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About the Conference
UNE’s College of Professional Studies and its partner Educate Maine are pleased to host the 3rd 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, Speakers, & Workshop(s) Topics (Coming Soon!)
Registration and Networking (Pre-Event Space)
8:00 - 8:30 AM
Welcome Remarks (Main Hall)
8:30 - 8:40 AM
8:40 - 10:10 AM
Workshop Session 1 (Choose one)
Break
10:10 - 10:20 AM
Workshop Session 2 (Choose one)
10:20 - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM - 1:20 PM
11:50 AM - 1:20 PM
Break and Buffet Lunch
Keynote Speaker (during lunch)
12:30 - 1:20 PM
1:20 - 2:50 PM
Workshop Session 3 (Choose one)
2:50 - 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Report Out and Closing
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)
2024 Conference Materials For Download
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CONFERENCE PARTNERS
Social Services and Education Professionals Symposium
2025 Third Annual Conference
DATE
August 19, 2025
8:00am to 3:30pm
Innovation Hall
772 Stevens Ave. Portland
IN-PERSON AT
UNE Portland
COST
$35.00
Meals are included in cost of registration
HOURS EARNED
CEUs Earned
7 Contact Hours (Attendee Certificate)
Two Getaway Packages at the Samoset Resort and the Cliff House will be raffled!
COMING SOON!
For questions regarding the symposium, 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.