Kelly Spangler Social Work Conference

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Guilford Technical Community College

Registration $100 (includes lunch)

Registration closes February 20.  Payment due by February 27. No cancellations or refunds.  Substitutions are welcome. 

Register Here

 

Please consider nominating one of your fellow social workers for the Kelly Spangler "Bulldog" Advocacy Award!
Nominations are due February 26.  Further details can be found here. 

 

AGENDA 

 

8:30 am                Registration/Coffee

9:00                       Welcome and Announcements – Auditorium

9:15                       Opening Session – Auditorium

                               Advocacy and Public Health Social Work in North Carolina

                              Valerie Arendt, MSW, MPP, Executive Director, NASW-NC
                              Patrick Brown, PharmD, Executive Director, NC Public Health Association

10:15                     Break/Visit Exhibitors

10:30                     Morning Breakout Sessions

 

  1. A.      Self-Care
    Brandy Chrismon, MSW, CCM, Regional Social Work Consultant, Maternal Health Branch- Women, Infant & Community Wellness Section, NC DHHS
    Deborah Smith, MSW, LCSW, Regional Social Work Consultant, Division of Public Health, Maternal Health Branch, NC DHHS

 

  1. B.      Building Bridges/Social Work Safety
    Bruce Moore

 

  1. C.      Leadership in Social Work
    Dolly Clayton, MPA, MSW, LCSW, Health and Human Services Director, Stanly County

 

  1. D.      Maternal Health
    Rebecca Moore-Patterson, LCSW, Project Director, Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality, ERASE MM Women's Health Branch, NC DHHS

 

12:00 pm             Networking Lunch

1:00                      Afternoon Breakout Sessions

 

  1. A.      OCD
    Deborah Smith, MSW, LCSW, Regional Social Work Consultant, Division of Public Health, Maternal Health Branch, NC DHHS

 

  1. B.      Ethical Decision Making in Child Maltreatment Reporting: Exploring Best Practices for Professionals
    Amy Levine, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Assistant Professor | Interim Associate Dean of , Undergraduate Education, UNC-CH School of Social Work

  

  1. C.      Holding Space for Healers: Clinician Wellness and Burnout Recovery
    Shaquilla “Quilla” Jones, MSW, LCSW, Athletic Mental Health Case Manager, Carolina Athletics Mental Health & Performance Psychology Program

 

  1. D.      Evidence Based Intervention for the Littlest Ones
    Rachel Galanter, MPH, Technical Assistance and Consultation Lead, El Futuro

 

2:30                       Break/Afternoon Snack

2:45                       Closing Session
                              Ruby Brown-Herring, MEd, BSW, CEO, RBH Wellness

3:45 pm                 Adjournment

 

 

 

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