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2020 - 2021 Social Work HEALS Webinars

October 2020: Social Justice in the Healthcare System: A Call to Action for Social Workers

Featured Scholars:

  • Aaron Quick, North Carolina State University
  • Bianca Hannon, Kennesaw State University 
  • Eleanor Sonnabend, St. Catherine University 
  • Judy Florian, Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Tigist Kiflu, St. Catherine University
  • Victoria Cisneros, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign

Guest Speaker:

  • Massiel Hernandez, MSW, RCSWI, Healthcare Social Worker

Recording Information:

  • View webiner recording HERE.
  • Passcode: Oct2020!@#
  • View Slides HERE.

November 2020: Trans Youth in Healthcare

Featured Scholars:

  • Antonio Shallowhorn, University of California - Los Angeles 
  • Kaitlyn Kylus, University of Maryland - Baltimore County
  • Patrick Hudson, University of Texas - Austin
  • Rachel Ko, Michigan State University
  • Reese Beyers, University of Maryland - Baltimore County 

Guest Speaker:

  • Jordan Held, MSW
    The Center for Trans Youth Health and Development, Children's Hospital - Los Angeles

Recording Information:

  • View webinar recording HERE.
  • Passcode: Nov2020$%^
  • View webinar slides HERE.

December 2020: Medical Rationing & Disability Rights

Featured Scholars:

  • Briana Sullivan, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
  • Carly Schreiner, University of Maryland - Baltimore
  • Jaclyn Carmody, Unviersity of Central Florida
  • Matthew Comeaux, Southern University at New Orleans

Guest Speaker:

  • Lee Westgate, MBA, MSW, LCSW-C
    Clinical Instructor, University of Maryland School of Social Work

Recording Information:

  • View webinar recording HERE.
  • View webinar slides HERE. 

January 2021: Telehealth: Disparities in Access & The Digital Divide

Featured Scholars:

  • Aubrey Hiatt, Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Becky Diamond, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
  • Debra Braddock, Southern University of New Orleans
  • Fatema Khonder, University of Central Florida
  • Mervin Brandy Jr., University of North Carolina at Greensboro 
  • Nancy Nguyen, University of Central Florida
  • Raven Rooney, Michigan State University 

Guest Speakers:

  • Charles Smith, PhD
    SAMHSA Regional Administrator 
  • Parker Sternbergh, MHA, LCSW-BACS
    Tulane School of Social Work

Recording Information:

  • View webinar recording HERE.
  • Passcode: Jan2021&*(
  • View webinar powerpoint HERE. 

February 2021: Connecting Rural Texas Cancer Survivors with Cancer Care Services: Using Group Model Building to Capture Voices of the Community

Featured Scholars:

  • Cassandra Lalonde, Michigan State University
  • Elena Bigness, University of Texas - Austin
  • Elizabeth Yesakov, Michigan State University
  • Michael Kosinski, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
  • Sy’reeta Jones, Arizona State University
  • Tatiana Torres, Arizona State University
  • Wei Ning Weng, University of South Carolina

Guest Speaker:

  • Lailea Noel, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin

Recording Information:

  • View webinar recording HERE.
  • Passcode: Feb2021)!@
  • View webinar slides HERE.

March 2021: Integrated Behavioral Health

Featured Scholars:

  • Bridget MacDonald, University of Maryland - Baltimore
  • Camilo Osorio, University of Central Florida
  • Erin Cocchiaro, Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Faustina Fortunado, St. Catherine University
  • Hannah Dennis, Michigan State University
  • Kalli Nicole Feldpausch, Michigan State University
  • Katie Foshee, University of Texas - Austin
  • Maria Robinson, Arizona State University

Guest Speakers:

  • Elizabeth Hamburg, LCSW-S
  • Kelly Yarger, LMSW

Recording Information:

  • View webinar recording HERE.
  • Passcode: Mar2021#$%
  • View webinar slides HERE.