Last Week for Registration
Michigan Association of School Social Workers
Registration ends Friday, October 21.
Conference information is now available!
Thursday Keynote: Christian Moore
The Resilience Breakthrough: 4 Keys to Creating a Resilient School Climate
Resilience is something we’re all born with. In this presentation, participants will learn about the vital skills of resilience found in WhyTry Founder Christian Moore’s book, “The Resilience Breakthrough: 27 Tools for Turning Adversity into Action.” This engaging presentation will empower you to deliver these skills to students of any background and learning style, enabling them to thrive not only in school, but in life.
Friday Keynotes: Michael S Kelly & Steve Whitmore
It's Time: Using a Time-Study Tool to Understand and Enhance School Social Work Practice
School social workers are increasingly being asked to document what they do and to show the impact of their services. This presentation details the first step in the process, identifying an effective time-study tool that is being used by school social workers in a pilot project in Michigan. For this presentation, the tool will be shared with the group, as well as initial outcomes from the project to encourage further discussion about ways that this project might be expanded to shape school social work practice across Michigan.
Saturday Keynote: Tom Thelen
The Secret to Helping Students Become Victimproof
In this keynote session bullying prevention expert Tom Thelen, author of Victimproof,describes the number one secret to helping students break free from the bullying cycle. As a student Tom was bullied, but thanks to one teacher he discovered how to become “Victimproof.” Today Tom speaks internationally to educators and students showing them how resiliency breaks the power of bullying. Tom is the creator of the nationally recognized Victimproof Program.
Breakouts Include sessions on:
- Immigration and Refugees
- Data Collection
- Trauma Informed Practice
- Resilience
- Mindfulness
- Group Facilitation
- Time Management
- Cultures of Thinking
- Pain Management
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- Breakout Session Handouts (Available starting October 2016!)
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- Hotel & Parking Information
- Lansing Center Map
For more information...
For more information, please contact the appropriate conference committee member:
General Questions: Laura Milner at lmilnerssw@gmail.com and Karla Vandenberg at vandenberg@gmail.com.
Registration Assistance: Kathy Weaver at conference@masswmi.org.
Handout Assistance: Handout coordinator at handouts@masswmi.org.