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• School Social Worker of the Year Nomination

  • Start
    07/27/2017
  • End
    05/01/2018

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  Each June, the Minnesota School Social Work Association selects a school social worker who reflects the highest professional standards, demonstrates creative leadership and service within the professional and the wider community.  

  School social workers can be a vital link in coordinating student services between school, family and community. We would appreciate you making us aware of an individual who you believe is exceptional in their social work practice and who has made significant contributions in the service of children and families.
  

  Please keep the following things in mind when considering a school social worker for the nomination:

  • Currently employed as a School Social Worker
    
  • Minnesota School Social Workers’ Association Member
    
  • Professional Competency
    
  • School Involvement
    
  • Involvement in the Wider Community

  
  

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• Sponsor/Vendor Registration

  • Start
    07/27/2017
  • End
    07/28/2018

  Become a Conference Vendor or Exhibitor

  Looking for an avenue that will give your organization or product more exposure? Consider being a Vendor or Exhibitor at MSSWA Conferences  Register on-line here or complete and mail MSSWA Vendor Form

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• Call for Workshop Proposals

  • Start
    07/28/2017
  • End
    07/28/2018

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  Each year MSSWA hosts conference trainings to meet the unique learning and licensing needs of school social workers. MSSWA welcomes RFPs for potential workshops.
  

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• MSSWA Fall 2017 Board Meeting

  • When
    11/12/2017
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    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Sheraton Minneapolis West

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• 2017 MSSWA Fall Conference

  • Start
    11/13/2017
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    7:30 AM
  • End
    11/14/2017
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Sheraton Mpls West Hotel, 12201 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN

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      2017 Annual MSSWA Fall Conference 

  November 13-14, 2017

  "Diversity is our Core"

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  Monday, November 13th, 2017   

  Welcome/Conference Opens

  7:30am to 8:30am Registration/Vendor & Exhibition Exploration

  8:30am to 8:40am  Welcome & Overview

  8:40am - 11:00 am 

  Keynote:  What is the Matter With Diversity?  Raj Sethuraju, PhD

  11:00 am - 12:10 pm  MSSWA Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon

  12:10pm to 12:30pm Vendor & Exhibitor Exploration 

  & Silent Auction Opens

  Session 1 - 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

            1A  Messy Conversations About Matters That Matter

            1B  Trauma Informed Approach to Risk Management

  1C Must Knows For New School Social Workers

  1D Drafted to Serve: Supporting Unique, Diverse & Resilient Military Students

    

  Session 2 - 2:15 - 3:45 pm

            2A  "Chasing the Dragon: The Life os an Opiate Addict" Film & Train the Trainer Session

            2B  DBT: Basics and Beyond

  2C Teen Depression Awareness

  2D Ethical Decision Making in Schools

            

             3:45pm CEU's, Silent Auction Payments, Vendor Bingo and #Hashtag Picture Winners Posted

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  Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 
  

  Session 3 - 8:30am - 10:00 am

  3A  "Very Young Girls" Film & Discussion

  3B  Adapting Evidence-Based Practice for Diverse Populations

  3C  Autism and Attachment: Together at Last 

  3D A Thousand Days: Helping Kids Tell Their Stories in 25 Minutes a Week 

  
  

  Session 4 - 10:15 am - 11:45 am
  

  4A  Sex Trafficking in MN: What School Social Workers Can do to Help Prevent & Respond (Part 1)

  4B  Understanding & Supporting Gender Diversity in Schools   (Part 1)

  4C  Trauma, Executive Functioning and Learning

  4D  "Children's Mental Health: The Whole Story" Film & Discussion

  Lunch on Your Own - 11:45am - 1:00 pm

  Session 5 - 1:30 - 3:30 pm

  5A  Sex Trafficking in MN: What School Social Workers Can do to Help Prevent & Respond (Part 2)

  5B  Understanding & Supporting Gender Diversity in Schools   (Part 2)

  5C  Identifying & Challenging Racist & Classist Discourse & Practice Among Students, Colleagues & Parents: Ethical Challenges for School Social Workers

  3:00  Evaluations/CEU's, Prize Drawing for Networking Bingo Winners and Nametag Descriptor Game Winner

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  Up to 11 CEU's available for this conference

  2017 Fall Conference Brochure.pdf
  

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