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NASW-MO 2026 Annual Conference

Friday, Apr 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM to Sunday, Apr 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT

Camden on the Lake Resort, 2359 Bittersweet Road, Lake Ozark, MO, 65049, United States

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Friday, Apr 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM to Sunday, Apr 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT

Camden on the Lake Resort, 2359 Bittersweet Road, Lake Ozark, MO, 65049, United States.

 

Camden on the Lake Resort
2359 Bittersweet Rd
Lake Ozark, MO 65049

Group Rate valid through March 28, 2026

Reservation Code is NASW0426

CALL 573-365-5620

Hotel Room Rate is $120.00 per night + Lodging & State Taxes

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About Organizer

NASW Missouri Chapter Organizer name

The National Association of Social Workers Missouri Chapter is the largest professional association of social workers in the state, with over 1,400 members. Our members represent NASW throughout the state, living and working in rural, suburban, and urban counties. Our members work in wide range of settings among diverse populations. The Missouri Chapter office is located in in downtown Jefferson City, just blocks from the Capital Building. We are a non-profit professional membership organization for degreed social workers as well as students matriculating through Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited schools.

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Speakers

About Linda Richards, MSW, LCSW
CEO
Horses Healing Hearts
Apr 10, 2026
09:15 AM

1A: Licensure Supervision That Matters: Supporting the Next Generation of Social Workers (PART 1 OF 2)

09:15 AM - 10:45 AM
11:00 AM

2A: Licensure Supervision That Matters: Supporting the Next Generation of Social Workers (PART 2 OF 2)

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Jessica 

 

About Jessica Gladden, LMSW, PhD, E-RYT 500
Professor
Western Michigan University
No Sessions Available

About Jennifer Bardot, MA, MS
Founder
GRIT Community
Apr 10, 2026
09:15 AM

1C: GRIT Isn’t Born, It’s Built: How everyday adversity, setbacks, and even self-doubt are the raw materials for leadership success

09:15 AM - 10:45 AM

About Marvia Jones, PhD, MPH
Director
Kansas City Health Department
Apr 10, 2026
11:00 AM

2C: Flourishing in the Wilderness: How to thrive while on the cusp of a strange new era

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

About Nathaniel Dell, PhD LCSW
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Apr 12, 2026
08:30 AM

9B: Citizenship and Community Inclusion: The Role of Social Skills Training for Unhoused Adults with Serious Mental Illness

08:30 AM - 10:00 AM

About Tamitha R. Ague, ACSW, CSWM, LBSW-IP, BSBA
Owner
Right Directions, LLC
Apr 10, 2026
02:15 PM

3A: The Power of the Pen & The Policy: Funding & Influencing Change in Mental Health (PART 1 OF 2)

02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
04:00 PM

4A: The Power of the Pen & The Policy: Funding & Influencing Change in Mental Health (PART 2 OF 2)

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

About Peggy Reed-Lohmeyer, MSW, LCSW
Owner
Kaleidoscope Consulting Services, LLC
Apr 10, 2026
02:15 PM

3B: Trouble in the Field: Assisting Individuals and Families in Rural Settings (Part 1 of 2)

02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
04:00 PM

4B: Trouble in the Field: Assisting Individuals and Families in Rural Settings (Part 2 of 2)

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

About Sherry Nelson, MSW, LCSW
Retired
Social Worker
Apr 10, 2026
02:15 PM

3B: Trouble in the Field: Assisting Individuals and Families in Rural Settings (Part 1 of 2)

02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
04:00 PM

4B: Trouble in the Field: Assisting Individuals and Families in Rural Settings (Part 2 of 2)

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

 

About Janina "Nina" Pawlak, LMSW
Clinician
Perimeter Healthcare
Apr 10, 2026
02:15 PM

3C: Rocking and Rolling Through Self-Care: Strengthening Resilience in Mental Health Practice

02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
About Vanessa Beauchamp
Executive Director
Missouri State Committee for Social Workers
Apr 10, 2026
04:00 PM

4C: Missouri Licensure Updates – Are you in the know?

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

About Justin Bennett, LCSW
Member
Missouri State Committee for Social Work
Apr 10, 2026
04:00 PM

4C: Missouri Licensure Updates – Are you in the know?

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

About Christian Shields Cunningham, LMSW
Member
Missouri State Committee for Social Work
Apr 10, 2026
04:00 PM

4C: Missouri Licensure Updates – Are you in the know?

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

About Shelly LaRose, LBSW
Member
Missouri State Committee for Social Work
Apr 10, 2026
04:00 PM

4C: Missouri Licensure Updates – Are you in the know?

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
About Dana Branson, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor
Southeast Missouri State University
Apr 11, 2026
08:30 AM

5A: Quit Your Bellyaching: Gratitude, Posttraumatic Growth, and Self-Care for Ethical and Efficient Social Work (PART 1 OF 2) (Meets the Ethics requirement for licensure)

08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:15 AM

6A: Quit Your Bellyaching: Gratitude, Posttraumatic Growth, and Self-Care for Ethical and Efficient Social Work (PART 2 OF 2) (Meets the Ethics requirement for licensure)

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

About Jamie Pinney, LCSW
Therapist
NKC Health/Harmony Healing, LLC
Apr 11, 2026
08:30 AM

5C: That's Their Family: Working with Families Outside of the Nuclear, Monogamous Norm

08:30 AM - 10:00 AM

 

 

About Shawntelle L. Fisher, MSW, LCSW, CRAADC
Founder/CEO
The SoulFisher Ministries
Apr 11, 2026
08:30 AM

5B: It Takes a Tribe: Community, Collaboration, Connection (PART 1 OF 2)

08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:15 AM

6B: It Takes a Tribe: Community, Collaboration, Connection (PART 2 OF 2)

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
About O’Livia Bowles
COO
The SoulFisher Ministries
Apr 11, 2026
08:30 AM

5B: It Takes a Tribe: Community, Collaboration, Connection (PART 1 OF 2)

08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:15 AM

6B: It Takes a Tribe: Community, Collaboration, Connection (PART 2 OF 2)

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

About Dr. Sharilyn Ray, DSW, LSCSW
Founder and CEO
Restoration Family Services
Apr 11, 2026
10:15 AM

6C: Beyond the Narrative: A Mother and Son's Lived Experience with Adoption

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
03:45 PM

8C: Transforming the Social Work Profession: The DSW Scholarly Practitioner

03:45 PM - 05:15 PM

About Jordan Ray
Freshman
High School
No Sessions Available



About Monica Matthieu, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Work at Saint Louis University
Apr 11, 2026
02:00 PM

7A: Lethal Means Safety Training for Suicide Prevention (PART 1 OF 2) (Meets the suicide prevention requirement for licensure)

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
03:45 PM

8A: Lethal Means Safety Training for Suicide Prevention (PART 2 OF 2) (Meets the suicide prevention requirement for licensure)

03:45 PM - 05:15 PM

 

About L. Ashley Gage, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
University of Central Missouri
Apr 11, 2026
02:00 PM

7B: Beyond Bubble Baths and Pizza Parties: Systemic Self-Care Strategies

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Mary Moran started her education as a MIZZOU Tiger! Later, she received an MSW from the University of Georgia and her PhD from the University of Utah. She is a seasoned psychiatric and medical social worker. She has taught at the university level and provides supervision to new social workers working toward their licensure. Dr. Moran was thrilled to discover a new opportunity with an emerging company, treating her cohort, the baby boomers!

 

About Mary Moran, PhD, MSW, LICSW
Medical Social Worker
Rippl Care
Apr 11, 2026
02:00 PM

7C: Virtual Dementia Care, Ready When You Are

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

About Victoria Huffman, MSW, LCSW
Inpatient Therapist
Royal Oaks Hospital
Apr 11, 2026
03:45 PM

CANCELLED 8B: Breaking the Cycle: Reimagining Criminal Justice Through Social Work Partnerships

03:45 PM - 05:15 PM

About Lisa Street, BSW, MSW, EdD, LCSW
Associate Professor of Practice and DSW Capstone Coordinator
University of Kansas School of Social Welfare
Apr 11, 2026
03:45 PM

8C: Transforming the Social Work Profession: The DSW Scholarly Practitioner

03:45 PM - 05:15 PM

About Dr. Becky Beeler, MSW, DSW
Vice President of Care Coordination and Post Acute Care
at Freeman Health System
Apr 11, 2026
03:45 PM

8C: Transforming the Social Work Profession: The DSW Scholarly Practitioner

03:45 PM - 05:15 PM

About Dr. Jerald Payne, DSW, LSCSW, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Private Practice
Apr 11, 2026
03:45 PM

8C: Transforming the Social Work Profession: The DSW Scholarly Practitioner

03:45 PM - 05:15 PM

About Debra Minsky-Kelly, LCSW
Clinical Assistant Professor/Field Director
Carthage College BSW Program
Apr 10, 2026
08:00 AM

Keynote Address: The Future of Social Work: Are We Ready to Face the Challenges of the Next Generation?

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

About Dr. DeMarreo Tidwell, DSW
Mental Health Program Manager
Our House
Apr 11, 2026
03:45 PM

8C: Transforming the Social Work Profession: The DSW Scholarly Practitioner

03:45 PM - 05:15 PM
About Nikki Pauls DeSimone, LMSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
New Mexico State University
Apr 12, 2026
08:30 AM

9A: The Ethics of Advocacy in Immigration (PART 1 OF 2) (Meets the Ethics requirement for licensure)

08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:30 AM

10A: The Ethics of Advocacy in Immigration (PART 2 OF 2) (Meets the Ethics requirement for licensure)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Ani .

About Ani Djirdjirian, MSW
Social Worker
Ani Djirdjirian, MSW
Apr 10, 2026
11:00 AM

2B: Find Your Voice: Reclaiming Expression Beyond Trauma with Somatic Tools

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

 

About Lindsay Chrzanowski, LCSW
Behavioral Health Specialist
Oak Street Health
Apr 12, 2026
10:30 AM

10B: Diagnosis, Disclosure, and Management of Borderline Personality Disorder in Primary Care

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
About Dr. Julie Heifner
Professional
Dr. Julie Heifner
No Sessions Available

 

About Dr. Katy LaLone, MD, FACLP
Psychiatry Consultant
Oak Street Health
Apr 12, 2026
10:30 AM

10B: Diagnosis, Disclosure, and Management of Borderline Personality Disorder in Primary Care

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

About Heather Bradley-Geary, MSW
Director of Supportive Housing
The Vecino Group
Apr 12, 2026
08:30 AM

9C: Stronger Together: Community Partnerships Ending Veteran Homelessness

08:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Charlie Quinn Tebow (they/them) is an advocate, activist, and social worker with 16 years of demonstrated work in the Human Services field. Emblazoned by their own adversity, they are fiercely propelled by a mission to serve, empower, and elevate individuals and communities that have experienced trauma and marginalization. The coalescence of Charlie's passion from their own personal traumas and professional expertise has created unique and effective avenues for finding solutions to complex circumstances.

About Charlie Tebow, LMSW
Social Worker
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Apr 11, 2026
08:30 AM

5C: That's Their Family: Working with Families Outside of the Nuclear, Monogamous Norm

08:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Michelle Dattada is an experienced LCSW who has provided care as a group therapist, in private practice, community agencies, and through home health care. Ms. Dattada has extensive experience in working with older adults and is passionate about supporting care teams in providing quality care. She currently leads Learning and Development efforts at Rippl Care, a telehealth dementia care organization.

About Michelle Dattada, LCSW
Learning and Development Manager
Rippl
Apr 11, 2026
02:00 PM

7C: Virtual Dementia Care, Ready When You Are

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

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