17th Annual "Keep Memories Alive" Walk in the Mall

🌟 Exciting News for Parents and Educators! 🌟 Throughout November, join us for an empowering presentation on "Practical Ways To Support Advocacy In Students With Disabilities." 🎓✨On this journey, we'll explore how to seamlessly integrate decision-making, reasoning, and problem-solving into daily tasks, fostering independence and empowerment in students.📆 Save the date and don't miss out on expert insights!🔍 For more details, reach out to Mercedes Pagano:📧 Email: paganom@fau.edu📞 Call: (561)-212-8058Register: https://SupportAdvocacy.eventbrite.com

Presenter: Tracey Rubenstein, LCSW-QS, BC-TMH Date/Time: Opens November 6, 2023 - Closes December 17, 2023 Location: Online - On Demand Cost: $350; $315 Early Bird until Oct 23, 2023 CEUs: 12A limited number of seats have been reserved for FAU Social Work students, alumni, faculty, Field Instructors and Coordinators. Please email the Professional Development Coordinator at SocialWorkProDev@fau.edu to request the $280 FAU Rate discount code.Description:Telehealth became an essential therapeutic service in 2020 and will remain a fundamental delivery method for mental health services moving forward. However, conducting a successful therapy session within the virtual realm requires that clinicians take some special considerations and apply their clinical skills in new ways. Through engaging course content tailored for mental health/behavioral health professionals, participants will learn the risks and benefits of offering therapy sessions via telehealth, how to assess client suitability for telehealth, how to build rapport and therapeutic alliance virtually, how to create emotional safety and ensure physical safety despite having limited visual cues, how to maintain clinical boundaries and establish expectations, how to manage emotional crises, and more – using Codes of Ethics from the various mental health professions as a cornerstone and guide for making therapeutic decisions. Finally, the curriculum for this certificate includes a significant focus on equity and inclusion as they relate to making virtual therapeutic sessions accessible and responsive to the needs of marginalized communities including BIPOC+ people, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, individuals from low SES backgrounds, older adults, and other groups.How It WorksThis fully-online 12-hour certificate course is designed to provide attendees with maximum flexibility. The certificate is divided into six learning modules, and new course content is unlocked each week. Attendees can access weekly course materials, videos, and readings at their convenience. Weekly milestones such as quizzes and discussion boards ensure that attendees are staying on track and making progress towards course completion.Learning Objectives:Define terms and concepts of ethical telehealth practice for mental health professionalsIdentify the risks and benefits of telehealth to clients and cliniciansArticulate the complexities and limitations of telehealth practiceDetermine how to make one’s practice of telehealth ethical, effective, and equitableAbout the Presenter:Tracey Rubenstein, LCSW-QS, BC-TMH is a Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider (BC-TMH) who maintains a thriving telehealth practice in Arkansas and New York in addition to her Florida practice. She began volunteering with survivors of domestic violence as an undergraduate student at Middlebury College. After years of crisis line work, she decided to pursue her Master of Social Work degree from Tulane University. Tracey became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 2001. She was the director of the YWCA Rape Crisis Program in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina and helped build a coalition of services for domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking after Katrina. Mrs. Rubenstein relocated to Florida in 2010 and opened her private practice working with adults. She is a Qualified Supervisor for social workers pursuing licensure, and became an adjunct instructor at FAU in Spring 2020.

The portion of the exhibition that is in the Jaffe Book Arts Gallery is available for viewing during our regular hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more here.

Serena Hoermann: "Climate Gentrification and Resilience: A Critical Discourse Analysis"Committee Chair: Alka K. Sapat, Ph.D.Committee Members: Arthur Sementelli, Ph.D. and Steven Bourassa, Ph.D.November 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. ESTFlorida Atlantic University, Computer Center (CM-22), RToom 133

Siri Condikey: "Characterization of Differentiated Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells in Culture"Committee Chair: Howard M. Prentice, Ph.D.Committee Members: Jang-Yen Wu, Ph.D. and Rui Tao, Ph.D.November 6, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. ESTHybrid Event: Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Campus, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Building (BC-71), Room 314 & Virtual via Zoom Contact Chair for details.

Rochelle M. Epstein: "The Relationship Between Skepticism and Knowledge and Accurate Diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder by Licensed Clinical Social Workers"Committee Chair: Manny J. González, Ph.D.Committee Members: Heather Howard, Ph.D and Christine Spadola, Ph.D.November 6, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. ESTVirtual via Zoom Contact Chair for details.