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  • Friday, Oct 24th
    1:10 PM - 1:25 PM MT
    The Power of Paws: Ethical and Effective Animal-Assisted Services in Social Work
    Location: Sheraton Tower, Level 2 - Grand Ballroom
    Presenter: AJ Cullen, LICSW, C-AAIS – Simmons University/Autism Barks
    Clinical Practice
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT
    Enhancing Resilience, Reducing Dissociation in Neurodivergent Teen: A Case Study Using Appraisal-by-Content
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 4
    Presenter: Kristina Ray-Bennett, PhD Candidate, LCSW, LSSW – Indiana University
    Clinical Practice
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    1:45 PM - 2:45 PM MT
    Implications for clinical work with minoritized couples
    Location: Sheraton Tower, Level 2 - Tower Court C
    Clinical Practice
     Earn 1 ASWB ACE Credit
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    1:45 PM - 2:15 PM MT
    Exclusion of Black Couples in Emotionally Focused Therapy, An Evidenced-Based Approach
    Location: Sheraton Tower, Level 2 - Tower Court C
    Presenter: Natalie Milom, LCSW – University of Georgia
    Clinical Practice
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    1:45 PM - 2:45 PM MT
    Teaching Future Clinicians to Document Disability: Utilizing Strengths-Based Language in Deficit-Based Systems
    Location: Sheraton Tower, Mezzanine Level - Silver
    Presenter: Sara C. Melucci, MSW, LICSW – Providence College
    Presenter: Jordyn Hagar, PhD, LICSW (she/her/hers) – Providence College
    Clinical Practice
     Earn 1 ASWB ACE Credit
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    2:15 PM - 2:45 PM MT
    Does Social Work Education Prepare Work With Clients in Polyamorous & Non-Monogamous Relationships?
    Location: Sheraton Tower, Level 2 - Tower Court C
    Presenter: Roberto J. Frausto, Jr., LLMSW (they/them/theirs) – Eastern Michigan University
    Presenter: Margaret A. Paauw, PhD, LMSW (She/They) – Eastern Michigan University
    Clinical Practice
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT
    Suicide Prevention as a Social Work Competency: Addressing Workforce Gaps Through Education
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Plaza Court 8
    Presenter: Jonathan R. Kratz, LCSW, BAS – University of Oklahoma
    Presenter: Cassandra Jackson-Smith, LCSW (she/her/hers) – Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work
    Clinical Practice
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    4:15 PM - 4:45 PM MT
    Understanding Autistic Adults’ Conceptualizations and Experiences of Masking Within the Neurodiversity Paradigm
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Lobby/Street Level - Director's Row J
    Presenter: Jeremy Brown, PhD, LCSW – Simmons University
    Clinical Practice
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    4:45 PM - 5:15 PM MT
    Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Social Work Education for Effective Autism Spectrum Disorder Care
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 14
    Presenter: Estrellita Moronta, DSW – Rhode Island College
    Clinical Practice
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    4:45 PM - 5:15 PM MT
    Applying a Multidimensional Framework and Assessment Tool to Early Childhood Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Lobby/Street Level - Director's Row J
    Presenter: Devon Musson Rose, PhD, LCSW (she/her/hers) – Utah Valley University
    Clinical Practice
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT
    Embodying Liberation: Pilot Study on Dance as a Pathway to Disability Justice and Joy
    Location: Sheraton Tower, Mezzanine Level - Denver
    Presenter: Amanda J. Clark-Andrejkovics, LCSW, MSCJ – Univresity of Oklahoma
    Presenter: Jasmine Aaenson-Fletcher, MSW – Youth Services INC
    Clinical Practice
     Earn 1 ASWB ACE Credit
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT
    Growing With Our Grief: Somatic (Mind/Body) Strategies for Grief and Burnout
    Location: Sheraton Tower, Majestic Level - Savoy
    Presenter: Jordan Constantine, MSW (they/them/theirs) – LIGHT Movement
    Presenter: Katie Mattei
    Clinical Practice
     Earn 1 ASWB ACE Credit
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT
    Mental Health Workforce Acceleration Program: A Collaboration to Diversify the Clinical Workforce
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 3
    Presenter: Aimee B. Chung, MSW, LSW (she/her/hers) – Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health
    Presenter: Savani Aupiu, MA, MSW, PhD student (she/her/hers) – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health
    Clinical Practice
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT
    Not Another Social Skills Group: Neurodiverse-Affirming Group Therapy Practices
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom - Poster 5
    Presenter: Zan Haggerty, DSW, LCSW (they/them/theirs) – Stockton University
    Clinical Practice
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MT
    Continuing Bonds between Individuals and their Deceased Siblings with Disabilities
    Location: Sheraton Tower, Mezzanine Level - Gold
    Presenter: J. Holden Brimhall, LCSW, MSSW (he/him/his) – University of Memphis
    Presenter: Melissa Hirschi, PhD, LCSW (she/her/hers) – Utah Valley University
    Clinical Practice
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    4:15 PM - 5:15 PM MT
    Incorporating Lived Experience of Psychiatric Disabilities Into Mental Health Practice Courses
    Location: Sheraton Tower, Mezzanine Level - Gold
    Presenter: Jeffrey Ciak, MSW – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Presenter: Mer W. Francis, PhD, MSW – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Clinical Practice
     Earn 1 ASWB ACE Credit
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MT
    Unique journeys: Racial and disability justice in clinical social work
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Governor's Square 11
    Clinical Practice
     Earn 1 ASWB ACE Credit
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:45 AM - 10:15 AM MT
    Disability justice and reproductive decision-making: Applying a client-centered theory in social work practice
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Governor's Square 11
    Presenter: Melissa Bell, PhD, LSW (she/her/hers) – Chatham University
    Clinical Practice
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:15 AM - 10:45 AM MT
    Interdependence and Intersectionality: Exploring the Professional Journeys of Black Male Clinical Social Workers
    Location: Sheraton Plaza, Concourse Level - Governor's Square 11
    Presenter: D'Wayne James, PhD, LCSW (he/him/his) – Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
    Clinical Practice