Date/Time
Date(s) - Jan 17
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Location
Connecticut Medical Health Center
Categories
NASW/CT REGION 2 MEETINGS
ONGOING SOCIAL WORK GATHERINGS
We are pleased to invite you to free, monthly, clinically focused group gatherings. Held the third Tuesday of each month, from 5:00 to 6:45 PM, the meetings will have a clinically focused presentation followed by group discussion, case presentations, and networking. Please come and share your challenging situations with the group. Students are welcome.
Our next meeting on January 17th, 2017 will feature a presentation on:
Human Trafficking: The Grooming and Recruitment Process and What Service Providers Can Do
Presented by Erin Williamson, MSW/MPA
Ms. Williamson has over 15 years of direct service, program management, and applied research experience in the field of victim services, with particular expertise in human trafficking and child sexual exploitation. Ms. Williamson currently serves as the U.S. Survivor Care Program Director for Love146, an international anti- trafficking organization, where she is responsible for the development, implementation, and operation of Love146’s U.S. Survivor Care Program. Prior to joining Love146, Ms. Williamson worked at ICF International where she managed and conducted federally funded evaluations, research, needs assessments, and evaluability assessments in the areas of human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, child welfare, and systems of care. Prior to that, Ms. Williamson worked for Polaris Project and provided direct services to victims of child sexual exploitation. In 2015, Ms. Williamson’s work was recognized by Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families, which awarded her the Human Anti- Trafficking Response Team Community Award.
Approved for 1.5 CEC’s
*Please note these meetings are free and open to all disciplines. The small fee is only for social workers who want CEC’s.
Requesting CEU’s: Click Here
Event Registration Only: Click Here
Sign Language Interpreter Is Available Upon Request.
Location: CMHC (Connecticut Mental Health Center) 34 Park St., New Haven, CT 06519 203-974-7300. 2nd Floor Conference Room W 212. Free, validated parking at the Air Rights Garage and the 2 Howe St Garage.
Please RSVP (with subject RSVP) or direct any questions to email: nathan.lipkind@columbia.edu
We encourage all social workers to support our work and receive low fee CEC’s for Region 2 Meetings by joining NASW.
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NOTE ON ACCOMMODATIONS
If you require accommodations to permit your attendance or participation, please provide a written request along with a completed registration form and conference payment at least 30 days prior to the registration deadline for the workshop or conference. Requests received after this deadline may not be able to be processed or fulfilled in time for the activity.
