH.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR A WORKSHOP. REGISTRATION FOR THE CONFERENCE IS NOW CLOSED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE EMAIL NORFLEET@MUSC.EDU. | Cancellations must be received by October 15, 2009 to receive a refund. | 1) ONLINE: Register online using a credit card payment.
2) PHONE: Register using a credit card by calling (843) 792-0175 or 792-7340.
3) MAIL: Print and mail your completed registration form with check payment. | back to top | | | Parking | Please plan to arrive early. Traffic into Charleston during rush hour can be extremely congested and parking around MUSC is limited. It is strongly recommended that you car-pool if possible. Parking is available at the parking garage located at President and Doughty Street behind the College of Nursing. Parking fees are the responsibility of the attendee. back to top | | | Credit Designation | - The SC Board of Social Work Examiners will approve 7 hours of designated credit.
- The SC Board of Examiners in Psychology will approve 7 Category A credits.
- The SC Board of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists Examiners will approve 7 hours of CE credit.
- For all other health professionals, MUSC will award .7 Continuing Education Unit.
(1 contact hour = .1 CEU)
| back to top | | | Historic Charleston | Charleston is a place where sand castles are built across the harbor from historic forts, where children ride scooters down 300-year-old streets, and where you can see modern theater in America’s oldest playhouse. Less than 15 miles away, you can stroll the gardens of the beautiful plantations, bask in the sun on wide sandy beaches, sail, play golf, tennis or ride bikes on a luxurious island resort. back to top | | | Accommodations | | Listed below are hotel options in the downtown area only minutes away from MUSC and Historic Charleston. | back to top | | | Planning Committee | Elena Bell, ACSW, LISW-CP
Oncology Social Worker
Medical University of South Carolina Sallie Campbell, LISW-CP/AP, LMFT/S, DCSW
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina Elizabeth Hodges, LISW-CP, DCSW
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina Carol L. Jaskunas, ACSW, LISW-CP
Social Worker
Medical University of South Carolina Mary Lou Shoemaker, LISW-CP, DCSW
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina |
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