Regions 6 & 8 Fall Conference 2023

Thursday, October 5, 2023
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (map)
Redwood Falls, MN

Thank you for attending!

Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 am Registration/Check-in Opens
   
9:00 - 9:30 am

Welcome
Beth Ringer, MSW, LGSW, Executive Director, Minnesota Social Service Association

Emilie Potter, Region 8 Board Co-Chair, Southwest Minnesota Health & Human Services
   
9:30 am - 11:30 am Leading Resilient Teams: Shifting the Burden from Self-Care to Team-Care
Warren Duncan, BS, People Incorporated Training Institute
It is not enough for leaders to simply encourage “self-care” and place the burden for health and wellbeing on the exhausted employee. This presentation explains how a leader can intentionally apply specific strategies in the workplace to promote team resilience with examples and explanations of why they work.
   
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Awards Ceremony
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch (included with registration)
   
1:00 - 3:15 pm

 LGBTQ+ Issues in Social Services
Hannah Edwards, Outfront Minnesota
The session will include a brief overview of terms and definitions, and will focus on how health and human service professionals can competently work with and on behalf of LGBTQ+ clients. The session will also include concrete ways for individuals to take action.
   
 3:15 - 3:30 pm Evaluations/Door Prizes (must be present to win)
   
 3:30 pm Adjourn

About the speakers

Warren Duncan, BS, People Incorporated Training Institute 
 Warren Duncan, experienced in homeless support, direct assistance, outreach, and connecting property managers, is a program director overseeing programming for a Minnesota nonprofit.


Hannah Edwards, Outfront Minnesota
 Hannah Edwards is the Training Director with Outfront Minnesota and the Executive Director at Transforming Families Minnesota. She is the mother of a trans child, and a passionate advocate for the LGBTQ+ community in Minnesota.