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About the Conference

UNE’s College of Professional Studies and its partner Educate Maine are pleased to host the 2nd Annual Social Services and Education Professionals Symposium, made possible through the generous support of our sponsor Unum.

This is a full-day conference for professionals focused on the social and emotional well-being of young people.  We look forward to hosting 150 social workers, educators, school counselors, and all others working in this space from across Maine and the region. 

The Symposium offers attendees interactive workshops led by industry professionals with depth of expertise in topics ranging from compassion fatigue, to creating safe spaces, to professional self-care – to name just a few. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with the speakers and colleagues throughout the day and will leave with a breadth of activities, strategies, and actions they’ll be able to use in their professional settings.

For questions regarding the conference, please email ceonline@une.edu.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Cara Valentino

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dempsey Center, a Maine-based cancer care non-profit.   

Conference Agenda

Workshops

Meeting Ourselves and Others on the Page (PDF)

Building Relationships and Community Through Crew (.PPTX)

Keeping Our Expectations High (PDF)

Building a Connected School Culture (PDF)

Self-Care in the Aftermath of Pandemic (.PPTX)

Conference Materials For Download

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Social Services and Education Professionals Symposium

2024 Second Annual Conference

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!
For additional information on our continuing education program offerings, please contact ceonline@une.edu.

Responding to the Complex Needs of Students (PDF)

Who's Doing the Talking? Creating Rich Learning Environments Through Guided Student Discourse (.PPTX)

Here Now: The Transformative Power of Mindfulness (.PPTX)

Here Now: Handout (Word Document)

Trauma Stewardship (PDF)

Cara joined the Dempsey Center mission in November 2021 to expand the organization’s capacity to serve across Maine and she is grateful for the opportunity to be of greater service. Her earlier career included long tenures in finance, technology, and counterterrorism. She is a Certified Leadership and Gallup Clifton Strengths Certified Coach as well as a registered Yoga Teacher, and a Certified Pilates and Barre Instructor.