Friday March 27, 2015

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cleveland State University Student Center

Corner of Euclid Ave. & E. 22nd St.

Parking at South Garage (Enter on E. 21st St. Between Prospect and Carnegie)

Registration Opens at 7:30 a.m. on 3rd Floor of Student Center

Agency Fair 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on 1st Floor of Student Center

Limited On-Site Registration Available (parking but no lunch provided)

Sponsors: Case Western Reserve University Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

Cleveland State University School of Social Work National Association of Social Workers Ohio Chapter

2015 Conference Title Sponsor: Murtis Taylor Human Services System

2015 Cosponsors

5th Annual Cuyahoga County Conference on Social Welfare

2015 Theme: Is Social Work Addressing Human Needs?

AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland

Asian Services in Action, Inc.

Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging

The Center for Community Solutions

East End Neighborhood House

Hopewell

Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland

CSU NASW Student Club

Neighborhood Leadership Institute

Policy Matters Ohio

Providence House

Ursuline College: Social Work Program

Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging

Murtis Taylor Human Services System

Conference Agenda

Opening Announcements and Introductions:

Victoria Marion, Veteran’s Administration, 2015 Annual Conference Committee Co-Chair

Welcome from the University and Introduction of John Corlett:

Julian Rogers, Director of Community Partnerships, Cleveland State University

Keynote Speaker: John R. Corlett, President and Executive Director, Center for Community Solutions

Welcome from the Sponsors and Introduction of Anna Maria Santiago:

Grover Gilmore, Dean, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, C.W.R.U.

Keynote Speaker: Anna Maria Santiago, Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Professor of Community Develop-ment, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University Workshop Send-Off: Erika Anthony and Kathy Yager (Program Co-Chairs) & Ryan Zymler, MSSA Intern

9:00 — 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session

1. Solving Wicked Problems (CB 278) Presented by Joseph Gauntner, Ph.D. Wicked problems, such as poverty or addiction, are social or cultural problems that are seemingly impossible

to resolve (Kolko, 2012). This workshop will help participants understand the concept of wicked problems

and how aspects of a problem and its resolution are interwoven with seemingly separate systems and eco-

nomic conditions. Presentation will highlight the importance of cross-sector coordination when attempting

to address wicked problems. The workshop will combine lecture, demonstration, and facilitated discussion

to address the objectives listed above as well as leadership strategies for responding to wicked problems.

Participants will assist in the identification of strategic options to enhance cross-sector coordination in the

Greater Cleveland Community.

2. How Can We Measure Human Need? (RT 401) Presented by Emily Campbell, The Center for Community Solutions

The human service professions are increasingly asked to make data-driven decisions, objectively assess

needs, and show impact. To do so requires timely, reliable, local data - which is often not readily available.

During this session, experts from The Center for Community Solutions will share secrets to finding the data

you seek, tips for presenting statistics in a simple and compelling manner, and real-world examples of how

groups have overcome the limitations of community-level indicators.

10:15 — 11:45 a.m. Workshops

8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Agency Fair (Open to Public - Please Visit!)

3. Ohio at the Crossroads – Developmental Disabilities (MC 137) Presented by Rose Frech, The Center for Community Solutions This workshop will provide an educational session on changes facing the developmental disabilities system in

Ohio, including explanation of challenges related to Medicaid Waivers and waiting lists, ICF downsizing, shel-

tered work, and Medicaid rule changes. In addition, this session will provide an overview on the system,

funding streams, services offered, and variations on service delivery across the state.

4. Partnering For Success: A Pay for Success Program (SC 339) Presented by Karen Anderson & Russel Spieth, Cuyahoga County Department of Health &

Human Services; David Crampton, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social

Sciences, Case Western Reserve University

The Cuyahoga County Partnering for Family Success (PFS) Pay For Success project is the nation’s first County-

level and first project to blend child welfare and homelessness. The project serves women who are homeless

and have a child in the Temporary Custody of the Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS). This work-

shop will focus on teaching participants the general principals of Pay For Success projects and then focus on

the specific program elements of Cuyahoga County’s Pay For Success project. FrontLine Service is using an

evidence-based practice called Critical Time Intervention to assist clients to identify, obtain and maintain

housing. FrontLine Service also uses the model, Trauma Adapted Family Connections to work with mothers

and their children to resolve past trauma. Workshop participants will learn various aspects about each model

and discuss the importance of using data to identify and assess target populations. Presenters will discuss

data sharing and data integration between multi-systems, agencies and a university.

5. A Question of Ethics: What is it to Enable Someone to Meet a Need? (MC 134) Presented by Michael Dover, Cleveland State University Department of Social Work

The workshop will explore the intersection of the NASW Code of Ethics’ focus on the centrality of addressing

human needs and emerging concepts from the Theory of Human Needs (THN) and Self-Determination Theo-

ry (SDT). The workshop will seek a practice-rooted social work answer to the implications of Gillian Brock’s

(2009) philosophical question, what is it to enable someone to meet a need, and engage in critical thinking

about how to better conceptualize human needs in our daily social work practice. The workshop will be

moderated by Cathleen Lewandowski, Director of CSU School of Social Work. Following a 20-minute presen-

tation by Michael Dover, focused on introducing discussion relevant to each of the above four workshop ob-

jectives, there will be several respondents, including: Larry Foster, CSU Professor of Social Work. Groups will

then explore one of the four questions, and report back for a workshop discussion.

6. Housing Maze for Youth in Transition (TC Room B) Presented by Teresa Sanders & Kate Lodge, YWCA of Cleveland; Karen McHenry, Bellefaire JCB; Angela D’Orazio, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland; Elizabeth Nekoloff, Cuyahoga County Division of Children & Family Services; Latonya Murray, Frontline Service; Terrell Howard, Teen Advocate Group Youth Council A panel will provide an overview of the "problem" and describe the interventions our community has utilized

to address the problem. Panel presenters will highlight scans of our community as it relates to youth in tran-

sition, frameworks, local planning process, and next steps in our community's plan.

10:15 — 11:45 a.m. Workshops

u Neighborhood Leader- ship

7. How to Prepare to Deal with a New Generation of HIV Positive Workers Facing New Issues (MU 232) Presented by Sheila Sullivan, Antioch Development Corporation

This discussion is to help social workers in different agencies see what is happening and how to address the

issues of HIV positive people in a collaborative manner. The young people who are becoming positive are do-

ing so without the benefits that long-term survivors have enjoyed in the past and they are less prepared and

possess less skill than before. The purpose of this workshop is to help social workers look at how to address

their needs in a way that at their time of transition out of benefits, they are able to care for themselves.

8. Elder Justice Roadmap: A National Call to Action for Responding to Elder Abuse (TC A) Presented by Georgia Anetzberger, Department of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

After describing elder abuse and its consequences, the workshop will focus on the recently released Elder

Justice Roadmap as a national guide for responding to this problem across disciplines, systems, and geo-

graphic levels. The Elder Justice Roadmap represents an initiative for addressing elder abuse that involved

more than 750 stakeholders nationwide and was funded by the US Departments of Justice and Health and

Human Services. Priority action recommendations contained in the Elder Justice Roadmap span four concep-

tual domains: direct services, policy, education, and research.

9. Econocide and Social Justice: Social Work Advocacy & Elimination of the Urban Poor (MC 317) Presented by Alice Skirtz, Miami University Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine

This workshop will examine current realities of social welfare policy during an era of a market economy and

unprecedented privatization of public policy decision-making that surrenders public decisions to private au-

thority, promotes removal of poor people and their services from communities of great need, and erodes

democratic process for all sectors of the community. A call is issued for social work to update poverty

knowledge and to research and update competency based practices for advocacy and community organiza-

tion.

10. Compassion Fatigue Rescue (MC 318) Presented by Barbara Dennison, Dennison Associates, Inc. This dynamic workshop will allow you the time to learn "top-down" and "bottom-up" techniques to resolve

compassion fatigue in a lecture and didactic format. You will be able to define compassion fatigue and com-

passion satisfaction. There will be handouts on the biochemical, psychological, social and spiritual perspec-

tives that manifest into a state of disequilibrium. You will not only learn how to be your own neurobiological

regulator, but also how to teach your clients they too can create change in how they react to primary and

secondary stress.

11. Community Lawyering: How Grassroots Leaders & Organizers Can Use the Law (SC 340) Presented by Anne Sweeney & Maria Smith, Legal Aid Society Staff of The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland will engage participants in discussion about an example of a com-

munity problem to explore the ways in which a lawyer and legal strategies could potentially contribute to

community organizing effort aimed at addressing the problem.

10:15 — 11:45 a.m. Workshops

10:15 — 11:45 a.m. Workshops

12. A Cauldron of Hostility: Linking the Past and Present of Racial Justice and Police Practices (RT West 202) Presented by Stephen David & Shakyra Diaz, ACLU of Ohio ACLU of Ohio Policy Manager Shakyra Diaz will guide participants through a discussion of racial justice and

police practices. Using the following quote by Martin Luther King, Jr., she will facilitate discussion to illustrate

connections between the past and present of race, policing, and economic justice in the US: “Like many of

our nation’s cities, we find Cleveland a teeming cauldron of hostility. The citizens of the Negro community

reflect the alienation of the total community, which has constantly ignored their cries for justice and oppor-

tunity and responded to their joblessness, poor housing and economic exploitation with crude methods of

police repression rather than compassion and creative programming.” Ms. Diaz will then present on relevant

contemporary issues, including reports by the Department of Justice on use of force by Cleveland police, ra-

cial profiling and trends in incarceration.

13. You Got This! Building Resiliency in Girls (MC 307B) Presented by Tyffani Monford Dent & Falisa Asberry, Monford Dent Consulting & Psychologi-cal Services, LLC This workshop addresses the unique needs inherent in providing mental health services to girls. Emphasis will

be on not only the importance of gender-responsive treatment but also on building resiliency in girls.

2015 Annual Conference Committee Officers

Victoria Marion and Elaine Jackson Conference Committee Co-Chairs

Erika Anthony and Kathleen Yager Program Co-Chairs

Kitty Leung and Sharon Meixner Outreach Co-Chairs

Rose Frech and David Crampton Publicity & Proceedings Co-Chairs

Semanthie Brooks Nominations Chair

Todd Simmons Volunteer Committee Chair

Grace Wright, Recorder

2015 Annual Conference Committee Members

Melissa Bilancini, Delissa Churn, Lovell Custard, Jo-

ann Hall, Jenny Justi, Lori Longs-Painter, Larissa

Malcolm, Cheryl Mays, Apryl Morris, Maggie Nash,

Ricardo Pena, Cacy Pena, Lashon Sawyer, Kathleen

Shaver, Rachael Sommer, Kathleen Stoll, Siyang

Sun, Ying Zhang

2015 Conference Staff

Michael Dover Conference Coordinator & Field Instructor

Adrienne Wheeler Conference and Agency Fair Organizer

Ryan M. Zymler Mandel School MSSA Intern

Michelle Larde Community Liaison & 2016 Field Instructor

Jason Eugene-Boarde Consultant

Madison Westover Volunteer Coordinator

Prashant Patel Database Coordinator

2015 Cuyahoga County Conference On Social Welfare

Voluntary and Staff Leadership

Neighborhood Leader- ship

14. (Cancelled) 15. Helping Ex-Offenders Remain Ex-Offenders (RT 502) Presented by Luis Vazquez, Cuyahoga County, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Office of Re-entry; Jacob Spellis, University of Toledo Social Work Program & Phillo, Inc. The workshop will provide an overview of reentry. Reentry reintegration of ex-offenders into mainstream

society from a period of incarceration as a process not an event. The longer one has been incarcerated and

the more severe the offense, the more challenging reentry can be. We will deal with the major barriers and

challenges faced by the reentry population, and the many roles the social workers can play to increase the

likelihood of successful reentry. While the needs of the reentry population are not unique (employment,

housing, transportation, behavioral and physical health) and shared by many others, a criminal record often

creates an additional barrier to attaining these needs. Emphasis will be given to the role of social workers on

both the micro level (providing direct services to individuals) and macro level (community advocacy).

16. Helping Parents to Help Their Children (SC 315) Presented by Debra Rex, Beech Brook Beech Brook strongly believes that the early years of children's lives are crucial ones for later growth and de-

velopment. For this reason, the agency's prevention wing focuses much of its work on helping young chil-

dren in their progressive development and on assisting their parents, enabling them to help their children to

thrive. This workshop will highlight two agency services that are operated out of the Beech Brook Care Alli-

ance Family Health Center located at the Carl B. Stokes Social Services Mall: S.T.E.P.S. and Parenting Groups.

The S.T.E.P.S. model helps parents to nurture their children, ages birth to six, through applied use of the latest

findings of neuroscience. The model offers clear explanations and practical suggestions that help parents to

learn the importance of healthy parent-child interactions by covering five critical areas of development: Se-

curity, Touch, Eyes, Play, and Sound.

17. Collaborative Synergy for Community Transformation (SC 324) Presented by Rachael Sommer, Cleveland Department of Public Health This workshop focuses on how to build synergistic collaboration between community stakeholders and an-

chor institutions. Their common vision is to improve social contributors/determinants of health through place

-based public health strategies deployed in communities throughout Cuyahoga County with the ultimate in-

tent of addressing health disparities and improving the status of the residents of Cuyahoga County through

community change. This workshop intends to help initiate/catalyze that process and demonstrate how to

have community-level change as a pathway toward improved health through convening, having conversa-

tions with and collaborating with community stakeholders/anchor institutions towards a healthier Cuyahoga

County. This workshop is not about showing how to deliver a service but about transforming communities.

18. The Heroin Epidemic: Working Together to Combat This Major Issue (SC 313) Presented by William Denihan, ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County

Cuyahoga County is experiencing the devastating effects of prescription painkiller dependence that has led to

a resurgence of heroin addiction. The number of deaths by heroin has more than quadrupled since 2007

when there were 40 deaths by heroin overdose in Cuyahoga County. In 2013, the epidemic was so severe

that the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner says that it claimed the lives of nearly 200 people – with the

deaths equally split between the city and the suburbs.

10:15 — 11:45 a.m. Workshops

Acknowledgement of Co-Sponsors & CCCOSW Voluntary and Staff Leadership Team:

Cathleen Lewandowski, Professor and Director, Cleveland State University School of Social Work

Acknowledgement of Elected Officials and Introduction of Armond Budish: Lovell Custard, President and

CEO, Murtis Taylor Human Services System

Special Guest: Armond Budish, Cuyahoga County Executive

NASW Region 3 Annual Awards: Tammi Lampkin, NASW Region 3 Director

Social Worker of the Year - Semanthie Brooks, MSW, LISW-S, ACSW

Lifetime Achievement - Larry Foster, MSW, PhD, LSW

Public Elected Official of the Year - Ohio State Representative Nickie J. Antonio

Public Citizens of the Year - Jan Ridgeway & Quinton Durham, Garden Valley Neighborhood House

BSW Student of the Year - Monique Primm, Ursuline College Social Work Program

Agency of the Year - Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility

12:00 — 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m.— 2:00 p.m. Plenary Panel

Lunch Courtesy of

The Murtis Taylor Human Services System

12:00 p.m.— 1:00 p.m.

Cleveland Philanthropic Perspectives

Carrie Miller, Regional Training Specialist, Foundation Center - Cleveland, Moderator

Kristi Andrasik, Program Officer for The Cleveland Foundation

Leah S. Gary, President & CEO of O'Neill Foundation

Susanna Krey, President & CEO of Sisters of Charity Foundation

Nancy Mendez, Director of Community Impact Operations, United Way of Greater Cleveland

Special Thanks To:

NASW Ohio Membership Associate Dorothy Martindale and all the NASW Interns

The Dedicated Members and Executive Board of the NASW Student Club at Cleveland State University

The Cleveland State University Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers

The Workshop Moderators and Presenters • Benjamin Rose Institute of Aging for hosting Annual Conference Committee meetings

Lori Slusarski and Floyentine Roberts, School of Social Work Staff • Al Nozak, Center for Instructional Technology

Thank You for Your Rooms: Career Services, Black Studies, Women’s Studies, Trinity Cathedral, Department of Psychology, and CSU Library

Jason Eugene-Boarde for his many contributions • All the hardworking conference volunteers • Beth Piwkowski for her great idea!

CSU Conference Services, Food Services, and Parking Services • Lesley Lang for reaching the CSU Alumni!

THANK YOU TO THE CSU PRESIDENTIAL STUDENT AMBASSADORS!

1. Adult Corrections: Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Involved in the Criminal Justice System: A

Seven Year Study of Research and Practice (TC Room D)

Moderated by Anne Sweeney, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Presented by Janet Keeler, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities; Mamadou Seck & George

Tsagaris, Cleveland State University School of Social Work; Bob Rowe, Board of Developmental Disabilities

Cleveland State University and the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) Fo-

rensic Unit have recently completed a 7 year collaborative research project focusing on the characteris-

tics and offense patterns of 175 individuals with Developmental Disabilities (DD). Research of this mag-

nitude has never been done and conclusions are being used to inform the practices and service provision

of the CCBDD Forensic Unit. Further analyses on recidivism and risk/protective factors for individuals

with DD were completed with the outcome of targeting meaningful services and linking individuals with

collaborative community resources that maximize success.

2. Adult Maltreatment: The Elder Abuse Road Map: Making it a Reality in Cuyahoga County (CB 315)

Moderated by Carol Dayton, LISW-S; Presented by Semanthie Brooks, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging & Syl-

via Pla-Raith, Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services

In 2013 Cuyahoga County investigated 3,400 allegations of reported elder maltreatment including physi-

cal, sexual, and psychological abuse, as well as neglect, abandonment, and financial exploitation. Ex-

perts estimate that only one in every 24 cases is reported to the appropriate mandated agencies for in-

vestigation. Resulting in many untold case of abuse, possible injury and suffering for victims and those

who care about and for them. Given the aging population in Cuyahoga County and the widespread hu-

man, social, and economic impact of elder abuse, we will use this workshop to develop a local action on

how to enhance both public and private responses to elder abuse.

3. Adult Mental Health: Reconnection to Life: Dissociation in an outpatient female abuse population

Moderated by Valeria Harper, ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County;

Presented by Renee Jones, Center for Families and Children

The treatment of dissociation will be discussed using my life experiences a phase oriented approach and

an integration of psycho-dynamic and trauma theory concepts. First, a secure story of the issues of

abuse females face when not treated a treatment frame will be offered, along with interventions to en-

sure pacing and regulation of both client and therapy. Overarching principles of treatment for female

dual clients are explored. Each phase is explained in terms of goals and specialized interventions. Com-

mon impasses and dilemmas will be discussed, using examples, role play and didactic information. 4. Aging: Cuyahoga Options Offers a Helping Hand to Persons with Disabilities (MC 136)

Moderated by Richard Hogan, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Presented by Cynthia Mason & Darlene Wade, Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services

Explain program purpose and services and to update social workers regarding expansions to the Options

program eligibility. Explain how subsidizing services assists people to maintain their residence. 5. Bullying/Cyberbullying: Stand Up, Stand Strong: Effective techniques victims of bullying can use to stop

the harassment (RT 502) Moderated by Deborah Willis, Cleveland State University School of Social Work

Presented by Augustin Jackson, Auguste Moone Enterprises LLC

This presentation about the Stand Up, Stand Strong Workshop will help attendees develop the skills they

need to teach clients how to build a strong personal array skill set of proven strategies to effectively

combat and overcome bullying situations. This presentation gives attendees specific infomation about

the development of bullying situations as well as the character types that play the roles of "bully",

"bystander", and "victim" based on the most recent research available.

2:15 — 3:45 p.m. Workshops

6. Child Maltreatment: Policy Analysis of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act/"Erin's Law” (TC

Room B)

Moderated by Rosemary Creeden, Frontline Service

Presented by Christine Farrell, Cleveland State University School of Social Work alumna

This presentation is about The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. The Child Abuse Prevention

and Treatment Act was initially enacted in 1974 and has endured numerous legislative changes. When I

was a child protective services worker from 1983-1990, children frequently were left in abusive home

situations and this intensely saddened me. In September, 2014, I decided to conduct a policy analysis

of The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ascertain whether that situation had been amelio-

rated and the results I found will be shared in this workshop. Educating participants about "Erin's Law"

is also part of this workshop for it is part of child abuse prevention.

7. Child Wellness: A Different Way of Being Smart: Educating for Social-Emotional Leadership (RT West

202)

Moderated by Patricia Gorman, Frontline Service

Presented by Paula Kampf & Elizabeth Beldon

Preparing high school students for success in the world depends significantly upon their social-emotional

resources. The SOMO Leadership Labs/St Martin De Porres High School Summer Scholars model sets an

example of students learning social-emotional leadership resources and skills to increase their resilience,

grit, relationships and ability to succeed not only in the classroom but in the world. In this workshop,

we'll explore the research supporting the need for social-emotional education for schools; increase our

working vocabularies on key social-emotional leadership concepts; and learn about the real-life applica-

tion of SO(cial)-eMOtional (SOMO) learning labs in a mission-driven school in inner city Cleveland, Ohio. 8. Community Organizing (CB 278)

Moderated by Nancy Mendez, United Way of Greater Cleveland

Presented by Geri Burns, CSU School of Social Work

9. Disabilities: Collaborative Person-Centered Planning: How does it look, feel and sound? (MC 317)

Moderated by Kelli Perk, Office of Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty

Presented by Heidi Ksiezyk-Skrada, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Participants will gain hands-on experience to apply person centered and multi-disciplinary planning con-

cepts learned during the morning session. The afternoon session will conclude with a powerful personal

story from a person who has gained her independence through the support of a collaborative person

centered support team.

10. Discrimination and Oppression: Healing the Racial, Economic and Opportunity Divide (SC 313)

Moderated by Maudisa Meroe, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries & CSU School of Social Work

Presented by Jan Thrope, Inner Visions of Cleveland

To create win/win partnerships between people from different racial and economic backgrounds. (1) At-

tendees will be able to verbalize how traditional funding methods can create walls between people. (2)

Attendees will be able to use new funding methods to create connections between neighbors and people

from different racial and economic backgrounds. (3) Attendees will be familiar with new strategies to

fund grassroots projects using "small bucks for big change." Attendee will be able to use these strategies

to form win/win partnerships between people of different racial and economic backgrounds.

2:15 — 3:45 p.m. Workshops

11. Economy Insecurity: Having a Voice in Ohio State’s Budget for The Funding of Human Needs (SC 339)

Moderated by Gail Long, retired Executive Director, Merrick House

Presented by Larry Bresler, Organize Ohio

This workshop will look at the Ohio State budget and its importance to the of funding critical needs in

Cuyahoga County and across Ohio in such areas as health care, mental health, elderly services, child

care, public education, foster care/kinship care, public assistance and hunger programs. The workshop

will explore how social workers and program participants can and should have a strong voice in advocat-

ing for the funding of critical needs using different strategies. The workshop will be facilitated by North-

ern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality.

12. Education Attainment: At-Risk Youth and The Social Outliers that Affect Educational Attainment (RT

401)

Moderated by Jacqueline Kasprisin, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Presented by Monica Gales, Cleveland Metropolitan School District

This workshop was designed in direct response to the growing number of people that are at-risk of un-

employment, poor educational outcomes, health issues, early parenthood, long-term dependency on

public assistance, increased rates of incarceration, and homelessness. The goal of the workshop is to

identify social outliers that are affecting the educational attainment of youth that are going to have a

turbulent transition to adulthood and offer a positive support system to avoid pitfalls that may derail

their lives. 13. Family Services (MC 137)

Moderated by Elaine Gohlstin, Harvard Community Center

Presented by Earl Young, Harvard Community Center

14. HIV: The New Normal (Roundtable of Chairs NE Corner of Ballroom)

Moderated by Belle Likover, retired social worker and lifelong social activist; Michelle Princeton, AIDS Task

Force of Greater Cleveland; Presented by Naimah O’Neal, AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland

HIV/AIDS has changing in the past 30 plus years, but the mindset has not changed. Social Workers

must be part of the solution working to pave the way for change. HIV has a new normal that needs to

match the current science. This workshop should begin to change the mind of its attendee, providing

them with a new understanding and renewed fight that for HIV/AIDS to end by 2030 everyone must be

involved. Social Workers must take the lead on all fronts, to pave the way for change.

15. Homelessness: Increasing Homelessness Awareness (MC 325)

Moderated by Rev. Mylion White, Antioch Baptist Church

Presented by Jonda Clemmings, Coalition on Housing and Homelessness in Ohio

1. Advocate for the Ohio Housing Trust Fund in the biennium budget. 2. Lift the Cap on the Ohio Hous-

ing Trust Fund. 3. Collaborate with Hard Times Ohio to reform state policies and programs so that

workers can afford the basics of housing, food, mental & physical health care, etc.

16. Housing: At the Intersection of Hoarding Disorder and the Cleveland Housing Court (SC 324)

Moderated by Gretchen Bowman, NHS, Inc.

Presented by Bert Rahl, Eldercare Services Institute, LLC

The Hoarding Task Force of Cuyahoga County has spanned a unique program to refer individuals with

Hoarding Disorder. This program involves referrals to both social service providers as well as mental

health treatment to prevent evictions. The program attempts to preserve the needs of individuals for

adequate housing while protecting the health and safety of society in general.

2:15 — 3:45 p.m. Workshops

17. Income: Why We Must Strengthen Ohio’s Income Tax (Roundtable of Chairs in SE of Ballroom)

Moderated by Kathleen Shaver, MSW Intern, Policy Matters Ohio

Presented by Zach Schiller, Policy Matters Ohio

Workshop will describe the place of the income tax in meeting critical needs (which include the vast bulk

of the topics listed for the conference); bust myths about the income tax, especially about the income

tax and the economy; and recount the consequences of strengthening or weakening the income tax on

Ohioans of different income levels. 18. Inpatient/Outpatient Care; Barriers to Obtaining Inpatient Mental Health and AOD Treatment (MC

219)

Moderated by Madison Westover, CSU BSW Intern, Southwest General Medical Center

Presented by Maureen Ellis, Southwest General Medical Center

19. Juvenile Justice: Working with African American Males: Treating Trauma, Aggression and

Apathy (MC 318)

Moderated by Kelly Petty, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Presented by LaToya Logan

There is a large number of African American adolescent males beginning their criminal offending before

the age of 16. Many of these youth have unique experiences related to their community, family, and

peer associations. Often times these youth are seen as apathetic or uncaring, which complicates treat-

ment and results in the lack of progress. This workshop will reframe how clinicians assess trauma, high-

light developmental differences in African American males, and identify therapeutic techniques to ad-

dress ambivalence and apathy.

20. Living Wages: Local Minimum Wage Initiatives in Ohio (Roundtable of Chairs in NW corner of Ball-

room)

Moderated by Robert O. Staib, Cuyahoga County Invest in Children

Presented by Amy Hanauer, Policy Matters Ohio

This workshop will describe local minimum wage initiatives elsewhere, explain the significance of the

minimum wage and provide information about possible minimum-wage efforts in Cuyahoga County and

elsewhere in Ohio. 21. Non-AOD Addictions: Community Response to Problem Gambling in Cuyahoga County (MC 142)

Moderated by Kitty Leung, Asian Services in Action

Presented by Ashley Hartman & Colleen Fitzgibbons, Gambling Department, Recovery

Resources

Presenters will include Ashley Hartman & Colleen Fitzgibbons from the Gambling Services Department at

Recovery Resources and other coalition members from the Cuyahoga Problem Gambling Coalition. This

session will include portions of lecture, group discussions, interactive activities and panel discussions. 22. Re-Entry: Uniformity in Adult Reentry Plans (TC Room C)

Moderated by Darella Motley, Key Source, Pro Se Training & Consulting; LaShon Sawyer, Jack, Joseph and

Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

Presented by David Hussey, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Individuals returning to society from incarceration face many burdens and obstacles. Preventing recidi-

vism and determining how best to assist these returning citizens with their reentry are social problems

that have concerned communities, social welfare organizations, and researchers for decades. Returning

inmates often require considerable assistance with basic issues of daily life (i.e., obtaining housing, edu-

cation, employment, transportation, and personal documentation). Having a reentry plan prior to re-

lease and continued once the offender is in the community is a necessary tool to combat the high recidi-

2:15 — 3:45 p.m. Workshops

for returning citizens. This workshop provides an overview of several reentry plans currently being used

by different organizations providing services for ex-offenders returning to Cuyahoga and other Ohio

counties. The discussion will focus on the need to develop a model reentry plan that can be used by any

governmental agency or community provider to assist ex-offenders reentry back into their community. 23. School-Based Services (Roundtable of Chairs in SW corner of Ballroom)

Moderated and Presentation by Janice Williams, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (retired)

Presentation by Giselle Dover, CCC-SLP: It Takes a Team and a Really Good Theory

The presentation will begin with a discussion of ASHA’s mission statement and goal for 2025:

“Communication is a human right.” The different types of communication disorders are defined and ex-

plained. Innovative and evidence-based approaches and programs help all special education and other stu-

dents who need speech language services, as well as the general student population, to improve comprehen-

sion, expression and literacy skills. SLPs collaborate with SSWs, OT/PT and parents.

24. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Creating Change: Inclusive Policies for LGBTQ Clients and Con-

stituents (TC Room A)

Moderated by Ryan Zymler, LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland

Presented by Nicole Thomas, & Alana Jochum, Equality Ohio; Maya Simek & Ryan Zymler, LGBT Community

Center of Greater Cleveland; LaRaun Clayton, AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland

Create steps to incorporate knowledge of LGBTQ cultural, legal and health concerns into work plans at

individual, departmental and/or institutional levels. 25. Social Work Boundaries and Ethics: Ethical Issues in Culture and Diversity in Child Welfare Practice (MC

307B)

Moderated by Sara Continenza, Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland

Presented by Christine Kelly-Cross & Edwin Lebron, Cuyahoga County Division of Family and Children’s Ser-

vices

The presentation explores ethical issues faced by child welfare supervisors and how culture and diversity

play a significant role in the decisions made in casework practice. Participants will gain a better under-

standing of their personal culture, and how their bias, past experiences, and own baggage may create an

inability or barriers to making ethical, consistent, and fair decisions on the job. Participants will also

learn to be ethically correct in their day-to-day professions using The National Association of Social

Worker's Code of Ethics and the Ohio Code of Ethics as a reference guide.

26. Suicide: The Silent Epidemic (MC 223)

Moderated by Michael Dover. Presentation prepared by Kathleen Rexrode, BSW Intern, American Red Cross

(unable to attend due to illness)

The objectives of this workshop were to discuss suicide awareness, integration of suicide prevention pro-

grams in aging, health care fields, schools, and communities. The importance of crisis interventions and

how to respond, resources that are already in existence and why additional resources are needed. The

presentation will also touch on those who were affected by suicide. The help that is needed will also be

discussed along with the importance of continuity of care after the crisis and follow up assessments.

27. Public Benefits: Committing to County Services: An update on the new Cuyahoga benefits application

process (Roundtable of chairs in middle of ballroom) Aida Idiáquez & Crystal Bryant, Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services Office of Community Engagement

The presentation will share the mission of the agency: To promote economic self-sufficiency and person-

al responsibility for families by providing a broad range of quality services.

2:15 — 3:45 p.m. Workshops

4:00-5:00 Closing Plenary

ACLU of Ohio, AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, Asian Services in Action, Beech Brook, Ben-

jamin Rose Institute on Aging, Center for Community Solutions, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center,

Creating Communities of Peace, CSU NASW Student Club, Cuyahoga EITC Coalition, Cuyahoga

Job and Family Services, CWRU - Mental Health Effectiveness Research Program, Division of

Senior and Adult Services, East End Neighborhood House, Empowering and Strengthening

Ohio's People, Gestalt Institute, Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Hopewell, Hunger

Network of Greater Cleveland, Murtis Taylor Human Services Institute, Neighborhood Leader-

ship Institute, Options for Families and Youth, Orca House Inc., Policy Matters, Providence

House, Recovery Resources, The Cuyahoga County Diaper Bank, The Housing Research & Ad-

vocacy Center, The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, The Nehemiah Mission, The

University of Akron School of Social Work, Ursuline College: Social Work Program, VITAS

Healthcare, Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging, Womankind

Introduction: Andrew Edwards, Associate Professor, Cleveland State University School of Social

Work

Margaret Mitchell President & CEO, YWCA of Greater Cleveland

Introduction: Michelle Larde, MSW, LSW, 2015 CCCOSW Community Liaison

Rev. Lorenzo Norris, MSSA

Pastor, Concord Church & Chair, Cleveland Clergy Alliance

Thanks to Our 2015 Agency Fair Participants

Directions to Workshop Locations

SC = Student Center

RT = Inside Library in Rhodes Tower

RTW = Rhodes Tower West

MC = Main Classroom Building main floor

CB = Chester Building 2nd and 3rd floors

TC = Trinity Cathedral (entrance in garden)

SC: Workshops in Student Center

Ballroom: If any workshops are scheduled or (if an-

nounced) re-scheduled there, please remain in ballroom.

SC 313 and SC 315: Student Center breakout rooms, just

exit Ballroom through North Doors and cross hallway.

SC 324: (Inside Office of Student Life glass doors)

SC 339 & SC 340: Walk down all the way down the hall-

way to the left of the 3rd floor elevator and turn left.

Workshops Outside Student Center (Walk or take eleva-

tors to first floor and exit either North Doors to the plaza)

and follow below instructions.

MU: Music Building 202

From elevators on 2nd floor of Student Center, proceed

West across the bridge and past classrooms on right

(with windows on left). At end of hall turn right and then

right again for Communications Conference Room.

RT or RTW: Workshops in Rhodes Tower

RT 401 and LIB 502: Enter the Main Entrance to Rhodes

Tower, enter the library itself, turn left, elevators up.

RW 202: Enter the West entrance at the far left as you

approach Rhodes Tower. If possible, walk to 2nd Floor.

MC: Main Classroom MC 134, 136 & 137

From Papa John’s, walk North all the way to elevator area

and turn right. MC 137 is first door on left, MC 134 is the

first auditorium on right, MC 136 the second auditorium.

MC: Main Classroom MC 142

From Huntington Bank, turn left after computer cluster,

and proceed to the Maryjoyce Green conference room,

just past Women’s Center.

MC: Main Classroom

MC 223 From 2nd floor of Student Center, walk east

across 2nd floor bridge, pass first hallway, and turn left at

the Vike Health & Well-Being sign; room is on right.

MC 219 Follow above instructions to MC 223 but keep

walking down past McNair Center to room on the right

almost all the way to the Northeast corner of MC.

MC 307B: From 2nd floor of Student Center, walk east

across 2nd floor bridge, turn left at first hallway, and walk

to the Atrium stairs. Then turn right (room 1st on right.)

MC: 317, 318, 325, 328

From 2nd floor of Student Center, walk east across 2nd

floor bridge, turn left at first hallway, and walk to the

Atrium stairs. Go up one flight to 3rd floor (or proceed

straight and left to elevator). From area at head of

Atrium stairs, head North and turn right down hallway to

East side of building. Turn left for 317 & 318 and turn

right for 325 & 328.

CB: Chester Building CB 278 and CB 315

From 1st Floor (Ground Floor) of Student Center, walk

outside and East to enter the Atrium (see the Papa

Johns). From the Main Classroom Atrium, head straight

pass Huntington’s Bank and turn left down hallway. Just

past Women’s Center on the right, turn right across

bridge. For CB 278, turn left after entering Chester, and

the room is the 2nd on the left. For CB 315, turn right

after entering Chester and walk up to 3rd floor of Chester

or use elevator in Southwest corner of 2nd floor to go to

3rd floor. It is in the faculty conference room.

Room Key

Thank You to Conference Co-Sponsors!

AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland

Asian Services in Action, Inc.

Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging

The Center for Community Solutions

East End Neighborhood House

Hopewell

Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland

CSU NASW Student Club

Murtis Taylor Human Services System

Neighborhood Leadership Institute

Policy Matters Ohio

Providence House

Ursuline College: Social Work Program

Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging

2011-2016 Title Sponsor & Co-Sponsor

Thank You for Your Support!

This Conference would not be possible without the support of

The Murtis Taylor Human Services System

Lovell Custard, BSW, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer

Welcome to the Fourth Conference Sponsor

Beginning in April 2015

Conference Sponsors