2024 Family Matters Conference
10th Annual Family Matters Conference
presented by the Call to Action Philanthropies
This free event is available to anyone interested (students, community members, educators, therapists, etc.) in better understanding the problems facing families today and learning what they can do to address them.
The conference theme “Family Wellness Through Early Childhood and the Lifespan” will empower individuals, couples, and families to strengthen relationships, provide professional development for those who work with families, and prepare students for real-world problems and solutions.
Light breakfast snacks and lunch will be provided on both days with pre-registration. Pre-register before October 1st to guarantee lunch.
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14 CEU credits are available for $125 with pre-registration. $100 for National Association of Social Work members. CEU credit is approved by the Utah NASW for mental health providers. Credit is also available to Child Care providers.
Thursday, October 24
- 9:00-9:50am: Anna Thomas, M.P.A
Supporting Utah’s Young Families: Advocating for Public Investment in Childcare - 10:00-11:15am: Shawn Christianson, PHD, LCSW
- 11:30 - 12:30 pm: Rhian Allvin
Delivering on the Promise of High Quality Early Childhood Education - 12:30-1:20pm: Lunch and Networking
- 1:30-2:20pm: Jill Chesley-McGinnis, MA, SSW, IMH-E
Trauma-Informed Practices-Creating Healing Relationships and Environments for Young Children - 2:30-4:00pm: Milton McLelland
Friday, October 25
- 9:00-9:50am: Annie Deming PhD
Intermountain Health Pediatric Psychology Director - 10:00-10:50am: Colleen Cowperthwait PhD
Understanding and Supporting Emerging Adults in the Post-COVID Era
- 11:00-11:30am: Duke University Team Panel Q & A
- 11:30-12:00pm: Lunch
- 12:00-1:20pm: Keynote Speaker Kristen Neff, PhD
- 1:30-2:20pm: Self Compassion Mindfulness Practice with Kristen Neff
- 1:40 - 2:30 pm: Social Work Legislative Update Panel Discussion
Utah NASW Board Members - 2:40-5:10pm: David Derezotes PhD
Supervision Training for Mental Health Providers
Student Research Poster Sessions:
Sharwan Smith Center Starlight Room
- 9:00-10:00 am
- 10:00-11:00am
- 1:00-1:50pm
- 2:00-2:50pm
Keynote Speaker
We are pleased to introduce our keynote speaker, Dr. Kristen Neff.
Dr. Neff is an Insight Meditation practitioner and an associate professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Harvard Business Review, among others, and her TEDx talk has been viewed over 1.7 million times. She’s also the co-developer of an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion, which is taught by thousands of people worldwide, and the co-author of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook as well as Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals. She is also co-founder of the nonprofit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.
Presented by:
The Department of Family Life and Human Development at Southern Utah University hosts the annual Family Matters Conference.
Conference Themes
Empower individuals, couples and families to strengthen relationships.
Provide professional development for those who work with families.
Prepare students for real-world problems and solutions.
Social Work Legislative Panel
October 25, 2024
1:40-2:30pm
CE credit
Annika Hunt LCSW
Katie Mansell
Katie has been involved in association management for over 10 years. She has managed several different trade associations from medical to professional. She is actively working on obtaining her Certified Association Executive along with pursuing additional educational opportunities that will bring new and innovative ideas to increase the success of trade associations. Katie genuinely cares about the success and growth of each organization and shows it through the quality services she provides.