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6th AnnualClinical Updates ColloquiumJANUARY 14, 2022 - 8:30 A.M.-4 P.M. - VIRTUALConference AgendaModerator and Conference ChairDr. Stephen W. Stoeffler, Ph.D., LSW, Kutztown University8:30-8:45 a.m.Welcome and Introductions,Dean David Beougher, Ph.D., Kutztown University,Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and SciencesDr. John G. Vafeas, DSW, LSW, Kutztown UniversityDepartment of Social Work, Chair and MSW ProgramDirector3 CE’s Suicide Prevention8:45-10:30 a.m.The Emotionally Naked Truth About Youth SuicideAnne Moss Rogers and Kimberly O’Brien, PhD, LICSWDialogists: Professor Lydia DeBiase, MSW, LCSWDr. Christopher Harris, Ph.D.10:30-10:45 a.m.BREAK10:45-noon a.m.The Emotionally Naked Truth About Youth Suicide, cont.with Q&AAnne Moss Rogers and Kimberly O’Brien, PhD, LICSWNoon-1 p.m.LUNCH BREAK12:30-1 p.m.OPTIONAL:Doctor of Social Work Informational SessionTo join use zoom link:https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/91741867126?pwd RWc4d3FYUVNsODVvUnNpaFZIMkJBQT09Meeting ID: 917 4186 7126Passcode: 2015

Conference Agenda, continuedModerator and Conference ChairDr. Stephen W. Stoeffler, Ph.D., LSW, Kutztown UniversityNoon-1 p.m.LUNCH BREAK1-3 p.m.Leveling the playing Field: Empowering Youth Voicesthrough the Lens of Race and EquityAnnette Johnson, MSW, LCSW, ACSW3 CE’sDialogists: Dr. Patricia McGarry, Ph.D., LSWDr. Julie A. Lewellyn, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW3-3:30 p.m.COVID-19: Promoting Equity in Schools with Q&AAnnette Johnson, MSW, LCSW, ACSW3:30-3:50 p.m.Local Resources for YouthAmy Groh, MA, Director of Crisis Services, SAM, IncAndrea Concordia, MS, Director of Berks, Schuylkill, andFranklin/Fulton Counties Operations SAM, Inc3:50 p.m.Closing RemarksDr. John G. Vafeas, DSW, LSW4 p.m.OPTIONAL:School Social Work Informational SessionTo join use zoom link:https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/98385578332?pwd eWNUMnMybG56SFlHdVNyOWlrdUpjQT09Meeting ID: 983 8557 8332Passcode: schoolRequesting Continuing Education CreditsTo receive CEs you must complete the request form iumand submit the attendance codes.Continuing education certificates will be emailed 2-3 weeks after the event.Conference EvaluationPlease complete the conference evaluation al

Additional InformationClinical Updates Colloquium Implementation TeamDr. Stephen W. Stoeffler, Ph.D., LSWDr. John Vafeas, DSW, LSWKutztown University Department ofSocial Work, Associate Professor,Clinical Updates Colloquium ChairKutztown University Department ofSocial Work, Professor, Chair,MSW Program DirectorDr. Patricia McGarry, Ph.D., LSWProfessor Lydia DeBiase, MSW, LCSWKutztown University Department ofSocial Work, InstructorKutztown University Department ofSocial Work, InstructorDr. Christopher Harris, Ph.D.Dr. Julie A. Lewellyn, Ph.D., MSW,LCSW, Kutztown University Department ofKutztown University Department ofSocial Work, Assistant ProfessorSocial Work, Assistant ProfessorMary J. Bononno, MBARebekah Brossman, BSWKutztown University Department ofSocial Work, Management TechnicianKutztown University Department ofSocial Work, Graduate AssistantAndrea SnyderKutztown University Department ofSocial Work, SecretarySocial Work Sustainable Lending LibraryWhile seminars and CE’s are offered to our Communityfor FREE, we are asking that you kindly consider making adonation to our social work department’s fund that amongother projects is working to develop a Sustainable LendingLibrary that will facilitate access to educational materials/resources throughout social work students’ educational career.The library operates through the department and provides alending service of essential educational materials to ourstudents. Our goal is to raise enough funds within three years tocover the cost of all social work texts in our curriculum.For more information on the Social Work Lending Library visit: htmlTo donate visit: https://www.kuf.org/giving/give-nowUnder Designation choose Other, direct donation to the Social Work Program

Morning PresentationThe Emotionally Naked Truth About Youth SuicideAnne Moss Rogers and Kimberly O’Brien, PhD, LICSWBased on the book, Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide and RecognizingStudents at Risk, this presentation will focus on students, including young adults and adolescents.It will empower social workers with the know how to reduce this threat to life. Attendees will learnthe cryptic and often veiled ways youth cry for help, how to respond and what to do, and learn waysin which social workers can effectively engage families and facilitate connection, which is thefoundation of suicide prevention.Learning outcomes: Real life examples of signs of suicide in youth and what to say/do Debunking common myths about suicide How youth move forward after a suicidal crisis What to do after a suicideAnne Moss Rogers is an emotionally naked public speaker, TEDxstoryteller, NAMI Virginia Board member, certified suicide preventiontrainer, and the award-winning author of Diary of a Broken Mind. Afterher 20-year-old son, Charles died by suicide June 5, 2015, Anne Mosschronicled her family’s tragedy in a newspaper article that went viral, andher blog, Emotionally Naked, has reached millions. Her second book,Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide andRecognizing Students at Risk, with co-writer Kim O’Brien PhD, LICSW isthe first book published for teachers on this subject.She has been featured in the New York Times and was the first non-clinicianever invited to speak to at the National Institute of Mental Health. AUNC-Chapel Hill alumna, Anne Moss currently lives in Richmond, VA withher husband. Her surviving son, Richard, is a filmmaker in LA.Kimberly O’Brien, PhD, LICSW, is a clinical social worker in the SportsMedicine Division and Female Athlete Program at Boston Children’sHospital, as well as a research scientist and assistant professor of psychiatryat Harvard Medical School. She received her BA from Harvard University,MSW and PhD from Boston College, and completed her postdoctoralfellowship at Brown University. Her research focuses on the developmentand testing of brief interventions for suicidal adolescents with and withoutsubstance use and their families, with an additional specialization oninterventions that utilize technology. She has co-authored over 50 articlesand book chapters related to adolescent suicide, substance use, and mentalhealth, and was awarded the Young Investigator Research Award from theAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention in 2019. She is also thefounder and director of Unlimited Resilience, LLC, a private mental health

Afternoon PresentationLeveling the playing Field: Empowering Youth Voices through the Lens ofRace and EquityAnnette Johnson, MSW, LCSW, ACSWThe COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism, and the insurrection of the United States Capitolepitomize inequalities that characterize current American culture. These actions have brought tothe forefront and reignited the conversation on racism and inequities in this country. Black LivesMatter and other youth movements have provided optimism regarding the strength of youth voice,particularly for youth of color and marginalized groups. The double pandemic has also drawnattention to inequities in our schools and the impact of students' social and emotional well-beingdue to racial, social, and environmental injustices.This presentation introduces social-emotional learning and positive youth development asfoundational approaches that promote "youth voice", helping youth become contributors to theircommunity. Social workers and other school staff can play a pivotal role in "leveling the playingfield" for all youth by helping them to address race, social justice, and equity in developmentallyappropriate ways.Annette Johnson is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University ofIllinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work where she teachesSchool Social Work Policy and School Social Work Practice. Her researchinterests are social and emotional learning and critical service learning.Annette has published and presented in both subject areas, as well as schoolpolicies to promote a positive learning environment for all children. As anational and local speaker/consultant, she has focused on helping schoolsdistricts develop school-based practices that are based on strengths andassets. Ms. Johnson has a keen interest in the utilization of innovativeapproaches to school social work practice that empower youth.Annette Johnson has eighteen years of experience as the Director of SocialWork for the Chicago Public Schools where she provided leadership to morethan 400 school social workers and consistently developed new models ofpractice to address the changing needs of students and families. From 2002to 2011, she served on the Illinois Children Mental Health Partnership; where she co-chaired theSchool Policy Committee. This committee was responsible for developing the Illinois Social andEmotional Learning (SEL) Standards and the policy that required the implementation of SELapproaches in every school in Illinois. The state of Illinois has been in the forefront of addressingstudents’ SEL needs and is the first state in the nation to develop a Social and Emotional LearningStandard which parallels the states Academic Learning Standard. Annette has also served as a consultant for CASEL and served on several Boards, including the Illinois Department of ProfessionalRegulations, Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, and Osaka Japan Sister Cities Program.Annette Johnson received a Master’s In Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago and aMaster’s in Education Administration from Roosevelt University. Annette has received numeroushonors, including the Distinguished Social Worker by the Chicago Chapter of the NationalAssociation of Black Social Workers, School Social Worker of the Year by the Illinois Association ofSchool Work, and the Midwest School Social Work organization for her outstanding contributionsto the profession.

ResourcesIn Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide andRecognizing Students at Risk, trainer, speaker, and suicide loss survivor AnneMoss Rogers, and clinical social worker and researcher, Kimberly O’Brien, PhD,LICSW, empower middle and high school educators with the knowledge andskills to leverage their relationships with students to reduce this threat to life.Educators will learn evidence-based concepts of suicide prevention, plus lesserknown innovative strategies and small culture shifts for the classroomtoo facilitate connection and healthy coping strategies, the foundation ofsuicide prevention. Included is commentary from teachers, schoolpsychologists, experts in youth suicidology, leaders from mental healthnonprofits, program directors, and students. In addition, readers willfind practical tips, and sample scripts, with innovative activities that canbe incorporated into teaching curricula.(Traditional Publish-Wiley Publishing)Diary of a Broken Mind: A Mother’s Story, a Son’s Suicide and theHaunting Lyrics He Left Behind, by Anne Moss Rogers and the lateCharles Aubrey Rogers focuses on the relatable story of what led toCharles’ shocking suicide at age twenty and answers the “why” behindthis cause of death, revealed through her family’s story and years of hispublished and unpublished rap song lyrics. The last several chaptersfocus on hope and healing and how Anne Moss found her purpose andforgave herself. This memoir won the 2020 New York Book Festivalfor Nonfiction, was a 2020 International Book Award Finalist, 2020American Book Award Finalist, 2020 Reader’s Choice Award Finalist,and a 2020 nominee for the Virginia Library Literary Award.(Traditional Publish-Beach Glass Books)Blog: EmotionallyNaked.comSpeaker Site: AnneMossRogers.comMy 6-minute TEDxThank you to our sponsors.To learn more about suicide preventionon college campuses and how you canhelp. visit: https://hespc.org/We believe in making a difference.To learn more visit:https://www.sam-inc.org/