Social Work Education Summit
April 12, 2024
Facundo Valdez School of Social Work
Cultivate, Collaborate, Educate
Cultivating State of the Art and Culturally/Identity Relevant Social Work Education in New Mexico and Beyond.
The Event Date:
Friday, April 12, 2024
8:30 am - 4:00 PM
at Macey Conference Center
Topics
Keynote Speaker
Myra Garcia, LCSW, PhD Candidate
Founder of Liberación Therapy and Consultation
- Artificial Intelligence in Social Work Education
- Antiracist Curriculum
- Intersectionality of Trauma
- Environmental Justice in Social Work
- Social Work and the Borders
- Paid Internships
- Cultivando Raíces: Outreach and Retention
- Universal Design
- Cultural Humility
- Tribal Social Determinates of Health
- Women of Color Doctoring
- Traditional and Collective Health
Social Work Education Summit
Cultivate, Collaborate, Educate
Cultivating State of the Art and Culturally/Identity Relevant Social Work Education in New Mexico and Beyond.
Hot Topic Presenters
César Abarca, PhD, MSW
Dean of NMHU Facundo Valdez School of Social Work
Frances Ortega, PhD, LCSW
Term Faculty, NMHU Facundo Valdez School of Social Work
Joaquín Argüello de Jesús, LISW/LCSW
President of Merced de Arroyo Hondo de Arriba
Brenda Quiñonez, LCSW
President, El Puente de Encuentros
Ilan Fichman, MSW Candidate
Master of Social Work Candidate - NMHU FVSSW
Melissa E. Riley, PhD
Director, Native American Social Work Studies Institute at NMHU
Vanya Garabedian, LCSW
Owner of Intentional Path Counseling
Reyna Rivera, LCSW
Lead Faculty MSW- Bilingual/Bicultural
Elizabeth Garcia, MSW
SWEEP-Raíces Special Project Coordinator
Stacy Gherardi, PhD, LCSW
Interim Co-Director of NMSU School of Social Work and Associate Professor
Charlene Shroulote-Durán, PhD Candidate
Adjunct Professor & Doctoral Student in Sociology at Texas A&M
Michael Stracener, DrPH, LCSW
Assistant Professor at NMSU
Sandra Gutiérrez, PhD, LCSW
Founder - Strength and Hope Therapy Center and BIPOC and Sexuality Center
Leasa Medina, LCSW, CCPT
Adjunct Faculty at NMHU Facundo Valdez School of Social Work
Velinda Trujillo Pearson, LCSW
SWEEP-Raíces Outreach Coordinator
Valerie Valles-Pedroza, LCSW
SWEEP-Raíces Project Director
Anna Nelson, PhD, LCSW
Director, The Center for Excellence in Social Work
Amber Vilas, MSW
Continuing Education and Workforce Coordinator, The Center
Facundo Valdez School of Social Work
Social Work Education Summit
Agenda at a Glance
April 12, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Macey Conference Center - NMT
801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801
Registration and Breakfast
Blessing, Opening Address with Provost Roxanne Gonzales, and Video of New Mexico Secretary of Education
Dean and Directors Panel Discussion
BREAK
Hot Topics Session 1 (Upper Lobby, Galena, & Copper) - Pick One
Move to next Hot Topic Presentation
Hot Topics Session 2 (Upper Lobby, Galena, & Copper) - Pick One
BREAK
Lunch Starts & Address by Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino
Keynote Speaker: Myra Garcia, LCSW, PhD Candidate
Hot Topics Session 3 (Upper Lobby, Galena, & Copper) - Pick One
Move to Next Hot Topic
Hot Topics Session 4 (Upper Lobby, Galena, & Copper) - Pick One
BREAK & Afternoon Snack
Strategic Dialogue Groups x 8 in the Upper Lobby
Report Out, Conclusion, Thanks with Dean Abarca
ceswnm@nmhu.edu
(505) 429-1340
8:30-9:00am
9:00-9:30am
9:30-10:30AM
10:30-10:45AM
10:45-11:15am
11:15-11:20am
11:20-11:50Am
11:50-12:00pm
12:00-12:30pm
12:30-1:30pm
1:30-2:00pm
2:00-2:05pm
2:05-2:35PM
2:35-2:50pm
2:50-3:40pm
3:40-4:00pm
Social Work Education Summit
Hot Topic SessionS 1 &2 - Locations
April 12, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Macey Conference Center - NMT
801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801
Hot Topic - Session 1 - Please Pick One Topic
- Upper Lobby: Operationalizing Antiracism Across the Core Curricula - Anna Nelson, PhD, LCSW (she/her/Dr) - 0.5 CEU Cultural
- Galena: Minoritized Women of Color Doctoring - Sandra Gutierrez, PhD, LCSW and Charlene Shroulote-Durán, PhD Candidate - 0.5 CEU Cultural
- Copper: Legislative Advocacy for Environmental Justice in Social Work Education – Ilan Fichman, MSW Candidate (they/them) & Frances Ortega, PhD (she/her) - 0.5 CEU
Hot Topic - Session 2 - Please Pick One Topic
- Upper Lobby: Practice What We Teach: Transforming Social Work Education Through Universal Design - Stacy Gherardi, PhD, LCSW (she/her) 0.5 CEU
- Galena: Traditional Collective Healing of the Acequias y Mercedes Practices – Joaquín Argüello de Jesús, LCSW, PhD Candidate (el/he/him) 0.5 CEU Cultural
- Copper: Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Social Work Education – Michael Stracener, LCSW, DrPH (they/them) 0.5 CEU
10:45-11:15 am
11:20-11:50 am
Social Work Education Summit
Hot Topic SessionS 3&4 - Locations
April 12, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Macey Conference Center - NMT
801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801
Hot Topic - Session 3 - Please Pick One Topic
- Upper Lobby: Cultivating Root/Cultivando Raíces: Outreach and Retention Efforts in a School of Social Work at a Hispanic Serving Institute – Valerie Valles-Pedroza, LCSW (she/her), Velinda Trujillo Pearson, LCSW (she/her), Elizabeth Garcia, MSW (she/her), and César Abarca, PhD, MSW (he/him) 0.5 CEU Cultural
- Galena: Cultural Humility – Vanya Garabedian, MSW, LCSW (she/her) 0.5 CEU Cultural
- Copper: Toward Paid Social Work Internships: A Menu of Resources for Educators – Amber Vilas, MSW (she/they) 0.5 CEU
Hot Topic - Session 4 - Please Pick One Topic
- Upper Lobby: Social Workers and the Border: A Call to Action – Reyna Rivera, LCSW, Brenda Quiñonez, LCSW (ella/she/her), and César Abarca, PhD, MSW (he/him) 0.5 CEU Cultural
- Galena: Intersectionality of Trauma: A Focus on the Queer Community – Leasa Medina, LCSW, CCTP (she/her) 0.5 CEU Cultural
- Copper: Tribal Social Determinates of Health – Melissa Riley, PhD (she/her) 0.5 CEU Cultural
1:30-2:00 pm
2:05-2:35 pm