Region 9 Fall Conference

Best Western Hotel
Hwy. 169 / 1111 Range St. 
North Mankato, MN

Friday, September 30, 2016

8:15 - 8:45 AM – Welcome and Awards
Christina Zeise, Executive Director, MSSA

8:45 - 10:00 AM – Keynote Presentation
The Use of Humor as a Coping Mechanism 
Kate Cox, Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Mankato Outpatient Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

10:00 - 10:15 AM – Break

10:15 - 11:30 AM – Breakout Sessions

Addiction and the Family: A Shared Journey to Recovery 
Tanya Friese, Project Turnabout

Gay and Gray: Providing Welcoming Services for LGBT Older Adults 
Marsha Berry, Training to Serve

Brain Injuries and Neuropsychological Testing 
Dr. Theodore M. Surdy, RiverView Clinic

“But They Wanted Me to Have It!” Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults in MN 
Melissa Vongsy, MN Dept. of Human Services

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM – Lunch

12:45 - 2:00 PM – Breakout Sessions

Digital Ethics? Practice and Ethical Considerations – Part 1 
Kimberly Zammitt, Department of Social Work, Minnesota State University, Mankato 

Protecting Children from Social Media Land Mines 
Kate Cox, Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Mankato Outpatient Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Working Toward Social Justice 
Christina Zeise, Executive Director, MSSA

A Multi-County Human Services Merger: Lessons Learned 
Jane Hardwick, Minnesota Prairie County Alliance, Community Services of Dodge, Steele and Waseca Counties

2:00-2:15 PM – Break

2:15-3:30 PM – Breakout Sessions

Digital Ethics? Practice and Ethical Considerations – Part 2 
Kimberly Zammitt, Department of Social Work, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Horizontal Hostility: A Barrier to Empowerment -- CANCELLED

Play Is the Way! Using Play to Promote Healthy Relationships 
Heather Von Bank, Department of Family Consumer Science, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Adolescent Sex Offender Issues
Dr. Thomas Kelly and Sara Loose, Leo A. Hoffmann Center, Inc.

3:30-4:30 PM – Member Business Meeting

See the Region 9 webpage for more details.
When
9/30/2016 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Central Daylight Time
Where
UNITED STATES

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