NASW Oregon Statewide Conference

Oregon Social Workers Conference
Presented by NASW Oregon Chapter
Friday, March 16, 2012

Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland, Oregon

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Featuring Suzanne Best, Keynote Speaker

Suzanne Best, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in Portland, providing psychotherapy, forensic evaluation and consultation with extensive expertise in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related conditions. After over a decade of directing various studies of combat veterans, police personnel and civilian trauma survivors at the University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco VA Medical Center, Dr. Best relocated to Portland, Ore.

She continues to consult on clinical research trials, while in her private practice she specializes in serving law enforcement professionals and military veterans, and conducts privately retained forensic evaluations. In 2006 she co-authored the book, Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans and Their Families.

In her March 16 keynote address, Best will cover how exposure to trauma, whether through war, interpersonal violence, accident or disaster, can impact individuals in multiple ways. In addition to the development of potentially disabling conditions, such as PTSD and substance abuse, trauma can alter a person’s very sense of themselves and the world. Her presentation will review the more common reactions to trauma in different survivor groups, followed by a discussion of evidence-based practices for addressing the acute and long term needs of traumatized clients.

Practice Sections

• Anti-oppressive practice
• Cultural Understanding and Diversity
• Trauma Recovery/Preparedness
• Positive Youth Development

Registration Fees

NASW member fees:

• Regular member: $110
• Unemployed, retired, volunteer/conference presenter, $75
• Student, $30 (lunch on your own)

Non NASW member fees:

• Regular, $150
• Unemployed, retired, volunteer/conference presenter, $90
• Student, $48 (includes student membership) Lunch on your own

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Late Fees:

Please add a late fee of $15 if you are registering after March 2, 2012. The exception is non NASW members who are students. Their late fee is $7.

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