10:15 - 11:45 AM // Morning Workshops

1A How Has the Pandemic Changed Me as a Supervisor? - This presentation will provide a brief introduction on themes and data of the Pandemic's stressors and influences on human service supervisors. There will then be a panel of 4 supervisors from the following settings: protective services, school-based setting, mental health clinic, and residential treatment.

Mary Byrne, MSW, PhD, LICSW - Salem State University Caryn Lister, LICSW, MSW - The Home for Little Wanderers Tracy Gilmore, LICSW MSW- Department of Children and Families Tina Hoodnagle, LICSW MSW - Lynn Public Schools

2A Writing for Self-Care and Wellness - In "Writing for Self Care and Wellness," participants will be introduced to the clinically-supported reasons (300 published studies) to use expressive writing for emotional and physical wellness. It will de-mystify “writing,” and give tips and guidelines on how and why to use writing as part of a clinician's self-care--and, if appropriate, as part of a clinical practice.

Áine Greaney - Health Writer and Expressive Writing Teacher

3A * Community and Family Engagement Practice - This presentation will address the importance of Community Child Welfare practices and how prevention work is key to supporting families before they are brought to the attention of governmental agencies.

* Eligible for MAAEYC CEUs, “Partnering with Families and Communities”

Jose Monteiro M.Ed - Department of Children and Families

4A * Brave Spaces, Your School Community and You: DEI Training Tips - Alison, Kristen, Tess and Jesus have worked with DEI leaders to engage their educational collaborative in brave conversations over the past three years developing trainings, facilitating staff, student, & family groups, while also providing resources. They worked in collaboration with school administration in order to roll out opportunities from the bottom up and not just top down.

* Eligible for MAAEYC CEUs, “Partnering with Families and Communities”

Alison Dudley, LICSW - Northshore Education Consortium Kristen Vaisvila, MAT - Northshore Education Consortium Jesus Pena - Northshore Academy Tess Saunders - Northshore Academy

5A * Supporting Mental Health Needs of Immigrant Youth - Saheli is a culturally specific organization providing Domestic Violence (DV) prevention and intervention services to a culturally diverse population. Having served South Asian survivors for 25 years, Saheli is well aware of the negative cultural biases that influence attitudes and behaviors related to relationships and mental health.

* Eligible for MAAEYC CEUs, “Partnering with Families and Communities”

Divya Chaturvedi, MPA - Saheli, Inc. Renu Tewarie - Saheli, Inc.

6A * Recovering from Educational COVID : Using Student Rights to Advance Recovery - This presentation will provide information on using special education and other education resources to help students return to academic success in a post-COVID world. We will discuss social-emotional learning protections, preventing disciplinary exclusions from school, obtaining compensatory services for missed educational opportunities and obtaining quality special education services and placements.

* Eligible for MAAEYC CEUs, “Partnering with Families and Communities”

Tim Sindelar, Attorney - EdLaw Project Michele Scavongelli, Attorney - EdLaw Project

7A Turning Experiences and Challenges into Triumph: GIFT-Gathering and Inspiring Future Talent Training - This workshop will teach participants the strategies for identifying and incorporating their unique strengths through the three (3) main components or “C’s” of the GIFT Training: Communication, Core Gift, and Career Development. This interactive process will inform the participants about the training, the benefits of the strength-based process, and foster self-discovery, confidence and competence for young adult empowerment throughout the workshop.

Kim Bisset, Ed.D - Radiate Career Consulting, LLC Antoinette Jones, Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) - Radiate Career Consulting, LLC

8A Gang Intervention: A Collaboration Between the Lynn Police Department and L.Y.S.O.A (Lynn Youth Street Outreach Advocacy) - This workshop will describe the dynamic relationship and collaboration of L.Y.S.O.A. and the Lynn Police Department in working with youth involved in gangs. The presenters will discuss the different roles they play with L.Y.S.O.A. prioritizing intervention services and the Lynn Police handling accountability of criminal activity. The presentation will also include how other service providers can participate in the effort to help these youth.

Antonio Gutierrez - Lynn Youth Street Outreach Advocacy, Inc. Sgt. Michael Gorman - Lynn Police Department

9A Five Types of Safety Plans - This presentation will categorize five different types of safety plans including: no-harm contracts, harm reduction plans, advance directives, support and coping plans, and resolution-focused interventions. This presentation will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in each approach. This presentation seeks to impress upon attendants the importance of understanding the nature of the crisis from the client's perspective and to make a plan that fits the situation.

Kyle Lincoln, LMHC, LMFT - Beth Israel Lahey Health Behavioral Services

10A Motivational Interviewing & Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Strategies for Youth at Risk - This presentation will explore how Motivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills can be useful and effective for youth at risk. We will explore the different strategies and discuss their application in various settings.

Kathy Simon, LICSW

11A Case Study: Amesbury School Support & Empowerment Team (ASSET) - An Innovative Partnership to Provide Critical Support Services to Vulnerable, At-Risk Students and Families in the Amesbury Public Schools - Anxiety, depression, and other mental health symptoms are rising among students. Families are experiencing a multitude of psychosocial stressors affecting their safety and well-being.

Tiffany Nigro, LSW - The Pettengill House Inc. Elizabeth McAndrews, Superintendent - Amesbury Public Schools Mayor Kassandra Gove - Amesbury Jennifer Kay, LCSW - School Linked Services Social Worker Heather Penny, LCSW - School Linked Services Social Worker

12A Applying Lessons Learned from COVID to Mentoring Now, and Into the Future - This session will review lessons learned and best practices when creating a holistic approach to mentoring to help address issues of equity. While specific to mentoring, content may be applied across fields. This will include assessing equity in services, clinical approaches, and new ways to view the role of mentoring services.

Evan Hubbard, LICSW, ACSW - Silver Lining Mentoring

CANCELED 13A Providing Clinical Treatment in a Managed Care World: How We Can Partner to Provide Quality Care - This workshop with provide an opportunity for participants to understand the framework utilized by managed care entities and to discuss how to collaborate with managed care entities in providing treatment to their clients.

Sabrina Askari-Dougherty, LMFT - Beacon Health Options Kristy Rapp, LMHC - Beacon Health Options

14A Job Stress, Burnout and Self Care: What every employee needs to know to feel invested and energized in their work. - This workshop is designed to help employees manage the stress at their job – deadlines, productivity, challenging work environment, etc. They will learn to identify the differences between stress and burnout in addition to basic but very effective self-care strategies to keep the positive momentum going all year long!

Julie McGrath, LICSW - The Joy Source

15A Resiliency in Motion- Incorporating OT into Treatment for Greater Functional Independent Outcomes - This workshop will educate participants in Occupational Therapy, and how OT strategies enhance mental health services in treatment of youth at risk. Using an interactive approach, we will discuss OT treatment and its incorporation into the overall treatment plan.

Susan Luscomb, OTR - OT Integrations

16A * Lessons From the Front Lines - will introduce two panels of former students and parents of former students to speak about their experiences while addressing substance use/mental health disorders in our communities. The panels will speak about the triumphs and challenges that affected their personal outcomes.

* Eligible for MAAEYC CEUs, “Partnering with Families and Communities”

Michelle Lipinski, Principal - Northshore Recovery High School/Northshore Education Consortium

11:45 - 1:00 PM // Lunch and Networking

1:15 - 2:45 PM // Afternoon Workshops