REGION M NEWS
May 14, 2010: What is Play Therapy? Laura Hutchison
This presentation will overview the foundations of play therapy and explore how school social workers can incorporate it into their work.
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Now!! Add your own assessment tools to the website at
http://masswmi.org/meeting-place/21-assessment-tools.html
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March 12: Idea Fair- ASSESSMENT
Hello Everyone!
Just a few items regarding the 12th……please send your lunch RSVP to Mary Brooks by this Friday March 5th at
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. The agenda and brochure for our upcoming meeting are attached BELOW. (LUNCH STARTS AT NOON)
Breakdown of Friday’s presentation:
1:00-1:10 Instructions given to divide in groups of 6 based on elementary, middle or high school level
1:10-2:10 Introduction and tour of the new TIEnet system
2:10-2:20 Assessment Tools—What makes a good assessment tool?
2:20-2:40 Share assessment tools in small groups
2:40-3:00 Share in large group results from small group sharing
ONE MORE THING!!!! Since the second half of our presentation is an interactive one that includes the sharing of assessment resources, we need you to bring 8 copies of your own favored assessment tool(s) that you use for any disability category. These could include but not limited to: psychosocial histories, observations, checklists, scales, etc. In your small group, you will talk about the population it serves, copyright information, ordering information, strengths, limitations of use and so on. Using language from an RTI model, we will focus on assessment tools that would be used at a Tier 3 level—INTENSIVE. (See article BELOW for further information on RTI interventions and assessments).
Hope to see you next week Friday. This will be a wonderful opportunity for us to get together and share our assessment tools and ideas with one another.
3/12/10- AGENDA
3/12/10- CE FORM
3/12/10- RTI HANDOUT
Officers
Interim Vice-President: GLYNIS DALE, Van Dyke Public Schools,
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, 586.759-9470
Delegate: STEVE WHITMORE, Utica Community Schools,
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, 586.797.4861
Meetings (held at the MISD)
January 15, 2010: Click Here for Details
March 12, 2010: Idea Fair and Luncheon (noon-3pm). Please RSVP for lunch to:
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May 14, 2010: What is Play Therapy? Laura Hutchison
This presentation will overview the foundations of play therapy and explore how school social workers can incorporate it into their work.
NEWS
Region M had three professional development meetings this school year, which provided our group an opportunity to earn six continuing education hours towards licensure.
On September 18th, Steve Whitmore presented, Incorporating Educational Standards into your Social Work Practice; November 6th, Kimber Bishop-Yanke presented, Stop the Meanness, Spread the Kindness; and on January 15th was An Overview on Childhood Mental Illness and New Advances in Pediatric OCD. All of these professional meetings were well attended and received positive feedback.
Our region is now accepting nominations for the Region M 2010 School Social Worker of the Year.
We will have our annual Social Work Month celebration on Friday March 12th where we will honor the school social worker chosen this year. Our region will also hold an Idea Fair that day. This will provide an opportunity for school social workers to share ideas and resources with one another. Plans for this are being finalized!
Region M was sad to say goodbye to the MISD’s MASSW secretarial support person, Carolyn Feddersen. Carolyn has been a tremendous support to our organization for many years. She was instrumental in setting up our MISD web page, www.misd.net/ssw, a place where our region is able to maintain current information/resources for Macomb school social workers. She will be missed!
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September 18 Handouts:
- Standards Powerpoint, Steve Whitmore
- Standards Discussion Draft, Steve Whitmore
If you are iterested on being on the Standards and Goals subcommittee, please contact Steve Whitmore at
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- March 13 Digital Social Worker Powerpoint
Friday meeting dates for 2009-2010 school year:
9-18-09 11-6-09 1-15-10 3-12-10 5-14-10
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Treasurer: ALAN KOSHKO, Warren Woods Public Schools,
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, 586.439.4626
Secretary: MARY BROOKS, East Detroit Public Schools,
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, 586.445.4665 and 586.445.4640
President: ANNE MARIE TIMPF, Chippewa Valley Schools,
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, 586.723.2768
Other activities for this quarter included secretary, Mary Brooks representing Region M at the MASSW vendor table at the NASW’s annual conference at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn on April 9th.
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Region M celebrated School Social Workers in March at our quarterly meeting at the Macomb Intermediate School District. Macomb County School Social Workers were guests of the MISD at a luncheon it hosted in their honor. Members received a handheld “stress ball” from region M as their social work gift.  Our Region M School Social Worker of the Year also was announced at the luncheon March 12th. Steven Whitmore from Utica Community Schools was selected and will represent Region M at the MASSW State Conference at Crystal Mountain in the fall. Steven also serves as the webmaster for the MASSW’s excellent website.
A CE opportunity was provided at the meeting as well. Tom Koepke from the MISD provided us with an introduction and tour of the new TIEnet system. Steve Whitmore and Anne Marie Timpf facilitated an Idea Fair and exchange of Assessment Tools for School Social Workers. MASSW merchandise, including shirts, jackets and tote bags, also were sold at the meeting.
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