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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

Social Emotional Learning as a Lever for Equitable Education (PDF)

Grief and Loss (Powerpoint)

Self-Care Worksheet (Word Doc)

Circle for Restorative Learning in the Age of COVID (Word Doc)

CPS Symposium Self-Care Training (Powerpoint)

Conference Materials For Download

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CONFERENCE PARTNERS

Social Services and Education Professionals Symposium

2024 Second Annual Conference

REGISTRATION OPENS IN JUNE!
If you are interested in attending, contact ceonline@une.edu to be added to the waiting list.

Engaging & Motivating Alternative Learners at the Middle Level (Google Slides)

NASW _ Standards for School SW (PDF)

Poverty Informed Practice with Individuals and Families (PDF)

Resilience-and-Trauma-Informed Interactions with Youth (PDF)

There's a Book for That (Guerrette, 2023) (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.