Social Work Month Education Series – March 2025: Celebrating Social Work

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This series is designed to increase awareness of social work roles in medical and other settings and to promote social work education for social work professionals.

• Celebrate Social Work Month by providing ongoing educational opportunities.
• Meet the educational needs and interests identified through participant surveys and comments.

Tuesday, March 4

• 8 a.m. | Introduction and Opening Remarks
  Kristin Vines, MSS, LCSW, CCTSW
• 8:15 a.m. | Rhonda Hendrickson
  Topic: Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking
• 9:45 a.m. | Break
• 10 a.m. | Kimberly Ernest, PhD, LPC
  Working with Family-Systems Impacted by Substance Use Disorders

  Objectives

  • Identify family-systems approaches to addressing substance use disorders in children and adolescents, and caregivers impacted with substance use disorders.
  • Identify systemic interventions for reducing out-of-home placement risks through family-centered interventions in an Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT) lens.
• 11:30 a.m. | Adjournment

Tuesday, March 11

• 12:30 p.m. | Introduction and Opening Remarks
  Kristin Vines, MSS, LCSW, CCTSW
• 12:45 p.m. | Thomas Hassell
  How to run an adult autism support group

  Objectives

  • Explain how to start and run a successful autism support group
  • Describe how to become a well-known autism self-advocate
• 2:15 p.m. | Break
• 2:30 p.m. | Daven Akimori
  Medicare Insurance for Seniors and Disabled

  Objectives

  • Identifying and distinguishing the differences between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans
  • Express the sheer volume of plan options and how that affects patient coverages and out-of-pocket expenses
• 4 p.m. | Adjournment

Tuesday, March 18

• 8 a.m. | Introduction and Opening Remarks
  Kristin Vines, MSS, LCSW, CCTSW
• 8:15 a.m. | Amy K. Keisling, ACSW, LCSW, BCD
  Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth

  Objectives

  • Contextualize the importance of support for LGBTQ+ youth.
  • Develop an understanding of best practices for affirming care for LGBTQ+ youth.
• 9:45 a.m. | Break
• 10 a.m. | Charles Franke, MSW, LCSW
  Compassionate Care: Addressing Grief in Substance Use with Practical Tools

  Objectives

  • Understand the grief associated with people, places, things, states, and possibilities directly related to addiction.
  • Learn nuanced strategies for validating and normalizing the grief process when working with addiction.
• 11:30 a.m. | Adjournment

Tuesday, March 25

• 12:30 p.m. | Introduction and Opening Remarks
  Kristin Vines, MSS, LCSW, CCTSW
• 12:45 p.m. | Theresa Brosche, MSN, RN, CHSE
  Stephanie Harvison, LPC
  Alan J. Zulick
  Collaborative Excellence: Integrating Behavioral Health Simulation into Pennsylvania State Police Academy Training

  Objectives

  • Provide an in-depth understanding of the current training program aimed to equip cadets with essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for handling mental health crises
  • Explore the collaborative role of behavioral health providers in supporting law enforcement during crisis situations
  • Highlight the potential contributions of behavioral health providers in enhancing the training efforts for law enforcement personnel
• 2:15 p.m. | Break
• 2:30 p.m. | Julie Graziane, MD
  Suicidality in Older Adults: What You Should Know and How to Talk About it

  Objectives

  • Understand the risk and protective factors associated with suicide in older adults
  • Describe the components of a suicide risk assessment
  • Formulate interview questions to help you develop a suicide risk assessment
• 4 p.m. | Adjournment

Kristin Vines, MSS, LCSW,
Social Worker II
Pediatric Sickle Cell and Hematology
Pediatric Care Transitions Department
Penn State Health Children’s Hospital

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Lanae Ampersand, PsyD, LCSW, CPS
Practice Site Manager III – Psychiatry and Behavioral Heath
Division Director of Therapy Services, Dept. Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Penn State College of Medicine

Meghan Bragers, MSW, LCSW
Women’s Health Social Worker

Caanen Churukha, MSW, LCSW
Manager of Patient and Family Relations
Patient Experience Office

Channing Griffith, MSW, LSW
Care Transitions, NICU Social Worker

Judith McCrea, MSW, LSW
Program Manager for Diverse Employee Engagement
Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Amy K. Meli, MSW LSW CCM
Licensed Social Worker
Outpatient Social Worker- Population Care Management
Penn State Health Medical Group

Daven Akimori
AHIP Certified Insurance Advisor
Landis Financial Advisors, Inc.

Theresa Brosche, MSN, RN, CHSE
Simulation Educator
Penn State Clinical Simulation Center
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Kim Ernest, PhD, LPC
Licensed Psychologist
Pennsylvania Counseling Services and LiveUp Counseling
Pennsylvania Clinical Training Institute

Chaz Franke, MSW, LCDW
Therapist
Light Source

Julie Graziane, MD
Attending Psychiatrist
Associate Director of Education
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Assistant Program Director
Director of Psychotherapy Education
Psychiatry Residency Program
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Penn State College of Medicine

Stephanie Harvison, LPC
Lead Specialist Clinical Counselor
Director of Therapy Services and Complex Care Coordination
Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Instructor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Stephanie Harvison, LPC
Lead Specialist Clinical Counselor
Director of Therapy Services and Complex Care Coordination
Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Instructor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Thomas Hassell
Director of Spectrum Friends: Adult Autism Support Group
Board Member Greater Harrisburg Autism Society
Advisor to Self-Advocates United as 1 organization
Member of employment work group Office of Developmental Programs, Office of Human Services Pennsylvania
ASDnext.org Blogger
Member of Philadelphia Employment Forum / Networks for Training

Rhonda Hendrickson
YWCA

Amy K Keisling, ACSW, LCSW, BCD
Specialist Clinical Counselor
Penn State Health
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Gender Health Clinic

Alan J. Zulick
Lieutenant of the Use of Force Section
Pennsylvania State Police
Graduate of the Northwestern University
Center for Public Safety School of Police Staff and Command

Social Work

Penn State is an approved provider as defined by Pa. Code Sections 47.36(a)(3), 48.36(a)(3), and b49.36 (a)(3). Social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors licensed by the state of Pennsylvania can earn up to 12 clock hours of continuing education (or 3 credits per session) for completing this course.

The fee will be $100 for the entire series or $60 for half of the series per person and includes the cost of instruction and online handout materials.

Payment is required at the time of registration. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at ContinuingEd@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

Registrations received after Monday, March 3, will incur a $25 late fee.

Cancellations received after Tuesday, Feb. 25, will be assessed a $25 processing fee.

No refunds will be made for cancellations received after Friday, Feb. 28.

A completed evaluation is required in order to receive a certificate for attending this activity. Please complete and submit the evaluation within the specified time frame.

The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course or activity because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If a program is canceled or postponed, the University will refund any program registration fees paid but cannot be held responsible for any related costs, charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies.

Program registrants who are experiencing illness or have been exposed to anyone who is ill should contact the Continuing Education office before attending any in-person activities.

Content and speakers for all programs are subject to change. Registrants will be notified of any significant updates.

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