Is Health Social Work at a Crossroads? Education and Practice for Social Work in Health Care
Keynote speaker:
Barbara F. Brandt, Ph.D.
Dr. Brandt is the director of the NEXUS: National Center for Inter-professional Practice and Education (nexusipe.org) at the University of Minnesota.
Community experts:
A panel of community experts will comment on Dr. Brandt’s remarks, and help us engage in a lively dialogue about the future of social work practice in health care in our state:
• Melanie Heu, LICSW, LADC, Former Clinical Director, Pangea Care Behavioral Health Services
• Nora Wallin, M.S.W., LGSW, Supervisor- Medical Social Worker, Essentia Health,
St. Mary’s Medical Center
• Stacy S. Remke, LICSW, ACHP-SW, Senior Teaching Specialist at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work, Board Member of the Social Workers in Hospice and Palliative Care Network
2 free continuing education units to those in full attendance