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Love, Nicholas, SME

   Nicholas Love is the Community Inclusion Director at the World Institute on Disability (WID). WID strives to eliminate the barriers to full inclusion of people with disabilities by addressing and influencing policies, systems, and tools. Nicholas’ work at WID focuses on the identification, creation, and utilization of technology, training, technical assistance and tools that drive and respond to policies that direct systems change. Nicholas’ main focus at WID is the management of Disability Benefits 101 (DB101). DB101 is a comprehensive, state-specific digital tool that enables people with disabilities to make informed decisions about competitive integrated employment becoming a part of their lives. (www.mo.db101.org)
   
  Nicholas’s passion is education on diversity and equality. He has been speaking on and fighting for disability issues as national speaker and advocate for diversity and social justice for over 25 years. He is a Certified Community Work Incentive Coordinator and a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner with a degree in Holistic Healthcare with a concentration in Mind Body Transformational Psychology. Nicholas likes to combine knowledge and entertainment to change cultural perceptions.

Presentation(s): 

Benefits & Employment – You Have the Knowledge with MO DB101


 

 

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James, Belinda, MSW, LCSW

Belinda James is a passionate advocate for children, youth and families. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, a Missouri Family Development Credential from the University of Missouri – Kansas City, a Master degree in Social Work from The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, and training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from the Medical University of South Carolina.

For the past 25 years, Belinda has provided parent workshops and professional development training in the areas of sexuality health, mental health including trauma informed care, motivational interviewing, substance use, suicide prevention and adolescent development. She has also taught in the field of social work as an adjunct instructor at Washington University in St. Louis. As a licensed Clinical Social Worker, she counsels women who are homeless, pregnant and may have mental health, chemical dependency issues and extensive trauma backgrounds. In addition, she is responsible for an innovative program that provides psychoeducation on behavioral health and parent education/support to pregnant and parenting teens in the St. Louis Public School system.


Presentation(s): 

Providing Effective Staff Supervision using Trauma Informed Care Practices


 

 

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Holguin, Julianna, BS

Julianna Holguin is a second year Master’s student at the University of Central Missouri in the Human Development and Family Science’s Marriage and Family Therapy program, graduating May of 2022. She is an intern with the Child Abuse Prevention Association and the President of the Council of Human Development and Family Science student organization on campus. Julianna received her Bachelor of Science degree in Child and Family Development with a minor in Psychology, also from the University of Central Missouri. She completed a Child Life Practicum at Children’s Mercy Kansas during her undergraduate education. Her primary areas of interest include the therapeutic treatment of children and families, childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, and children with illness and disabilities.


Presentation(s): 

Risk and Resiliency in Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for Prevention and Intervention


 

 

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Hartenstein, Jaimee, Ph.D, CFLE

Dr. Jaimee L. Hartenstein is an associate professor in Child and Family Development at the University of Central Missouri. She currently serves as both the undergraduate and graduate coordinator. She is a Certified Family Life Educator. Dr. Hartenstein received her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Ecology and Mass Communications and her master’s and Ph.D. in Human Ecology with a specialization in Family Studies from Kansas State University. Prior to coming to UCM, Dr. Hartenstein taught at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. Dr. Hartenstein serves as the faculty advisor for the graduate student organization, Central’s Council of Human Development and Family Science. Her primary research interest is divorce and child custody as well as communication following the divorce or separation of parents.


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Diversity and Inclusion: Increasing Access to Services for Underserved Populations

Grief Process and Support Systems for Young Military Widows

Risk and Resiliency in Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for Prevention and Intervention

Women in Recovery – An Approach to Sustainable Empowerment


 

 

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Hanks, Rachel, MSW, LCSW, RPT

Rachel Hanks is a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist who has worked at the Therapeutic Preschool at FamilyForward in St. Louis, MO, for over five years. She focuses on play-based interventions for young children who have experienced significant developmental trauma. She is Phase 1 certified in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics and is currently seeking certification in Theraplay. She has presented on topics such as play therapy, neurobiology of play, and on the Therapeutic Preschool program. She has received extensive training on topics such as brain development, attachment, play therapy, and polyvagal theory.


Presentation(s): 

Escaping the Pain: Dissociation in Young Children with Trauma


 

 

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Hall, Aisha, EdD, MSW

Dr. Aisha Hall is currently an Assistant Professor in the Social Work Department at Park University. She has been a faculty member at Park University since August 2021. She specializes in clinical social work; healthcare; assessment; work with individuals and families; and leadership. She received her BSW from Temple University (Philadelphia, PA), her MSW from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and her EdD from Walden University (Minneapolis, MN). Dissertation research focused on minority student learning in higher education. Current research focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Prior to obtaining her doctorate, Dr. Hall was engaged in direct practice for several years with individuals and family in clinical and healthcare settings. Outside of employment, she is very active in the community, focusing on diversity initiatives and volunteering with marginalized populations.

 

 

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Glowczwskie, Michelle, MSW, LCSW

Michelle Glowczwskie is the Director of Telehealth and Home/Community Services for Behavioral Health Response (BHR). Michelle started as a crisis clinician thirteen and a half years ago.  She has worked as a crisis intervention counselor, a telehealth clinician, and clinical manager. Michelle’s skill at crisis intervention, suicide prevention and working with difficult cases and situations was recognized by her managers. Michelle was selected to lead BHR’s integrated mental health assessments, via a telehealth platform, with clients in Alaska. Michelle oversaw BHR’s early foray into telehealth services and helped expand this new services line from Alaska to multiple states, eventually bringing this much needed services to hospitals in Missouri. Following the successful growth of BHR’s telehealth services, Michelle was promoted to Director of BHR’s Telehealth and Home/Community Services Department. Previous to Michelle’s employment with BHR, she worked as a child abuse and neglect investigator with the state of MO for over 8 years.

Michelle holds a Master in Social Work from George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. Michelle holds social work licenses in Missouri and New Mexico. Michelle is married with one daughter.

 

 

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Glidden, Kay, MS

Kay Glidden, MS, is a compassion fatigue specialist, trauma informed care trainer and mindfulness educator. Her experience stems from 30+ years as a mental health professional and work in a public behavioral health system. Kay is a co-owner of Compassion Resiliency, a training and consultation company that promotes the well-being of professionals who work in high stress/trauma-exposed environments.

 

 

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Clark, Zachary, BA, CRADC

Zachary Clark has been working in substance abuse with Preferred Family Healthcare since 2009. Throughout his career, he has filled the role of a Behavioral Health Technician and Community Support Specialist before being selected to assist in the development of Preferred Family Healthcare’s virtual treatment program, Portal, in 2010 as a Virtual Counselor. In 2018, he transitioned to Clinical Supervisor of Virtual Services. Since joining the Portal initiative, Mr. Clark has been actively involved in providing services in both adolescent and adult substance abuse treatment programs, assisted in the development and maintenance of the platform in which services are provided, and has been intricately involved in the development of systems and supports to assist consumers and staff in the expansion of virtual services. He has worked with multiple communities and entities to further the virtual treatment initiative. Currently, Mr. Clark is working in the application of virtual technology in a clinical and educational setting and implementation in drug court systems to address co-occurring and trauma diagnoses in the field of addiction.

 


Presentation(s): 

Implementation of an Evidenced-Based Trauma Treatment in a Virtual Environment