Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services

Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services

Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services

2016 Regional Conference

Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. NJ

“The Integrated Whole: Systems of Community & Self”

FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2016
5:00PM / Registration
6:00-7:00PM / Dinner, Welcome- MACHS Hosts
6:45-7:45PM / Opening Speaker: Donnalyn Giegerich, MBA, CIC, RYT
Maximizing One’s Professional Path and Prowess in the Human Services
SATURDAY APRIL 2, 2016
7:45-8:45AM / Registration
8:00-9:00AM / Breakfast, Welcome- MACHS Hosts, Announcements- Pamela Kaus, MACHS President
8:45-9:45AM / Keynote Speaker: Mary Pat Angelini, MPA and former NJ Assemblywoman
Prevention as a Means for Promoting Health and Wellness within Individuals and Communities
9:45-10:00AM / Break
10:00-11:00AM
Session I
Multicultural Track / Kitching Rhonda Wong PHD
Knowing and Serving the Immigrant Community: Experiences of Transnational Mothering of Chinese Immigrant Women in New York / Dr. N. Rajkumari Wesley
The Indian Perspective of Holistic Health and Well-Being / Arlene Arias LCSW Ed.D
Patters of Intersectionality: Increasing Awareness Among Human Services Practioners / Maria Pagan Rivera Ph.D. LCSW & Dr. Glenny Valoy, PhD
Using Integrative Short-Term Treatment in Addressing the Social-Emotional Needs of Immigrant Students: Implications for School Social Work Practice
11:00-11:15AM / Break
11:15-12:15PM
Session II
Environmental Track / Dr. Jo Anne Durovich, PhD
Housing Quality as a Key Determinant of Individual and Community Well-Being / Caroline Calogero, MA
Living La Vida Loca: An Introduction to a Cross Cultural Perspective in Understanding Mental Health / To be added at a later date / To be added at a later date
12:30-1:30PM / Lunch, Announcements
1:45-2:45PM
Session III
Prevention Track / Carol L. Veizer, PhD(c), ACS, NCC, LPC
Integrative Mental Health Care: The Art and Science of Whole-Person Health / Jordan Ciambrone, MA
Using Mindfulness to Procure Resilience in the Face of Stress / Gretta M. Fernandes LMSW, Ph.D. & Dr. Benjamin Shepard, Ph.D., LMSW
Community Organizing and Empowerment that Promote Healthy Holistic Development: An Exploratory Interactive Workshop / Michelle, Roberts, MA
The Use of Physical & Social Ecologies to Support Resilience in Single Mothers
2:45-3:00PM / Break
3:00-4:00PM
Session IV
Intervention Track / Julie Riley MSW, Med, LCSW
Using Creativity to Achieve Relaxation and Mindfulness / Deborah Courtney, PhD, LCSW, MA
An Overview of EMDR: An Integrated Approach to Wellness / Susan Boafo-Arthur Ph.D.
Dealing with Trauma: An Alternate Approach / Martin Garfinkle, Ph.D., LCSW. CASAC
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Techniques For More Effective Living: A Mind Body Awareness and Prevention Approach. / George J. Tani
Breakthrough by Objective Workshop
4:15-5:00PM / MACHS Regional Meeting
SUNDAY APRIL 3, 2016
8:15-9:15AM / Breakfast, Announcements, and Closing Remarks
9:00-10:00 / A Global Perspective of Human Services
10:00-11:30AM / Closing Speaker: Anya Castellano, MA, RYT
“Yoga for the Face”