FUSION:Bangor Fall Summit 2022
Event Sponsors
FUSION: Bangor Fall Summit 2022
Why will acknowledging social inequities (Diversity, equity and inclusion, housing, and education/workforce practices), improve communities in Bangor region for all?
Summit Goals
- Offer a platform for open discussion on Social Equity Impact, Housing & Neighborhoods, and Education & Workforce, AND tools for engagement.
- Empower (new voices, perspectives, and ideas to be shared)
- Educate (discuss baseline, acknowledge systems in place, identify opportunities)
- Encourage (support individual, community, and professional action)
- Reflection (acknowledge mental models, what assumptions, beliefs, and values do people hold about the system? What beliefs keep the system in place?
- Regional
- Students and Educators
- Employers / Businesses / NGO?s
- Local/state/federal representatives
Chris McLaughlin, Owner, Inspired Consulting Group, LLC
Chris McLaughlin, MSW, LCSW is the Executive Director of NASW Maine and owner of Inspired Consulting Group, LLC. A lifelong resident of Maine, he obtained both his BA in Psychology (1996) and his MSW (2001) from the University of Maine. Chris has spent more than 20+ years as a provider and a leader in behavioral health services for youth and families across a variety of clinical settings, including treatment foster care, residential treatment facilities, public schools, private practice, community-based programs, and psychiatric hospital-based services. Chris has a passion for teaching and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maine and Husson University in Bangor. He served for four years on the Maine Board of Social Work Licensing and is a member of both the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care (SSWLHC), where he is the current Maine Chapter President and is a member of the National Board. A lifelong learner in leadership, coaching, and mentoring, he is a graduate of the Disney Institute leadership program and the Daniel Hanley Health Leadership Development program in Maine. Chris is on the Faculty for the SSWLHC's Leadership Development Institute and holds certifications in Diversity and Inclusion and Building a Diverse Workforce from Cornell University. Nationally, Chris was the SSWLHC?s 2019 recipient of the Eleanor Clark Award for Innovative Programs in Patient Care for his work in youth suicide prevention. In Maine, Chris was recognized in 2019 for his advocacy and commitment to LGBTQ+ youth and was named Health Care Social Worker of the Year in 2019 by the Maine Hospital Association and the Maine Chapter of the SSWLHC for his leadership role on the award-winning ?Acadia CARES? curriculum. In spring of 2020, Chris was named the University of Maine School of Social Work's Alumni of the Year. Chris and his husband live in Hermon, Maine with their three dogs, Huck, Anna, and Becky, and are avid fans of many types of recreation and leisure during all of Maine?s seasons.
Agenda
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:10 AM | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:10-9:30 AM | City of Bangor Representative |
| 9:30-11:00 AM | Chris McLaughlin, Guest Speaker and Facilitator - An interactive session, including discussion, questions and facilitated Q&A |
| 11-11:15 AM | Break |
| 11:15 - 12:15 PM | Session #1 Social Equity Impact |
| 12:15-1:15 PM | Lunch (included in registration) - Student Panel and Award Presentation |
| 1:15-2:15 PM | Session #2 Housing & Neighborhoods |
| 2:15-2:30 PM | Break |
| 2:30-3:30 PM | Session #3 Education & Workforce |
| 3:30-3:45 PM | Next Steps and Closing Remarks |
Event Sponsors
Date and Time
Wednesday Nov 2, 2022
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
November 2, 2022
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location
Hilton Garden Inn
250 Haskell Rd, Bangor
Fees/Admission
Individual/Business/Community: $50.00
Student: $25.00
*Please note that registration will close by 5:00 p.m. on October 31st.
*Please note in your registration if special accommodations are needed
Contact Information
Shelly Reilly
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