Camp Advocacy: Compassion, Competence and Confidence

Name: Camp Advocacy: Compassion, Competence and Confidence
Start: 2025-08-11T08:15:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-11T16:15:00-05:00
Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Birmingham Hoover

Schedule

Mon Aug 11 2025 at 08:15 am to 04:15 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Embassy Suites by Hilton Birmingham Hoover | Birmingham, AL

Join us for Camp Advocacy #2 for a deep dive into compassion, competence, and confidence - get ready to level up your practice skills!
About this Event

Camp Advocacy #2: Compassion, Competence and Confidence

August 11th at Embassy Suites Hotel- Hoover at 8:15 am (Central)

Join us for a day of interesting speakers, professional networking, and enriching discussions. This conference includes content relevant to practice with children and their families in any social work setting. We look forward to enhancing your practice competencies, boosting your confidence, and encouraging self-compassion and workplace resilience.

Agenda

🕑: 08:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Grief and Loss: Unacknowledged Consequences in the Workplace
Host: Meghan Riordan Jarvis

Info: Ms. Jarvis is a nationally known grief and loss educator, trauma therapist and expert in the experience of grief and the unknowledged consequences of grief in the workplace.

🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Meds Matter: Navigating Medic*tion and Advocating for Quality Care
Host: Jodi Roberson, M.S., Assistant Director, APMRT

Info: This presentation will cover common psychotropic medications prescribed to youth in foster care, including DSM diagnoses and symptoms they are prescribed to treat and associated side effects. You will be introduced to practical strategies on how to enhance understanding of medications and highlight new resources to effectively collaborate with prescribers regarding medications.

🕑: 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
The Power of Connectiveness in Foster and Adoptee Grief and Loss
Host: Dr. Tony Hynes

Info: Dr. Hynes is a training and content develop specialist with the Center for Adoption Support and Education in Burtonsville, Maryland.

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Ethics, Technology and AI in Social Work Practice
Host: Jeannie A. Duke, LICSW-S

Info: This workshop will focus on the NASW Code of Ethic's technology standards and using science fiction/fantasy movies, discuss the future of AI use. "Just because we can, should we?" (Jurassic Park).