19th Annual Margaret Tullos Field Symposium,
Schedule
Morning
8 – 8:30 AM: Registration/Refreshments
8:30 – 8:40 AM: Welcome from Delta State University Administration
8:40 – 8:50 AM: Introductions by Dr. Jana Donahoe, Chair, DSU BSW Program
8:50 – 10:05 AM: Keynote Speaker David Magee. Author of Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love, and Loss.
10:05 – 10:15 AM: Refreshment Break
10:15 – 11:30 AM: Keynote Speaker David Magee. Author of Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love, and Loss
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: Lunch
Afternoon
12:45 – 2 PM: Presenter: Thomas Byars, LMSW “Adults Substance Abuse”
2 – 2:15 PM: Refreshment Break
2:15 – 3:30 PM: Presenter: Charlotte Bryant, Outreach Coordinator for Stand Up, Mississippi. “What’s Happening Now?”
3:30 – 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion: Empowering Professionals to Tackle Substance Abuse
4:45 – 5 PM: Evaluation and Presentation of Certificates/Wrap-Up
Registration
Registration Fee: $125
Registration closes Feb. 16, 2024.
6 Available CE units
- 6.00 General
Contact Information
Dr. Loretta Jackson
(662) 846-4409
ljackson@deltastate.edu
Symposium Speaker
Margaret Tullos
Professor Emeritus of Social Work
The field symposium began in 2005 and was renamed in 2009 after Professor Emeritus of Social Work Margaret Tullos, who taught at Delta State from 1989 to 2008 and was the director of field education in social work. Previous symposium themes have included “Awareness, Advocacy, Action: What Will You Do with Your Seat at the Table?”; “Enhancing Social Justice through Rural Initiatives”; and “Youth and Family Advocacy.” Previous keynote speakers have included Kathryn Boles, president and CEO of Valley Area Agency on Aging; Trina George, Mississippi director of United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development; and William Bell, president and chief executive officer of Casey Family Programs serving foster care.