10:45-11:25
Jim Lemon, MS, LCDC, LMFT, “RESPECT – Stories of Recovery”
Wilma Cordova, MSW, LISW, LCSW, SFASU Associate Professor & LaKeshia Harris, LMSW, LCDC-I, CHW, SFASU Adjunct, “Listening with Empathetic Ears to the Voices of Women of Color Living with HIV/AIDS”
Jose Carbajal, Ph.D., LCSW, SFASU Associate Professor, “Women & Leadership: The Lack of Empathy for Women Ascending to Leadership Positions”
Sharon M. Scifres, MSW, Counselor in Private Practice, “Modern Day Lepers – Working with Registered Sex Offenders”
Grant Howarth, MT-BC & Sharon King-Roberts, LBSW, MSW, Heart to Heart Hospice, “Music Therapy in End of Life Care”
11:35-12:20
Audrey Young, Ed.S., SFASU doctoral student, “Our Miracle: Exploring One Parent’s Path to Access and Equality Through Faith for a Child with Special Needs; a Case Study”
Jim Towns, Ph.D., SFASU Regents Professor, “The Heart of Empathy: Emotional Intelligence”
Stephanie Knott, MA, LPC intern, LCDC, Burke Center, “Poverty & Mental Health”
Verdis Daniels, Jr. TX Workforce Commission, “My Story: Experiencing the Racial Environment of the ‘60s & ‘70s in Nacogdoches, TX”
Shannon Deitz, author, international speaker, & founder of Hopeful Hearts Ministry, “Heart of a Survivor – The Role of Empathy Plays in Healing the Trauma of Abuse”
2:00-2:45
Katherine Whitbeck, MA; NISD teacher, SFASU doctoral student, “Creating Space for Students of All Faiths in the Public Schools”
Robert Pondant, OSB, Benedictine monk, B.S., “Charity & Justice: Walking Tall with Two Feet of Love in Action“
Charlotte Jackson, LPC, SFASU Counselor with Counseling Services, “Making a Friendly Place for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community”
Jill Milem, MEd., LPC, SFASU Director of Counseling Center, “Suicidality and the Question of Empathy”
*A speaker’s time may change.