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Denise Moody, MSW, LICSW, EdD

Winona State University 

Denise Moody is passionate about spreading the message of how relationships and connections transform schools into places where staff and students can belong and thrive. A licensed clinical school social worker with 22 years of experience working in educational settings from early childhood through high school, Dr. Moody has dedicated her career to advancing school-based mental health, trauma-informed systems of care, and multi-tiered systems of support.

 

Since 2006, Dr. Moody has taught with Winona State University's Department of Social Work, where she teaches future social workers, with a specific focus of preparing social workers to work in school settings. Dr. Moody is the Founder of Resilience Impact, LLC, an educational consulting and events firm, and holds licensure as a superintendent and director of special education.

Breakout 2D

Suicide Assessment in Schools Using the C-SSRS

Dr. Denise Moody

This workshop is tailored to provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively identify and address suicidality in a school environment. Join us for this intensive session, where we will explore in-depth strategies for assessing and responding to suicide risk. Our workshop will specifically focus on the application of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale Screener version, a vital tool for evaluating suicidality in students.

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Learning Objectives:

  1. Leave with a comprehensive understanding of how to utilize this scale to identify warning signs, assess suicide risk, and connect students with appropriate resources,

  2. Be equipped to play a pivotal role in creating a safe and supportive atmosphere for your students, ensuring their mental well-being is a top priority.

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CEUs: 1.5 BOSW Clinical Content, PELSB Mental Health, PELSB Suicide Prevention

Breakout 4D

Staying Power: What 400+ School Social Workers Reveal About Thriving in This Work

Dr. Denise Moody & Jolene Becher

School social workers are leaving the field at alarming rates as student mental health needs continue to rise. This interactive session shares findings from a study of more than 400 school social workers exploring the factors that influence retention, including role demands, workplace support, professional identity, supervision, and access to resources. Using the Job Demands-Resources framework, participants will examine evidence-based protective factors that support sustainability and leave with practical strategies to strengthen well-being and retention in school social work practice.

 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify at least three key job demands and three job resources that influence school social worker retention based on research findings.

  2. Analyze how the balance between workplace demands and resources in their own school setting impacts their professional wellbeing and sustainability in the field.

  3. Reflect on personal motivations and protective factors that sustain them in school social work practice, and develop at least one strategy to strengthen job resources or address job demands in their current role.

 

CEUS: 1.5 BOSW Clinical

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