Welcome and Keynote - Terricka Hardy, LCSW
You're about to enter the virtual conference learning community (your office, internship site, classroom) that resides in a community of trauma and challenges (clients home/environment). The goal of the residential communicator (Spencer Croft) in this community of workers (presenters & attendees) is to bring you into the safety zone to protect children and families. Will you leave a better child protector from the safety zone knowledge presented or not? Let's enter the zone to learn tips and techniques about how to keep children and families Safe to intervene, treat, and prevent child abuse! Door prizes, special award recipient, exhibitors and networking are all apart of virtual conference community-safety zones!
NOTE: if throughout the conference time you wish to network via video conference, feel free to Wonder at Wonder- in the virtual networking space
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Welcome- Spencer Croft, Moderator/Residential Communicator
Greetings- Dr. April Jones, LMSW, Dept. Chair of Social Work @ Tuskegee University
Keynote Title: Ethics & Trauma Informed Care in Child Welfare : Promoting Hope, Healing, and Resilience
Speaker: Terricka Hardy, LCSW, ACSW, BCD, CCPF
Children and youth who become involved in the child welfare system often have experienced trauma and adversity. Becoming a trauma informed child welfare professional is not an option but a professional responsibility. Trauma can effect children and adults differently behaviorally, socially, physically, etc.. Child maltreatment can lead to traumatic stress in children and families. It is imperative that social workers and child welfare professionals adhere to the ethical responsibility to practice competently and ethically when working with trauma exposed clients to promote hope, healing, and resilience.
In this keynote, we will:
- Examine ethical principles relevant to promoting trauma informed care in child welfare practice.
- Identify the common signs and effects of trauma in children.
- Define the key components of trauma informed care in child welfare.
- Discuss strategies to promote client resilience and reduce re-traumatization.
Mrs. Terricka Hardy, LCSW, ACSW, BCD, CCPF
Clinical Social Work/President
Terricka Hardy, LLC
Terricka Hardy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, BoardCertified Diplomate in Social Work, and Certified Compassion FatigueProfessional and the owner of Terricka Hardy Consulting, LLC. She isa professional development trainer and coach, former member of the NASWNational Ethics Committee and member of the Editorial Board for the Journalof International Social Work Values and Ethics. Terricka has trainedthousands of social workers and helping professionals nationally andinternationally. Her areas of expertise lies at the intersection of ethics,mental health, child welfare, and self-care. She is a featured contributorof The Routledge Handbookof Social Work Ethics and Values published in 2019. In 2020, Terricka leda subcommittee of social workers to create revisions to the NASW Code of Ethicsregarding self-care for social workers. The changes were accepted by the NASWDelegate Assembly and have been added the NASW Code of Ethics; effective June2021. For more information and to connect with Terricka, email thardylcsw@yahoo.com orvisit www.terrickahardy.com.Facebook: Terricka Hardy, LCSW.
Mr. Spencer Croft- The Voice
Conference Moderator/ATL Radio Host
S. Croft Productions
Mr. Spencer Croft is the Founder and Owner of S Croft Productions. He is a proud husband, father and a native of Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Croft loves public speaking, his first grandstand happened in grade school. He decided about twenty-years ago, to elevate his craft to another level, and took a deep dive into Radio Voice Over Announcements and the rest is history. He has shared his voice with several radio broadcasts across the United States. As a radio personality he has been the commentator for several sporting events, hosted several parties and MCEE’D for numerous church events. He also had his own local radio show in Atlanta, GA on WYZE and WIGO.
Mr. Croft takes pride in applying his best authentic self, ensuring all events, are memorable and the VERY BEST EVER, inspiring people to greater heights. Cultivating and aspiring them towards their dreams. In Mr. Croft words, “I am so Fortunate enough to have the opportunity to do what I LOVE, and share my love daily among my listeners, creating memories they can Cherish for a LIFETIME!” Conference Press Release
Dr. April Jones, LMSW, PhD, MSW, M.ED,MS, BA
Department Chair of Social Work/Associate Professor
Tuskegee University, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Social Work
Dr. April Jones is the Department Chair of Social Work/Associate Professor at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee AL. She has over two decades in the social work profession as a licensed social worker. She is an organizational psychologist and has published her research articles in international and domestic peer-reviewed journals. World traveler is a nickname for her traveling to over 10 countries to present her research. Her passion is technology in the workplace and social work education to enhance learning and work processes. She works PRN as a behavioral health consultant in the hospital ED where she still gets to enjoy her other passion for medical social work. Dr. Jones Author Den- Books
Dr. Jones is a visionary and highly certified professional, who is known for her critical thinking skills, research in the healthcare industry, and organization development expertise. Her career as a lifelong manager and social work practitioner consists of research, program evaluation, education, and training to improve workforce productivity and individual performance. Dr. Jones has self-published 6 books, which include Nurse Commitment, The Biography Of Mose Jones Jr. and A Not So East Road, Lil’ Boy, Lil’ Boy’s Enchanted Red Hat, Lil’ Boy’s Steps to Goal Achievement(children book). She is currently working on an adult coloring book for cancer patients and caregivers and a Workplace Bullying books.
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