Kelsey Blahnik, LCSW-S
Founder at The AND Way
Topic: Mental Health in a Politically Divided World: The AND Way
Joan Asseff, LCSW-S
Assistant Dean for Master’s Programs Clinical Associate Professor Gerontology Resources and the Aging Community in Education (GRACE) Program Co-Director at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Topic: Mental Health in Later Life: Diagnoses, Risk Factors, and Special Considerations for Older Adults
Joel T Adler, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin
Topic: Who Waits, Who Receives: Inequities in Transplant Access
Erika Guillory
Licensed Health Insurance Broker
Topic: Health Insurance & One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA): What You Need to Know
Sandra Moreland
Founder of Finding Balance Yoga Studio
Topic: Finding Balance: The Mind Body Connection
Elanderia Rowe, LCSW, LSSYB, PCBHI-C, FNKF, NSW-C
Topic: Ethical Considerations in Dialysis Centers
Justin Estep, Attorney
Topic: Immigration Updates
Kristin Malaer, LCSW-S, CCTSW-MCSl
Topic: "Ethical Decision Making Models & Considerations for Social Workers
Dede Sparks, LMSW
Topic: End of Life Care for Older Adults
Reagan Baiza, LCSW, CCM
Topic: Depression and Chronic Pain
Sharita Ambrose, DHEd, MPH, CHES, CHWI and La’Toya Swan BS, CHES, CHW-1 with Allure Alliance
Topic: Sexual Health Across Lifespans
Ethics Speaker: Will Francis, LMSW Executive Director of NASW Texas https://www.naswtx.org/
Alexis Edwards, LCSW with Birth 360
Topic: Trauma Informed Care
Valerie Rosen, M.D., Penny Pine Dove, LCSW, and Stephanie Simpson, LCSW with Restore IOP at Ascension Seton Behavioral Health
Topic: Through the Lens of Trauma-Tools for Effective Clinical Engagement