T1: Caring for Communities, Caring for Ourselves: Disaster Response in Social Work with a Self-Care Perspective

Includes a Live Web Event on 05/13/2025 at 8:30 AM (EDT)

Only available as part of a package

This session will present a framework for social workers engaging in disaster response that balances effective community support with self-care strategies, promoting sustainable service delivery and worker well-being. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the importance of self-care in disaster response and leave with actionable strategies to implement both individually and organizationally.

Nina Spinelli, MPA

Nina Spinelli has worked in child welfare for over twenty years. She holds her Master of Public Administration for Augusta University. She served as Director of Arbitration for Office of the Solicitor and created a trauma-informed restorative justice model that earned the Westbrook Award. Ms. Spinelli sits on the SC Attorney General's Human Trafficking Task Force and several other panels. She is a certified Adverse Childhood Experience Trainer and has volunteered with the American Red Cross in disaster services since 2006.