21st Annual POWER Conference
March 1, 2024
Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex
Wichita, KS
Attendee Information
Agenda
Presentation Slides
Keynote Presentation: The Systems are NOT Broken: An Abolitionist Social Work Perspective - Stacey Popejoy LMSW
9:55 am
Understanding the Brain- Richard Falcon
Suicide Prevention in Today’s Society - Nicole Fenoglio, LSCSW
Social Work Survival Guide: Tricks of the Trade to Drive Change - Percy Turner, MSW & Zane May, LMSW
The POWER of F.O.U.R. Questions: Taking Action to Reduce the Need for Foster Care- Dee Nighswonger, LMSW, LCAC & Rachelle Roosevelt, LMSW
1 pm
A Radical Joyful Vision of a New Future - Stacey Popejoy, LMSW
Psychosocial Factors that Impact Youth Outcomes - Kimberly Wilson, PhD, CCC-SLP
Best practices for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorder - Jennifer Gassmann, LBSW & Mike Parsons
Decolonizing Latinx Social Work in Abya Yala - Samuel Paunetto, MDiv, LMSW
2 pm
Understanding the intersections of Religious Trauma and the DSM - Suzanne Wolcott, MDiv, LSCSW
Opening the Door: Experiences of men coming out late in life to find their true selves - Marcus Crawford, MSW, PhD
Building Communities of Hope: The Clubhouse Model in Mental Health - Molly Kemper, LMSW & Katie Gibbons, MSW
The Use of Poetry for Social Transformation - Elisaura Vazquez, MSW
3 pm
Public Defenders, migrants, and voting: Using macro social work to create systems-level change in a push toward justice-oriented practice - Marcus Crawford, MSW, PhD
Let’s Get Political! A Call to Action for Social Workers to Defend Our Profession’s Commitment to Social Justice - Joana Lampe, MSW & Samuel Paunetto, MDiv, LMSW
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