Conferences
“Working Together For Change”
2012 OSSWA Spring Conference
Friday, May 4, 2012
8:30a- 4:30p
Wickliffe, Ohio
6 CEUs including Ethics
Awards Luncheon
2012 Conference Brochure
Accommodations near conference
Conference at a Glance Schedule of Events:
8:00 – 8:15 Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:15 – 8:30 Welcome
8:30 – 11:30 Maintaining Ethical Standards in a School Social Work Setting - Tammy Tingle -ethical issues when working with children and families. Also, CSWMFT Board procedures re- garding investigation of licensees. (3 CEUs in Ethics)
11:30 – 11:45 Discussion
11:45 – 12:30 Lunch Awards Program – Ohio’s School Social Worker of the Year Friend of School Social Work Award
12:30 – 3: 30 Psychopharmacology trends with children and adolescents - Christina Ber- ardinelli, R.N.,LPCC—how agencies and schools can better communicate with each other. (3 CEUs)
3:30 – 3:45 Evaluations and Wrap-Up
“School Social Workers: Making a Difference in Schools, Homes & Communities”
15th National School Social Work Conference
March 28 – March 31, 2012
How to Create a 21st Century Community Learning Center Proposal in Competitive Times: A Two-Part Training
The 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) program is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to afterschool programs. The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) administers 21st CCLC funding and awards grants to school districts, ESCs, charter schools, non-profit and for-profit organizations, city and county entities, libraries and institutions of higher education for afterschool and summer programs. ODE will be issuing a request for applications (RFA) in January 2012 (more information about the RFA and 21st CCLC athttp://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=5&ContentID=42827&Content=114267).
The Ohio Afterschool Network (OAN) and the Afterschool Initiative (ASI), both programs of the Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association (OCCRRA), are hosting two trainings to help districts, schools, ESCs and community organizations to determine if they should apply, and, if so, information for developing a strong program and proposal plan.
Registration information:
Go to http://www.ohioafterschoolnetwork.org/calendar.cfm to register. Cost is $25 per person and includes lunch and materials. Credit cards, purchase orders and checks will be accepted. For more information contact Liz Nusken,lnusken@occrra.org or 614-310-1388.
Training Information:
Session One: January 25 at Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 7991 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center
This session will provide background information on 21st CCLC funding and how it is administered in Ohio, and cover data-driven decision making, assessing organization and staff capacity, collaboration (a key element of community learning centers), identifying resources, and developing program objectives.
Target Audience: ESC and district superintendents, treasurers, grant managers and executive directors of community-based organizations.
Session Two: February 22, Location TBD
This session will go into greater detail on 21st CCLC program elements. Topics include using scientifically-based research and materials, program evaluation and continuous improvement, and how programs can support learning initiatives (such as credit flexibility, health and wellness and workforce readiness), collaboration and budgeting. Presenters include leaders of highly-successful 21st CCLC programs, who will share their strategies and provide assistance to attendees during small group work time.
Target Audience: Teams of personnel responsible for grant writing, planning and operating 21st Century Community Learning Centers, if funded.
21st CCLC training description
15th National School Social Work Conference
The School Social Work Association of America would like to invite you to be a part of our 2012 National School Social Work Conference to be held in historic Boston on Wednesday, March 28 to Saturday March 31, 2012 and the opportunity to earn up to 23.5 CEUs/CPDUs.
We are thrilled to have Dr. George Sugai, Co-director of the national Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports presenting our Opening Keynote “Multi-tiered Prevention Frameworks and School Social Work”. The Center has been established by the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education and has two foci: (a) a broad dissemination to schools, families, and communities about a technology of school-wide positive behavioral supports and (b) demonstrations at the level of individual students, schools, districts, and states that school-wide positive behavioral support is feasible and effective. Dr. Sugai has published over 100 articles, numerous monographs, and a number of college textbooks on effective teaching practices, positive behavior support and applied behavior analysis. His research has emphasized effective applications of applied behavior analysis principles and school-wide PBS procedures to problems found in educational contexts.
Other Keynote Speakers:
· Dr. James Herbert Williams from the University of Denver “Addressing the Challenges Impacting African American’s Academic Achievement”.
· Myrna Mandlawitz, SSWAA Government Relations, will address the group “Watching Washington Work: Will They or Won’t They!”
Pre-Conference Presenters:
· Dr. Ross Greene from Harvard University and author of The Explosive Child and Lost at School.
· Dr. Janet Wozniak, M.D. from Massachusetts General addressing “Bipolar Disorder”
· Dr. Barent Walsh from The Bridge of Central Massachusetts and author of Treating Self-Injury: A Practical Guide and co-author of Self-Mutilation: Theory, Research and Treatment as well as Candice Porter from Screening for Mental Health
· Dr. Kevin Filter & Dr. Michelle Alvarez covering “Functional Behavioral Assessment”
· Tony Alvarez presenting on “Adventure Groups to Challenge the Mind, Body & Spirit”.
· Brenda Lindsey from the University of Illinois will present on “The Ethical Principles of Social Media and Other Issues”
· Jerrell Braxton, school social worker from Milwaukee, will present on “Brothers of Kwanza: A Youth Intervention & Self-Empowerment Group”
Premiere Film Screening:
· View the “Education Revolution” focusing on the role of Positive Behavioral Supports in schools presented by Dan Habib, filmmaker and Dr. JoAnne Malloy from the University of New Hampshire.
Workshops:
· Over 70 workshop offerings to choose from covering a wide array of topics.
Conference Justification Letter
https://www.sswaa.org/userfiles/file/2012-Annual-Conference/Brochure%202012FinalA.pdf
PAST CONFERENCES
School Social Workers as L.E.A.D.E.R.S.
Taking Care of Others and Ourselves.
Developing school- based social work leadership skills through the intervention process.
May 26, 2011
Crossing Bridges to Practical Interventions
September 16 – 17, 2010
View Brochure
The Kentucky and Ohio School Social Work Associations presented a joint conference in the fall of 2010. The conference will focused on providing useful interventions school social workers across the region are utilizing in their day-to-day practice.
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- Jim Raines, President of the Midwest Council
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- School Social Workers of the Year 2010 were honored. From Ohio is Demitra Turner (pictured on left) and from Kentucky is Janet Doss.