1st Annual CPCS Social Services Conference

Please join the CPCS Directors of Social Work and Social Services Advocacy for the first Annual CPCS Social Services Conference, to be held virtually on Wednesday, May 17th from 9am-2pm and Tuesday, May 23rd from 9am-3pm. This conference is meant for both staff SSAs/Social Workers and expert vendor social services professionals who work as part of indigent legal defense teams, including child and family law, juvenile justice and youthful offenders, mental health commitments and adult guardianships, and adult criminal cases.

Agenda: May 17th (4 CLE: CAFL)
9am-9:30am: Welcome and Intro

9:30am-11:00am: Neurobiology of Addiction, Heidi Ginter, MD, FASAM, Recovery Centers of America (RCA), (1 NBCC CEU)

11:15-1:00pm: BSAS 101: Substance Use Disorder Care in Massachusetts, Deirdre Calvert, Director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS)

Agenda: May 23rd (5 CLE: CAFL)
9am-9:30am: Welcome and Intro

9:30-11:30am: Trauma Informed Interviewing, Stephanne Thornton, Clinical Director for the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program, (2 CEUs pending)*

12:30-2:00pm: Housing 101, Metro Housing

2:00-3:00pm: The 411 on Applying for Housing with Your Client, Yesenia Valentin, Housing Specialist