2022 2022 Conference Schedule
You could earn up to 6 CE Credits for this event. WellSpan Philhaven is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists, Pennsylvania Licensed Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Professional Counselors.
Check-In
Please join us for check-in and networking.
Karen Rice, PhD, LSW, ACS
Behaviors that Create barriers to Engaging Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
This session will explore the various behaviors that impede efforts to foster an environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. These behaviors include conscious and unconscious bias, prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, and microaggressions. To foster inclusivity and create a sense of belonging, various interrupters can be implemented. These interrupters include involve create an environment that fosters psychological meaningfulness, safety, and availability.
This sessions is eligible for 1.5 CEs.
Stretch Break
Fifteen minute break for coffee, stretching, brain breaks.
Evelin A. La Paz
Language Barriers & Immigration: How Do We Bridge the Gap to Access Effective Communication?
This presentation aims to explore the language barriers immigrants face in the United States. These barriers may impact how they navigate simple daily life activities such as opening a bank account, to more complicated ones, including accessing healthcare services or navigating the legal system. The target audience will be exposed to a discussion about regulations that protect their rights to effective communication in certain instances as well as the resources available to service providers and the individuals with limited English proficiency or emerging English language skills.
This sessions is eligible for 1.5 CEs.
Choose 1 of 3 morning break-outs.
Karla Tolan
Building Inclusive Spaces and Advancing a Culture of Belonging
Learn how one healthcare organization is advancing a culture of belonging with Inclusion Champions; team members passionate about DEI, trained to be allies, bias disruptors and promotors of equity for their colleagues and patients at WellSpan Health.
This sessions is eligible for 1.5 CEs.
Choose 1 of 3 morning break-outs.
Tina Nixon
Women’s Health & Vulnerable Populations
Crucial conversations on women’s health including access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare especially for vulnerable populations.
This session is eligible for 1.5 CEs.
Choose 1 of 3 morning break-outs.
Lunch and Networking
Kimberly Brister
Panel - Learning through the bias we hold and receive.
Panelists share candidly about moments they’ve applied their unconscious bias to others and have been on the receiving end. They explore personal action steps to evaluate and reject the negative associations within implicit attitudes and beliefs.
Break
Enjoy a fifteen minute brain break.
Jenny Englerth, BS
Leveraging the Collective Impact Framework to Engage Community Residents as Decision-Makers
During this session, Jenny Englerth and Anika Jackson will share how Family First Health launched Connections, a collective effort by residents, businesses and organizations to build connection so families and community organizations can work together to enhance neighborhood health and well-being. Using the collective impact framework, the Connections team successfully engages in a two-pronged approach: 1) including community residents to identify community needs and make decisions about solutions, and 2) leveraging Community Health Workers to build relationships with residents and facilitate resident connection to various resources. Participants in this session will leave with a roadmap for convening a collaborative and mobilizing with residents.
This session is eligible for 1.5 CEs.
Choose 1 of 3 afternoon break-outs.
MK Strohman, MSW, LSW, HSV
Strengthening our Culturally Responsive Approach to Healing: The Dire Need for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Visibility & Representation in Behavioral Health Practitioners
This session is eligible for 1.5 CEs.
Choose 1 of 3 afternoon break-outs.
Cathy Bollinger
Dismantling Ageism
Choose 1 of 3 afternoon break-outs.