Description

Join us in celebration of Social Worker Appreciation Month as we host a dynamic panel discussion focused on fostering meaningful connections with social workers. Our Ask the Expert Session: Establishing Relationships with Social Workers, promises to offer valuable perspectives and advice.

In this engaging session, our panel of social workers, with varied experience, will share insights, strategies, and best practices for developing and maintaining relationships with social workers in your community. From understanding the needs of families and guests to staying abreast of current social work trends, this discussion will provide invaluable guidance for anyone seeking to enhance collaboration with social workers.

Topics to be covered include:

• Effective communication and outreach strategies
• Supporting social workers in their mission to serve our community.
• Identifying opportunities for partnership and mutual support.
• Navigating challenges and building resilience in social work practice

This is a unique opportunity to connect with social workers for an insightful discussion.

Meet our Experts: 

Elan Slavin is the social worker at Family House, having created the position, and has been serving in that role for just over 6 years. She has spent most of her career working with medically fragile children and their families in both hospital settings and private organizations. Elan facilitates support groups as well as training sessions for her colleagues. Elan received her BSW from San Francisco State University in 1994 and earned her MSW from the University of Southern California in 1998.

Talia Giordano is an experienced licensed clinical social worker with 15 years’ experience in individual, family and group counseling, specializing in chronic illness, organ failure and transplant. For the last 13 years, Talia has been the Director of the Family Services and Caregiver Lifeline Program at Gift of Life Howie’s House, focusing primarily around addressing the psychosocial needs of the transplant patients and their caregivers who stay as well as developing virtual education and support programs for transplant patients, caregivers, and professionals locally, nationally, and internationally.