NASW-Alamo Area Spring 2023 Seminar and Awards ceremony

1819 North Main Avenue,San Antonio TX 78212

05 May, 2023

Description

Join us face-to-face or virtually for a day filled with amazing knowledge acquisition and a celebration of those that contributed to our profession. In the morning session, Dr. Raheem Lay will educate us on the Crucial Ethical Concerns for Supervisors and Supervisees. During lunch, we will feast on some amazing Mexican food while we celebrate those who have shown dedication to the education, profession, and growth of Social Work. For the first afternoon session, Luu Do will educate us on possible security threats and emergency management and preparedness planning. Our final learning event will provide us with a unique self-care technique. Virtual Access: Topic: NASW - Alamo Branch Area Spring 2023 Seminar and Awards CeremonyTime: May 5, 2023, 08:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada)https://alamo.zoom.us/j/97880955867?pwd=dVpPQ1JXNTJtektGejRrUUVTM2RKZz09 Meeting ID: 978 8095 5867Passcode: 4A9msJ Dr. Raheem Lay is a veteran clinical therapist, with over 20 years of professional field experience—18 of which has been spent leading various mental health and therapy initiatives in the U.S. Armed Forces. After earning his masters and doctorate in social work as well as his certification in Empathy and Emotional Intelligence Coaching, Dr. Lay founded two educational courses designed to help men and women master their emotions and build thriving futures for themselves. One is specifically designed for students, teachers, and professionals. The other is customized for new police officers. Having witnessed empathy coaching transform the destiny of countless individuals, Dr. Lay is thrilled for the opportunity to share his expertise in his first self-help book. Drawing on research-backed data, M.E.N. (Manage Emotions Naturally) with Empathy guides boys and men on how to employ emotional intelligence and empathy to grow into respectful, inclusive, and compassionate leaders. The book will be available on October 16, 2023, and will be followed by the release of H.E.R. (Healthy Emotional Regulation) and Empathy has No Rank books the following year. Apart from being a clinical therapist, Dr. Lay is also a proud father and husband, a patriot who loves his country, and a life-coach entrepreneur. He resides in San Antonio, Texas, where he enjoys spending time with his lovely wife and daughter, mentoring as well as a social media influencer. Luu Do is a Department of Homeland Security Protective Security Advisor (PSA) assigned to the San Antonio, Texas District. He serves as a security and resiliency subject matter expert and is the link between State, local, tribal, and territorial organizations and DHS infrastructure mission partners. PSAs perform vulnerability and security assessments on a wide variety of Critical Infrastructure to identify security gaps and potential vulnerabilities as well as coordinate training and support special events and incident management. Prior to the PSA Program, Luu spent eight years supporting DHS via an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Defense and the National Guard Bureau. In that capacity, he served as a subject matter expert for both infrastructure and physical security systems and has continuously contributed to the development, refinement, and execution of Critical Infrastructure assessments throughout the country. He directly supported the execution of hundreds of DHS threat and vulnerability assessments, ranging from Infrastructure Survey Tools (IST’s), Site Assistance Visits (SAV’s), Computer Based Assessment Tools (CBAT’s), and Infrastructure Survey Tools (IVP’s). With over 15 years of total service including 10 years on Active Duty, Luu brings extensive experience and training to the PSA Program in the fields of security, counterterrorism, and intelligence. Luu continues to serve as the HUMINT Intelligence Project Manager for the 20th Special Forces Group. Luu previously served with the 46th Military Police Command managing operations supporting the Command and Control, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear Event Recovery Element (C2CRE) with a special emphasis in development, management, planning, coordinating, and executing Defense in Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) exercises. Luu has been involved either directly or indirectly in mission planning and supporting military operational requirements and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies directed at counterterrorism activities and DSCA operations. Completing a tour during Operation Enduring Freedom, Luu Advised Battalion Commanders on recommendations for anti-terrorism force protection and advised in Forward Operating Base (FOB) entry control points and security improvements to better safeguard classified and sensitive information and materials. During his tour, Luu networked with other joint intelligence communities to further develop a better intelligence picture for all coalition forces. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his efforts. Luu earned a B.S. degree in Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness from Thomas Edison’s State University. He has an in-depth knowledge of technical and physical security, threat and vulnerability assessments, business continuity, emergency management, and preparedness planning. Virtual Participants Only: If you plan on attending the event virtually use the following Zoom information: https://alamo.zoom.us/j/97880955867?pwd=dVpPQ1JXNTJtektGejRrUUVTM2RKZz09 Meeting ID: 978 8095 5867Passcode: 4A9msJ The general schedule is: 8:30-9:30 -- Gathering and NASW-TX Update 9:30-11:30 – Crucial Ethical Concerns for Supervisors and Supervisees – Dr. Raheem Lay 11:30-1:30 -- Awards Ceremony Public Elected Official of the Year – Tommy Calvert Jr. Public Citizen of the Year – Erica Haller-Stevenson Media Award – David Martin Davies SW Student of the Year - BSW – Faith Childress, ASU SW Student of the Year - MSW – Calista “Cale” Castellanos, UTSA Social Worker of the Year – Heather Andreas Social Work Lifetime Achievement – Rene Robichaux 1:30-3:30 – Security Threats and Emergency Management Preparedness Planning – Luu Do 3:30-4:30 -- Self-care Dr. Raheem Lay & Dr. Denetria Brooks-James