Friday, April 3, 2020
Ballroom on the second floor of the Memorial Union, FHSU Campus
Session Registration occurs in Stouffer Lounge, Memorial Union

Morning Session (8:00-11:45 AM): Second Brain and The Gut Feeling
Speaker: Leslie Goertzen, LSCSW, LMAC, LMSW
Registration 8:00-8:30am, Stouffer Lounge, Memorial Union

In this session you will learn how the brain and digestive system impacts one another, and what this does to our everyday lives. You will also learn how the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system play a role in this.  You will be able to identify possible diagnoses that can be identified when the “second brain” is activated and learn therapy skills that can be utilized to regulate ourselves.

Afternoon Sessions (1:00-4:15 PM): Addressing Trauma Experiences in Diverse Populations Using Complimentary Intervention Strategies to Improve Mental Wellness
Speakers: Amy Longa, Kendal Carswell and Patricia Levy
Registration 1:00-1:15pm, Stouffer Lounge, Memorial Union

Speaker: Amy Longa
Traumatic Experiences and Behavioral Health in Refugee Populations

Amy will provide a compelling human side of social adjustment to immigration and the journey to healing from recurrent trauma. Her story of human resilience and humanitarian work with refugees provides a unique perspective.  Especially in what it truly means to be global due to people crossing borders for various reasons, along with differing privileges, and divergent outcomes.  Amy has knowledge of very diverse refugee and immigrant populations and she will share identified difficulties and struggles due to traumatic experiences that professionals must learn to address through non-traditional medical models of behavioral health care.  The presentation will provide opportunity for a question and answer session so attendees can learn more about these populations and some of their specific needs. 

Speaker:  Kendal Carswell, LMSW, LCAC
Mental Wellness in Diverse Populations

It is important to reimagine intervention strategies for addressing mental health intervention strategies with diverse people, especially within immigrant and refugee populations.  Social determinants of health must be considered in order to provide adequate and competent services.  Cultural humility, advocacy, empowerment, and person-centered approaches are important components for these populations to experience positive outcomes.    

Speaker: Patricia Levy, Ph.D., ACSW 
The Psychological Dynamics & Effects of Trauma Emergency Response to Incidents of Mass Violence

This presentation will discuss two underlying theoretical approaches, that of stress theory and trauma theory, to better understand what accompanying strategies that may be used to intervene with traumatized survivors in the event of a mass violence attack. In particular, an Adult Psychological First Aid (PFA) model illustrating specific risk assessment techniques will be presented as a means of identifying and responding to critical stressors impacting both emergency social work responders and survivor populations during a mass violence situation. Overall implications affecting immediate rescue and recovery efforts will be focused upon.

There are a few parking lots available (one across from the Memorial Union, one behind Stroup Hall, and Gross Memorial Collesium, which provides a shuttle to the Union). Check out the  campus map for reference.

The lunch break is from 11:45AM-1:00PM.  There are many dining options in the Memorial Union (Pizza Hut, Mondos Subs, Grab and Go, Starbucks, hot food line, soup and salad bar, and more).

This event is free and open to the public. However, if participants are requesting CEU for the event, is it $25 per individual session or $40 for both sessions. Registration is non-refundable.  Click on the registration link below to complete your registration for the 2020 JV Caprez Social Work Field Day.

*Online registration form*