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Lunch & Learn Series

Please join us for the Spring 2024 series of "Lunch & Learn" seminars on a variety of topics! All seminars are held via Zoom and start at 12pm Eastern unless otherwise noted. Most are approved for CE credit for licensed social workers in West Virginia. Click on the associated link to register for any seminar you are interested in attending.

Information and recordings of past Lunch & Learns can be found in our Archives.


Spring 2024 Schedule

  • Wednesday, January 24th, "Resume Building and Job Searching in Social Services" -Yvonne Gonzalez, WVU Career Services
  • Wednesday, January 31st, "My Patient's Trauma Hits too Close to Home, What do I do?" - Andrea Peters, MSW, LICSW
  • Friday, February 2nd (11-12:30pm), "Opioid Crisis and Best Practices in Behavioral Health" - Katie Chiasson-Downs, MA, LPC, ALPS, AADC (RIBHT)
    • Registration closed**
  • Wednesday, February 14th, "Music Therapy and Interactions with Social Work" - Emily Lambert, PhD
  • Wednesday, February 28th, "Photography in Social Work" - Kristina Hash, PhD, LICSW
  • Friday, March 1st (11-1pm), "Social Work Practice in Appalachia: Challenges and Opportunities" - Panelists: Amy Knicely, MA, CTRT; April Vestal, MPH; Bradley Wilson, PhD; and Tina Faber, MSW, LCSW (RIBHT)
  • Wednesday, March 27th (12-1pm), “Caring for Transgender and Gender Diverse Populations” Dr. Megan Gandy, PhD, LICSW
  • Wednesday, April 10th, "Understanding and Treating Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents" - Bridget Bailey, PhD, MSW, LICSW
  • Friday, April 19th (11-12:30pm), "Beyond the Classroom: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness" - Anne Greza, MSW, LGSW - McKinney-Vento Liaison/Outreach Facilitator with Monongalia County Schools (RIBHT)
  • LnL 04/19/2024:
*Approved for 1.0 continuing education credits for licensed social workers in WV (synchronous Zoom attendance  only)
**Pending approval for 1.0-1.5 continuing education credits
***Approved for 2.0  continuing education credits for licensed social workers in WV (synchronous Zoom attendance only)

If you are interested in presenting on a topic related to social work practice, please complete our Lunch and Learn speaker application survey application at the following link:  Apply Now!
We will contact you if we feel your interests and experience are a match for our seminar series!