Program Hopewell Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland Murtis Taylor Human Services System Conference Agenda

5th Annual Cuyahoga County

Conference on Social Welfare 2015 Theme: Is Social Work Addressing Human Needs?

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 AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland CSU NASW Student Club Asian Services in Action, Inc. Neighborhood Leadership Institute Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging Policy Matters Ohio The Center for Community Solutions Providence House East End Neighborhood House Ursuline College: Social Work Program Hopewell Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland Murtis Taylor Human Services System Conference Agenda

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

9:00 — 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session

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

10:15 — 11:45 a.m. Workshops

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 economic 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

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 workshop 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 presentation by Michael Dover, focused on introducing discussion relevant to each of the above four workshop objectives, 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 transition, frameworks, local planning process, and next steps in our community's plan. u Neighborhood Leader- 10:15 — 11:45 a.m. Workshops 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 compassion satisfaction. There will be handouts on the biochemical, psychological, social and spiritual perspectives 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 community 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

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 opportunity 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, racial 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 Cuyahoga County Conference On Social Welfare Voluntary and Staff Leadership

2015 Annual Conference Committee Officers 2015 Conference Staff

Victoria Marion and Elaine Jackson Michael Dover Conference Committee Co-Chairs Conference Coordinator & Field Instructor Erika Anthony and Kathleen Yager Adrienne Wheeler Program Co-Chairs Conference and Agency Fair Organizer Kitty Leung and Sharon Meixner Ryan M. Zymler Outreach Co-Chairs Mandel School MSSA Intern Rose Frech and David Crampton Michelle Larde Publicity & Proceedings Co-Chairs Community Liaison & 2016 Field Instructor Semanthie Brooks Jason Eugene-Boarde Nominations Chair Consultant Todd Simmons Madison Westover Volunteer Committee Chair Volunteer Coordinator Grace Wright, Recorder Prashant Patel Database Coordinator 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 Neighborhood Leader- 10:15 — 11:45 a.m. Workshops 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 development. For this reason, the agency's prevention wing focuses much of its work on helping young children 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 anchor 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. Lunch Courtesy of The Murtis Taylor Human Services System 12:00 p.m.— 1:00 p.m.

12:00 — 1:00 p.m. Lunch

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

1:00 p.m.— 2:00 p.m. Plenary Panel

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! 2:15 — 3:45 p.m. Workshops

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 physical, 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 human, 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 application 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 concepts 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 treatment and results in the lack of progress. This workshop will reframe how clinicians assess trauma, highlight developmental differences in African American males, and identify therapeutic techniques to address 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 recidivism 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, education, 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 explained. Innovative and evidence-based approaches and programs help all special education and other students 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 understanding 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 programs 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 personal responsibility for families by providing a broad range of quality services.

4:00-5:00 Closing Plenary

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 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 Directions to Workshop Locations

Room Key SC = Student Center MC = Main Classroom Building main floor RT = Inside Library in Rhodes Tower CB = Chester Building 2nd and 3rd floors RTW = Rhodes Tower West TC = Trinity Cathedral (entrance in garden)

SC: Workshops in Student Center and proceed to the Maryjoyce Green conference room, just past Women’s Center. Ballroom: If any workshops are scheduled or (if an- nounced) re-scheduled there, please remain in ballroom. MC: Main Classroom SC 313 and SC 315: Student Center breakout rooms, just MC 223 From 2nd floor of Student Center, walk east exit Ballroom through North Doors and cross hallway. across 2nd floor bridge, pass first hallway, and turn left at SC 324: (Inside Office of Student Life glass doors) the Vike Health & Well-Being sign; room is on right. SC 339 & SC 340: Walk down all the way down the hall- MC 219 Follow above instructions to MC 223 but keep way to the left of the 3rd floor elevator and turn left. walking down past McNair Center to room on the right almost all the way to the Northeast corner of MC. Workshops Outside Student Center (Walk or take elevators to first floor and exit either North Doors to the plaza) MC 307B: From 2nd floor of Student Center, walk east and follow below instructions. across 2nd floor bridge, turn left at first hallway, and walk to the Atrium stairs. Then turn right (room 1st on right.) MU: Music Building 202 MC: 317, 318, 325, 328 From elevators on 2nd floor of Student Center, proceed From 2nd floor of Student Center, walk east across 2nd West across the bridge and past classrooms on right floor bridge, turn left at first hallway, and walk to the (with windows on left). At end of hall turn right and then Atrium stairs. Go up one flight to 3rd floor (or proceed right again for Communications Conference Room. straight and left to elevator). From area at head of RT or RTW: Workshops in Rhodes Tower Atrium stairs, head North and turn right down hallway to East side of building. Turn left for 317 & 318 and turn RT 401 and LIB 502: Enter the Main Entrance to Rhodes right for 325 & 328. Tower, enter the library itself, turn left, elevators up. CB: Chester Building CB 278 and CB 315 RW 202: Enter the West entrance at the far left as you approach Rhodes Tower. If possible, walk to 2nd Floor. From 1st Floor (Ground Floor) of Student Center, walk outside and East to enter the Atrium (see the Papa MC: Main Classroom MC 134, 136 & 137 Johns). From the Main Classroom Atrium, head straight From Papa John’s, walk North all the way to elevator area pass Huntington’s Bank and turn left down hallway. Just and turn right. MC 137 is first door on left, MC 134 is the past Women’s Center on the right, turn right across first auditorium on right, MC 136 the second auditorium. bridge. For CB 278, turn left after entering Chester, and the room is the 2nd on the left. For CB 315, turn right MC: Main Classroom MC 142 after entering Chester and walk up to 3rd floor of Chester From Huntington Bank, turn left after computer cluster, or use elevator in Southwest corner of 2nd floor to go to 3rd floor. It is in the faculty conference room. Thank You to Conference Co-Sponsors!

AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland CSU NASW Student Club Asian Services in Action, Inc. Murtis Taylor Human Services System Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging Neighborhood Leadership Institute The Center for Community Solutions Policy Matters Ohio East End Neighborhood House Providence House Hopewell Ursuline College: Social Work Program Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging Thank You for Your Support!

2011-2016 Title Sponsor & Co-Sponsor

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

Conference Sponsors

Welcome to the Fourth Conference Sponsor Beginning in April 2015