2007 Speakers - Page 1
We have a schedule of speakers who are innovative, interesting and educational. Click on their name for complete bio information.

Gloria Thomas Anderson, MSW
Gloria is the president and visionary of Heart Tones™, an inspirational ministry that provides personal development resources, workshops and encouragement gifts. Gloria is affectionately known as "The Inspirational Advisor" through her online column, "Inspiring Insights For Your Soul and Spirit".

Anna Marie Bellatin, PhD
Dr. Anna Maria Bellatin has been in practice for over 20 years in the non-for-profit sector as well as in the private sector. She is the former clinical director of the Mattie Rhodes Center, a mental health agency for Latino families. Currently, she works with a very diverse client population.

 

Mike Boniello, LSCW, LCSW
This session will focus on the effects of the vicarious trauma which arises from providing professional care (ranging from physical disability to emotional distress, self medication and premature burnout) on worker performance.  In addition to discussing the cognitive, emotional and behavioral symptoms which may arise as a result of prolonged professional care giving, several possible strategies will be offered with regards to self care, supervisory interventions, external supports and trauma recovery in order to prevent burnout and in some cases, destructive service delivery.  Ethical issues regarding clinical judgement and worker burnout will also be addressed.

 

Linda Brown
Linda Brown is staff chaplain and Coordinator of Spiritual Health Services for Truman Medical Centers on Hospital Hill in Kansas City, Missouri. A former classroom teacher and university professor, Brown is developer and coauthor of several norm-referenced tests including the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, Fourth Edition; the Behavior Rating Profile, Third Edition; the Adaptive Behavior Inventory; the Index of Personality Characteristics; the Self-Esteem Index; and the Test of Early Socioemotional Development. She is also coauthor of the book A Consumer’s Guide to Tests in Print, Second Edition, and author of Assessing the Socioemotional Development and Intervention Needs of Students.

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